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Reflection on the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)
When I was younger, I was envious of the apostle Thomas’s access to evidence of Jesus’ resurrection. Wouldn’t it be great to be sure – even if forever after I…
Read MoreReflection on Palm Sunday
In today’s Gospel reading Jesus sends two of his disciples off to get a colt in the nearby village. He and his disciples were heading to Jerusalem. Many people were…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
In the northernmost portion of Pakistan, north of the capital of Islamabad, is the Balti region, named for Baltistan. Here Pakistan borders Afghanistan and China. In 2006, Greg Mortenson wrote…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent
Helen Keller said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” The Scribes and Pharisees in today’s Gospel were blind to the signs that were right…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Lent
Exodus 17:3-7 Ps.95 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 Today’s Gospel does not begin with the Baptism of Jesus, but I would like to, because today’s Gospel story of Jesus’ encounter…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12:1-4a 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus took Peter, James and John up the mountain. I sort of got stuck right here. Going up a mountain is a struggle. …
Read MoreLoretto legacy of excellence continues at schools
Escuela de Guadalupe Susan Swain SL and Joy Gerity CoL, who had been principals at St. Mary’s Academy in Denver, were members of Escuela de Guadalupe’s founding group in 1999.…
Read MoreJoin the Ann Rhodes Legacy Circle!
Mother Ann Rhodes, the first superior of the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross in 1812, embodied a pioneering spirit that set the stage for more than…
Read MoreSt. Mary’s Academy’s vibrant Loretto beginnings
Excerpts from an article by Regina Drey SL on the school’s 150th anniversary. Click to read the original article as it appeared in Loretto Magazine, fall-winter 2014 Amid tearful farewells…
Read MoreLoretto Spotlight Video – Mary Catherine Widger SL
It’s a community of joy. Mary Catherine Widger SL Mary Catherine Widger SL has served those with intellectual disabilities for 50-plus years. In this issue of Loretto Magazine, read about…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Lent
Today’s first reading and the Gospel are about temptation. They speak for themselves. But Psalm 30, stuck in between, is a prayer of forgiveness. Here’s the third stanza: “ Then I…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
These readings remind us of the freedom we have, the freedom to choose and to make right choices and be in right relationship with God, others and with creation. In…
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