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Originally published by The Oldham Era on March 21, 2024 Crestwood’s Marcia Holloway Ross is among those who the Kentucky Foundation for Women have selected as recipients of the winter 2023/spring 2024 Loretto Artist Residency Program, a partnership between Sisters…
This Easter Week Loretto celebrates spring at the Loretto Motherhouse Farm. Spring is always a time of new life and growth. Spring babies at the Loretto Motherhouse Farm bring joy and thanks for creation, plants are awakening from their winter…
By Nasreen Daniel and Maribah Nasreen writes: Pakistan has 2.3 million people, or around one percent of the population, working in conditions it labels modern slavery. The most common form of modern slavery is bonded labor. People get trapped when…
By Loretto Communications staff Loretto Community members have taken part in recent activities promoting peace and justice in Gaza. Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates represented Loretto at a Mennonite-led peace action in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 16. About 200 people…
At the end of last week we observed International Women’s Day, which got me to wondering. What might it feel like if every day was International Women’s Day? What if women actually received equal pay for equal work? What if…
Loretto Sister Ann Skeffington died peacefully March 28, 2024, at the Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, Ky. She was 88 and in the 69th year of her religious commitment. She was born Jan. 30, 1936, and baptized Eleanor Ann Skeffington, the second…
On March 21, Loretto Community members, Loretto Academy students and staff and the Loretto Justice Fellowship program joined El Paso faith and community leaders in a demonstration for human dignity in downtown El Paso. The march and vigil, entitled ‘Do…
We are excited to welcome the civic community to a training that will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to create programming and spaces accessible to all, while helping you meet federal and state grant requirements for education…
During Holy Week, Christians focus on the mysteries of Jesus’ death and resurrection — again, a journey from darkness to light. It is a time of deep reflection and prayer. We walk alongside Jesus through his passion and death to…
By Joyce Minkler CoL Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo is crucial to the manufacture of rechargeable batteries, on which mobile phones, laptops, electric vehicles and so many other tech products depend. Our Springfield Dominican neighbors recently shared what…
These are the first rules that St. Mary’s Academy was founded on. … “No denomination is refused if willing to observe the rules of the school.” Which means that 160 years ago, the Sisters of Loretto welcomed all with open…