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Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
Jan Belle, OCDS Aspirant
By Vicki Schwartz June 28 several Loretto Community members joined more than 100 other supporters in celebrating Jan Belle’s retirement as executive director of the Southwest Improvement Council (SWIC). She originally founded the organization in 1987 to clean up yards,…
The Secret Garden Revisited: A Reflection
A bird feeder hangs outside on my Infirmary window. A Chipping sparrow visits it daily and is occasionally joined by a Harris’s sparrow. After eating they fly to the Japanese maple growing near my window. The gray squirrel who lives…
‘Walking Forward Together In Hope’ — Memories
By Cathy Smith Where has the time gone? Can you believe it was just a few short months ago the Assembly Planning and Trust committees asked us to “breathe in what is best in Loretto”? We were to let go…
Peace Committee Report: Loretto Disarmament & Nuclear Issue
By Pat McCormick and Byron Plumley Aug. 6-9 marked the 73rd commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that introduced the violence of the nuclear age. For the coming year the Loretto Peace Committee has chosen to focus…
Loretto Link Co-Sponsors Fundraising Workshop
Aug. 18 temperatures outside would hit 100 degrees, but inside the YWCA of Tucson, Ariz., 65 people stayed cool as they learned the basics of grassroots fundraising to enable them to expand critical work on various immigration issues. Tucson is…
Loretto Supports Immigrants, Refugees Through Special Needs Grant Fund
The needs of immigrants and refugees are dire, especially in this political and social atmosphere. The Loretto Community generously set aside a grant fund of $75,000 to use this year expressly for immigrant and refugee services. The maximum given to…
Vicki Steps Up Again!
Vicki Schwartz has taken the job of Interim President at Escuela de Guadalupe in Denver. She is responsible for the overall operations of the school, and she serves as its public voice. One of her duties is to strengthen the…
Congratulations, Mary Catherine!
Mary Catherine Rabbitt received the John J. Campbell Award for her substantial contribution to the furtherance of Colorado Elder Law, the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and the education of others. A dinner was held to honor…
Bravo Hildegarde House!
Hildegard House received the 26th annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award and a $100,000 cash prize from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company. This money went directly into Hildegard House’s Sustainability Fund to ensure care for future residents.…
A Visit to WaterStep in Louisville
This past July 6, Maria Daniel, Kathy Wright, Barbara Nicholas, Kathleen Corbett, Jane German and Buffy Boesen met with WaterStep in Louisville. WaterStep developed the water filtration system that the Pakistani Doctors’ Association donated to the Sisters of Loretto in…
Death of a ‘Twin’
What a blessing and honor for us to participate in the wake and the life celebration in a Mass at the Motherhouse of Elaine Satterwhite. How kind of Elaine’s nephew, Steve, to wait for us to come from Pakistan and…
20 Groups Receive Loretto Ministry Fund Grants
Earlier this year, the Loretto Executive Committee designated $50,000 to be allocated to projects or programs in which Loretto Community members are involved. Community members were invited to submit proposals. In all, 23 Community members requested funding for 20 groups…