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The heart of the Rocky Mountains, Denver has been home to Loretto members since before Colorado became a state. We continue to build on our mission of education and service to people in need.

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Mary Luke Tobin Award 2023

By Christina Manweller / September 22, 2023 /

The senior recipients, in their years at Holy Family, have consistently echoed the cry of the poorest of our society for dignity and labored in their own way for justice…

Students find fulfillment and camaraderie volunteering at Loretto Motherhouse in Kentucky

By Loretto Community / September 22, 2023 /

Students from Loretto Academy in El Paso, Nerinx Hall High School in St. Louis and St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colo., volunteered at the Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., for a…

Colorado softball star gets Hall of Fame recognition at 92-years-young

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2023 /

Posted by 9News on August 29, 2023 At the Peach Bowl, the Colorado Peaches women’s softball team celebrated a beloved player inducted into the Huntsman’s Senior Games Hall of Fame,…

Loretto Heights College reunion a grand affair

By Mary Nelle Gage SL / September 1, 2023 /

The Loretto Heights College all-class reunion was held July 14-15 in Denver, organized by the Spirit of Loretto Committee comprised of LHC alumni from numerous years. The first day on…

Holy Family High School Honors Loretto

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2023 /

The Sisters of Loretto started Holy Family High School (HFHS) in Denver in 1922. In celebration of the end of the 100th year of the school, HFHS awarded Loretto the…

Denver Seder a Joyous Occasion

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2023 /

The Denver Community gathered on Palm Sunday to share a Seder meal and ritual. A fabulous time was had by all.

38th annual MLK Jr. birthday celebration is a success

By Pat McCormick SL / March 1, 2023 /

Jan. 16, 2023 was the Loretto Community’s 38th year to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The event is known as a Marade. In 1983, the U.S. Congress introduced…

Paying a call on Loretto’s faithful partners at Sunset Printing

By Christina Manweller / March 1, 2023 /

We enter Sunset Printing’s lobby to find Kim Clem bidding welcome with a beautiful smile. Kim and Eddie Clem have been running Sunset Printing since 2008 when they took over…

St. Mary’s welcomes new president

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2023 /

St. Mary’s Academy in Denver will have a new president beginning July 1, 2023. Iswari Natarajan will be the eighth school president. She has been on the school staff, including…

St. Mary’s and Loretto Heights Sisters Moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery

By Mary Nelle Gage SL / October 1, 2022 /

M. Josefina Ortiz (1861-1896) was the first sister to be buried in the Loretto Heights Convent Cemetery, in Feb. 1896. Rita Therese DuBor (1909-1969) was the last to be buried,…

‘Operation Sacred Rescue’: Remains of 62 Loretto Sisters from Loretto Heights Cemetery Reinterred

By Loretto Community / August 24, 2022 /

“I just needed to tell you how truly reverent, respectful and joyful was the relocation ceremony of the good sisters at Mt. Olivet. Many more people will visit Mt. Olivet…

‘Gentlemen, if you take the house, you will have to take the sisters also!’

By Loretto Community / August 1, 2022 /

With the discovery of gold on the banks of Cherry Creek in Denver in 1864, the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe, N.M., were asked by Father Joseph Projectus Machebeuf…