Midweek Mission Messages

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Living Laudato Si’ – daily!

By Loretto Community / March 3, 2025 /

Graphic representing the 7 goals of Laudato Si'

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…

IGNITE Event Reflection

By Loretto Community / February 26, 2025 /

Four women smiling together in a group near a stage holding a sign that says "political power in every young woman."

A key goal of the Loretto Justice Fellowship program is to carry forward Loretto’s legacy, particularly in empowering Loretto-connected young women to work for justice and act for peace, doing…

Update from the Loretto Land Justice Committee

By Loretto Community / February 12, 2025 /

Four people - a Black woman, an older White woman, a middle-aged man and a second older White woman pose for a photo on the prairie.

The Loretto Land Justice Team of 2022-2024 has just transitioned into the Loretto Land Justice Committee of 2025-2029. And the work continues without a break: For two properties, in Kansas and in…

LACC Immigration Spotlight

By Loretto Community / February 5, 2025 /

a colorful banner that features an indigenous symbol in the middle with the words "Solidaridad" and "The Loretto Community" underneath it.

By Rosa Lizarde CoL The Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) hosted our first Immigration Spotlight of 2025 on Jan. 24, four days after Inauguration Day. For us it was vital to provide…

Loretto Retreats Monday Musings

By Loretto Community / January 31, 2025 /

A sign that says "Gratitude" hanging on the outside of an icy wooden cabin window. Inside the window is a view of a chair on an indoor porch.

Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. In case you don’t have social media account we’d like to share…

The “Unseen” Effects of Immigration

By Loretto Community / January 22, 2025 /

A latina woman smiles softly in front of a bright red wall with photos. She is wearing a black shirt and has long brown hair as well as a nose ring and septum ring.

By Iris Cano, Loretto Justice Fellow Migration is often seen as a pathway to a better life, filled with hope for new opportunities. However, from what I have witnessed firsthand,…

One-and-a-half years of being a Loretto Justice Fellow

By Loretto Community / January 8, 2025 /

A latina woman with her dark hair pulled back, wearing a pink turtleneck, smiles softly in front of a mural that shows people marching and a sign that says "Families belong together."

By Arantza de Jesus Before entering the Fellowship, I never thought that my work and personal life could get along; it always felt like I had to pick one or…

Recognizing My Voice and Agency in Shaping the Future of My Community

By Loretto Community / December 18, 2024 /

A hispanic woman with long waist length brown hair wearing light colored clothing stands smiling in front of a wall with several small pieces of colorful art all over.

By Loretto Justice Fellow Anamaria Solis (bachelor’s of social work student, graduating May 2025) When I first began my social work education, I volunteered in case management at Sacred Heart’s migrant…

Why Are we using Elaine Prevallet’s book, “Making the Shift?”

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / November 20, 2024 /

A view of a small chapel with a small looking out of huge clear windows into the green woods.

This piece is an excerpt from the Loretto Link Annual Meeting this past weekend. For those of you who do not know anything about Elaine Prevallet, let me just tell…

Considering Life and Death

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / October 30, 2024 /

A bronze statue of lady justice wearing a blindfold and holding scales up.

Kaitlyn Marie Wise was killed on Valentine’s Day, 2023. She was 29 years old and lived in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky. On May 13, 2024, more than a year later,…

Letter to the Editor

By Allison Lemons CoL / October 23, 2024 /

Below is a letter to the editor I wrote that was printed in the Santa Fe New Mexican on Aug. 17. The important thing is to get people across the country…

Update from Loretto/BVM at the UN

By Beth Blissman CoL / October 16, 2024 /

A pink poster seek at the United Nations Headquarters that says "Good Food for All"

October is indeed a month of bountiful harvests — just a few weeks ago we recognized the International Day of Non-Violence, and today is World Food Day (WFD). WFD is celebrated internationally…

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The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.