CoLs
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.
Editor’s note: The following obituary is courtesy of Compassionate Funeral Care of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Loretto Co-member Mary Ellen, age 94, passed away peacefully Feb 2, 2025, at the Wesley…
For the first century and a half of Loretto school history, teachers and students worked together in the classroom, and the Loretto leaders were in charge of school administration. After…
Loretto Co-member Rita Vigil died Jan. 20, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. She would have turned 89 Feb. 5. Rita became a Co-member May 8, 2004. She was received into…
Loretto members Karel Disponett, Neil Tucker, Julie Popham and Eleanor Craig set out this past September from the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., for a weeklong expedition eastward to explore…
Loretto Co-member Ann Wall Richards died Dec. 21, 2024. Ann was a longtime friend of Loretto who was in her seventh year of co-membership. Below is her obituary, courtesy of…
Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch. Listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.…
Loretto Co-member Patricia “Pat” (Miller) McShea died peacefully Oct. 23 at her home in Littleton, Colo. Pat’s husband, Loretto Co-member George McShea, and their daughter, Joyanne, were at her side.…
Published by the Global Sisters Report on September 27, 2024 Catholic sisters and lay congregational representatives, joined by clergy and lay allies and partners, say that a just-concluded “Summit of…
Loretto Co-member Leonard Urban died Sept. 26, 2024, at his home in Fort Collins, Colo. He became a co-member along with his brother the Rev. Peter Urban and Kathy Santopietro…
Loretto Assembly snapshots To read all of the articles in the fall 2024 issue, click here.
In July Loretto gathered to elect new leaders, hold discussions, pass proposals important to the Community and enjoy time together. As Community members gathered in Louisville, Ky., and on Zoom…
