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Published by U.S. Catholic on February 2, 2023 “I just wanted someone to listen,” said the shirtless man propped on pillows in a hospital bed, his voice cracking and eyes welling as an oxygen tank hissed and clicked at regular…
Article 40 of I Am the Way, Loretto’s Constitutions, says, “Cooperation with others engaged in creating a more just and peaceful world is crucial to fruitful mission.” This week we highlight some of the myriad ways Loretto is actively engaged…
Susan Classen CoL arrived at Cedars of Peace in 2003 and has been lovingly restoring the cabins and caring for the Cedars environment ever since. Her commitment to providing a natural setting resonating with beauty, peace and hospitality has touched…
I start with a confession: I am the opposite of a clothes horse. I once thought of joining the military just so I would not have to think about what to wear. I hate shopping. But my work required me to…
Published by Westword on January 27, 2023 When the Colorado Symphony hosted a community concert at the May Bonfils Stanton Theater at Loretto Heights in 2018, Margaret Brugger walked up to Mark Witkiewicz and told him point-blank that she wanted…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…