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Interchange
Thoughtful and engaging news stories of interest to the Loretto Community and friends.
Our move to a new house: A journey of hope and joy
By Maribah Moving to a new house, even when it is just a rental house, is more than just a change of physical location — it is a transformation of self and a journey filled with the hope of new…
Interchange and its editors beloved by Loretto Community
“We as Sisters of Loretto, Loretto Co-members, share in that mysterious gift of the Holy Spirit which quietly and decisively brought Loretto into being and keeps it alive today.” (I Am the Way, Loretto’s Constitutions, #1) One of the great…
History of the Loretto Hunger Fund
By Barbara Hagan The Loretto Hunger Fund is able to grant funding to various groups that reach into the community to feed those who are less fortunate. These agencies serve the homeless, low-income people, immigrants, soup kitchens, etc. So many people do…
What is Emerging?
What seems to be emerging in our broken world today is an increase of online organizations who do not adhere to any one religion yet produce a variety of programs that are interspiritual. Humanity’s Team* is one of those groups.…
Meeting a pen pal: Pope Francis
This story began in early 2021, when Frank DeBernardo, the executive director of New Ways Ministry, wrote to Pope Francis, describing the ministry Fr. Robert Nugent and I began in the early 1970s on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Frank’s letter…
Spotlight on Loretto wisdom women
Editor’s note: We have been featuring interviews of Loretto Community elders. We are grateful to these wise women and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members. Here at the Loretto Motherhouse leaves are turning, and…
What is Emerging?
The butterfly has always been an amazing and beautiful insect for many of us, and we often ponder the wonderful transformative life the butterfly has experienced. Recently I came across a story of butterflies that may be a helpful metaphor…
Living Center residents participate in peace event
Thanks to the work and dedication of Stacy Ballard, activities coordinator at the Loretto Living Center, and her team, the Loretto Motherhouse Community joined other peace activists across the country to participate in an action for nonviolence on September 28.…
Loretto gathers
In these screenshots from the October Gathering above Kim Klein, Sally Dunne, and Sue Kenney help guide the proceedings. “A Lasting Endowment of Hope” was the theme of the 2023 Gathering and was the point of reference in many of…
A new future for Loretto Heights
During the Loretto Heights reunion weekend in June, alumni were able to spend time on the campus. There were tours of Pancratia apartments and the Administration Building. We had lunch in Machebeuf Hall (at the same tables and chairs we…
Motherhouse welcomes retreat on mysticism
The Motherhouse September retreat masters invited all of us participants to practice mysticism. The title of the retreat was “Mystics in the Heart; Monasticism for the World.” Mary Ellen McElroy and Marty Lally offered 21 definitions of mysticism drawn from…