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Lent

During this season of spiritual renewal, we ask God to fill our minds and hearts with love that we may be a sign of Jesus to all those living in our midst. Learn about the Faith and Spirituality of Loretto members.

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By Loretto Community / March 31, 2025 /

Can you believe it’s the Fourth Sunday of Lent already?  St. Paul’s call to the Corinthians —“Be reconciled to Christ”— may sound easy to do, but it is not. This…

Listen up: Lent, St. Patrick, St. Joseph & Loretto Magazine!

By Loretto Community / March 17, 2025 /

The second week of Lent the Church scribes give us the message that Jesus wants us to remember for the whole season of Lent and perhaps our whole life. Here…

Lent, Catholic Sisters Week: A good time to give back

By Loretto Community / March 10, 2025 /

Pope Francis’ theme for 2025 and the heart of Catholic Sisters Week is ”Pilgrims of Hope.” It fits very well with the mission statement of the Sisters of Loretto and…

Lent: A time to listen to God speak to you

By Loretto Community / March 3, 2025 /

Everyone has a favorite saint. While Thomas Merton is officially not declared a saint, in Loretto’s mind he is pretty close! In the Loretto Novitiate in Kentucky he would come…

Christ Is Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia!

By Loretto Community / March 25, 2024 /

During Holy Week, Christians focus on the mysteries of Jesus’ death and resurrection — again, a journey from darkness to light. It is a time of deep reflection and prayer.…

Lent: A time to listen to Gospel call to ready ourselves, be open to God’s grace

By Loretto Community / February 12, 2024 /

Many years ago, Dr. Seuss wrote a book called “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.” Many thought it was just for children, not so! There is a message there for you…

Holy Week: a Journey from Darkness to Light

By Loretto Community / April 3, 2023 /

Many people are familiar with both the story of Exodus and the events of Holy Week. The story of Exodus focuses on God leading the Israelites back on the path…

Walk With Loretto Through Holy Season of Lent

By Loretto Community / February 27, 2023 /

Courage is one of the virtues many of us long for, and work at. As we enter into this first full week of Lent, we may struggle to find its…

Where Are You Standing this Holy Week?

By Loretto Community / April 11, 2022 /

On Palm Sunday, Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt, not with spears hoisted against him, but with palm branches waving; not with soldiers accompanying him, but with crowds chanting “Hosanna…

Praying for Ukraine

By Mary Margaret Murphy SL / April 11, 2022 /

As members of the Loretto Community, we stand at the foot of the cross with the suffering people of Ukraine. In our individual, unique way may we be united in offering our collective prayers, sacrifices and sufferings…

Lenten Journey: A Time for Spiritual Growth

By Loretto Community / February 28, 2022 /

It is common in educational settings and Church work to gather members around a large paper on the wall to create a Wordle. It’s a “word cloud” in which the…

Loretto Stands with Mary at the Foot of the Cross

By Loretto Community / March 29, 2021 /

The Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross is our full title. “I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, # 1, tells us, “Our charism of loving service, rooted…

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