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Loretto’s 2024 Assembly, July 5-10

By Loretto Community / July 1, 2024 /

Loretto’s 2024 Assembly begins this week and continues in the next. We invite you to join Community members in the following prayer (early and often!) for Loretto in preparation for…

San Elizario land update

By Mary Margaret Murphy SL / July 1, 2024 /

Since the Loretto Community Land Justice Focus Team formed in 2022, Libby Comeaux and I have been connecting with various individuals and agencies in San Elizario, Texas. I am delighted…

What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / July 1, 2024 /

At the April meeting of our discussion of “I Am The Way” (Loretto’s constitutions), our group was getting close to the end of the booklet when one of our members…

Summer activities at the Motherhouse

By Loretto Community / July 1, 2024 /

Celebrating Foundation Day

By Loretto Community / July 1, 2024 /

In April, the Community celebrated Foundation Day at the Motherhouse and Nerinx Hall High School. At Nerinx, students, faculty, Loretto members and guests enjoyed presentations, discussions, refreshments and socializing. Jen…

Thoughts on Mother’s Day

By Roberta Hudlow SL / July 1, 2024 /

Mother’s Day has rushed toward us and away. Are we ready to remember, to share memories? We have had great mothers and it is still time to think of them.…

Remembrance of the Life of Ann Compton Kammien CoL

By Sally Dunne CoL / June 29, 2024 /

Ann Kammien has been a Loretto Co-member for 43 years. It might be said that she was born into Loretto. When she arrived on Feb. 25, 1956, she was named…

Loretto Motherhouse Farm accepted to the 2023 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Farm Market Program

By Loretto Community / June 28, 2024 /

Posted by the Lebanon Enterprise on Aug 3, 2023 LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Farm Bureau is proud to announce the acceptance of Loretto Motherhouse Farm, located in Marion County, into the…

Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 6/24/2024

By Loretto Community / June 28, 2024 /

Loretto Land Justice

By Loretto Community / June 28, 2024 /

From Land to Property: Origins of Loretto Motherhouse, Kansas and Texas properties Eastern Continent 1. 1765 Treaty of Fort Stanwix-Motherhouse 2. Henderson’s Purchase 1775-Motherhouse 3. Declaration & Totems Southwestern Continent…

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Review

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / June 26, 2024 /

The Loretto Peace Committee decided last August to promote Eleanor Coerr’s historical novel for children about an 11-year-old named Sadako. Sadako [Sa da’ ko] is a healthy girl, a runner on the middle school track team,…

Sisters of Loretto to recreate the Motherhouse’s founding journey to celebrate campus’ 200th year

By Loretto Community / June 24, 2024 /

Posted by the Lebanon Enterprise on June 19, 2024 In 1824 the sisters of Loretto made the 8.5-mile journey to found what is now the Loretto Motherhouse. On June 27,…

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