Loretto Feminist Network (LFN)


The LFN is a voluntary association of feminists in the larger Loretto Community (The Loretto community is composed of Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-Members). We are committed to act for the empowerment of women and all people. We agree to work toward transforming institutional, personal, and structural relationships based on domination and subordination, both within the Loretto Community and beyond it.
You can read our identity statement here and learn more about our key policy positions here.
Our most recent news stories are posted below. For a more extensive list, click here.

New Loretto books of interest
Women of Spirit, Courage and Action This booklet is a collection of profiles and stories of members of the Loretto Community, along with stories of…

Hold Your Applause: Potential Changes to Roles of Catholic Women and LGBTQ+ People May Just Be Vatican Breadcrumbing
Long-time Loretto friend and Loretto Feminist Network member Mary Hunt published the following opinion piece in Religion Dispatches on June 208, 2023. The Southern Baptist…

Co-member Alice Kitchen Receives Starr Women’s Hall of Fame Award
Alice Kitchen (left center in a teal jacket) stands with fellow Starr Women’s Hall of Fame Award inductees. Congratulations to Alice Kitchen, co-member and a coordinator…

Feminist Theology of Rosemary Ruether
In November 2022, Dr. Mary Hunt, co-director of WATER, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual and longtime friend of Loretto gave a presentation about the feminist…
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