Interchange
Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
It’s Friday, Feb. 21, and I find myself in the Arizona desert standing in a circle of about 100 people listening to Apache leader Wendsler Nosie Sr. “We’re doing this…
We all have experienced many changes in our lives these past several years. In our evolutionary journey our consciousness keeps rising and as a consequence, we become aware of new…
My mother, my grandmother, my aunt, my friend. These honored ones, whose names were part of an art project, were some of those remembered in the painting on wooden blocks.…
The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe. Joanna Macy All the children in our time who are starving or dying from pneumonia, or any disease, belong to…
After Selma, Sister, you can’t stay home again. Sister Margaret Ellen Traxler SSND March is the 60th Anniversary of the Selma, Ala., marches. During March 1965, approximately 50 sisters representing…
It seems that at any Loretto gathering since the U.S. election on Nov. 7, the conversation would turn to the hard question of how can we love those whose words…
On Dec. 2 at the Loretto Motherhouse L. Kilan Jacobs came carrying the whole life of his Osage history, which he shared with us without any notes. He covered a…
By Maribah, Shaista and Saima One of the most significant aspects of Christmas is the emphasis on charity and helping those in need. This holy day brings people together in…
For over a decade, Loretto at the UN has been a proud member of the Working Group on Girls (WGG). A global coalition of organizations, WGG was established nearly 30…
Every February we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. It’s not so much a day to celebrate the person known as Valentine, but a day to express our love and receive love…
Richard Rohr’s “Daily Meditation” on Oct. 28 featured an article by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson in which he discussed the problem in today’s politics. He based the problem on the temptation to…
Last month, Interchange included an article about a recent Loretto Roots trip from Loretto Motherhouse to Maryland, following the journeys of early Maryland Catholics and the first Loretto members. Several…
