Midweek Mission Messages
Midweek Mission Messages are articles highlighting different mission focuses and/or issues that Loretto is committed to addressing. Go here to sign up for the weekly Midweek Mission Message emails.
The Loretto Community is committed to participating in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, and many of the Loretto schools have done the same. Liz Deines SL, acting campus minister at…
80+ Jubilee 75th Jubilee 70th Jubilee 65th Jubilee 60th Jubilee 50th – Golden Jubilee 25th – Silver Jubilee 80+ Jubilee Kathleen Tighe SL Happy 82nd Jubilee to Loretto Sister Kathleen…
In our work at the United Nations, we have long been blessed with an impressive intergenerational team of activists and advocates. Last fall we unexpectedly lost one of our key…
By Elizabeth O’Hara, 2025-’26 Loretto Justice Fellow My brother and I took time to catch up the other day. Like any siblings, we lead very different lives despite living under…
By Genesis Rodriguez, 2025-’26 Loretto Justice Fellow What a journey this year has been from orientation until now. I still remember how nervous I was to begin this experience, and…
By Dani Felix, 2025 – ’26 Loretto Justice Fellow at Abara As my fellowship comes to an end, I have been thinking a lot about how important it is to…
By Luna Palacios, 2025-26′ Loretto Justice Fellow An old friend once told me that the price of community is inconvenience, that it takes time and asks us to think outside…
By Lucy Ewing Two weeks ago 11 teachers and staff from St. Mary’s Academy (SMA), Denver; Loretto Academy, El Paso; and Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves, Mo., took part in…
By Astrid Ochoa, 2025-’26 Loretto Justice Fellow How is your internship or community life experience helping you to engage in or think about social justice? One of the most meaningful…
Who are your favorite saints — those who have set your heart on fire? A few of our Loretto members happen to share the same favorite saint. Loretto Co-member Patty…
Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. Here are a few of the recent musings … “Westerners have forgotten…
Last Wednesday marked the first year anniversary of the Wednesday Witness in Lebanon, Ky. Sisters, Co-members and Marion County residents gather on a Lebanon street corner holding signs every Wednesday…
