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Maureen McCormack Offers Her Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2017 /

By Maureen McCormack As I think about the topic of interfaith dialogue, I realize that most of us grew up in one faith or no faith tradition. Some were part…

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Loretto Turns Out for Women’s Rights: A Time for Reflections

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2017 /

                By Lillian Moskeland Families, husbands, co-members and vowed members of Loretto gathered around the nation to stand for women’s rights. Ninety-six years…

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Colleagues & Friends Celebrate Mary Catherine Rabbitt’s Retirement

By Loretto Community / February 2, 2017 /

By Vicki Schwartz With more than 70 professional and personal friends, Mary Catherine Rabbitt celebrated her retirement from Disability Law Colorado Dec. 15, 2016. Testimonials were given by her agency…

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Jubilee Reflection: A Little Story About a Lifetime Commitment

By Loretto Community / February 2, 2017 /

By Kim Klein Here is a little summary of what I hope I said at my Jubilee after telling the story of meeting Loretto through Vicki Quatmann and making my…

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Jubilee Reflection: A Little Story About a Lifetime Commitment

By Kim Klein CoL / February 1, 2017 /
Short-haired woman in pink collared shirt smiling for a head shot in front of greenery.

Here is a little summary of what I hope I said at my Jubilee after telling the story of meeting Loretto through Vicki Quatmann and making my commitment at Jeannine…

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A Reflection: ‘In the Company of Seekers and Saints’

By Patricia Geier CoL / February 1, 2017 /
A short-haired women in a colorful tank top with glasses on smiles inside for a picture.

In the wee hours of a sleepless morning, I couldn’t help but think of the opening lines from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times,…

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Colleagues & Friends Celebrate Mary Catherine Rabbitt’s Retirement

By Vicki Schwartz SL / February 1, 2017 /
Two women embracing eachother and smiling for a picture while one holds an award in her hand.

With more than 70 professional and personal friends, Mary Catherine Rabbitt celebrated her retirement from Disability Law Colorado Dec. 15, 2016. Testimonials were given by her agency colleagues. Jon Asher,…

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Fifth Intercommunity Collaborative Leadership Development Program Will Begin This Year

By Maureen O'Connell SL / February 1, 2017 /
Woman in blue jacket smiles in office chair for a picture.

“Far and away, the CLDP program has been the best professional and personal development program I have ever engaged in. Not only has it allowed me to more fully understand…

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Ritual Honors Closing of St. Louis Center

By Donna Day SL / February 1, 2017 /
A wide variety of individuals gathered together at an indoor community event smiling for a picture.

It is true…. Community happened here… mission happened here… hospitality happened here… love happened here. “It is true — the doors of the past, which opened onto their own special…

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A Message of Thanks from the Children’s Peace Theatre

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2017 /

By Marcella Hannon Shields In the spring of 1997, my husband, Eldon Shields, and I were notified that we needed to move the Centre for Creative Ministries, which we had…

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Topical: Gift of Trust

By Donna Day SL / February 1, 2017 /
Woman in violet-blue shirt blessing another woman in polka-dot blouse.

“What we have to be is what we are. But being what we are requires love, gratitude, forgiveness, trust and living with the mystery that surrounds us in community. They…

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Book Review: Roundabout by Marie Ego (2016)

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2017 /
Marie Egos Book Cover Roundabout. A dark green background with abstract yellow, purple, and red leaves.

By Mary Anne Reese “You who loved humanity would have laughed today at your funeral and been surprised to see who gathered there when before it was too much to…

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