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Session #4: Decolonize the Future You are invited to attend Movement Generation’s new Justice & Ecology series, “Course Correction: Just Transition in the Age of COVID-19.” Rather than create Loretto’s own programming to discuss how COVID-19 is calling us to shift, we will join with others around the world to talk about the possibility of…
Read MoreThis is an opportunity to discuss what we’re learning in this series of webinars, what resonates, and what it might mean for Loretto. Register here for the “Loretto and Friends” either or both of the discussion sessions. Dates: Tuesday, June 9 and Tuesday, July 7 Time: 3-5 PT / 6-8 ET
Read MoreSession #3: From Global Domination to Bioregional Governance You are invited to attend Movement Generation’s new Justice & Ecology series, “CourseCorrection: Just Transition in the Age of COVID-19.” Rather than create Loretto’s own programming to discuss how COVID-19 is calling us to shift, we will join with others around the world to talk about the…
Read MoreSession #2: Translocal Strategies for a Just Recovery You are invited to attend Movement Generation’s new Justice & Ecology series, “Course Correction: Just Transition in the Age of COVID-19.” Rather than create Loretto’s own programming to discuss how COVID-19 is calling us to shift, we will join with others around the world to talk about…
Read MoreThis is an opportunity to discuss what we’re learning in this series of webinars, what resonates, and what it might mean for Loretto. Register here for the “Loretto and Friends” either or both of the discussion sessions. Dates: Tuesday, June 9 and Tuesday, July 7 Time: 3-5 PT / 6-8 ET
Read MoreSession #2: Translocal Strategies for a Just Recovery You are invited to attend Movement Generation’s new Justice & Ecology series, “Course Correction: Just Transition in the Age of COVID-19.” Rather than create Loretto’s own programming to discuss how COVID-19 is calling us to shift, we will join with others around the world to talk about…
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Standing in solidarity with Earth is more than a ministry or special project. It is a way of being, a mindset that recognizes our human dependence on the larger whole. Plants, animals, air, water, humans, soil – we are all part of the same biosphere. John Muir said it well: “When we try to pick…
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Earth Day is approaching. And it’s a big one. It’s the fiftieth time we’ve set aside this day to celebrate Earth, to mark the debt we owe the planet and to atone for our sins against her, to rally to her aid. So I’ve been wondering, what should I do to celebrate this momentous occasion?…
Read MoreIn 2016, Miriam Therese MacGillis, OP, the director of Genesis Farm, addressed the Loretto Community on the 25th anniversary of the Loretto Earth Network. Now we are revisiting these same talks with a more conversational format. This is the eighth of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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We seek to live humbly on land made good by its Creator. We accept the privilege to live in responsible relationship with the land and with all of life. We commit ourselves to being shaped by the beauty and harmony of God’s Universe. Three goals guide the work of the Motherhouse through its Farm and…
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Strip Grazing For our grass-fed and finished beef cattle production we need superb quality forages to keep our animals growing. The most successful forages we have found have been summer and winter annuals which are planted each year and grow for 1 growing season. Here you see our calves grazing a winter annual mixture of…
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Working with Gravity Cattle need more water in their diet than any other single component. Therefore, it is extremely important to have it available in ample supply and in good quality. As we are continually improving the farm, we are fencing the cattle out of surface water (ponds, creeks, streams) and installing water tanks. The…
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