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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.
LACC and Its Partners Continue Fight for Migrants’ Rights in U.S, Mexico
Loretto’s Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) advocates for the rights of migrants and immigrants, asylum-seekers, farmworkers, those held in detention jails and in bureaucratic processing limbo. LACC also adheres to Loretto’s mission and values and works to be a source of…
Weeping with the women of Pakistan
I took a deep breath and lost all my words. After the woman left I sat stunned and felt my emptiness and inability to help her. Nasreen Daniel SL I would like to share the story of a woman. Let…
Black History Month Docuseries
It was so great to see the Loretto presence at the Martin Luther King Jr. Marade in Denver. Thanks to Pat McCormick for her consistent effort to rally folks, and special thanks to St. Mary’s Academy for being there. In support of critical…
Loretto Justice Fellowship Successor to Loretto Volunteer Program!
Loretto is excited to announce the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer Program! The pilot year of the Loretto Justice Fellowship will launch in El Paso, Texas, in fall 2023. Visit the Justice Fellowship updated webpage to…
Loretto Actively Engaged in Helping To Create More Just, Peaceful World
Article 40 of I Am the Way, Loretto’s Constitutions, says, “Cooperation with others engaged in creating a more just and peaceful world is crucial to fruitful mission.” This week we highlight some of the myriad ways Loretto is actively engaged…
2022 Hunger Fund report
In I Am the Way, the Loretto constitutions, we read, “Cooperation with others engaged in creating a more just and peaceful world is crucial to fruitful mission.” Every year the Hunger Fund committee lives out this Loretto mandate in our…
The new nuclear arms race
As the news in December showed, we are embarked on a new nuclear arms race. Early that month, the U.S. unveiled the B21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber, our first new bomber in 30 years. Later in the month Congress passed,…
Loretto Reflects on MLK and His Message of Nonviolence: Creating the ‘Beloved Community’
I’ve been to the mountaintop. I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. Martin Luther King Jr. Autobiography.…
Nuclear Waste Grows
The Loretto Peace Committee focuses on the abolition of nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, it is easy for us to forget about nuclear waste. But not for New Mexico residents. Beyond the production of nuclear weapons at the Los Alamos National Laboratory…
The Sad Saga of Sam Bankman-Fried and His Cryptocurrency
By now people who follow the news have probably heard of FTX and its wunderkind creator, Sam Bankman-Fried. Very simply put, Bankman-Fried created a form of cryptocurrency and encouraged a lot of people to invest in it. He and the investors made…
An Advent Invitation To Support Loretto’s Work for Peace And Justice
First Sunday of Advent: The Season of Eternal Newness Pope Francis prays: Son of God, Jesus, through you all things were made. You were formed in the womb of Mary our Mother,You became part of this earth, and you gazed upon…
The Loretto Way: Loretto Celebrates Work of Peacemakers
How do we live in this world and build a society of love and peace? Our world is ruled by powers that divide and destroy. What can believers do? What to do when negative power surrounds us? God chose to…