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An article in Sister Ann David Naeger’s newsletter “Our Days at Loretto Motherhouse” dated August 31, 2015 tells the story behind an original Charles Schulz Snoopy cartoon housed in the Loretto Archives. The cartoon features Schulz’s handwritten caption, “I can…
The journey of Lent has brought us to the story of Moses’ wonderful imagination of seeing God through the burning bush. The bush was not losing its leaves! What a mystery of light experienced by Moses. And then, just to…
It has been quite a while since I have been able to send out a Haiti Journal. I presume that most of you have kept up somewhat with what continues to go on in Haiti. The gangs are still pretty…
Sister Rita (formerly Sister Mary Ann Frederick) Bruegenhagen SL died peacefully the afternoon of March 22, 2025, at Loretto Living Center, with Loretto members, including Irene Doody, her pew partner, by her side. Rita was in the 68th year of her Loretto commitment. Rita Catherine Bruegenhagen…
Posted March 3, 2025 by Aleteia. … The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a Trappist monastery, home to monks who are Cistercians of the Strict Observance. It is the Proto-Abbey of the New World, the motherhouse of all…
This letter to the editor by Sister Patricia McCormick SL appeared in the March 12, 2025 issue of the Lebanon Enterprise. Dear Editor, I write to ask whether others in our county community are as dismayed as I am by…
The second week of Lent the Church scribes give us the message that Jesus wants us to remember for the whole season of Lent and perhaps our whole life. Here is God speaking to us: “This is my beloved son,…
On Sept. 15, the Loretto Community officially transitioned to newly-elected leadership in a ceremony held at the Motherhouse church. The ceremony’s significant moments included the welcoming of new leadership members and an expression of gratitude to outgoing members. Mass was…
Our local parish community recently initiated a collaborative effort with the Sisters of Loretto to support the parish boys’ school. The school serves more than 450 students with a team of 29 dedicated staff members. Located approximately 30 minutes from…
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 experiencing food insecurity and/or homelessness, to people in detention centers…
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 people, very poor people, mostly in the West End of…
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 in our hearts for all, and believing that differences are…