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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.
Summer Solstice Celebration and Ritual
Celebrate Earth by joining Loretto Outreach and LEN (Loretto Earth Network) for one of our seasonal online rituals. The online Summer Solstice Celebration will be June 21, 6:30-7:30pm Eastern. Bring a bouquet of fresh flowers, an arrangement of vegetables or…
View through a window
Headlines about a 1984 seminal study linking human health to nature declared, “View through a window may influence recovery from surgery.” That early study found that hospital patients with a view of green space outside their windows recovered from surgery…
Save Bernheim Now!
Bernheim attorneys state that “The procedural regulations and many laws in Kentucky (and many other states) are written to greatly favor extractive industries and highway projects over the rights of private landowners.” In addition, at the Bullitt County Court hearing, a…
Check out the Loretto booths at the Springfield Green Festival!
Come celebrate Earth Day with Loretto at the Springfield Green Festival! Loretto will have two booths at the Festival: a farm booth with beef for sale and a booth about Loretto’s conservation easement. Stop and see us!
Toxic Contamination of Water Sources Poses Long-Term Hazards to American Communities and Environment
Originally posted by The Tablet on April 12, 2023 To understand how Catholics are responding to water pollution in their communities, OSV News spoke with advocates and agencies in Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Flint, Michigan — all cities which have…
Keepin’ It Rural
Published by Kentucky Monthly on March 30, 2023 The Bluegrass region is one of Kentucky’s quintessential landscapes. Scenic pastoral views are dotted with bourbon rickhouses. Mile after mile of black fences shelter world-renowned Thoroughbred horses whose bones are strengthened by…
Loretto Members Worldwide Respond to Climate Change Crisis
Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing…
Loretto Members Respond to Climate Change Questions
This week we asked our members abroad the following questions: How does climate change affect you and the people with whom you work? What do you wish people in the U.S. and other Western countries would understand about your daily…
Spring Equinox Celebration
Join the Loretto Earth Network and Loretto Outreach for their online seasonal celebration of the Spring Equinox, March 20. The celebration begins at 6:30 pm ET and provides an opportunity to honor Earth’s beauty, the season, and our spirituality through…
Conservation easement now a reality
“For the beauty of the earth, for the splendor of the skies, For the love which from our birth over and around us lies.” The singing of this hymn began a banner day for Loretto, January 18, 2023 — the…
Cedars of Peace: Retreat hermitages in the sacred woods of Kentucky
… rest a while Sojourners on life’s journey find gifts abounding at Cedars. Quiet is interspersed with bird symphony. Solitude rocks you in gentle arms. Body and soul encounter deep rest. The eight Cedars of Peace hermitages nestle into the…
Spotlight Video: Susan Classen CoL
Susan Classen CoL arrived at Cedars of Peace in 2003 and has been lovingly restoring the cabins and caring for the Cedars environment ever since. Her commitment to providing a natural setting resonating with beauty, peace and hospitality has touched…