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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.
Sisters support defense of Apache sacred site, ‘religious freedom for Native Americans’
Published by Global Sisters Report July 31, 2025 With its ancient Emory oaks, canyons and volcanic rock formations, Oak Flat is a place where, in late afternoon, the quiet approach of dusk brings a sense of stillness and serenity, peace…
Loretto Spotlight Video – Regina Drey SL
On Be Loretto/Celebrate Earth Day at St. Mary’s Academy in Denver, the lower school kids engaged in hands-on activities to join the Loretto Community in honoring and protecting Earth. Regina Drey SL is featured in the Spotlight Video, sharing, “Our…
Organizing 202: The Billboard
Years ago Loretto put up a billboard on Motherhouse grounds that said, “When I was a stranger, you welcomed me.” It’s still there, right at the front entrance, along Rt. 152. So recently when local Catholic communities met to consider…
A billboard call to justice
The May day was clear, cooled by a light wind. The billboard sparkled. Dominicans and Lorettos and other sisters and friends gathered on the parking lot above Kentucky Highway 55 to pray for immigrants and other marginalized groups and to…
‘A pope for the world’: Sisters around the globe share hopes for Leo XIV’s papacy
Published by National Catholic Reporter’s Global Sisters Report May 16, 2025 A week after Pope Leo XIV was elected, Catholic sisters around the world have hopes for change under the new pontiff — and are even suggesting possible papal priorities,…
Loretto Community and Loretto Link offer joint statement on Gaza
The Loretto Community and Loretto Link condemn Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine and call on all people of conscience to engage in whatever ways possible to make clear to our elected officials that we demand an immediate resumption of food…
Sisters gather to promote justice and human rights
Posted by the Springfield Sun May 14, 2025 The Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine’s Motherhouse joined forces with the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community to host a Community Gathering near their billboard on Highway 55. The gathering was held on Tuesday,…
Ministries begun by Loretto continue to make the world a better place
Our life in community in the present time empowers us for mission and is itself an expression of mission. I Am the Way, #35 I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out. Luke 19:40 Isaiah reminds…
International Women’s Day marked with peaceful gathering in Brentwood, Mo.
By Jennifer Staed March 8, International Women’s Day, brought 2,000 sign-holders to the sidewalks of Brentwood, Mo., to show their support for many actions. The organizers of the event encouraged each participant to exercise the right to gather peacefully. Participants…
One Drum, One Prayer, One Circle
It’s Friday, Feb. 21, and I find myself in the Arizona desert standing in a circle of about 100 people listening to Apache leader Wendsler Nosie Sr. “We’re doing this for those who hate us…. We’re doing it for those…
‘Community Gathering’ in solidarity with marginalized communities
Loretto Community, Dominican Sisters of Peace invite all to May 6 “Community Gathering” near Statue of Liberty billboard in Springfield, Ky., to stand in solidarity with marginalized communities – including those affected by unjust immigration policies, job loss and systemic…
As Easter Season continues, Loretto remembers Pope Francis’ legacy
Easter is not over. In fact, Easter is never over. Easter is the most important feast of the entire Church year, we are invited to embrace this great mystery and are called to bear witness to Christ in both His…