Interchange
Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
We enter Sunset Printing’s lobby to find Kim Clem bidding welcome with a beautiful smile. Kim and Eddie Clem have been running Sunset Printing since 2008 when they took over…
On February 10 Anna Koop and Mary Ann McGivern left Louisville, Ky., destined for Lahore, Pakistan. They flew from Louisville to Dallas, to Doha in Qatar, then on to Lahore.…
The contemplative life, the contemplative self and other titles related to contemplation have been around a very long time. What seems to be emerging in our day is a new…
The President and Executive Committee have approved the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer program. The Loretto Justice Fellowship will begin its pilot year in El…
Barbara Hagan first came to work at Loretto Motherhouse in 1977 at the age of 21, which was 45 years ago! She retired recently. Congratulations, Barbara! Well done! When I…
As the news in December showed, we are embarked on a new nuclear arms race. Early that month, the U.S. unveiled the B21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber, our first new…
Editor’s note: In the coming months interviews of Loretto Community elders will be featured in Interchange. We are grateful to the sisters and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots…
By Maribah Ishaq InterCongregational Collaborative Novitiate (ICCN) update: This program requires that each novice write two blogs each term that will be published on the ICCN website. Maribah wrote hers…
In I Am the Way, the Loretto constitutions, we read, “Cooperation with others engaged in creating a more just and peaceful world is crucial to fruitful mission.” Every year the…
In his book, “The Most Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible,” Charles Eisenstein describes an important truth that ancient cultures taught, and mystics through the ages have kept alive,…
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…
