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One of our most beloved values is our Loretto hospitality, the time-honored tradition of welcoming the other and embracing all. ”I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, #22, calls us to…
Racism is the original and persistent sin of the United States. Unarmed black people are killed by police authorities and armed members of the public. Say their names: George Floyd,…
Editor’s note: When the Global Sisters Report produced a series on women religious working with those who are homeless or living in substandard housing, they could not have chosen a…
We affirm that the greatest asset of the community is the life of every member. “I Am the Way,” Loretto Constitutions, #25 When we are in one another’s presence we…
“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” John: 17:18 Loretto serves throughout the United States and in Lahore, Pakistan, with partnerships in Ghana…
“It has been Loretto’s legacy to inherit from Loretto’s early women a spirit of courage and trust and a willingness to meet the challenge of bringing education and the Gospel…
The following article came from Mary Ann Gleason. It was sent April 4 to Jean Schildz at Jean’s request for submission to The Record, the Catholic newspaper for the Louisville…
The members of Loretto’s Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) are pleased to share an edited recording and concept note of the LACC event, “Building Bridges at the Border: Working for Justice,…
We cannot live the Gospel without proximity to those who are vulnerable and marginalized. Pat Farrell OSF, LCWR past president In the midst of all that divides the world, Loretto…
Published by the Global Sisters Report on April 21, 2020 “Sr. Anna Koop, a Sister of Loretto, is a Denver-based housing activist who opened the Denver Catholic Worker House in…
Published on the Catholic Volunteer Network website – April 20, 2020. Written by Gabriele Eissner, a current Loretto Volunteer. We are living in an unprecedented time. This moment implores us…
Loretto’s first members, Mary Rhodes, Christina Stuart and Ann Havern, began their religious life together on April 25, 1812, a day celebrated as Loretto Foundation Day each year. From the…
