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As Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross, we are called to care for Earth in its pain, to celebrate its beauty, and to create space for its healing. Recognizing our role as one of interdependent partnership with all Creation has been part of Loretto’s mission throughout our history. We reaffirmed our commitment to resist systems and conditions that violate Earth and all species in 2018, calling ourselves to “significantly mitigate our impact on climate change and ecological degradation.” We invite any who are interested to join with us on this journey of ecological conversion. Learn more about our mission to protect Earth.
My place in nature: Meeting the sacred through the natural world
A Nature Exercise and Prayer Paired with “Earth as Teacher,” Loretto Magazine, Spring/Summer 2024 Choose a place in nature that you will be able to visit each day or each week. This could be an area of a local park…
Loretto Magazine and Annual Donor Report – Spring/Summer 2024
Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Maribah Ishaq SL and Claudia Calzetta SL A letter from Loretto President Barbara Nicholas SL Greetings on this near-summer day. This season seems to have been a long time coming with its…
Plantings in honor of loved ones bring new life to the Loretto Motherhouse
How might we honor those we love and also bring healing to Earth? A living tribute is a wonderful way to let our love for friends and family members shine. We might give in honor of a loved one’s birthday,…
Dominican Sister wins ‘Climate Hero Award’
Published May 22, 2024 by The Record Eleven individuals and organizations, including Dominican Sister of Peace Claire McGowan and Jessie Rathburn, were honored with the first Isaac Wolfe Bernheim Climate Hero Award. … — Jessie Rathburn helped to establish the…
Loretto congratulates Nerinx Hall on being named a 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Awardee
Congratulations to Nerinx Hall! Loretto congratulates Nerinx Hall High School, which has been selected as a 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School (ED-GRS), marking a significant milestone in the institution’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The U.S.…
Read all about it! Loretto Magazine, Winter 2024 issue now out!
Loretto Magazine’s winter edition is now available! Your heart will be stirred by the Loretto Justice Fellows, women who provide service hours to local community organizations while studying in the social work program at the University of Texas at El…
Carbon reduction award goes to Haiti
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with a socioeconomic condition plagued by political instability. Loretto’s Carbon Reduction Fund awarded $500 to the Association of Peasants of Fondwa for an agroforestry program in Medor, Haiti, to rehabilitate a…
Join Loretto, Loretto-affiliated schools and others working to heal Earth
Laudate Deum is a call to heed the gravity of the moment and undertake change before it is too late for Earth and life on Earth. The pope urges us to do this “in conscience, and with an eye to…
Loretto heeds the pope’s latest urgent plea on behalf of Earth and all life
Loretto learned about Laudate Deum, Pope Francis’s follow-up to his encyclical, Laudato Si’, at its October 2023 Community Gathering. Laudate Deum is a call to heed the gravity of the moment and undertake change before it is too late for…
A Fallow Time Reflection
By Susan Classen CoL and JoAnn Gates CoL Fallow time. Wintering. Call it what you will, only one out of every 10 living in the U.S. call the winter months their favorite. Certainly there are many who truly suffer —…
Loretto Carbon Reduction Fund Recipients
The Loretto Carbon Reduction Fund was established in honor of Loretto Sister Anthony Mary Sartorius, who throughout her years as Motherhouse service coordinator planted countless trees, bushes and flowers at Loretto Motherhouse. The fund offers small grants of up to $1,000 three…
Loretto at the UN represents at the United Nations Climate Talks
The United Nations Climate Talks (COP28) are taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 12 in Dubai City, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Loretto at the UN has coordinated a virtual delegation for those wishing to more deeply engage with the…