Environment
The Loretto Community holds stewardship of Earth as a key value. We invite you to learn about our land conservation practices at Loretto Motherhouse and other environmental efforts. Learn more about our mission to protect the environment.
In 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…
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 seventh of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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 sixth of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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 fifth of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
Read MoreBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is bringing its “Bernheim Under Threat Roadshow” to Marion County on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse. An LG&E natural gas pipeline threatens the integrity of the 16,000-plus-acre forest. This proposed seizure of conservation land ignores easements that have been…
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 fourth of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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 third of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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 second of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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 first of eight online sessions that will include: a ritual / meditation by a Loretto Committee…
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January – March 2020 In 2016, Miriam Therese MacGillis, OP, a Dominican sister who is 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. For 8 weeks in 2020, you are invited to join…
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Fall brought several Loretto members to the St. Mary’s Academy campus. Pat McCormick, Cathy Mueller and Lisa Reynolds spoke with the junior class at SMA about their journey to work for justice and act for peace. In addition, Loretto Volunteers Becca Krasky and Reiolly Rebhahn were joined by Mallory Daily by Skype as they shared…
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