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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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April 3 Celebration of Co-membership Gift to Jessie, Loretto

By Martha Crawley CoL / June 1, 2016 /

A woman with red hair is pictured candidly while speaking into a microphone at an indoor event.

The following quote from “A Meditation on Community” by Henri Nouwen is on the inside page of Jessie Rathburn’s celebration program. I did not notice it well until I paused…

Remembrance of the Life of Lenore Carroll CoL

By Loretto Community / May 28, 2016 /

A head shot of a woman smiling with short curly hair, wearing glasses, and a colored scarf.

Lenore French Carroll was born in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Earl Leaton French and Bernice Smith French, who enrolled Lenore and her sister Cecilia in Catholic schools in…

‘Sisters of Troost’ Highlights Sisters Helping Those No One Else Will

By Donna Day SL / May 1, 2016 /

A woman, Maureen Smith, with short white hair, wearing a blue collared shirt, smiling brightly in front of a red brick wall.

“It takes a village” to support a village. “They help people no one else will,” writes Kansas City (Mo.)Star reporter Donald Bradley. The Sisters of St. Joseph, Mercy, Notre Dame…

Surprise! Jean East Receives Award at University of Denver Conference

By Jeanne Orrben CoL / May 1, 2016 /

Jean East is not easily taken by surprise, yet that happened on April 1 when she received the “Robin Morgan Outstanding Woman Award for Faculty 2016” during the University of…

Remembrance of the Life of Rosalie Marie Malec CoL

By Loretto Community / February 14, 2016 /

“Rosalie Malec was born in Detroit on Jan.6, 1925. She loved having a birthday on the Epiphany and later for her 70th birthday I helped her published a book of poetry…

Remembrance of the Life of Jeannine Swift CoL

By Loretto Community / December 13, 2015 /

A woman with brown curly hair and big glasses smiling for a picture inside wearing a red shirt with a black graphic face.

Jeannine Swift, who has been a Loretto member for 62 continuous years, began life as Jeanne Carolyn, the daughter of William Harold and Loretta Knischel Swift. They and their seven children…

Remembrance of the Life of Fred Harris CoL

By Loretto Community / December 12, 2015 /

A man wearing glasses and a grey suit with a striped tie smiling for a portrait picture.

Fred Harris was born in Flint, Mich. He was raised as an only child by devout Catholic parents who sent him to Catholic high school and college. Fred spent three…

Remembrance of the Life of Mary Louise Pope Clute CoL

By Loretto Community / November 24, 2015 /

A woman wearing glasses and small hoop earrings smiles brightly for a portrait with a white background.

Mary Pope Clute was born in Harlan, Ky. Her father, Charles Pope, met Louise Arrowood, a nurse from Mars Hill, N.C., while he was recovering in Harlan Hospital from an…

The Formation of a Class of Co-Members

By Loretto Community / June 10, 2015 /

By the Study Group CIP Class of 2015 Sometime late in the year 2012, at the suggestion of Mary Ken Lewis, a small group of vowed members from Loretto Motherhouse…

Remembrance of the Life of Michelle Tooley CoL

By Loretto Community / May 26, 2015 /

A woman with shoulder length brown hair, wearing a white turtleneck, a red sweater, and dangly earrings smiling for a picture in an office space at a desk with shelving holding books and butter yellow walls in the background.

Michelle Tooley was born in Lufkin, Texas, the oldest of four children. In her application for Loretto co-membership, Michelle wrote about her growing up as “a daughter of the South.…

Remembrance of the Life of Harriet (Tip) Barker Altmix CoL

By Loretto Community / March 15, 2015 /

A black and white portrait picture of a woman smiling brightly with short white hair, and round wire glasses, wearing a chain necklace, earrings, and a black blouse with a dark grey background.

After 94 years of enjoying life, Harriet (Tip) Barker Altmix CoL died on March 15, 2015. Tip was born in Denver, Colo., to Charles and Harriet Barker in 1921 and…

Remembrance of the Life of Brian Hammond CoL

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2015 /

A man with grey hair and a grey beard smiling brightly for a portrait picture in a dark grey t-shirt and glasses with a light yellow background.

Brian Hammond was born in 1943, the older of two boys only 14 months apart. When Brian was 9 his father became seriously ill, and three years later his father…

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The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.