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Loretto Shares Advent’s Hopeful Message of God’s Bright Promise

By Loretto Community / December 2, 2024 /

There will be signs in the sun, the moon and the stars … when these things take place, stand up and raise your heads, your redemption is drawing near. Luke…

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Living Laudato Si’ – daily!

By Loretto Community / December 1, 2024 /
Graphic representing the 7 goals of Laudato Si'

The Loretto Community is committed to participating in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, and many of the Loretto schools have done the same. Liz Deines SL, acting campus minister at…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 11/24/2024

By Loretto Community / November 25, 2024 /
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In Thanksgiving: Loretto offers its deep gratitude to farmworkers

By Loretto Community / November 25, 2024 /
Photo of a mural depicting the Last Supper of Christ with migrants. Jesus sits in the center joined by Latinx people of varying ages.

Psalm 92 tells us, “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name most high; to proclaim your love in the morning and your…

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Loretto in Colorado: Carrying out our mission of education since 1864

By Loretto Community / November 18, 2024 /
Bird's eye view of St. Mary's Academy with the "160" spelled out by the student body on the soccer field. The Denver skyline and the Rocky Mountains are visible in the background.

From its beginning in 1812 in Kentucky, Loretto expanded its mission of education quickly. Santa Fe, N.M., saw the opening of Our Lady of Light Academy in 1852. Three Sisters…

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Sisters of Loretto have historic relics

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Published by The Lebanon Enterprise on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Father Pier Giorgio Dengler thinks religious relics should be displayed so the faith of believers can be reinforced. It made…

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Following Trump’s victory, sisters express worry about future of ‘common good’

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Published by the National Catholic Reporter on November 7, 2024 Catholic sisters in the United States working on global issues say they are dismayed by the prospect of a second…

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Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse receives a 5 star rating from U.S. News and World Report

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Posted by U.S. News and World Report November 2024 Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY has a short-term rehabilitation rating of High Performing and a long-term care…

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Student Literacy Corps continues Loretto legacy

By Loretto Community / November 13, 2024 /

Posted by The Journal, November 10, 2024 Webster University was founded by the Sisters of Loretto in 1915. If you aren’t familiar with the Loretto community, its mission then, as…

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‘My kind of town, Chicago is!’ Loretto novices take the Windy City!

By Loretto Community / November 11, 2024 /
Four warmly dressed women of color pose for a night photo on the edge of a lake. Illuminated city buildings can be seen in the background, on the other side of the lake.

This week on Loretto’s Facebook page we will show you how “working together, tiny stars light the universe.” (Unknown) See how the stars have aligned for three of our Pakistani…

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Black Catholics, alumni of old St. Monica, recall their school days

By Loretto Community / November 8, 2024 /

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…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Agnes Marie (formerly Sister Mary Cordula) Hagan SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / November 7, 2024 /

Sister Agnes Marie (formerly Sister Mary Cordula) Hagan SL died peacefully at Loretto Living Center early morning Nov. 7, 2024. Community members gathered for prayers at her bedside. She was…

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