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Sister Mary Ann (formerly Sister Ann Michael) Cunningham SL died Oct. 8, 2024, at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Her niece, Sister Cathy…
Read MoreWorking for justice and acting for peace can take many forms. Sometimes, the first step is making sure events, resources and information are accessible to everyone, whether able-bodied or disabled,…
Read MoreLoretto Sister Mary (formerly Sister M. Susan Jean) McAuliffe died Oct. 5 at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. She was 82 and in…
Read MoreAllison Lemons CoL, resident of New Mexico and active member of Loretto’s Peace Committee, has long been committed to pursuing an end to the threat of nuclear weapons. She attended…
Read MoreRecently I received an interesting reflection by Jan Phillips. She started with this quote from Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), “What we are looking for is Who is looking.” The following…
Read MoreAs we began the celebration of International Peace Week at the Motherhouse Sept. 15-21, on behalf of the Loretto Community, outgoing president Barbara Nicholas and incoming president Buffy Boesen signed…
Read MoreSister AnnDavid Naeger SL recently moved into one of the new Mariella Apartments at the Loretto Living Center and wrote about her experience. Almost as soon as we heard the…
Read MoreBrand new Loretto novices are Saima Munir, who also uses Saima Kiran, and Shaista Alyas, both of whom lived with Nasreen Daniel, Maria Daniel and Samina Iqbal in Lahore, Pakistan.…
Read MoreBy Angela Rakes The first Saturday in August was buzzing with visitors to the Loretto Motherhouse’s third annual Back to School Ag Bash. Over 400 people braved the wet conditions…
Read MoreAfter Loretto Heights College (LHC) closed in 1988, the Spirit of Loretto organization was started to create a home place for graduates. Lydia Peña and Mary Nelle Gage have worked…
Read MoreBy Rosa Lizarde All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.– Bell Hooks Connecting Our Roots, organized by Loretto Link’s Cooperative Economics Working Group in…
Read MoreAt a recent Zoom gathering, Sue Kenney opened the meeting with reflections from “A Century of Change: Loretto’s Second Century.” She started with this quote from the preface by Patricia…
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