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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.

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Remembrance of the Life of Rosalie Durán CoL

By Loretto Community / June 12, 2022 /
A woman with short brown hair and oval-shaped wire-framed glasses smiling softly for a headshot picture wearing a red collared shirt and green and black sweater.

Loretto Co-member Rosalie Consuelo Durán died June 12, 2022, at The Oberon House in Arvada, Colo. Her family and her Loretto friends had been closely in touch; she recently received…

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“O, the Places You’ll Go!”

By Loretto Community / June 6, 2022 /
Jessie Rathburn reads "Braiding Sweetgrass" at an outdoor table, with gardens and a shed in the background.

In the life of Loretto, an early prayer greeting created by our priest-founder Father Charles Nerinckx calls us “O Dear Sisters and Scholars.” Yes, we are all learners and realize…

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Loretto Celebrates Neil Tucker’s Co-Membership in Kansas City

By Eleanor Craig SL / June 1, 2022 /

“My desire is that this event will allow me to honor Loretto and tell the story of how I encountered and connected with the Loretto Community.” That’s the way Neil…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Janel Crumb OSF CoL

By Loretto Community / May 12, 2022 /
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Janel Crumb, a Sister of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minn., and Loretto Co-member, died in Rochester May 12. Janel had been an eager participant in many Loretto events and gatherings, along…

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Loretto Community members’ passion for education helps Escuela bloom

By Loretto Community / April 26, 2022 /
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Susan Swain SL By Marlene Spero SL Susan Swain SL was a gifted teacher and administrator who brought to Escuela years of innovative elementary school teaching. Susan was skilled in…

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Spotlight Video: Peter Urban CoL

By Loretto Community / April 6, 2022 /

Spreading hope in Juarez One of Loretto’s enduring beliefs since its beginning in 1812 is that education brings value and benefits beyond what we can imagine. The Rev. Father Peter…

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Remembrance of the Life of Mary Lou Gomez-Leon CoL

By Eleanor Craig SL / March 8, 2022 /
A woman with short white hair smiling softly for a portrait picture wearing a blue shirt and sitting in a plush dark blue recliner chair indoors.

Mary Lou Gomez-Leon was born May 3, 1927, to Laurencia Aizpuru and Ignacio Gomez-Leon. She was the older sister of Ignacio (Nacho) and Eddie. Mary Lou’s passions were her family, friends…

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Love Is the Way!

By Loretto Community / February 14, 2022 /
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Loretto sends a Valentine to you!                            There is only one message from God to us, and here it is: “I love…

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Remembrance of the Life of Dr. Lawrence Purcell CoL

By Mary Helen Sandoval CoL / February 9, 2022 /
A man with short grey hair, a grey beard and wire-framed glasses smiling softly for a portrait picture outdoors wearing a blue dress shirt, purple tie, and a dark grey suit jacket with a yellow berry pin on the chest.

Loretto Co-member and longtime dentist Dr. Lawrence Purcell died Feb. 9 in Denver. Larry was a thoughtful and long-standing co-member of the Loretto Community. Larry celebrated 10 years as a co-member on…

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Eileen Harrington CoL

By Loretto Community / February 3, 2022 /
A woman, Eileen Harrington with short grey hair and dark-framed glasses smiling brightly for a headshot picture outdoors wearing a blue t-shirt.

I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. I first met the Sisters of Loretto as a senior in high school, when our student government hired Mary Ann Gleason to help…

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The Community Celebrates Terry Franco

By Mary Margaret Murphy SL / February 1, 2022 /
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“I have always felt that my love for God — my ‘quiet times with God’ came from Loretto. I always felt a connection, but never understood the impact the sisters…

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Remembrance of the Life of Mary Edith Jones Seematter CoL

By Eleanor Craig SL / January 8, 2022 /
A woman with short white hair and wire-framed glasses wearing a long sleeve white undershirt and a red and green plaid collared button-up shirt smiling for a portrait picture while posing by resting her elbow on an iron fence.

Mary Edith Jones was born on March 28, 1937, at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, the first of eight children of Ernest Robert and Rosemary Furlong Jones. She grew up…

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