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Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
Loretto Motherhouse Farm and Values
By Angela Rakes, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Loretto Motherhouse As the Loretto Motherhouse Farm moves to raising more local food, we are also committed to using our resources to support other farmers, specifically Black farmers and recently, those severely…
Bernie Feeney Celebrates 75 Years
By Eleanor Craig and Anndavid Naeger Bernie Feeney celebrated her 75th anniversary as a Sister of Loretto on Aug. 14 and 15. COVID-19 kept her friends in the Infirmary and her family from joining the Motherhouse Community in church and…
Marian Middle School Grateful for the Backpack Drive
By Pearl Sheve, Assistant to the Development Team of Marian Middle School, St. Louis “Girls, please take out your notebook, pen, markers and folder for our next activity.” This request in many schools might cause some anxious moments because families…
Rededication of Our Lady Grotto at Regis
At the Mass on June 16 at Regis University for the rededication of Our Lady of Loretto, Lydia Peña, who founded the Spirit of Loretto Committee, the Loretto alumnae/alumni group at Regis, gave a moving reflection. Lydia began by reminding…
Covid-19 and Education in Pakistan
By Nasreen Daniel Education as a path out of poverty has been the belief of the Sisters of Loretto since inception. Wherever the sisters are present, they impart formal or nonformal education in their vicinity. As the spread of COVID-19…
Family Ag Day at the “Crossroads”
Butter churning, animal petting, honeybee observing, grain sandboxes and the smell of the Marion County Cattlemen’s grill greeted 350 excited visitors, children and adults alike, to the “Crossroads” exhibit/Loretto Motherhouse Farm Family Ag Day June 24. I am the Education…
The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
This is how things come to be: A while back, in a Community Group, Kitty Madden mentioned this book, “The Good Ancestor,” by Roman Krznaric. Jessie Rathburn picked up on it, invited a group to read and discuss it and,…
The Pope and New Ways Ministry
This past April, Frank DeBernardo and I wrote to Pope Francis. I am the Executive Director and the co-founder of New Ways Ministry (NWM). We told Pope Francis about the mission of NWM to work for justice and reconciliation for…
Loretto Link Retreat Recap
Loretto Link was founded to continue the values and missions of the Loretto Community and is committed to operating from a spiritual foundation. On July 10 and 11, Loretto Link sponsored its first Communitywide retreat, “Seeing with New Eyes –…
From Loretto at the UN: A Focus on Food
The United Nations opens its 76th year with a focus on the climate crisis and the continuing recovery from COVID-19. Many countries see the opportunity to build back in a more sustainable fashion, and one key area in need of…
Happy 100th to Holy Family High School
By Marty Lally It was September 1921 and a new school was opening at Holy Family Catholic Church in northwest Denver. Thus began the parish’s long relationship with the Sisters of Loretto and their ministry of teaching and formation of…
What is Emerging?
In July, many of the Loretto Community members and others participated in a retreat sponsored by Loretto Link — the theme was “Seeing with New Eyes” or “Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart.” Or as some suggested, “Seeing as…