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Our life in community in the present time empowers us for mission and is itself an expression of mission. I Am the Way, #35 I tell you, if they keep…
During the five weeks that Pope Francis was treated for complications of respiratory infection, journalists were preparing articles about his legacy in anticipation of his death. In his autobiography, “Hope,”…
Dear SMA Community, Since the 1990s teachers and staff from St. Mary’s Academy, Loretto Academy and Nerinx Hall High School have traveled to Loretto’s Motherhouse in rural Kentucky for the…
This article was republished from the Fall 1976 issue of Loretto Magazine. When available, the original photograph used in the publication was scanned. Where the original photos couldn’t be located,…
By Jennifer Staed March 8, International Women’s Day, brought 2,000 sign-holders to the sidewalks of Brentwood, Mo., to show their support for many actions. The organizers of the event encouraged…
The St. Mary’s Academy Diversity Club hosted its 24th annual Diversity Day on Feb. 4 with the theme “Diverse Minds, One Vision.” Led by seniors Ava Safavi, Aleena Nauman and…
It’s Friday, Feb. 21, and I find myself in the Arizona desert standing in a circle of about 100 people listening to Apache leader Wendsler Nosie Sr. “We’re doing this…
We all have experienced many changes in our lives these past several years. In our evolutionary journey our consciousness keeps rising and as a consequence, we become aware of new…
Easter is not over. In fact, Easter is never over. Easter is the most important feast of the entire Church year, we are invited to embrace this great mystery and…
Posted by National Catholic Reporter April 28, 2025 Catholic sisters, including those based at the United Nations and whose ministries focus on international concerns, say Pope Francis set an example…
Posted by the Kansas City Star April 23, 2025 The Sisters of Loretto, a Catholic order that originated in Kentucky, came to Kansas City in 1899. Their mission here and…
Posted by the New York Times April 21, 2025. As soon as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope in 2013, he made his first big…
