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Ritual of Remembrance and Sanctification

By Loretto Community / November 18, 2021 /

During the 2021 Assembly, Loretto invited all to observe its “I Was Here” Project, a ritual of remembrance and sanctification at the Loretto Motherhouse, a community of wounding for more…

Loretto Assembly 2021: ‘Seeing with the Heart’

By Loretto Community / November 13, 2021 /

“Seeing with the Heart,” the Loretto Assembly 2021 theme, is an invitation to consider how we in Loretto embrace our God, each other and those we serve. I Am the…

Carrying on the Work of the Gospel: Loretto Addresses Special Needs

By Loretto Community / November 8, 2021 /

Remember the story of the man who came to Jesus and asked, “What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?”  And Jesus answered him, “Keep the commandments, you…

In Remembrance: Loretto Honors All Saints and All Souls

By Loretto Community / November 1, 2021 /

“I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, tells us that the same Spirit who inspired and guided our founders gathers us in community today. We walk with all those “Friends of…

Cattle Care at the Motherhouse Part One

By Loretto Community / November 1, 2021 /

By Angela Rakes As Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Loretto Motherhouse, I often get questions about the Motherhouse Farm’s raising of cattle for meat. As part of the Farm…

Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 10/27/2021

By Loretto Community / October 29, 2021 /

Loretto’s Latin America/Caribbean Committee Serves as Beacon of Hope, Force for Change

By Loretto Community / October 25, 2021 /

Loretto has heard the words of Pope Francis as he has worked for years to protect the rights of the immigrant. In his “Message for 2019 World Day of Migrants…

Loretto Sisters Communities: Beyond the Boundaries of Our Hearts

By Loretto Community / October 18, 2021 /

In 1998 Loretto’s heart was enlarged as we entered into two new relationships. Our heart was broken open to the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST) in Ghana, as…

Striving To Care for Earth, Loretto Joins Global Justice Initiatives

By Loretto Community / October 11, 2021 /

“All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.”  (Laudato Si’,…

Loretto Retreat Centers: Imagine Yourself Here!

By Loretto Community / October 4, 2021 /

Knobs Haven and Cedars of Peace are ecumenical retreat ministries of the Sisters of Loretto, located on the 788-acre grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in central Kentucky.  The retreat centers are guided…

Loretto Joins Laudato Si’ Action Platform, Commits to Journey Toward Integral Ecology

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /

The Loretto Community Forum announced Oct. 1 its endorsement of the Loretto Community Groups’ enthusiastic agreement to express the Community’s participation in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform when it is…

Bernie Feeney Celebrates 75 Years

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /

By Eleanor Craig and Anndavid Naeger Bernie Feeney celebrated her 75th anniversary as a Sister of Loretto on Aug. 14 and 15. COVID-19 kept her friends in the Infirmary and…

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