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Ten Loretto Justice Fellows are currently serving with five placement organizations in the El Paso, Texas, community. During the fall 2024 semester, they contributed 2,500 hours of service to people…
Ceciliana Skees SL is grateful for the opportunity she’s had to positively impact lives during her 75 years as a Sister of Loretto. She says, “I worked with very young…
Explore the rich story of Loretto’s peacemaking history in the Winter 2021 issue of Loretto Magazine. 1990s We are called to be missionaries of peace. … It means making space…
Loretto has had a Peace Committee working to end war and create a peace culture since the beginning of committee structures within the government we established in 1970. Members are…
There is a ‘relationship between art and religion, there’s no question; it’s all one kind of spiritual experience.’– Bob Strobridge Bob Strobridge CoL has designed and sewn bold, colorful banners…
What has been so important to me in Loretto is living in community where we support one another in how we live our concern about the marginalized, the vulnerable, where…
As the newly-elected president of the Loretto Community, I invite you as you read this magazine to journey with us through this window into Loretto. After a few months of…
When the 699 students of St. Mary’s Academy (SMA) gathered for the school’s 160th birthday party in September, it was a joy-filled, high-energy celebration from drone cameras capturing students forming…
Nerinx Hall High SchoolSt. Louis Loretto members joined a 3,000-plus crowd in October to celebrate Nerinx’s 100-year anniversary. Festivities included a Mass, student performances, campus tours, carnival games, food from…
Mary E. (Buffy) Boesen SL was elected Loretto’s newest president this past summer, an honor and a role she has stepped into with enthusiasm. Buffy was received into the Loretto…
Jackie Diego-Medina CoL has been a Loretto co-member since 2007. She is a licensed clinical social worker living in Texas and has been an active volunteer serving migrants in the…
Pope Francis’ theme for 2025 and the heart of Catholic Sisters Week is ”Pilgrims of Hope.” It fits very well with the mission statement of the Sisters of Loretto and…
