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Nerinx Hall High School at 100

By Annie Stevens CoL / November 7, 2024 /

Loretto members joined the 3000-plus crowd to celebrate Nerinx Hall’s 100 years. A few highlights from the evening were performances by students displaying their talents in music, theater and dance.…

Loretto helps celebrate in Douglas, Ariz.

By Loretto Community / November 7, 2024 /

By Kathleen Corbett Because El Paso, Texas, seemed to be closest for travel to Douglas, Ariz., when Father Jojo Tabo, pastor of St. Luke’s parish there, looked for Loretto representation…

Loretto Roots Trip to Maryland

By Eleanor Craig SL / November 7, 2024 /

Four years ago four Loretto friends ended a driving trip to Santa Fe, N.M., with a promise that our next trip would be to explore our Loretto roots in Maryland.…

Wren Smith honored

By Loretto Community / November 7, 2024 /

In December Wren Smith will be honored at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) annual conference in St. Augustine, Fla. Wren is an NAI-certified interpretive trainer. Wren, a co-member, is…

Loretto expresses its deep gratitude for all those who have gone before us

By Loretto Community / November 1, 2024 /

Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch. Listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.…

Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 10/24/2024

By Loretto Community / November 1, 2024 /

Considering Life and Death

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / October 30, 2024 /

Kaitlyn Marie Wise was killed on Valentine’s Day, 2023. She was 29 years old and lived in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky. On May 13, 2024, more than a year later,…

Meet the sisters in the Together Program

By Loretto Community / October 29, 2024 /

Originally posted on the Religious Formation Conference website October 2024. The four vowed women religious in this year’s Together program took some time to respond to questions about themselves. Learn…

Remembrance of the Life of Patricia ‘Pat’ McShea CoL

By Loretto Community / October 23, 2024 /

Loretto Co-member Patricia “Pat” (Miller) McShea died peacefully Oct. 23 at her home in Littleton, Colo. Pat’s husband, Loretto Co-member George McShea, and their daughter, Joyanne, were at her side.…

Letter to the Editor

By Allison Lemons CoL / October 23, 2024 /

Below is a letter to the editor I wrote that was printed in the Santa Fe New Mexican on Aug. 17. The important thing is to get people across the country…

Meet our 2024-2025 Loretto Justice Fellows!

By Loretto Community / October 21, 2024 /

Meet our 2024/2025 Loretto Justice Fellows! Our Fellows are students at the University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University. Loretto’s nine Fellows are pursuing various studies,…

Kentucky Foundation for Women announces 2024 summer/fall Loretto Artist Residents

By Loretto Community / October 21, 2024 /

Published October 19, 2024 by the Kentucky Standard. Kentucky Foundation for Women is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 summer/fall Loretto Artist Residency Program, a partnership between Sisters…

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