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Mary Ellen McElroy SL

Mary Ellen McElroy has been a Sister of Loretto since 1958 and currently lives in Denver. She serves on the Loretto Link Board and is a member of the Spirituality/Contemplative Working Group. Mary Ellen is also a member of the Emerging Forms Group. Her latest ministry since 2000 is spiritual direction, which continues to be her favorite. One of her favorite pastimes is conversing with others about things that keep emerging in our lives. Her favorite saying is "It is what it is, and ain't any isser!"

What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / April 1, 2021 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

It is April, the season of New Life! Is there New Life emerging in my/your life and in the Loretto Community? The idea of people and/or communities going through a…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / March 1, 2021 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

It is no secret that throughout the centuries ordinary people have been called to a prophetic vocation. Abraham Heschel taught that “there is the grain of the prophet in the…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / February 1, 2021 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

A gift from the Forum this past year was the lovely and challenging Advent Reflections 2020 booklet that was adapted from “Seeing Where You Belong in a Post-Pandemic World” by…

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Immigration Nation

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / February 1, 2021 /
Three young boys with short dark hair, two sitting and one standing together looking at the camera for a picture. They are outdoors next to a wire fence in front of a glass window.

Some people have described the year 2020 as being the worst one of their lives and that they could hardly wait until 2021 was born! Yet 2020 has also brought…

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What Has Emerged and What is Emerging Now?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / December 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

In the past several years, perhaps from the time of the Apostolic Visitation, it seems that what has emerged and what continues to emerge within the Loretto Community is a…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / November 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) has been a favorite of Loretto folks for many years. His teachings and writings continue to inspire and challenge us, and so much of what he wrote…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / October 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

A story told by Frank Tuoti in his book The Dawn of the Mystical Age (1979) goes something like this: Early in John Paul II’s papacy, the state of the…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / September 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

Our first virtual Assembly was quite amazing! The presentations were challenging, the discussions lively and meaningful. And even though we were unable to meet each other face to face, there…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / June 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

The ending is a beginning! LCWR’s most recent Reflective Journal on Discernment presents us with a poem entitled “Trasna” by Raphael Consedine PBVM. It challenges us to view this historic…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / April 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

Soon we will be celebrating the Easter Mysteries once again. We invite you to join us as we ponder these mysteries with eyes of the heart and discover the Risen…

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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / March 1, 2020 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

You may recall in the Advent Reflection 2019 booklet which was inspired by “A Vision for the Future of Religious Life” by Sr. Teresa Maya CCVI, the fourth week was…

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