Topic archive
Abolish Nuclear Weapons
The abolition of nuclear weapons is one of the Loretto Community’s priority concerns.
Loretto, Catholic Worker share common spirit, activism
For many years, members of the Loretto Community have served in roles that closely aligned with the mission and daily work of those affiliated with the Catholic Worker. The Loretto spirit and Catholic Worker activism have long overlapped, with Loretto…
80 years after Hiroshima, anti-nuclear activists are still fighting for progress
Posted by Global Sisters Report August 4, 2025 For those active in nuclear disarmament work, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, respectively) is a reminder of how much work is…
Loretto joins with coalition in urging President Trump to sign Nuclear Ban Treaty
The Warheads to Windmills Coalition sent a letter to President Donald Trump Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, asking him to sign the treaty on behalf of the United States and to invite…
Loretto celebrates preciousness of all life
All life is precious. From the beginning God was in love with us and wanted to live with us to reveal to us what true humanity looks like. We are tall, short, Black, brown, white, thin, smart and not so.…
Letter to the Editor
Below is a letter to the editor I wrote that was printed in the Santa Fe New Mexican on Aug. 17. The important thing is to get people across the country thinking about nuclear weapons and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM). ICBM’s contain…
Forum on Nuclear Disarmament
Allison Lemons CoL, resident of New Mexico and active member of Loretto’s Peace Committee, has long been committed to pursuing an end to the threat of nuclear weapons. She attended a forum on nuclear disarmament at the University of New…
Let Us Not Forget, Let Us Remember
On Aug. 6, 2024, the Loretto Peace Committee held a beautiful prayerful remembrance Zoom to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. You can watch the recording below.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Review
The Loretto Peace Committee decided last August to promote Eleanor Coerr’s historical novel for children about an 11-year-old named Sadako. Sadako [Sa da’ ko] is a healthy girl, a runner on the middle school track team, who lives in a happy family in Hiroshima, Japan, 10…
News from New Mexico, the Atomic State
Between 1956 and 1972, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) periodically flushed water containing chromium down Sandia Canyon. In 2005 a toxic plume of hexavalent chromium was discovered in ground water under LANL property. Fifty years later, those responsible for its clean-up —the Lab and the New Mexico State Environmental Department…
Discussion of the Movie “Oppenheimer”
In Cedar Falls, Iowa, we hosted a discussion of the movie “Oppenheimer” with friends from the Unitarian Universalist Church. The following comments were made during the conversation. Without a political focus the conversation about the movie offered reflection on the events of…
Loretto members, friends remember horror of Hiroshima, call for no new nuclear bombs!
Earlier this month Loretto members and friends traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to join in the solemn commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. At 5:16 p.m. Aug. 5, a bell tolled to mark the moment the bomb was dropped. We…
We Humans have No Right to Destroy God’s Creation
By Beth Blissman and Allison Lemons Although threats are increasingly bandied about globally regarding the use of nuclear weapons, the United Nations has brokered two treaties, which, if implemented, would usher in a world free of nuclear weapons. These are…