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Loretto celebrates the art of quilting

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

In early August, the Loretto Heritage Center showcased the rich quilting tradition of the Central Kentucky region. Angela Selter, Heritage Center archival assistant, shares, “The final result was a stunning…

Loretto Magazine – Fall 2025

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Chris Mattingly, Loretto Living Center director of pastoral care A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL As you will see in this…

Artists bloom at Loretto Motherhouse

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Since 2022, the Loretto Motherhouse has partnered with Kentucky Foundation for Women to offer residencies to artists living in Kentucky through the Loretto Artist Residency Program. Residencies are for literary,…

Michelle Essex: Administrator extraordinaire

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Those Sisters who have mentored me, along with those I have cared for over the years, still influence my work today Michelle Essex, administrator, Loretto Living Center Michelle Essex is…

A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

As you will see in this issue of Loretto Magazine, Loretto’s work continues to be shaped by the goals we set in 2024: Care of the Sisters, Mission, Spirituality and…

Students volunteer time and talent

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Students and chaperones from Loretto Academy in El Paso, St. Mary’s Academy in Denver and Nerinx Hall High School in St. Louis arrived at the Motherhouse campus in Nerinx, Ky.,…

Loretto Spotlight Video – Chris Mattingly

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Chris Mattingly is director of pastoral care at the Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse. Residents of the Living Center appreciate his thoughtful, compassionate and welcoming approach. One-on-one spiritual accompaniment,…

Where the Wild Things Are day camp recognized with ‘Beautify the Bluegrass’ award

By Loretto Community / October 6, 2025 /

New Pioneers for A Sustainable Future was recently recognized by Kentucky Governor Beshear and others with a “Beautify the Bluegrass” award for the Where the Wild Things Are summer day…

Loretto Living Center ranked #1 in Kentucky as a Newsweek Best Nursing Home for 2026!

By Loretto Community / October 6, 2025 /

America’s Best Nursing Homes 2026 – 50-99 Beds Posted by Newsweek Magazine September 2025 One of the most important decisions families face is choosing a trusted nursing home for themselves…

National Archives Month: Highlighting the work and whimsy of our Loretto archivists

By Loretto Community / October 6, 2025 /

October is National Archives Month, and the work of an archivist is serious business! Sometimes what’s needed in order to stay sane in all that seriousness is a good, old-fashioned…

The Miraculous Loretto Chapel Staircase

By Loretto Community / October 5, 2025 /

Published by Atlas Obscura September 30, 2025 Dylan Thuras: If you’re a nun and you’re facing a problem you don’t know how to solve, you might pray on it. If…

‘What It Means to Lead with Loretto’: A letter from Iswari Natarajan, President of St. Mary’s Academy

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2025 /

The Loretto Community is proud of our legacy and continuing mission of Catholic education. So it is with pleasure that we share this letter from Iswari Natarajan, the President and…

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