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Book Review: Religious Life in the 21st Century: The Prospect of Refounding

By Eileen Harrington CoL / April 1, 2017 /
An abstract landscape book cover: Religious Life in the 21st Century by Diamuid O'Murchu

Religious Life in the 21st Century is a small book, but tightly packed. Diarmuid O’Murchu takes the reader through the “drastic changes — the dying, grieving, chaos and dislocation” of…

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St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae and Staff Help Create Keepsake Books

By Regina Drey SL / April 1, 2017 /
Blonde haired woman with bangs facing camera passionately conversing with brunette woman facing away from the camera indoors.

Remembrances of good times and struggles along with smiles and laughter helped create instant bonds when alumnae and staff from St. Mary’s Academy, Englewood, Colo., and elders who frequently visit…

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Introducing David Edwards, Troubadour to Tots

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2017 /
A man in a plaid shirt and sweater vest playing a guitar for a classroom of children and two teachers all sitting on the ground.

By Cecily Jones One might bestow the honorific “troubadour to tots” on co-member David Edwards because he can be found, guitar slung over his shoulder, playing and singing folk songs…

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Mary Rhodes Awardee Releases New Book for Children

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2017 /
A Children's book cover: Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn it Out!

Patricia McKissack (1994 Mary Rhodes Awardee), a well-known writer, especially of books for children and young adults, has a new book about children’s games and songs. It is Let’s Clap,…

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Irish Eyes are Smiling!

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2017 /
Short-haired woman with glasses smiling, wearing St. Patricks Day necklaces in a festive group dining room event.
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Tobin House: Keeping an Open Door

By Loretto Community / March 31, 2017 /

By Claudia Calzetta Everything happened so fast at the annual mid-year retreat for the St. Louis Volunteers. We were enjoying a beautiful sunny day at Rockhaven retreat center. It was…

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Fine Art Shows Feature Talent of Jeanne Dueber

By Loretto Community / March 31, 2017 /

By Mary Swain Jeanne Dueber won the Second Place Merit Award Feb. 25 in the Owensboro, Ky., Art Guild’s 55th Juried Exhibition. Forty-nine artists, each with one or two pieces,…

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Loretto Earth Network News – Spring 2017

By Loretto Community / March 9, 2017 /

Check out the newest issue of LENN below!

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Maureen McCormack Offers Her Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue

By Maureen McCormack SL / March 1, 2017 /
Short-haired woman wearing black turtleneck and glasses smiling for a headshot.

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 of an interfaith…

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Update on Gay Lenox

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2017 /
Son and mother sitting together in family room displaying a pumpkin painting.

Gaetana (Gay) Lenox had a recent change in life. In 2013 she had a stroke that paralyzed her, leaving her without speech. It did not daunt her spirit, and her…

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Getting to Know You: Conversations About Loretto Work After Vatican II

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2017 /
Two short-haired women sitting together and conversing in a sitting nook next to a book shelf inside

By Mary Kay Brannan and Therese Stawowy Does your “bucket list” include reconnecting to Loretto? Would you like to share with new Loretto folks what you were doing after Vatican…

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Loretto in Motion: Who We Are and What We Have Done

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2017 /

From the Outreach and Co-membership Teams The Outreach and Co-membership Teams have just completed a compiling a study guide which combines readings from Naming Our Truth and A Century of…

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