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The Loretto Heritage Center has wrapped up a vibrant 2026 quilt show. It is always bittersweet to watch the quilts come down from the racks. This year we had 80 pieces on display, representing the work of more than 100…
From the Office of the President of the Loretto Community October 12, 2026 Mitchell T. Rozanski, Archbishop of St. LouisCardinal Rigali Center20 Archbishop May DriveSt. Louis, MO 63119 Dear Archbishop Rozanski: With this note, we bring to you a message…
Bienvenidos mis amigos! Yes, welcome my friends! That was the greeting the Sisters of Loretto received when they arrived in La Paz, Bolivia, in 1961 and the greeting when they left was a heartfelt “Los queremos y les dames las…
Special visitors arrived at Loretto Motherhouse on Sept. 20 from the town of Nicodemus in northwest Kansas. Nine women from one extended family traveled to Loretto to explore how their history overlaps Loretto’s history with both enslavement of Black people…
In 1879, the Rev. Vicar J. B. Salpointe sent Sisters of Loretto from Las Cruces, N.M., to start a school in San Elizario, Texas. They opened St. Joseph’s Academy on 15 acres given to them by the Rev. Peter Bourgade,…
Many Loretto women we know are women of wisdom! They are and have been brave enough to see and act on the light given to them. We could write books about them because their stories touch our lives and the…
In July, the Loretto Community came together for our Gathering at the Motherhouse, renewing our commitment to one another and to the mission that has carried us for more than two centuries. Since then, I have been thinking about belonging…
Last week was International Peace Week and the Motherhouse Peace Committee was busy planning events and activities. On Peace Day, Monday, Sept. 21, they honored the day with music at the Loretto Motherhouse Church. Musicians included St. Dominic Handbell Choir,…
Sister Marie Lourde Steckler SL died Sept. 23, 2026, at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. She had a steady stream of Community members and staff with her during her final days and nights.…
By Rosa Lizarde CoL Loretto’s Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) recently co-organized and sponsored a wellness and trauma training session with Casa Arcoiris, an LGBTQI+ shelter for asylum-seekers in Tijuana, Mexico. The training session included yoga instruction and relaxation techniques by…
It is interesting that we designate only seven days to honor Peace Week. It is also interesting that the early rule of the Sisters of Loretto from 1820 says, “The society is and ought to be nothing but a society…
“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others.” ― President Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. president 1963-1969 A series of…