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.
Loretto Justice Fellows carry forward Loretto’s mission and values, providing direct service in key mission areas where Loretto Community members have served for decades. In the 2024-2025 program year, the…
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A dad and his two daughters, ages 11 and 14, living a short distance from Loretto Motherhouse were hauling water to their home month after month. Judy Popp SL, who…
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Published by National Catholic Reporter on Sept. 9, 2024 Deep along two-lane roads, nestled amid the undulating, verdant hillsides of Vermont, the Sisters of the Earth Community at Green Mountain Monastery…
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What is the invitation of our time? What crossroads are we facing? What is missing from a community picture? What collaborations sustain us? These are questions that many religious communities…
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On Aug. 6, 2024, the Loretto Peace Committee held a beautiful prayerful remembrance Zoom to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. You can watch the recording below.
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This week Loretto’s Facebook page will feature posts from Loretto’s “Midweek Mission Message.” Midweek Mission Message, or MMM for short, is a weekly email series that highlights various mission focuses…
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The Loretto Peace Committee decided last August to promote Eleanor Coerr’s historical novel for children about an 11-year-old named Sadako. Sadako [Sa da’ ko] is a healthy girl, a runner on the middle school track team,…
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Jeannine Gramick SL and friends from New Ways Ministry, the organization she co-founded to support LGBTQ+ persons, traveled to Rome last October to meet with Pope Francis. Jeannine and the…
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By Lauri Pramuk, M.D. Inspired by the story of Ann Manganaro SL and her commitment as a pediatrician to the people of El Salvador, in 2020 I helped open a…
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The San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona is still trying to save the holy land at Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, or Oak Flat, from destruction. Our April 3 MMM included an Action Alert…
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Between 1956 and 1972, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) periodically flushed water containing chromium down Sandia Canyon. In 2005 a toxic plume of hexavalent chromium was discovered in ground water under LANL property. Fifty years later, those responsible…
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The Loretto Motherhouse Peace Committee reactivated this past summer after having had to pause during the early pandemic. Taking small steps for justice is an important way to cultivate a…
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