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Interchange
Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
My Journey with WATER
It all began with a simple request from Kathleen Tighe, “We would love to have you join the Outreach Committee team that helps prepare the quarterly Zoom rituals for the equinox and solstice.” Next followed my first assignment to design…
Youth Participation at the 66th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
Even though most of the events during the 66th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) were virtual due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, we enjoyed strong youth participation. Our current Loretto Volunteer, Jax Viteznik (Gonzaga University 2021), was…
Loretto Celebrates Neil Tucker’s Co-Membership in Kansas City
“My desire is that this event will allow me to honor Loretto and tell the story of how I encountered and connected with the Loretto Community.” That’s the way Neil Tucker began his co-membership celebration in Kansas City, Mo., on…
Trust Empowers Us
Recent calls for Loretto to do something to meet the urgent need for low-income housing sparked me, as Loretto’s historian, to review Loretto’s contributions to housing for low-income elders and families. Even in Loretto’s earliest days on the Kentucky frontier,…
Seeing with the Heart
By Sonja Novo and the Good Trouble Working Group What does your heart see in our world at this time? Mine sees groups of people all over the world joining hands to protect their democracies. I see great sorrow and…
What is Emerging?
The winter 2021 issue of LCWR’s “Occasional Papers,” entitled “God’s Infinite Vision,” is dedicated to our call to see the world as God sees it. Gabriele Uhlein’s article* “Collectively Seeking the Emerging New” shares with us a “collective presencing practice”…
Building Bridges to the Future at Webster University
On April 5, a large virtual gathering of Webster University scholarship students and donors celebrated together and shared stories. Among the participants was Barbara Ann Barbato, long-time Webster faculty member, who noted how energizing it was to see current students…
Loretto Motherhouse Farm Wins Conservationist Award
By Angela Rakes, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Loretto Motherhouse As part of the 2021 Loretto Community Assembly, Loretto Motherhouse Farm Director Cody Rakes, my husband, shared with the Community how combating climate change and caring for Earth is a…
Welcome Nicole Cobb, Loretto Academy’s New President
I am pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees of Loretto Academy has appointed our fifth president, Nicole Cobb. Nicole is a 2002 graduate of Loretto Academy and is a native El Pasoan. Nicole attended Harvard University, graduating with…
Loretto at the UN celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
This year the theme of the United Nations’ observance of International Women’s Day (#IWD2022) was “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” Our Loretto at the UN office celebrated with a virtual program honoring the co- founders of Green Mountain…
Imagine Growing Your Food Using the Motherhouse Farm’s Regenerative Methods
By Angela Rakes, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Loretto Motherhouse Do you envision farmers plowing the fields with large tractors turning over the soil to prepare for a new crop? Do you smell the soil as it is plowed? In…
A Field of Our Own: Playing Together, Growing Together
If you’ve been reading Interchange, you know I’ve been playing softball with the Colorado Peaches, the group of older women founded 31 years ago. I’m learning so much along the way, especially in the 12 years I’ve been playing with…