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May we create a circle of belonging that includes all. Kat Armas Planning our new accessible Belonging cabin is expanding my awareness of those who are creating circles of belonging for people with disabilities. In just one day last week: …
The Loretto Community gathered at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., with joy and gratitude on Oct. 18 to celebrate the first profession of vows of Saima and Shaista. Family, friends and Loretto Community members joined in person and via…
Posted by The Lane Report Oct. 20, 2026 Cody and Angela Rakes of Marion County have been named the winners of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s 2026 Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award, recognizing their leadership, agricultural education efforts and community involvement.…
By Abril Sustaita, 2026-2027 Loretto Justice Fellow Loretto Justice Fellow Abril Sustaita reflects on her first month with Alamito and in the fellowship: When I first attended orientation, I was nervous this is my senior year as a future social…
Published in the Webster Kirkwood Times Oct. 9, 2026 While the first church was wooden, a new stone church at the corner of Lockwood and Joy was finished in 1897. A year later, parishioners decided to provide a Catholic education…
It’s a delightfully cool summer morning at Cedars of Peace where a cluster of eight retreat cabins nestle in the woods on the Loretto Motherhouse grounds. Ignoring the “Silence please” sign, an eastern towhee’s distinct “drink-your-tea” song soars above the…
For the Loretto Community, creating the framework to host high school students at annual Commission on the Status of Women gatherings is investing in the future of leadership. These young women represent the next generation of decision-makers, change agents and…
Challenging the death penalty in Kentucky & beyond Two years ago I saw a notice in our local weekly that a Black 20-year-old man had been arrested for the killing of a white woman a year and a half earlier.…
High school volunteers: All work and play During the first week of June, students from Loretto high schools in El Paso, Englewood, Colo., and St. Louis volunteered at the Motherhouse. The 12 girls, four from each school, accompanied by four…
“I learned that acts of kindness don’t have to be something big. Often the smallest things can make a big difference.” The 45 fourth- and fifth-grade students who have served as the 2025-2026 Loretto Leaders at St. Mary’s Academy in…
We spend all our lives learning how to belong. And that is a very healthy way to live. The recent Loretto Gathering encompassed our energy to belong in a very positive way. We are called to have a heart big…
The Loretto Heritage Center has wrapped up a vibrant 2026 quilt show. It is always bittersweet to watch the quilts come down from the racks. This year we had 80 pieces on display, representing the work of more than 100…