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Greetings to all of you who have prayed us here and might be interested in what it is like being here!! Our trip was challenging in length but even more…
We have been very tired. The trip took a lot out of us. So we have not felt we had a lot of time on our hands. We’ve taken naps. …
Community members and friends gathered this past September to celebrate Loretto’s 170th anniversary of working and serving in New Mexico. “Our Lady of Light,” the painting donated to the Museum…
Adapted by Eleanor Craig SL from PJ Manion SL’s “Beyond the Adobe Wall” Santa Fe, historic capital of New Mexico, has long been known for its jewel-like setting at the…
Loretto recently donated a major piece of art, Miguel Cabrera’s painting, “Our Lady of Light,” to the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art (MOSCA) in Santa Fe, N.M. This painting had…
Cherishing the peace at Cedars The first time I stayed at Cedars of Peace, coming from a busy city and work, it took a full day for my breathing to…
After the long pandemic-caused delay of two summers, the student volunteers from our three Loretto-connected high schools in St. Louis, Denver and El Paso returned for a week with us.…
Dear Reader, In a previous issue, I wrote briefly about my few days spent as a resident in the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary where I recovered from the surgical procedure called…
To read all the articles in the Winter 2022-2023 issue of Loretto Magazine, click here.
By Natalie Gaviria When I think about white supremacy culture I am reminded of the analogy that white supremacy is like rain or snow — it falls on all of us, just…
Loretto Co-member Maria Brann, in the company of good friends, died Feb. 13 at St. Anne’s Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Francisco. Maria was 97.…
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” While perhaps meant for one individual, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem, “How Do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43),” can be rich…
