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Loretto in the News
Enjoy this list of news stories featuring the Loretto Community and/or its members.
Catholic Worker book review of “Give Me a Living Love: The Poems of Ann Manganaro”
Thank you to the Catholic Worker and guest writer Anne Marie Kaune for this tender, insightful review of “Give Me a Living Love: The Poems of Ann Manganaro.” Kaune ends with this comment: “The Sisters of Loretto, Kathleen DeSutter Jordan…
Toxic Contamination of Water Sources Poses Long-Term Hazards to American Communities and Environment
Originally posted by The Tablet on April 12, 2023 To understand how Catholics are responding to water pollution in their communities, OSV News spoke with advocates and agencies in Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Flint, Michigan — all cities which have…
Keepin’ It Rural
Published by Kentucky Monthly on March 30, 2023 The Bluegrass region is one of Kentucky’s quintessential landscapes. Scenic pastoral views are dotted with bourbon rickhouses. Mile after mile of black fences shelter world-renowned Thoroughbred horses whose bones are strengthened by…
Catholic Nuns Affirm Support for Transgender Community, Loved and Cherished by God in Open Letter
Posted by Christianity Daily on April 3, 2023 A group of Catholic nuns published a public statement on behalf of thousands of religious women and some partner organizations. The alliance reaffirmed its support for persons who identify as nonbinary, transgender,…
Congregations and cultures mix as novices learn and grow together
Published by Global Sisters Report on April 3, 2023 Being able to laugh while trying to learn the steps to an African dance, experience a liturgy at a Ukrainian Church, or discuss facets of Black History Month has been an…
How St. Hildegard inspired this nurse’s care for the dying
Published by U.S. Catholic on February 2, 2023 “I just wanted someone to listen,” said the shirtless man propped on pillows in a hospital bed, his voice cracking and eyes welling as an oxygen tank hissed and clicked at regular…
Machebeuf Hall on Loretto Heights Campus to Become Commún Community Center
Published by Westword on January 27, 2023 When the Colorado Symphony hosted a community concert at the May Bonfils Stanton Theater at Loretto Heights in 2018, Margaret Brugger walked up to Mark Witkiewicz and told him point-blank that she wanted…
Sisters of Loretto permanently preserve 650 acres of ‘holy land’ in Kentucky
Published by Earthbeat on January 26, 2023 The region in central Kentucky where the Sisters of Loretto have resided for 200 years is often described as “holy land.” Now, more than 650 acres of that land surrounding their motherhouse will…
Sisters of Loretto sign historic conservation agreement
Published by The Record on January 20, 2023 The Sisters of Loretto in Nerinx, Ky., signed an agreement Jan. 18 with the Bluegrass Land Conservancy that will conserve more than 650 acres of the congregation’s property. The land, known as…
A 2-century-old Catholic convent is fighting for conservation in Ky.
Published by Louisville Public Media on January 19, 2023 For a 2-century-old Catholic convent outside Loretto, Ky., conservation is an act of faith. In a state where prosperity was forged in coal furnaces, the Sisters of Loretto have divested from…
Q & A with Allen Carl Larson, publicizing letters between Conrad N. Hilton and two Loretto Sisters
Published by Global Sisters Report, December 13, 2022 Allen Carl Larson, a professor emeritus of music at Webster University in St. Louis, has long been engaged with a project to publicize letters between two Sisters of Loretto and Conrad N.…
91-year-old softball player still going strong
Maggie McCloskey has been playing softball before women’s organized sports came to be, but as she aged her focus changed. Published by 9News.com on November 13, 2022 PARKER, Colo. — A Colorado women’s softball team may be the oldest in…