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Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
Thinking About Wills
I was 18 when I wrote my will, leaving all my possessions, including future royalties, inheritance and payments for service, to the Sisters of Loretto. What I knew when I was 18 was that Loretto had a future, and I…
Bringing Peace
David Edwards was a college student during the Vietnam War, planning to continue his studies in the seminary. He was thus exempt from the draft that threatened so many young men in the U.S. Soon he began to chafe under…
Introducing Tosha Phonix – EVOLVE
When the Franciscan Sisters of Mary (FSMs) introduced me to Tosha Phonix at the Pallottine Center in St. Louis, I quickly realized that she is a person with the background and fortitude needed to envision and deliver a system-wide change.…
Projects from the Heritage Center
Although the Heritage Center has been closed to the public for over a year, the center’s staff still has been moving forward with several projects. Throughout this month, a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” will be at…
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…
What is Emerging?
An experience that seems to have re-emerged in recent history is that of “seeing with new eyes, with eyes of the heart.” Actually, the mystics of all ages have experienced this kind of seeing but used different words to describe…
Loretto Community Supports Women’s Rights Over the Decades: From Beijing to #GenerationEquality
For many years, the Loretto Community has championed the rights of women and girls all around the world. Loretto has had a presence at all four of the United Nations global Women’s Conferences. At the Beijing gathering in September 1995,…
Renewed Life at Cedars of Peace
On May 4 around 8:15 p.m., a narrow band of straight-line wind tore through Cedars of Peace with tornado-like force. Heeding the last-minute tornado warning, JoAnn Gates and I were huddled in the crawl space of our cabin. As soon…
What is Emerging?
Perhaps one of the most important lessons learned, or, re-learned, from the COVID-19 experience is that we are all one: one with all of humanity, all of creation and the cosmos, and one with the Divine Mystery! Thomas Merton teaches…
A Love that Lights the Whole Sky
Late on a February evening, while attending yet another webinar on how people of faith can respond to the climate crisis, I was startled out of my Zoom stupor. For many, the silver lining of COVID has been the knowledge…
Foundation Day at Loretto Heights
To honor Foundation Day (April 25, 1812) in Denver, sisters, co-members, Spirit of Loretto Committee members, alums, neighbors from north of the cem- etery and Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn and his wife Harriet gathered in the Loretto Heights College…
Celebrating Joyce Minkler on Foundation Day
Joyce Minkler has many interests. She has worked tirelessly as a psychotherapist helping people cope with troubling issues in their lives. She lives at 1873 House but often drives around to be a part of local endeavors like New Pioneers…