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Why Are we using Elaine Prevallet’s book, “Making the Shift?” 

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / November 20, 2024 /
A view of a small chapel with a small looking out of huge clear windows into the green woods.

This piece is an excerpt from the Loretto Link Annual Meeting this past weekend. For those of you who do not know anything about Elaine Prevallet, let me just tell…

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Loretto in Colorado: Carrying out our mission of education since 1864

By Loretto Community / November 18, 2024 /
Bird's eye view of St. Mary's Academy with the "160" spelled out by the student body on the soccer field. The Denver skyline and the Rocky Mountains are visible in the background.

From its beginning in 1812 in Kentucky, Loretto expanded its mission of education quickly. Santa Fe, N.M., saw the opening of Our Lady of Light Academy in 1852. Three Sisters…

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Sisters of Loretto have historic relics

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Published by The Lebanon Enterprise on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Father Pier Giorgio Dengler thinks religious relics should be displayed so the faith of believers can be reinforced. It made…

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Following Trump’s victory, sisters express worry about future of ‘common good’

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Published by the National Catholic Reporter on November 7, 2024 Catholic sisters in the United States working on global issues say they are dismayed by the prospect of a second…

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Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse receives a 5 star rating from U.S. News and World Report

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Posted by U.S. News and World Report November 2024 Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY has a short-term rehabilitation rating of High Performing and a long-term care…

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Student Literacy Corps continues Loretto legacy

By Loretto Community / November 13, 2024 /

Posted by The Journal, November 10, 2024 Webster University was founded by the Sisters of Loretto in 1915. If you aren’t familiar with the Loretto community, its mission then, as…

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‘My kind of town, Chicago is!’ Loretto novices take the Windy City!

By Loretto Community / November 11, 2024 /
Four warmly dressed women of color pose for a night photo on the edge of a lake. Illuminated city buildings can be seen in the background, on the other side of the lake.

This week on Loretto’s Facebook page we will show you how “working together, tiny stars light the universe.” (Unknown) See how the stars have aligned for three of our Pakistani…

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Black Catholics, alumni of old St. Monica, recall their school days

By Loretto Community / November 8, 2024 /

Published by The Record, November 6, 2024 At least seven decades after they graduated from the old St. Monica School, in Lebanon, Ky., alumni believe the Sisters of Loretto’s strict…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Agnes Marie (formerly Sister Mary Cordula) Hagan SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / November 7, 2024 /

Sister Agnes Marie (formerly Sister Mary Cordula) Hagan SL died peacefully at Loretto Living Center early morning Nov. 7, 2024. Community members gathered for prayers at her bedside. She was…

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A joyful Loretto transition

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / November 7, 2024 /
Seven women standing while holding candles on the front stage for an induction ceremony.

On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross (the Loretto Community) thanked our retiring Community Forum, Barbara Nicholas, Mary Margaret…

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Nerinx Hall High School at 100

By Annie Stevens CoL / November 7, 2024 /
Three women enjoying a celebration among others outdoors on a sunny day.

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.…

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Loretto helps celebrate in Douglas, Ariz.

By Loretto Community / November 7, 2024 /
Five women smiling together while sitting in a row at church.

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…

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