Reflection on Easter Sunday
We gather this morning to celebrate The Gift of Resurrection The world is charged with the grandeur of God. … And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things; And though…
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Reflection on the Easter Vigil
This year Easter is likely very difficult for very many people. This year there are no Easter eggs rolling down the White House lawn. There is no crowd packed tightly into the square outside St Peter’s for the Pope’s Easter…
Reflection on Holy Thursday
Introduction by the Rev. Martin Lally CoL This gathering is about two very important aspects of our lives: gift and community. Holy Thursday celebrates the event of Jesus gathering in community with his closest friends to celebrate friendship and to…
Reflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
We are slowly approaching the last days of Lent and the story of Mary, Martha and Lazarus gives us hope that we will come out of our current experiences with renewed life – spiritually, physically and emotionally. The Motherhouse Community…
Reflection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent
1 Samuel 16, Psalm 23 (22), Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9: 1-41 Having come to the conclusion of our celebration this morning, what will we take with us into this day, this one day of light and grace, given to us…
Cultivation
Strip Grazing For our grass-fed and finished beef cattle production we need superb quality forages to keep our animals growing. The most successful forages we have found have been summer and winter annuals which are planted each year and grow…
Innovation
Working with Gravity Cattle need more water in their diet than any other single component. Therefore, it is extremely important to have it available in ample supply and in good quality. As we are continually improving the farm, we are…
Education
Local Farmers Bringing local farmers onto our land for field days with multiple agriculture specialists from the University of Kentucky and other places is one component of our education efforts. As you can see, even our calves are part of…
Reflection on the Third Sunday of Lent
Our themes in the readings today focus on thirst and the importance of water in our lives. In the first reading from the book of Exodus, the people grumbled against Moses as they were forced to leave Egypt. As they…
Loretto welcomes new co-member Neil Tucker!
Neil Tucker was accepted as a co-member on March 14, 2020. He lives in Kansas City with his wife, Vickie. Neil’s connection with Loretto began in the 1980s when he met Mary McNellis, continued with his daughter Adesjola’s attendance at Kansas City Academy,…
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent
Matthew 17:1-9 Last Sunday we followed Jesus into the desert. Jesus was at the beginning of this work he sensed himself called to do. We were reading from the fourth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, toward the beginning of Jesus’ public…
Reflection: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Disruption. That’s the word that came to me as I reflected on our readings. A disruption is a break or interruption in the normal course of events. On a personal level, we know the disruption caused by illness … or…