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Jeremiah 1:1-19 Psalm 71: 1-17 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21:30 This morning’s Gospel reading from Luke follows directly from last Sunday’s reading. And the two together bring to completion Luke’s introduction of Jesus. From here on out, we will be…
On behalf of Loretto and all, during the pandemic, members of Loretto’s Peace Committee stand as witnesses to our nation’s buildup of nuclear weapons. They are witnesses to the U.S. Congress’s blind increase of the military budget. They are witnesses…
A young boy grows up in the era of segregation, a young man is moved into leadership in the civil rights movement, an educated leader works through painful moments believing his message of non-violence is right — all this is…
Angela Mary Murphy was born in Sterling, Ill., the daughter of Stephen Andrew Murphy and Genevieve Angela Potts. Angie was very proud that her great grandfather, Henry Potts, was a Civil War veteran who fought in the battle of Perryville,…
God touches us deeply in the very core of our daily lives, be it in the ways we work, pray, play and, yes, even eat! In the week ahead on Loretto’s Facebook page we will feature one aspect of God’s…
Mary Edith Jones was born on March 28, 1937, at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, the first of eight children of Ernest Robert and Rosemary Furlong Jones. She grew up with four brothers and three sisters in the southwest St.…
Published by the National Catholic Reporter on December 8, 2021 In two letters to New Ways Ministry this year, Pope Francis commended the organization for its outreach to the LGBTQ community and referred to one of its co-founders, Loretto Sr.…
On the feast of Epiphany of the Lord, we sing “We Three Kings,” the beautiful hymn based on Matthew’s Gospel 2: 1-11. The part of the hymn everyone knows is the striking chorus that tells us all of God’s presence…
When the Christmas carols are all sungWhen the Epiphany star is at its brightestWhen the Magi returned safely to their homeWhen the shepherds are back tending their sheepWhen the angels have returned to the heavens The work of the New…
Is your crib set up? Years of religious imagination have created Christmas crèches that tell the story of that holy night. Stories and images frame our traditions giving us a visual of how Jesus came to us in poverty. God…