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Remember the story of the man who came to Jesus and asked, “What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus answered him, “Keep the commandments, you…
“I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, tells us that the same Spirit who inspired and guided our founders gathers us in community today. We walk with all those “Friends of…
After the powerhouse was built in 1921, the coal trucks have lumbered up the entrance hill, dumped the boiler’s sole diet, then rattled down the hill empty. Whether it was…
By Angela Rakes As Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Loretto Motherhouse, I often get questions about the Motherhouse Farm’s raising of cattle for meat. As part of the Farm…
Prior to 2019, this network was known as the Loretto Women’s Network (LWN). It is now the Loretto Feminist Network (LFN). There are important reasons for the expanded name. For…
Loretto’s school at Bernalillo opened in April 1875 as a day school for local children. It did not at first include Native American children but did have 15 orphan girls…
Often we become aware of new ideas, challenges or inspirations that suddenly emerge in our lives and demand our attention. One of these inspirations came to us in the September…
Loretto has heard the words of Pope Francis as he has worked for years to protect the rights of the immigrant. In his “Message for 2019 World Day of Migrants…
In 1998 Loretto’s heart was enlarged as we entered into two new relationships. Our heart was broken open to the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST) in Ghana, as…
“All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.” (Laudato Si’,…
Knobs Haven and Cedars of Peace are ecumenical retreat ministries of the Sisters of Loretto, located on the 788-acre grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in central Kentucky. The retreat centers are guided…
