
Earth
Join the Loretto Earth Network and Loretto Outreach for their online seasonal celebration of the Spring Equinox, March 20. The celebration begins at 6:30 pm ET and provides an opportunity to honor Earth’s beauty, the season, and our spirituality through prayer, reflection, and discussion. If you would like to attend this Zoom event, please register…
Read MorePlease join us for a Communitywide screening and discussion of “The Letter,” a new documentary from the Laudato Si’ Movement on the personal invitation Pope Francis issued to each of us in Laudato Si’. The film follows a young climate activist, indigenous leader, climate refugee and two climate scientists as they journey to the Vatican.…
Read MoreThe UN Climate Talks (COP27) are coming up soon (6 to 18 November 2022), as governments convene in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. You can follow the conference virtually with the Loretto / BVM delegation. Just fill out this quick 5-question form to sign up. We will follow the conference virtually, and provide an orientation, several optional…
Read MoreCelebrate Earth by joining Loretto Outreach and LEN (Loretto Earth Network) for one of our seasonal online rituals. The online Winter Solstice Celebration will be December 21, 6:30-7:30pm Eastern. Bring a candle and your love-of-Earth spirit as we honor this change in season with some readings and reflection celebrating this time of year. This event…
Read MorePlease join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Loretto at the UN – and the Loretto Earth Network – at the Commission on the Status of Women 66, whose theme concerns gender equity in the climate context. We are offering this free gathering as a chance to connect with potential collaborators as we move…
Read MoreJoin us at the UN NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 66th Forum where the LACC (Loretto Latin America/Caribbean Committee) will host the event, “Climate Change as a Root Cause of Migration: Exploring Contributing Factors and Interlinkages.” The event is virtually hosted at the Exhibition Booth of Loretto at the UN and Justice…
Read MoreYou are invited to join in this free Climate Justice workshop on Zoom. Feel free to invite your friends and spread the word! Jessie Rathburn, Earth Education and Advocacy Coordinator for the Loretto Community, will lead an interactive workshop on “Building Radical Hope in the Climate Crisis.” We’ll dive into the recent IPCC report, engage…
Read MoreYou are invited to join in this free Climate Justice workshop on Zoom. Feel free to invite your friends and spread the word! On Tuesday, October 19, 6-8 PM ET, Maggie Hettinger and Carmel Bowman of the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) will teach more about Carbon Fee and Dividend. Through engaging animation and maybe even…
Read MoreYou are invited to join Loretto Community members, Loretto Link members, Loretto Volunteers, and our larger Loretto Community in praying for our nation; racial, immigration, and environmental justice; and our nation’s new leaders. We will gather for 30 minutes on Zoom Tuesday, January 19th, at 6:15 p.m. EST. To request an invitation, please fill out…
Read MoreThe Loretto Community is offering a course by Lee Recca, head of Denver Permaculture Guild, on “Building Local Food Resiliency Using Permaculture Values” in our own locales and regions, from September through December. See the Welcome Letter, syllabus or this video for more information. Contact Lisa Reynolds through the form below with any questions about…
Read MoreSession #4: Decolonize the Future You are invited to attend Movement Generation’s new Justice & Ecology series, “Course Correction: Just Transition in the Age of COVID-19.” Rather than create Loretto’s own programming to discuss how COVID-19 is calling us to shift, we will join with others around the world to talk about the possibility of…
Read MoreThis is an opportunity to discuss what we’re learning in this series of webinars, what resonates, and what it might mean for Loretto. Register here for the “Loretto and Friends” either or both of the discussion sessions. Dates: Tuesday, June 9 and Tuesday, July 7 Time: 3-5 PT / 6-8 ET
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