Black Catholics, alumni of old St. Monica, recall their school days
Posted on November 8, 2024, by Loretto Community
Published by The Record, November 6, 2024
At least seven decades after they graduated from the old St. Monica School, in Lebanon, Ky., alumni believe the Sisters of Loretto’s strict discipline and their emphasis on faith and academic formation set them on a path to success.
Loueva Moss, a parishioner at Christ the King Church in Louisville, graduated from St. Monica in 1952.
Moss, who grew up on a farm in Lebanon, recalled the school’s strict environment and the sisters’ emphasis on daily prayers, math, penmanship, spelling and reading. She recalled standing in front of the class — clad in a blue pleated skirt, brown tights and white shirt — reading out loud, a staple of their academic formation.
She never owned a new textbook, she said. She recalled old books with ink stains and writing on the pages. This didn’t affect her desire for education, however.
“The instruction, faith formation and moral teachings became ingrained in us and we passed it down,” said Moss during a recent interview. “I want them to see Christ in me. That time at St. Monica helped form that in me. I take great pride in that.”
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