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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.
Making a Difference One Loan at a Time
The Investment Committee is one of the quieter committees in the Loretto Community. Started in the 1970s, our original mandate was shareholder activism. We, along with other religious communities, would exercise our proxy as shareholders to ask for significant changes…
Loretto Speaks Out: Living Our Lives Boldly
The Evangelists – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – who gave birth to the New Testament and the words and stories of Jesus that we embrace today, were all writing and speaking the truth in confidence and love. Their goal…
Loretto Members Share Ways to Live Simply So Others May Simply Live
The poet David Whyte says, “The doorway to a radical, numinous simplicity, seems to be reached by the long and difficult path of generosity.” Loretto Constitutions say, “By our vow of poverty, inspired by Christ who became poor for us…
Seeing with the Heart
By Sonja Novo and the Good Trouble Working Group What does your heart see in our world at this time? Mine sees groups of people all over the world joining hands to protect their democracies. I see great sorrow and…
Helping to revive dignity in Juarez
What if we were to do away with misery in Juarez? We think this can be done. The Rev. Peter Urban, a priest of the Denver Archdiocese, Loretto co-member and founder of Miguel Pro Mission. The mission focuses on two…
Loretto, Faith Communities Cooperate in Life-giving Mission of Jesus
In the midst of the political, cultural and religious divides that seem to permeate organizations, churches and even families today, Loretto seeks to collaborate with other faith communities to live out the values we hold dear. We know we are…
Leadership of Loretto & Five Other Women Religious Congregations Call for Preserving Peace, Democracy in Ukraine & U.S.
We, the undersigned leadership of women religious, walk in solidarity with the people of Ukraine who are suffering from the invasion by Russian forces. Vladimir Putin is attacking democracy in Ukraine with military might and misinformation. We stand with all who support the people…
Working toward healing
Building a preschool in Vietnam Paulette Peterson CoL had started preschools in the U.S., so when she arrived in Vietnam in 1974, she went to work establishing a preschool at an orphanage. She teamed up with a local woman to…
Exploring Intersections: Affordable Housing
The basic human need for shelter is often unattainable for those at the mercy of the elements, job layoffs, economic downturns, overcrowded projects. The conversation, “Exploring Intersections: Affordable Housing,” will take place Wednesday, Dec 8 from 3 to 4 p.m.…
Climate Justice Workshop – Building Radical Hope in the Climate Crisis
You are invited to join in this free Climate Justice workshop on Zoom. Feel free to invite your friends and spread the word! Jessie Rathburn, Earth Education and Advocacy Coordinator for the Loretto Community, will lead an interactive workshop on…
Climate Justice Workshop – Carbon Fee and Dividend
You are invited to join in this free Climate Justice workshop on Zoom. Feel free to invite your friends and spread the word! On Tuesday, October 19, 6-8 PM ET, Maggie Hettinger and Carmel Bowman of the Citizens Climate Lobby…
Striving To Care for Earth, Loretto Joins Global Justice Initiatives
“All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.” (Laudato Si’, #207) The science is clear: The current climate crisis, inextricably…