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Advocacy
Look at the word “advocacy.” Its root — “vocare” —is closely related to the word “vocation,” or divine calling. These works of justice of ours are our vocation at its most faithful practice. We respond to the needs of people who are poor, we support actions to reverse harmful climate change and restore a healthy climate, we work for the abolishment of nuclear weapons, we support efforts against human trafficking, we hear the cries of our neighbors at the border. We do this work “because the Gospel urges us.”
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…
Sisters support defense of Apache sacred site, ‘religious freedom for Native Americans’
Published by Global Sisters Report July 31, 2025 With its ancient Emory oaks, canyons and volcanic rock formations, Oak Flat is a place where, in late afternoon, the quiet approach of dusk brings a sense of stillness and serenity, peace…
Sisters gather to promote justice and human rights
Posted by the Springfield Sun May 14, 2025 The Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine’s Motherhouse joined forces with the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community to host a Community Gathering near their billboard on Highway 55. The gathering was held on Tuesday,…
Loretto at the UN & CSW69: Community partners help us move toward just & sustainable future
At a recent talk to the Bioneers group in San Francisco, Indigenous poet Joy Harjo noted that “it’s always in those times of great disruption, chaos and disturbance that creativity steps forth.” It was a true joy to witness the…
Monday Starter: Pakistani nuns turn to music, social media to mourn Pope Francis
Posted by Global Sisters Report May 5, 2025 Sisters stand with marginalized via billboard The Loretto Community and the Dominican Sisters of Peace teamed up to place two billboards in Springfield, Kentucky, standing with those at the margins. The billboards…
Support for bishops’ immigration statement
Posted in the The Record on February 20, 2025 On February 20, 2025, The Record published a joint letter from Dominican Sisters of Peace, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community and Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, supporting the…
Letter to the editor: Restore the USAID
This letter to the editor by Sister Patricia McCormick SL appeared in the March 12, 2025 issue of the Lebanon Enterprise. Dear Editor, I write to ask whether others in our county community are as dismayed as I am by…
New Kentucky bill could let religious organizations develop affordable housing: What to know
Updated February 17, 2025 Senate passes Higdon Bill to expand affordable housing Senate Bill 59 heads to House Click here to read about the Kentucky Senate passing the Higdon Bill to expand affordable housing. Sister Joy Jensen SL and the…
Loretto urgently calls for end to Middle East war
Loretto grieves the deaths in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, mostly women and children. All their homes in Gaza are gone. The survivors in Gaza are starving. We, the Loretto Community,…
A Pride Month proclamation in Cedar Falls, Iowa
In April 2023, the Cedar Falls (Iowa) Human Rights Commission drafted a proclamation calling for June to be declared Pride Month. The proclamation was sent to the city council for its approval at its May 1 meeting. Two days prior…
What to do about global plastic pollution?
I’m not sure about you, but when I grew up in the 1960s there were not many single-use plastics in our everyday lives. To me it makes no sense whatsoever to make something that I’m going to use for a…
Unseen Costs of Looking Nice
I start with a confession: I am the opposite of a clothes horse. I once thought of joining the military just so I would not have to think about what to wear. I hate shopping. But my work required me to…