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 officially unveiled. The platform is expected to open Nov. 14,…
By Angela Rakes, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Loretto Motherhouse As the Loretto Motherhouse Farm moves to raising more local food, we are also committed to using our resources to support other farmers, specifically Black farmers and recently, those severely…
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 her family from joining the Motherhouse Community in church and…
By Pearl Sheve, Assistant to the Development Team of Marian Middle School, St. Louis “Girls, please take out your notebook, pen, markers and folder for our next activity.” This request in many schools might cause some anxious moments because families…
At the Mass on June 16 at Regis University for the rededication of Our Lady of Loretto, Lydia Peña, who founded the Spirit of Loretto Committee, the Loretto alumnae/alumni group at Regis, gave a moving reflection. Lydia began by reminding…
By Nasreen Daniel Education as a path out of poverty has been the belief of the Sisters of Loretto since inception. Wherever the sisters are present, they impart formal or nonformal education in their vicinity. As the spread of COVID-19…
What was on your dinner table this evening? Perhaps you enjoyed strawberries or lettuce, tomatoes, chilies, soybean products, cherries, corn, carrots, potatoes, avocados, beets and more, all representative of God’s abundant bounty. Credit the farmworkers for helping to put this…
The Loretto Committee for Peace takes actions that represent the Loretto Community and educates our members and friends on the issues and steps we can take to make peace. The need for peace is great and the obstacles are huge.…
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows has been honored in Loretto from our very foundation. The prayer written by students in Loretto schools at the top of every classroom paper was “OSJ-OSM,” which stands for “O Suffering Jesus, O…
To describe Loretto spirituality, a person would need to create a big canvas. On the canvas would be the photo of every member, the places where Loretto members do mission, rooms where meetings are held and conversations shared and most…
Jax Viteznik comes from the green and rainy city of Portland, Ore., where her family and beloved dog Monty still lives. Jax attended the St. Mary’s Academy of the Holy Name Sisters in Portland, where her passion for social justice…