Interchange
Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
During the last two years, New Ways Ministry, the organization I co-founded to reconcile LGBTQ+ Catholics and the institutional Church, sponsored meetings for some U.S. bishops to discuss LGBTQ+ topics…
Perhaps your formal introduction to Sandra Hareld came as mine did, at an Outreach retreat. That first one I attended made such an impression on me that, as I like…
On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross (the Loretto Community) thanked our retiring Community Forum, Barbara Nicholas, Mary Margaret…
Loretto members joined the 3000-plus crowd to celebrate Nerinx Hall’s 100 years. A few highlights from the evening were performances by students displaying their talents in music, theater and dance.…
By Kathleen Corbett Because El Paso, Texas, seemed to be closest for travel to Douglas, Ariz., when Father Jojo Tabo, pastor of St. Luke’s parish there, looked for Loretto representation…
Four years ago four Loretto friends ended a driving trip to Santa Fe, N.M., with a promise that our next trip would be to explore our Loretto roots in Maryland.…
In December Wren Smith will be honored at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) annual conference in St. Augustine, Fla. Wren is an NAI-certified interpretive trainer. Wren, a co-member, is…
Allison Lemons CoL, resident of New Mexico and active member of Loretto’s Peace Committee, has long been committed to pursuing an end to the threat of nuclear weapons. She attended…
Recently I received an interesting reflection by Jan Phillips. She started with this quote from Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), “What we are looking for is Who is looking.” The following…
As we began the celebration of International Peace Week at the Motherhouse Sept. 15-21, on behalf of the Loretto Community, outgoing president Barbara Nicholas and incoming president Buffy Boesen signed…
Sister AnnDavid Naeger SL recently moved into one of the new Mariella Apartments at the Loretto Living Center and wrote about her experience. Almost as soon as we heard the…
Brand new Loretto novices are Saima Munir, who also uses Saima Kiran, and Shaista Alyas, both of whom lived with Nasreen Daniel, Maria Daniel and Samina Iqbal in Lahore, Pakistan.…
