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Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
Webster University Honors Jane Peckham Stoever with the Loretto Award
By Donna Day and Barbara Speas Havira The Loretto Award recognizes an alum of Webster University who carries on the community service and social values of the Sisters of Loretto, who founded the university in 1915. Jane Peckham Stoever is…
What’s Happening on the Nerinx Campus?
Since the last residents of the St. Louis Loretto Center moved in 2017 and the property was sold to Nerinx Hall, many people have asked, “What’s happening on the Nerinx campus?” Over the past year, as plans for demolition of…
Women of the Church Conference Evokes Tears, Affirmation and Encouragement
By Mary Gutzwiller and Karel Disponett We attended the Women of the Church Conference, which took place Oct. 18-20 at St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Ind. It was a full weekend with liturgy, keynote speakers, a panel, 13 breakout…
Loretto Ministry Grants Committee Announces Fall Grants
At Assembly 2018, Loretto approved a resolution making “$100,000 … available … in 2019 and again in 2020 and 2021 for access by Loretto Community members, vowed and co, to support their work that furthers Loretto’s mission.” The Loretto Ministry…
What is Emerging?
By Mary Ellen McElroy and Cathy Mueller Advent provides for us the opportunity to reflect and pray about our role as Mothers of God in our world today and in the future. We often get caught in the old paradigm…
Forward, Forward Loretto
“Forward, Forward Loretto. Hold the torch ever firm in your hand. Let the rays of its light lead you onward. Spreading courage and hope through the land. Thy shining fame has enrolled thy name. With the brightest of all our…
Loretto Welcomes Leslee Moore
“‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free; ‘tis a gift to come down where we ought to be. And when we find ourselves in the place just right, ‘Twill be in the valley of love…
Bonjour Delayed
1973, Saigon, Vietnam, New Haven Nursery A newborn, male, was dropped off at New Haven Nursery. Susan Carol McDonald was the director/nurse at New Haven. She logged the baby into the register that she kept, as she did with every…
Mary Ann McGivern Retires — Not So Fast!
Interchange never sleeps.” This was always Mary Ann McGivern’s motto as an Interchange editor. Many Loretto members heard that statement from Mary Ann, along with, “Why don’t you write it up? Readers will want to know the details.” She also…
Intentional Community: An Authentic Sign of Hope (Proposal 10)
A conference in Hudson, N.Y., provided signs of hope through the topic “Diversity and Inclusion in Intentional Communities.” Beth Blissman and I attended the conference this past July. The conference included more than 50 sessions, tours of local communities, community…
Emerging Forms Committee Asks, ‘What is Emerging?’
(Editor’s Note: Reflections from the Emerging Forms Committee) A question people often ask and wonder about is, “What is really meant by evolutionary consciousness?” We invite you to ponder with us as we reflect on what a few mystics have…
Khush Amdeed! Welcome!
Khush Amdeed! Welcome! These words spoken by Barbara Nicholas began a meaningful prayer service that welcomed four eager and confident women to Loretto’s first Come and See program — the first Come and See in Loretto’s history. The Executive Committee…