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What Is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / December 1, 2022 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

In his book, “The Most Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible,” Charles Eisenstein describes an important truth that ancient cultures taught, and mystics through the ages have kept alive,…

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Artist Residencies at the Motherhouse

By Eleanor Craig SL / December 1, 2022 /

The Loretto Community at the Motherhouse is partnering with the Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW) to offer artist residencies of one to three weeks. The residencies are open to feminist…

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Locks of Love

By Claudia Calzetta SL / December 1, 2022 /
A woman with short black hair and dark-framed glasses smiling softly for a selfie indoors. She is showing off her new, short haircut after donating her hair.

Those of you who have met Maribah probably remember her with long, dark hair. Following the example of her friend, Assistant Formation Director Samina Iqbal, Maribah decided to cut off…

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Loretto and BVM at the United Nations: The Midwest Tour 2022

By Beth Blissman CoL / December 1, 2022 /

Even though much of the action related to the United Nations occurs at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, Beth Blissman, Loretto’s United Nations Representative, appreciated the opportunity for a speaking…

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Loretto ROOTS: Native American Boarding Schools

By Rhonda Fore / December 1, 2022 /
Archival photo of large two story building with a balcony running the entire length of the second floor. A habited nun is standing in front of the building, next to a clothesline.

In December 2021, Loretto President Barbara Nicholas established a one-year research project, open to extension, on “the work in education that the sisters provided among Indigenous people” in the 19th…

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New Name, Same Game: The Loretto Carbon Reduction Fund

By Loretto Community / December 1, 2022 /
Two women, Shenandoah Valley and Monica Robinson, working together to move a large solar panel outdoors.

Written by the Loretto Carbon Reduction Fund Committee: Beth Blissman, Susan Classen, Becky Coakley, Roberta Hudlow, Jessie Rathburn, Michele Stimac The Tree Fund was first established in 2019 in honor…

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Loretto ROOTS: Native American Boarding Schools

By Libby Comeaux CoL / December 1, 2022 /
Archival photo of large two story building with a balcony running the entire length of the second floor. A habited nun is standing in front of the building, next to a clothesline.

In December 2021, Loretto President Barbara Nicholas established a one-year research project, open to extension, on “the work in education that the sisters provided among Indigenous people” in the 19th…

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Sister Gabriel Mary’s Artwork

By Susanna Pyatt / November 29, 2022 /
A smiling woman stands in a silkscreening workshop, holding up a beautiful print of pinks, reds and white.

Guess which artist is most represented in the Loretto Heritage Center? Sister Gabriel Mary Hoare! We have over 70 works by her in the collections here. People who have been…

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An Advent Invitation To Support Loretto’s Work for Peace And Justice

By Loretto Community / November 28, 2022 /
A woman with her hands clasped in gratitude in front of her stands next to a donation box in a chapel.

First Sunday of Advent: The Season of Eternal Newness Pope Francis prays:  Son of God, Jesus, through you all things were made. You were formed in the womb of Mary…

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Thanksgiving Message from Barbara Nicholas

By Barbara Nicholas SL / November 24, 2022 /

Dear Loretto Community. Warm greetings to each of you. As the 4th Thursday in November approaches, I think of it as the most culturally conflicted, historically misunderstood of our national…

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Loretto grieves with the LGBTQ+ community, rebukes hate

By Loretto Community / November 22, 2022 /
Colorful artwork with the text "We work for justice and act for peace." Art by Bob Strobridge.

We members of the Loretto Community hold in our hearts and prayer all those family members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community as they grieve the loss of those killed…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 11/21/22

By Loretto Community / November 21, 2022 /
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