Education
Our early foundresses, who settled in central Kentucky, recognized the needs of children in the areas of education and religious formation. As they responded to these needs, they found joy and meaning in their work and life together. Their vision continues in the numerous missions we carry out today. Learn more about how the Loretto mission of education continues today.
By Barbara Roche SL One of my favorite things about Marian Middle School in St. Louis is their motto, “Once a Marian Girl, always a Marian Girl.” Marian, sponsored by seven…
The Santa Fe Opportunity School 1937 – 1970 Have you ever seen a place where little children — poor, underprivileged, mentally and physically handicapped [sic] — can continuously knock at Opportunity’s Door?…
Students and chaperones from Loretto Academy in El Paso, St. Mary’s Academy in Denver and Nerinx Hall High School in St. Louis arrived at the Motherhouse campus in Nerinx, Ky.,…
New Pioneers for A Sustainable Future was recently recognized by Kentucky Governor Beshear and others with a “Beautify the Bluegrass” award for the Where the Wild Things Are summer day…
The Loretto Community is proud of our legacy and continuing mission of Catholic education. So it is with pleasure that we share this letter from Iswari Natarajan, the President and…
By Ashley Doughty The Loretto Heritage Center was pleased to host Ashley as our summer intern. Ashley is spent the summer living at the Valley House and working with the…
What a privilege to write about the educators, staff and board members who make Loretto-connected schools thrive! Without them, the doors would not open and the transformative work of teaching…
The latest Loretto Roots tour took seven Loretto members to the sites and scenes of early Loretto along the Mississippi River. Leaving the Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., the first stops…
Marian Middle School in St. Louis celebrated 25 years of “Educating Girls for Life” with a joyous gathering at Marian Magic on Sunday, April 27. Marian families, students, alumnae, faculty,…
Some of us remember the malodorous smells which sometimes drifted in our direction when the nearby Blanford family operated a pig farm. After Loretto bought the house and acreage, the…
We cannot look at the immense suffering in our world and say ‘Wow, that is sad,’ but should go out and make an actual difference. Katherine Philipsen By Katherine Philipsen…
From intensively rotating cattle, to restoring native habitat, to using no-till practices and cover crops, the Loretto Motherhouse Farm strives to regenerate the soil, leaving this land healthier than we…
