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“Kathy is someone who can toss the smallest pebble in a lake and cause ripples of inspiration to spread far and wide.” That’s how a friend described Kathy Nimmer. So who is she and what does she have to do with our new accessible cabin?
May 12 marks the 14th annual day of giving in Kentucky. It is an important day for nonprofits like Loretto to be part of this year’s giving program. Your generosity – from a friend, a member or former member, a…
Editor’s note: Sister Nancy (formerly Sister Richard Anne) Wittwer SL died May 4, 2026, at Loretto Living Center, Nerinx, Ky., in the company of her niece and other family. She was 92 years old and had been a Sister of…
For many years, members of the Loretto Community have served in roles that closely aligned with the mission and daily work of those affiliated with the Catholic Worker. The Loretto spirit and Catholic Worker activism have long overlapped, with Loretto…
Steps. For many years, my concern about the steps leading into the cabins was primarily about their safety after a winter storm or their ongoing need for repair due to squirrel damage.
On March 10, 61 years later, I am celebrating a time in history when many people — clergy, ministers, rabbis, nuns and an array of local citizens — came together to march and protest the fact that people of color…
Posted by National Catholic Reporter, May 1, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s recent in-flight answer to a question about blessing same-sex couples exhibited a preference for not exacerbating divisions within the church over pushing the limits on polarizing issues. His answer, however,…
Posted by The Record, April 22, 2026 Bellarmine University students studying geographic information systems last fall mapped and marked the graves of Black Catholics buried in the Archdiocese of Louisville’s St. Louis Cemetery. It was the latest step in an…
By Lucy Ewing Two weeks ago 11 teachers and staff from St. Mary’s Academy (SMA), Denver; Loretto Academy, El Paso; and Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves, Mo., took part in the annual trip for educators to the Loretto Motherhouse led…
The Sisters of Loretto received recognition in this piece posted on the USCCB website as part of the “We hold These Truths” series. When it comes to our Church’s history, we Catholics tend to zero in quickly on canonized saints…
Children love stories. Adults love stories. Words that might give life. Words that bring people together to reclaim their wholeness, words that welcome and can take that inner journey toward new life. Words that are the story. Recorded history provides…
By Astrid Ochoa, 2025-’26 Loretto Justice Fellow How is your internship or community life experience helping you to engage in or think about social justice? One of the most meaningful ways my fellowship experience has shaped how I think about…