“As we grow in trust through friends gathered around the table, we are learning how God takes our time and makes it sacred.” Trappist Father James Behrens OCSO Loretto still stands at the borders along the tribal lands, remembering our…
Escuela de Guadalupe By Vicki Schwartz On-campus learning began Aug. 26 at Escuela de Guadalupe. When parents were surveyed at the end of the last school year, it was clear that the vast majority wanted their children in school rather…
“One of our sisters told me she was teaching in Sante Fe when the first bomb was tested at Los Alamos and a boy brought a piece of debris in for show-and-tell. She put it on the window ledge outside…
The Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community joined with the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the Leadership Team of the Dominican Sisters of Peace to release the following statement: The grand jury announcement on Sept. 23…
On Aug. 15, the Loretto Community celebrated the 50th anniversary of co-membership. Begun in 1970, Loretto co-membership has provided a way for those who share Loretto values of community, spirituality and mission to “work for justice and act for peace.”…
“When we let the Spirit lead us it is impossible to know where we are being led. All we know, all we can believe, all we can hope is that we are going home. That wherever the Spirit takes us…
Climate change is amplifying all forms of injustice: hunger, racism, refugees, poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war, etc. Reversing these injustices calls for radical systemic and personal changes. Loretto has long understood that our mission to work for justice and act…
The following is Maureen Smith’s autobiography, dated Sept. 7, 2018: I was born and lived, until moving to the Loretto Motherhouse, in my family home in Schenectady, N.Y. On my 87th birthday, my niece gave me my Dad’s diary, which…
By Angela Bianco The Hunger Fund Committee has met three times this year to respond to the heightened need for food experienced by many families and food pantries who are trying to meet these needs. To date, we have given…
By Ried Clark and Martha Crawley Nudged by the Spring Community Group discussion on race, six of us from Group 4 agreed to read and discuss White Fragility. We gathered to discuss the book shortly after George Floyd was murdered…
By Julie Kerber In January 2020, the Loretto Earth Network Coordinating Committee (LENCC) gathered for a face-to-face meeting to reflect, brainstorm and plan its goals for the upcoming year. One of the questions LENCC asked itself: Is LEN (Loretto Earth…
The Loretto Circle was started in 2009, when the Loretto Assembly approved a resolution for the Circle as a way for individuals to connect with Loretto without needing to make a vowed or co-membership commitment. Circles are an informal affiliation of individuals who want to come…