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We work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.
100 years ago Loretto Academy in El Paso opened its doors. On the occasion of this important milestone, Mary E. “Buffy” Boesen SL writes:
"It’s hard to believe that 100 years have gone by since Mother Praxedes’s dream of Loretto Academy in El Paso became a reality.
"I am grateful to those who have gone before us, particularly Eileen Custy SL, Bernice Hys SL and Jane Clarke SL, who steered Loretto Academy in the 21st century — for almost 40% of the school’s history. I hope that the next generation continues the keen passion for education, honoring the Loretto Community’s core mission, ‘We work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.’ I pray that this great institution carries on for another 100 years."
Read more in #LorettoMagazine here: www.lorettocommunity.org/100-years-ago/
(The younger students at Loretto Academy commemorate the school’s 100-year anniversary. Photo courtesy of Loretto Academy)
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I have so many photos and memorabilia from St. Cronan's – including my Dad's 8th grade graduation picture (1941?) and Nerinx Hall. I look forward to donating them to the Archives.
Adyson Hill has received the 2023 Mary Luke Tobin SL Social Justice Award. The award has been granted annually to a graduating senior at Holy Family High School in Broomfield, Colo., since 2012, and is a partial scholarship toward tuition.
Adyson’s concerns include supporting the dignity of all people, particularly those living in poverty; human rights; and care for God’s creation. She is attending Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
Read more in #LorettoMagazine here: www.lorettocommunity.org/mary-luke-tobin-award-2023/
(The 2023 Mary Luke Tobin Social Justice Award Committee poses with Adyson Hill, this year’s recipient. From left: Marty Lally CoL, Anna Koop SL, Joan Spero SL, Adyson Hill, Joe Galmish, Mary Joy Peter OSF, Jeff Gonsalves-McCabe. Photo: courtesy of Ken Fitch)
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Congratulations, Adyson.
Congratulations! Did ya' all announce the organizations new Executive Director? I must have missed the announcement.
Please enjoy photos from Loretto classes through the years! Read more about Loretto education in #lorettomagazine here: www.lorettocommunity.org/loretto-magazine-fall-2023/
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Mary Luke Tobin SL (Loretto’s superior general, 1958 – 1970) was one of 15 women invited to audit Vatican II proceedings in 1964. Though her role was limited, she later said, “I felt responsible for pushing the cause of women forward in the Church as much as I could. Of course, that was not very much, and there were all those who wanted to keep the Church where it was, if not further back.” Three women were invited to take part in sub-commissions. Mary Luke was pleased to participate in the laity commission and a commission on the Church in the modern world. She later wrote that, although the women could not vote, “We were able to speak at the commission meetings so that we could put our influence into the documents, and [we] helped form the final document that was produced.”
Read more in #LorettoMagazine here: www.lorettocommunity.org/mary-luke-tobin-sl/
(Mary Luke Tobin SL talks with, clockwise from her left, Bishop Charles Helmsing of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., Bishop Victor Joseph Reed of the Diocese of Oklahoma and Tulsa, Okla., and Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter of the St. Louis Archdiocese. Photo: Loretto Archives.)
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And the rest is history!
The women voting in this synod stand on her shoulders.
The new redbud tree in the native planting by the Living Center died a long slow death and I finally gave up hope that it could recover. Imagine my surprise a few days ago when I noticed new shoots sprouting up from the base! I’m grieving these days as I let go of a dream that has also died a long slow death. The valiant redbud tree reminds me that I need to be attentive to the resilient roots of life that resprout in their own time. Does this resonate with your own experience? May we take heart and trust the capacity of Spirit to bring life out of what appears to be dead. #MondayMusings #lorettoretreats
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The turn of the 20th century brought no discernible pause in the Sisters of Loretto’s ongoing educational mission. The new century followed a remarkable 70-year period from 1830 to 1900 when Loretto founded 99 schools in areas mirroring the country’s westward drive to the Pacific Coast.
During the next 60 years, Loretto would found an additional 107 schools — including two colleges…
Read more in #LorettoMagazine here: www.lorettocommunity.org/loretto-education-since-1812-a-tradition-of-excellence/
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What an incredible contribution! Thank you, Loretto
My husband's great aunt, Sister Wilhelmina, taught at Loretto Heights College in Denver, CO. Picture of her at Loretto Heights with visiting family members in the 1940's.
I attended Loretto Heights in the ‘ 50s! It’s a shame what has happened since😢