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Sister 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 first hammer blow delivered by a worker from Rick Everts’…
Brand 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. On Aug. 15, 2024, Claudia Calzetta, director of formation, invited…
By 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 after five inches of rain that week, but the farm…
After 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 consistently to shepherd this joyous gathering of people grateful for…
By 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 early August, brought together members of the Black community from…
At 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 Jean Manion: “To move ahead into yet another time will…
The Loretto Motherhouse Farm is now a Kentucky Heritage Farm! In 1982, the Kentucky Legislature passed a law to register farms over 100 years of age that have stayed in the same family or organization. The registry is cared for…
On June 23, Loretto celebrated with Maribah Ishaq as she pronounced her first vows as a Sister of Loretto! This commitment was viewed by many at the Motherhouse, including many from Maribah’s former InterCongregational Collaborative Novitiate community, Sr. Nancy Gerth…
Just a few months after completing their program year with us, all seven 2023/2024 Loretto Justice Fellows have continued in service to others, work for justice and actions for peace. Four of these seven Fellows are engaged in continued education —…
Published by the Global Sisters Report on September 27, 2024 Catholic sisters and lay congregational representatives, joined by clergy and lay allies and partners, say that a just-concluded “Summit of the Future” at the United Nations can help refocus needed…
Loretto Magazine’s fall edition is now available! As temperatures begin to cool and autumn nears, we offer you this latest issue of Loretto Magazine. Features include two significant Loretto events — our Election Assembly and the commemoration of 200 years…
Originally published by Newsweek, fall of 2024 This year’s list recognizes 1,050 nursing homes across the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data. The top nursing homes in each state…