From the President
Letters from the President of the Loretto Community.
Dear Reader, I have a small poster in my house that reads, “Take time to wonder, to give thanks and to praise!” As I walk into 2026 with you, I…
As you will see in this issue of Loretto Magazine, Loretto’s work continues to be shaped by the goals we set in 2024: Care of the Sisters, Mission, Spirituality and…
You make a difference! These days as we both grieve the loss of Pope Francis and welcome Pope Leo XIV to lead us, we gather in prayer with gratitude for…
Dear Reader,Is this how it is with you? We are entering the season when nature’s way is to let the sap recede. That takes energy, of course, but a restful…
Dear Reader, Greetings on this near-summer day. This season seems to have been a long time coming with its intermittent sunny temperatures followed by snowy afternoons or cloudy mornings. All…
Dear Reader, As I write, it is certainly wintertime here in North America. The wooly worms whose development gets our attention in Kentucky during late fall kept us on alert…
Dear Reader, One of the most memorable commentaries that Sister Mary Luke Tobin ever articulated came in reference to the Sisters of Loretto who made the decision to leave the…
Recently, I received a letter from a fifth grader at St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colo. I’ll call her Bridget. “I love helping others, drawing and building things to help…
Happy Easter, Everyone! Our faith gives us lots to believe in, and the resurrection of Jesus is the most important and the most amazing! We hear in the Gospel story…
Dear Reader, In a previous issue, I wrote briefly about my few days spent as a resident in the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary where I recovered from the surgical procedure called…