What is Emerging?
The contemplative life, the contemplative self and other titles related to contemplation have been around a very long time. What seems to be emerging in our day is a new interest in this practice and perhaps a new way of…
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2022 Hunger Fund report
In I Am the Way, the Loretto constitutions, we read, “Cooperation with others engaged in creating a more just and peaceful world is crucial to fruitful mission.” Every year the Hunger Fund committee lives out this Loretto mandate in our…
From the colors of Thanksgiving to the bells of Christmas
By Maribah Ishaq InterCongregational Collaborative Novitiate (ICCN) update: This program requires that each novice write two blogs each term that will be published on the ICCN website. Maribah wrote hers in November and December. While the season of Christmas is…
Spotlight on Loretto wisdom women
Editor’s note: In the coming months interviews of Loretto Community elders will be featured in Interchange. We are grateful to the sisters and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members. The Loretto Living Center at…
The new nuclear arms race
As the news in December showed, we are embarked on a new nuclear arms race. Early that month, the U.S. unveiled the B21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber, our first new bomber in 30 years. Later in the month Congress passed,…
Time to move on: Barbara Hagan Retires
Barbara Hagan first came to work at Loretto Motherhouse in 1977 at the age of 21, which was 45 years ago! She retired recently. Congratulations, Barbara! Well done! When I asked what she liked best about her work for the…
Introducing the Loretto Justice Fellowship
The President and Executive Committee have approved the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer program. The Loretto Justice Fellowship will begin its pilot year in El Paso in 2023 in partnership with students at the University…
Tracing the Bowling Family
Updated on March 4, 2024 after additional discoveries in the Loretto Archives. It’s not uncommon to find Sisters of Loretto who are biologically related to each other, usually as sisters, cousins, or aunts and nieces. Heritage Center staff may find…
Loretto-Associated Schools: Communities of Faith, Excellence & Service
Article #37 of I Am the Way, Loretto Constitutions, reads, “Our long and vital tradition of teaching takes many forms; we desire to educate others as well as ourselves to truth, beauty and the ways of peace, in the spirit…
Sisters of Loretto permanently preserve 650 acres of ‘holy land’ in Kentucky
Published by Earthbeat on January 26, 2023 The region in central Kentucky where the Sisters of Loretto have resided for 200 years is often described as “holy land.” Now, more than 650 acres of that land surrounding their motherhouse will…
100th Issue of Loretto Circle Newsletter
In 2009 at the Loretto Assembly, Loretto members approved a resolution to create a Loretto Circle as a way for individuals to connect with Loretto without needing to make a vowed or co-membership commitment. Circles are an informal affiliation of individuals who want…