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Lenten Peace Prayer public event

By Loretto Community / February 27, 2024 /
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THE LORETTO COMMUNITY, SISTERS AND CO-MEMBERS, IS INVITING ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO: A public Lenten prayer service for peace in the region and for Palestinians in Gaza followed by a meeting of a small group with one of Senator Mitch McConnell’s aides. WHERE Outside of the Federal Building where Mitch…

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Addressing Gun Violence: Promoting a Culture of Life

By Loretto Community / June 28, 2023 /
Colorful artwork with the text "We work for justice and act for peace." Art by Bob Strobridge.

The Loretto Community is one of several co-sponsors of the upcoming event “Addressing Gun Violence: Promoting a Culture of Life” hosted by the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The summit will be held at the Cardinal Rigali Center in St. Louis and will feature speakers, including Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Dr. Alex Garza, and theologian Tobias Winright.…

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Immigration Spotlight – February 24, 2023

By Loretto Community / February 21, 2023 /

The Latin America Caribbean Committee’s Immigration Spotlight is a bi-monthly opportunity to explore emerging issues and challenges regarding immigration, featuring people working for immigration justice. This week, the spotlight will be on LGBTQI+ migrants byCasa Arcoiris (Rainbow House)  Director, Nicolasa “Sire” Cordova, co-founder of the only migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico serving the LGBTQI+ community. “Sire” directs a…

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Immigration Spotlight – October 27, 2023

By Loretto Community / December 28, 2022 /

LACC invites you to join the next “Immigration Spotlight” on October 27, 2023, when we will hear updates from our partners at the Ariz.-Mexico and Calif.-Mexico borders. Speakers will share details about the experiences of asylum seekers, including recent changes in policy and prisons, as well as their daily work with migrants. The Latin America…

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Immigration Spotlight hits the road! July 28, 2023

By Loretto Community / December 28, 2022 /

The next Immigration Spotlight from LACC will take place in Burlington, VT, on July 28th, 11:00 ET. From the National Farm Worker Ministry board meeting, we will hear from Migrant Justice, who with the guidance of the farm worker community are working for basic human rights. Migrant Justice will be sharing their latest campaigns, including…

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Immigration Spotlight – April 28, 2023

By Loretto Community / December 28, 2022 /

LACC invites you to join the “Immigration Spotlight” on April 28, 2023. The spotlight will be on LACC’s trip to the Arizona/Mexico border in the Sonoran Desert April 20-22. We joined our partners Dora Rodriguez and Bob Kee and visited the migrant shelters and centers in Mexico they support. We also drove many miles on…

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Immigration Spotlight – January 27th, 2023

By Loretto Community / December 28, 2022 /

LACC invites you to join the next “Immigration Spotlight” on January 27, 2023, which will look at Haitian/African migrants. The Latin America Caribbean Committee’s Immigration Spotlight is a bi-monthly opportunity to explore emerging issues and challenges regarding immigration, featuring people working for immigration justice. You may browse recordings of past Immigration Spotlights here. Please register…

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“The Letter” documentary – Screening and Discussion

By Loretto Community / November 16, 2022 /
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Please 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.…

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Exploring Intersections: Affordable Housing

By Loretto Community / December 7, 2021 /
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The basic human need for shelter is often unattainable for those at the mercy of the elements, job layoffs, economic downturns, overcrowded projects. The conversation, “Exploring Intersections: Affordable Housing,” will take place Wednesday, Dec 8 from 3 to 4 p.m. (CT). “Exploring Intersections” is a year-long series. Each episode focuses on a social issue and…

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Climate Justice Workshop – Building Radical Hope in the Climate Crisis

By Loretto Community / October 11, 2021 /
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You 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…

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Climate Justice Workshop – Carbon Fee and Dividend

By Loretto Community / October 11, 2021 /
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You 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…

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Localization: Towards Economic and Environmental Justice

By Loretto Community / May 4, 2021 /

The Loretto Link working group Cooperative Economics in collaboration with Loretto Earth Network, Sustainable and Intentional Community at the Motherhouse, Sustainable Communities for Equity and Food Justice (Prop 10), and Loretto Outreach invite you to join us on Saturday, July 17th for a one-day gathering to explore moving toward the practices of cooperative economics through…

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