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Belonging cabin

These posts share the process and story of the creation of Belonging Cabin.  Designed to welcome people living with conditions that impact mobility, vision and hearing, Belonging will be the first fully-accessible cabin at Cedars of Peace, an ecumenical retreat ministry of the Sisters of Loretto located on the 788-acre grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in central Kentucky.

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Belonging cabin: Why now?

By Loretto Community / May 7, 2026 /

“Kathy is someone who can toss the smallest pebble in a lake and cause ripples of inspiration to spread far and wide.” That’s how a friend described Kathy Nimmer. So who is she and what does she have to do with our new accessible cabin?

Launching a Dream

By Susan Classen CoL / May 4, 2026 /

Steps. For many years, my concern about the steps leading into the cabins was primarily about their safety after a winter storm or their ongoing need for repair due to squirrel damage.

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