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“Related to Many in the Society”

By Susanna Pyatt / April 6, 2023 /

A note in Sr. Matilda Drury’s file mentions that she was “related to many in the Society and in the priesthood.” Like the Bowling family highlighted in January’s LOREtto post,…

Co-member Alice Kitchen Receives Starr Women’s Hall of Fame Award

By Jean East CoL / April 5, 2023 /

Congratulations to Alice Kitchen, co-member and a coordinator of the Loretto Feminist Network, who was honored at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and received the Starr Women’s Hall of…

Catholic Nuns Affirm Support for Transgender Community, Loved and Cherished by God in Open Letter

By Loretto Community / April 4, 2023 /

Posted by Christianity Daily on April 3, 2023 A group of Catholic nuns published a public statement on behalf of thousands of religious women and some partner organizations. The alliance…

Congregations and cultures mix as novices learn and grow together

By Loretto Community / April 3, 2023 /

Published by Global Sisters Report on April 3, 2023 Being able to laugh while trying to learn the steps to an African dance, experience a liturgy at a Ukrainian Church,…

Holy Week: a Journey from Darkness to Light

By Loretto Community / April 3, 2023 /

Many people are familiar with both the story of Exodus and the events of Holy Week. The story of Exodus focuses on God leading the Israelites back on the path…

We are church: in dialogue with culture, religion, and the poor

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / April 1, 2023 /

On Ash Wednesday, Father Morris Jalal, OFM Cap, the pastor of our parish, St. Columban, said Mass for us and the children. Father Morris is a native of Lahore. He…

Roots and branches

By JoAnn Gates / April 1, 2023 /

The relationship between the roots of a tree and its branches: what an apt metaphor to describe the relationship cultivated within and sometimes among those who retreat at Knobs Haven…

The adventurous life of Rod Hernley, Loretto’s Denver tech guru

By Christina Manweller / April 1, 2023 /

Rod Hernley, president of Electronic Devices Inc. in Denver, has provided computer and tech support for Loretto for more than 20 years. Again and again he has gone above and…

Journey to Montgomery

By Martha Crawley CoL / April 1, 2023 /

In mid-February, 12 Loretto Link members and friends took a journey to Montgomery, Ala. The trip was initiated and orchestrated by members of the Loretto Link Good Trouble Working Group,…

What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / April 1, 2023 /

Many of us are familiar with the sermons and writings of Meister Eckhart who lived between 1260 and 1328. He has become popular in the past several years because of…

Teamwork shows the future is bright

By Susan Classen CoL / April 1, 2023 /

Abraham Lincoln once said, “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” If the days of the week of Feb. 10-17 are any…

Cherished Loretto tails

By Eleanor Craig SL / April 1, 2023 /

Every once in a while, some Loretto person suggests that we write a book titled “Only One Tail” about pets dear to Loretto households in our 210-year history. As one…

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