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Loretto’s 2021 Jubilarians — the Blessings of Jubilee!
God takes our days and makes them holy. This week the Loretto Community celebrates those members we call Jubilarians! They have served the people of God through the Community for 75, 70, 60, 50 and 25 years — Sisters and Co-members.…
Loretto Supports Joint Statement of NBSC, LCWR on Conviction of Derek Chauvin
The Loretto Community supports the joint statement below issued today, April 23, from the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in response to the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the…
Loretto: A Community on Pilgrimage, Following God’s Call Together for 209 Years
Loretto has been graced by God to become a Community on pilgrimage. We have walked together and believed in each other on every journey we have undertaken. Some journeys are impossible to do alone. On occasion, one person would be…
Care of Earth – Going Barefoot at Loretto
Remember times of going barefoot? “It is a profound act of intimacy and freedom,” says spiritual writer Jean Blomquist. She goes on to explain, “Only when our feet are bare can we wiggle our toes freely in the fertile soil…
This Is the Day! Jesus Christ Is Risen, Alleluia!
Out of darkness the light of Christ will shineAs the dawn of day breaks through the night.Then the poor and oppressed will cry out and be heardBy the light that rises from the night. “Out of Darkness,” words and music…
Come and See… The Loretto Community
The year 2021 is truly a time of change, of hope for new ways of thinking, of hope for new life. We see this in our world, our country and in the Loretto Community. As of Jan. 30, 2021, Barbara…
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 transformation has been around for a long time, but it…
Roots, Land and Sky
Loretto Community has deepened, expanded and sought to rise in our exploration of our interwoven destiny with the rest of Earth, and our understanding of what it means to be Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross. On…
Loretto at the UN Adapts to Virtual Commission Meeting in Style
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Eco-nomic and Social Council (ECO-SOC), is composed of 45 member states that serve on a rotating basis. The CSW is dedicated exclusively to agendas on…
A Warm Welcome to New Co-Member, Joyce Minkler!
Welcome to our newest co-member, Joyce Minkler! She has been a long-time friend, co-worker and neighbor of Loretto. As a psychotherapist, Joyce had a private practice in the underserved area near Loretto. She was a part-time pastoral care staff person…
CSW65 (Commission on the Status of Women) – 2021
CSW65 was an entirely virtual CSW (Commission on the Status of Women) as the pandemic continued on. The priority theme was “women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving…