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For more than 40 years, Loretto Co-members have enriched the life of Loretto. Their presence is reflected in relationships, service on committees, financial support and participating in the many missions of Loretto. Learn more about the Co-Members of Loretto.

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Counseling for the Undocumented

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2018 /

By Mary Lou Pierron Several years ago I was asked to perform psychological evaluations of two elementary school-aged children whose undocumented mother was in danger of being deported back to…

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Father Peter Urban Celebrates 60 Years as a Priest

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2018 /
A group meal with all 8 smiling for a picture at a long outdoor table on a brick house patio.

By Kathy Santopietro Weddel Peter Urban “happened” to the Roman Catholic priesthood May 31, 1958, and the Church hasn’t been the same since. That “happening” continues as he lives his…

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Reading Enrichment by and for Greater Loretto

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2018 /
Three older women sitting with three young children at a round table in an office helping them with their schoolwork.

By Angela Bianco and Kay Carlew It all began with a good idea and a question — why don’t we …? And then it came together. Kay Carlew did her…

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I Will Go – To Ghana

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2018 /
A woman and two young kids smiling together for a selfie outdoors on a building patio on a sunny day.

By Stacy Fitzwater “Madam, Madam!” Children ages 5 to 15 clamored for our attention. Come, play on the dirt field. Come, ride my bike, see my classroom, walk to the…

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Bravo Hildegarde House!

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2018 /
A large red brick building with big windows and front entrance stairs.

Hildegard House received the 26th annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award and a $100,000 cash prize from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company. This money went directly into…

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Remembrance of the Life of Paul J. Wexler CoL

By Loretto Community / July 26, 2018 /
A man with short grey hair, smiling brightly for a headshot picture indoors, wearing a white shirt, with a grey blazer.

Loretto Co-member Paul Wexler died July 26 at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pa., following illness. Paul was married to Jacqueline Grennan Wexler, Loretto Co-member and former vowed member, who…

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Scenes from the 2018 Loretto Assembly

By Loretto Community / July 12, 2018 /

Saturday, July 7, at the Opening of the Loretto Assembly in Shepherdsville, Ky. Sunday, July 8, at Loretto Motherhouse Monday, July 9, at the Loretto Assembly in Shepherdsville, Ky. Tuesday,…

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Loretto Joins Thousands in Call to Keep Families Together

By Loretto Community / July 2, 2018 /

Loretto joined with thousands across the country this past weekend in support of keeping families together. Loretto members and friends took part in rallies and protests in Denver, Louisville, Ky.,…

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Loretto Stands with Immigrants

By Loretto Community / June 26, 2018 /

Loretto marched in El Paso and St. Louis to honor immigrants and refugees on June 20, World Refugee Day. Maureen Fiedler wrote in a National Catholic Reporter blog on June…

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Remembrance of the Life of William F. Roat CoL

By Loretto Community / May 9, 2018 /
A man wearing a black baseball cap, glasses, a grey, plaid, collared button up, and a white thick jacket, smiling brightly for a picture with a plain white background.

Loretto Co-member Bill Roat met Michele Stimac in 1974 in Boston.  He was a systems engineer, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she, the former Sister Mary…

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Loretto Co-members Lead Group on Border Journey

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2018 /
Two women wearing sunglasses on a sunny day smiling for a picture in front of a small grocery store.

By Amanda Koehler Schutz Editor’s Note: Amanda Koehler Schutz is a friend of Loretto in Minneapolis. Just days before our “Welcome the Stranger” delegation departed for our U.S./Mexico border trip,…

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Welcome, New Loretto Co-Members Julie Popham and Sally Maresh!

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2018 /
A woman with short brown hair and blue eyes smiling brightly for a selfie picture in front of a yellow wall.

Loretto welcomes its newest co-members, from left, Julie Popham and Sally Maresh. Photos courtesy of Lisa Reynolds

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