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In 2012 the Loretto Community was dismayed to learn of the Doctrine of Discovery, the religious, political and legal justification for colonization and seizure of land not inhabited by Christians. We confronted the history we had ignored and how we…
The days fly by as we now enter the second half of our precious time here. I recently read a reflection of Richard Rohr’s about the “extrovert mystic” and pilgrimage. He spoke of pilgrimage not just being another trip but…
Greetings to you all from Pakistan! Richard Rohr wrote the other day that a pilgrimage is a kind of extroverted mysticism. Anna and I like that image. I myself am deluged by all the sounds and images. The ice cream truck…
Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing…
This week we asked our members abroad the following questions: How does climate change affect you and the people with whom you work? What do you wish people in the U.S. and other Western countries would understand about your daily…
In November 2022, Dr. Mary Hunt, co-director of WATER, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual and longtime friend of Loretto gave a presentation about the feminist theology of Rosemary Ruether. Rosemary Ruether was a feminist theologian who through her teaching, scholarship…
Jan. 16, 2023 was the Loretto Community’s 38th year to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The event is known as a Marade. In 1983, the U.S. Congress introduced a bill stating that the third Monday of January would…
During the past several years, according to a variety of surveys, there has been a notable decrease of Christians attending religious services and a lesser decrease in other religious traditions, yet still a decrease. We are familiar with the quote…
“For the beauty of the earth, for the splendor of the skies, For the love which from our birth over and around us lies.” The singing of this hymn began a banner day for Loretto, January 18, 2023 — the…
On a beautiful sunny day in Auburndale, Fla., I attended a ceremony held by a group of Young American Dreamers to honor Pearl McGivney’s work with them. Auburndale is where Pearl worked for so many years. People gathered to sing…
Nuclear weapons are weapons of massive destruction so horrendous that to expose anyone to them is not just immoral; it is demonic. On Aug. 6, 1945, our country dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb killed 66,000-100,000 people.…
Editor’s note: We are featuring interviews of Loretto Community elders. We are grateful to the sisters and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members. The Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse is home to interesting…