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What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / October 1, 2023 /
Pink and purple butterfly graphic for Interchange What is Emerging?

We all have those special places that remain in our hearts and fill us with wonderment which we can pull out of our memory at a moment’s notice. One of…

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Spotlight on Loretto wisdom women

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2023 /
A woman with short, dark grey hair, and big, dark-framed glasses smiling for a headshot picture wearing a black cardigan and a dark grey, patterned blouse.

Editor’s note: We are featuring interviews of Loretto Community elders. We are grateful to these wise women and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members.…

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Loretto’s Sadako

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2023 /
A Sadakao statue: a young girl with a pony tail holding up a book with a bird emerging from the open book, and a plain white wall background.

Part One By Pat McCormick The statue of Sadako Susaki came to Loretto’s attention at Kathy Santopietro and Steve Weddel’s wedding in April 1995. The stunning bronze statue, created by…

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Welcome Christina Garcia!

By Jean East CoL / October 1, 2023 /
A woman with shoulder length dark brown hair smiling brightly while holding a microphone and wearing a white t-shirt with a colorful checkered graphic on the front.

The Loretto Community welcomed Christina Garcia as a co-member in March and had a celebration in Denver on Aug. 11. Christina grew up in Denver where she and her seven…

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Relationships of repair

By Libby Comeaux CoL / October 1, 2023 /
A large room with wooden floors and big bright windows with a large crescent of chairs with people sitting and holding papers in their laps, talking together in a group discussion.

America is an old house. We are the heirs to whatever is right or wrong with this house. Isabel Wilkerson, “Caste” When I think back on the Land Justice Retreat…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 9/27/2023

By Loretto Community / September 27, 2023 /
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Update on the Loretto Investment Committee

By Loretto Community / September 27, 2023 /
A cover crop of buckwheat, green leaves with white petals shown on a sunny day.

By Kathy Wright CoL One of the Loretto Investment Committee’s long-standing works has been impact investments and loans to non-profits whose work is closely aligned with Loretto values and priorities.…

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Loretto Magazine’s Fall Issue Focuses on Loretto’s Mission of Education: A Tradition of Excellence Since 1812

By Loretto Community / September 25, 2023 /
Three St. Mary's Academy students of diverse backgrounds walk the campus with St. Mary's Academy President, Ms. Iswari Natarajan.

The fall issue of Loretto Magazine focuses squarely on Loretto’s belief in and commitment to Loretto’s hallmark mission of education. This week on Loretto’s Facebook page we will highlight some…

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With the city’s acquisition of Loretto Heights’ library and theater, development of Southwest Denver’s likely future core is well underway

By Loretto Community / September 22, 2023 /

Published by the Denverite on Sept 21, 2023 “Closed streets, construction cranes and empty buildings all currently feature at the Loretto Heights redevelopment site in Southwest Denver. “They’re signs of…

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Administrative Assistant – Loretto Motherhouse

By Loretto Community / September 22, 2023 /

Position Summary: The Administrative Assistant will work closely with the Loretto Motherhouse Director of Operations to provide technology support and assist with the daily operations of the Motherhouse Campus. The…

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Schools founded by Sisters of Loretto carry on Loretto’s tradition of excellence

By Loretto Community / September 22, 2023 /
A large group of Nerinx Hall High School seniors in their white graduation caps and gowns throwing their caps in the air in celebration.

Nerinx Hall High School, Missouri Loretto Academy, Texas St. Mary’s Academy, Colorado Webster University, Missouri I am grateful for the strong example of Loretto women who created and led thisinstitution…

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Students find fulfillment and camaraderie volunteering at Loretto Motherhouse in Kentucky

By Loretto Community / September 22, 2023 /
Three girls join together and smile for a picture as they take a break from spreading mulch.

Students from Loretto Academy in El Paso, Nerinx Hall High School in St. Louis and St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colo., volunteered at the Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., for a…

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