Justice and Peace

Grounded in our roots and enlightened by the Gospel, “we work for a future in which the poor and suffering, the hungry in body and spirit, will know God’s saving presence in them.” Learn more about our Justice and Peace work.

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Loretto Learns about Gender Identity

By Eileen Harrington CoL / September 1, 2019 /

Colorful artwork with the text "We work for justice and act for ..." Art by Bob Strobridge.

We aspire to be inclusive. We work for justice. Today, these core Loretto values call us to develop an understanding about gender identity as an element of individual identity. For…

When God Puts Something on Your Heart, You Have To Do What God Says

By Leslee Moore CoL / July 1, 2019 /

A woman with short white hair wearing a black and red patterned blouse smiling for a portrait picture with a lush greenery background.

Retirement” means different things to different folks. For some, it is an opportunity to travel; for others, a chance to pursue a long-neglected hobby or to discover a new one. …

In Pakistan, Solar Is Life-Giving

By Samina Iqbal SL / July 1, 2019 /

Three women wearing colorful patterned head scarves smiling together while sitting on a couch in a room with light green walls.

Life in Pakistan is not easy for women. The majority of Pakistan’s women belong to the working class as agricultural laborers, factory workers, domestic servants and governesses. They are part…

Processing Refugees at Annunciation House Locations

By Rosemary Casey CoL / July 1, 2019 /

Two women smiling for a selfie picture outdoors on a sunny day.

Refugees arrive at one of 10 Annunciation House (AH) sites in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) buses from the El Paso detention center. Ours was the Soluna Hotel. AH would…

Personal Reflections on a Week of Service in El Paso

By Rosemary Casey CoL / July 1, 2019 /

A woman wearing a sun hat, black-framed glasses, and a tropical patterned button-up shirt smiling for a picture outdoors in the desert on a sunny day.

I spent a week in El Paso helping with the humanitarian crisis of Central American refugees being released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. Living in Hawaii, I felt…

Mother’s Day at Louisville Greyhound Station Gift of Welcome and Reunion

By Catherine (Kitty) Madden CoL / July 1, 2019 /

Passengers dressed in warm winter gear leave the building through glass doors.

As she walked toward me in the middle of the bus station, the first thing I noticed was the long bright red sweater pulled down tightly over her very pregnant…

Loretto Awards Spring Round of Ministry Grants

By Barbara Roche SL / July 1, 2019 /

At Assembly 2018, Loretto approved a resolution making “$100,000 … available … in 2019 and again in 2020 and 2021 for access by Loretto Community members, vowed and co, to…

The Art of Being Useful

By Roberta Hudlow SL / June 1, 2019 /

Two men sitting across from each other at a round table outdoors in a grass yard enjoying a meal. There are other empty chairs around them with additional plates of food and drinks.

As Loretto members demonstrate and march, Robert Strobridge (Stro) is with us in his well-made, colorful banners. They draw attention to the cause and announce the presence of the Loretto…

Loretto Attends Presentation by Harvard Divinity School Fellows

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2019 /

A man and a woman sitting next to each other smiling and laughing candidly at a dark wooden table in a home in front of a white fire place.

By Lisa Reynolds and Sally Maresh Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile, the two Harvard Ministry Innovation Fellows who were part of the Emerging Forms presentation at our 2017 Assembly,…

Exploring Gender Justice: From #MeToo to #WeToo

By Beth Blissman CoL / June 1, 2019 /

One man and two women sit together on a stage at an event. They are all three wearing matching lanyards and the woman sitting in the middle is speaking into a microphone.

At the recent U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (March 2019), Loretto at the UN co-sponsored a parallel event entitled “Breakthrough in Transforming Patriarchy: The Promise of Gender Equity…

Exciting Beginnings for San Antonio Sister-Schools — Rolling Hills Catholic School/Antonian Middle School and St. Anthony, Lahore, Pakistan

By Mary Ann Lovett SL / June 1, 2019 /

A woman wearing Pakistani attire smiling brightly in a classroom next to a collage wall of Pakistani appreciation.

(Editor’s Note: This article is an update to the initial article in the December 2018 issue of Interchange. It gives us a view of the great progress the sister-schools in…

Sharing My El Paso Experience

By Vivian Doremus CoL / May 1, 2019 /

Recently I returned from volunteer work helping immigrant families at the El Paso/Juarez border. I wish to share the remarkable story unfolding there. I had been reading accounts in Interchange…

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The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.