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Leslee Moore Joins Interchange Editorial Staff

By Leslee Moore CoL / February 1, 2020 /
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Words have been a part of my life since long before I could read them. My parents were avid readers, and their love of the written word seems to be part…

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Organizations Receive Non-Emergency Loretto Special Needs Grants

By Marlene Spero SL / February 1, 2020 /
Colorful artwork with the text "We work for justice and act for ..." Art by Bob Strobridge.

The Loretto Special Needs Committee has concluded its 2019 distribution of funds for long-range social change projects. Grants are solicited twice a calendar year, on Feb. 15 and Oct. 15,…

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Money and Justice/Just Money

By Martha Crawley CoL / February 1, 2020 /
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About 20 Loretto Community members and friends met Nov. 9, 2019, with Joel Koerner and Andy Loving from a Louisville, Ky., investment firm called Just Money. We had learned about…

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What Is Emerging?

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2020 /
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By Mary Ellen McElroy and Cathy Mueller In the December 2019 issue of Interchange the Emerging Forms Committee invited us to enter into that deeper state of consciousness so that…

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Loretto’s New Volunteer Program Director is Annie Rosenkranz

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2020 /

Following a national search that produced a large number of applications from experienced and dedicated candidates, we have selected Annie Rosenkranz to serve as the next Loretto Volunteer Program Director.…

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New Loretto Volunteer Coordinator in Denver is Stephanie Kaufman

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2020 /
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Stephanie recently moved to the Denver area from Louisville, where she spent most of her formative years. Her path to the Loretto Community began when she was co-director of CrossRoads…

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Loretto Academy Leads Its Students To Be Global Citizens

By Pilar Gonzalez CoL / February 1, 2020 /

Patty Herrera, Theresa Crow,  Teresa Franco and I from the El Paso Loretto Academy elementary, middle, and high schools trained Oct. 1-2, 2019, as teacher trainers for Encounter, a new…

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Your Presence Gives Me Untold Joy

By Claudia Calzetta SL / February 1, 2020 /
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When I sat down to write this article, I just couldn’t decide how to begin. There are so many “themes” that can be expanded about Roberta’s latest experience with jaw…

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Loretto Welcomes Amanda Mattingly

By Amanda Mattingly / February 1, 2020 /
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My name is Amanda Mattingly, and I am the new Volunteer Director for the Loretto Motherhouse and Infirmary. I am a local, having grown up in Springfield, Ky., and now…

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2020 An Important Year for Loretto at the UN

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2020 /
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Beth Blissman reports that Loretto at the UN wrapped up 2019 by welcoming Sister Mary Akuoku FST from Ghana for a brief, yet enjoyable visit. The United Nations turned 75…

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Loretto Stands with Immigrants and Refugees

By Loretto Community / January 26, 2020 /

Loretto stands with immigrants. We welcome those seeking refuge crossing our southern border from Mexico and deplore current U.S. policies that shun our beloved neighbors to the south and elsewhere…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 1/24/2020

By Loretto Community / January 24, 2020 /
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