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Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
Mary Rhodes Awardee Releases New Book for Children
Patricia McKissack (1994 Mary Rhodes Awardee), a well-known writer, especially of books for children and young adults, has a new book about children’s games and songs. It is Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out.…
Introducing David Edwards, Troubadour to Tots
By Cecily Jones One might bestow the honorific “troubadour to tots” on co-member David Edwards because he can be found, guitar slung over his shoulder, playing and singing folk songs and his own songs for the children at the Loretto…
St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae and Staff Help Create Keepsake Books
Remembrances of good times and struggles along with smiles and laughter helped create instant bonds when alumnae and staff from St. Mary’s Academy, Englewood, Colo., and elders who frequently visit Denver’s Southwest Improvement Council (SWIC) sat down together to capture…
Book Review: Religious Life in the 21st Century: The Prospect of Refounding
Religious Life in the 21st Century is a small book, but tightly packed. Diarmuid O’Murchu takes the reader through the “drastic changes — the dying, grieving, chaos and dislocation” of refounding religious communities. He suggests that we humans are living…
Drawing Inspiration, Faith, and Courage from Tucson’s Southside Presbyterian Church
For the past month, my partner, our dog and I have been in Tucson, Ariz. The original plan was to spend a month here as a sunny, warm alternative to winter in Wisconsin. Everything changed, though, with this past November’s…
Loretto Women’s Network: Affirming Rights of Women
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we seek.” President Barack Obama A year ago, the coordinators of LWN (Loretto…
Beth Blissman Offers Her First Update from Loretto at the UN
Since the early 1990s, Loretto has had a presence at the United Nations. In governmental organization (NGO) with consultative status at the United Nations. Building on the work of Pat Kenoyer, Nancy Finneran, Betty Obal, Mary Peter Bruce and Sally…
Loretto Motherhouse Hosts Succession Planning Discussion
Eleven sisters who serve in administrative positions in LLBI, at the Motherhouse or in a sponsored ministry along with some of the younger vowed members gathered at the Motherhouse on Jan. 28 and 29 to be part of a discussion…
Tobin House: Keeping an Open Door
Everything happened so fast at the annual mid-year retreat for the St. Louis Volunteers. We were enjoying a beautiful sunny day at Rockhaven retreat center. It was a relaxing weekend, each of us taking a breath and enjoying the wonderful…
Update on Gay Lenox
Gaetana (Gay) Lenox had a recent change in life. In 2013 she had a stroke that paralyzed her, leaving her without speech. It did not daunt her spirit, and her husband Jim Lenox cared for her at home. He now…
Maureen McCormack Offers Her Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue
As I think about the topic of interfaith dialogue, I realize that most of us grew up in one faith or no faith tradition. Some were part of an interfaith household. Many families protected children from influences of other religious…