Loretto Community

20 hours ago

This week we are sharing Loretto members favorite songs! Loretto Co-member Sonja Novo acknowledges that, for her, selecting a favorite is difficult “because I am a music lover with a wide range of taste: classical, spirituals, country, Barry Manilow and Barbra Streisand. Music is an art and expression of the soul. It gifts us with easy listening and pleasure. It can also evoke our deepest emotions: love, fear, anger and sorrow. Music can take us to that deepest part of ourselves. Inner work with the aid of music leads to healing with time.

“One of my favorite songs is ‘Taste and See.’ It is a simple and beautiful song of God’s goodness. It is a song inviting us to glorify the Lord together for the goodness that has been given us. It is a deep expression of His love for me and for you.

Sonja adds, “I want to share a story of trauma and major damage to our home at this time. A storm hit Houston on May 16. We believe a tornado passed over our house. The homes on either side of us stood untouched except for tree damage. However, an old large pecan tree in our backyard fell through our roof doing major damage and exposed the stars and sky. It rained in. Then we heard a crash. The wind blew a window out downstairs and glass was scattered on the floor. It rained in.

“In the midst of all of this, we were struck by something miraculous. In an oak tree between the street and driveway was a bird’s nest for three baby Blue Jays. They had left the nest before the storm. We have major damage, which will probably take months to repair but THAT STORM DID NOT TOUCH THE BIRDS NEST! It is still there. Ethel Waters sings an old spiritual ‘His Eye Is On The Sparrow.’ He does! He watches over us!

“We were in the house when it happened and were not harmed. The roof is still trapped and restoration will begin on Monday barring any rain.”

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Loretto Community

2 days ago

This week we are sharing Loretto members favorite songs! Loretto Sister Cathy Mueller says, “I do not have an all-time favorite song. Music taps into what is happening in my life at this moment. It feeds me, leads me and refreshes me. When asked to choose a song, I thought of many and realized the one for today is ‘Holy Now’ by Peter Mayer. A change of perspective makes all the difference, changing the experience of each day. Peter sings: ‘The challenging thing becomes not to look for miracles, but finding where there isn’t one.’ I could listen to this song to begin every day. ‘Everything is holy now.’”

Holy Now. Peter Mayer – youtu.be/KiypaURysz4?si=kjZnHgF0nU64gVDv

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Loretto Community

3 days ago

We are thrilled to introduce our 24/25 Loretto Justice Fellows! In the days ahead, our posts will introduce and feature each of our incredible Loretto Justice Fellows that will be working for justice and acting for peace in the El Paso community. You can meet all of our Fellows and read their bios here: www.lorettocommunity.org/get-involved/loretto-justice-fellowship/loretto-justice-fellows/ … See MoreSee Less