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An Idea for a Collaborative Sustainable Community

By Martha Crawley CoL / June 1, 2017 /

Over the past 18 months, Beth Blissman, Jean East, Anna Koop, Lisa Reynolds, Mary Helen Sandoval and I have been considering the possibility of a future project in Denver —…

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Loretto High School Alumnae Association Grants Support Loretto Values, Mission

By Barbara Nicholas SL / June 1, 2017 /
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Annually, the board of the Loretto High School Alumnae Association, following consultation with the members at the business meeting, awards small grants of up to $500 to sisters and co-members…

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Kaye Edwards Returns Home

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2017 /
A grandmother, mother, and infant daughter smiling together for a group picture outdoors on a sunny day.

By Cecily Jones Just after her route from Lynchburg, Va., took her onto the Bluegrass Parkway near Lexington, Ky., Kaye Edwards breathed a deep, comfortable sigh, saying to herself, “I’m…

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LGBT Catholics Are Hopeful in the Age of Pope Francis

By Jeannine Gramick SL / June 1, 2017 /
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By Jeannine Gramick Although the rain came down in a deluge all weekend, the 300 Catholics gathered at a Chicago hotel April 28-30 didn’t seem to be bothered. Inside it…

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Loretto Explores Options to Preserve Loretto Heights Cemetery

By Mary Nelle Gage SL / June 1, 2017 /
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For a century and a quarter the iconic tower of Loretto Heights has stood atop Sheridan Hill in southwest Denver. Sister Pancratia Bonfils, niece of Frederick Bonfils, founder of the…

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Roberta Hudlow Marches for Mother Earth

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2017 /
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Congratulations, Lois!

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2017 /
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Ritual Honors Closing of St. Louis Center

By Loretto Community / May 5, 2017 /

By Donna Day It is true … Community happened here … mission happened here … hospitality happened here … love happened here. “It is true — the doors of the…

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Longtime Loretto Friend, Ann Wall Richards, Becomes Co-member

By Anna Koop SL / May 1, 2017 /
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Ann Wall Richards now can be assured that she can put Loretto Community Member on her tombstone, which she said was one of her long-term goals. Ann has been a…

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Havern School — Fifty Years and Counting

By Marlene Spero SL / May 1, 2017 /

The 2016-2017 school year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Havern School. Located in Littleton, Colo., Havern is a Loretto-founded-and-sponsored school that officially opened its doors in September…

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Supporting Women and Girls: Update from the United Nations

By Beth Blissman CoL / May 1, 2017 /
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I wish to express my deep gratitude to all within Loretto who have expressed support of this important mission of our Community. I’m still a bit overwhelmed after attending the…

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Sisters of Loretto to Sell St. Louis Loretto Center Property to Nerinx Hall

By Loretto Community / April 10, 2017 /

April 10, 2017 – The Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, in conjunction with Nerinx Hall Board of Directors, today announce that Loretto plans to sell its…

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