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Honors
Loretto members have enjoyed well-deserved recognition as they use their talents and creativity to enrich the lives of others. Learn more about the Loretto Community.
Honoring Ann Manganaro and Foundation Day
By Jen Staed Duane Bridges, music director at Nerinx Hall, has been inspired by many Loretto women. After reading Ann Manganaro’s poetry collection, “Give Me a Living Love,” Duane knew he wanted to compose a piece for the Nerinx Hall…
Painting love and gratitude
My mother, my grandmother, my aunt, my friend. These honored ones, whose names were part of an art project, were some of those remembered in the painting on wooden blocks. The painters gathered on Feb. 1 in the Conference Room…
Wren Smith honored
In December Wren Smith will be honored at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) annual conference in St. Augustine, Fla. Wren is an NAI-certified interpretive trainer. Wren, a co-member, is inspired and graced by the Loretto Community, which shares a…
Spotlight on Loretto Wisdom Women – June 2023
Editor’s note: We are featuring interviews of Loretto Community elders. We are grateful to the sisters and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members. This month’s feature highlights Eileen Kersgieter, Delores Kincaide and Mary Ken…
Locks of Love
Those of you who have met Maribah probably remember her with long, dark hair. Following the example of her friend, Assistant Formation Director Samina Iqbal, Maribah decided to cut off 12 inches of her hair and give it to the…
Micah McCabe, a Female Prophet and Tobin Award Winner
It was a beautiful day on May 19 when we gathered on the hill in front of Holy Family High School in Denver. Family, friends, administration and faculty of the high school gave testimony to the wonderful courage and leadership…
Award-winning Infirmary puts needs of residents first
The Resident Council at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary seeks to understand better the needs of residents and improve quality of life. The Council, made up of Loretto Community members and lay residents, holds elections annually, with officers beginning their terms…
Notes & News – Winter 2020
Sisters of Loretto honored in El Paso The Option for the Poor Award was given in recognition of the sisters’ many years of service “Working for Justice and acting for Peace in the El Paso Diocese.” At the ceremony in…
Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary Named 2019 ‘Best of Kentucky’ Facility by Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities
Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary recently was honored with a Best of Kentucky – Nursing and Rehabilitation Award at the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities’ (KAHCF) Quality Awards Banquet at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky. In announcing this honor to…
Loretto Receives 2019 Option for the Poor Award
The 2019 Option for the Poor Awards Dinner took place Nov. 8 in El Paso. Helen Santamaria accepted the award in Loretto’s name.
Chelsea Collonge Page Ordained UCC Pastor
Chelsea Collonge Page recently was ordained as pastor in the United Church of Christ. She is serving a UCC congregation in Salt Lake City. Congratulations, Chelsea, and many blessings on your ministry.
It’s a Banner Year for Webster University in St. Louis
Congratulations to Webster University for its best ranking ever in the 2020 US News and World Report Best Colleges. Out of all Missouri institutions in the Midwest University category, Webster was ranked first in St. Louis and third in the…