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March, speakers, draw attention to poverty, voting rights, health care needs

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2022 /

Published by Catholic News Service, posted by the Catholic Spirit on June 23, 2022 The Loretto Community was one of several religious orders and organizations that participated in the Moral…

Loretto Marches with the Poor People’s Campaign

By Loretto Community / June 22, 2022 /

“Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” Micah 6:8 The Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) is a community of faith that hopes to counter narratives of exclusion. Loretto Link’s Good…

Nuclear Ban Week in Vienna

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / June 15, 2022 /

It’s finally happening, the first Meeting of States Parties to the U.N. Ban Treaty! Eighty-six countries have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and 61 states have ratified it!…

Loretto Loves Acronyms: We Hope You Enjoy Our “Alphabet Soup!’

By Loretto Community / June 11, 2022 /

When a little kid, one of our members often had Campbell’s Alphabet Soup for lunch. She would pick out letters in the soup to spell her name or her town…

Making a Difference One Loan at a Time

By Kim Klein CoL / May 25, 2022 /

The Investment Committee is one of the quieter committees in the Loretto Community. Started in the 1970s, our original mandate was shareholder activism. We, along with other religious communities, would…

Loretto: Making a Difference, One Loan at a Time

By Loretto Community / May 22, 2022 /

Like many religious communities, Loretto has an Investment Committee. Started in the 1970s, the committee supports Loretto values by working for justice and acting for peace. Its original mandate was…

Loretto Speaks Out: Living Our Lives Boldly

By Loretto Community / May 16, 2022 /

The Evangelists – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – who gave birth to the New Testament and the words and stories of Jesus that we embrace today, were all writing…

Loretto Community members’ passion for education helps Escuela bloom

By Loretto Community / April 26, 2022 /

Susan Swain SL By Marlene Spero SL Susan Swain SL was a gifted teacher and administrator who brought to Escuela years of innovative elementary school teaching. Susan was skilled in…

The evolution of a thriving school

By Vicki Schwartz SL / April 25, 2022 /

Escuela de Guadalupe’s mission is “to support and uplift the global community, our families and our students by offering an education that integrates Spanish and English biliteracy, Catholic values and…

Loretto Responds to the Gospel Call for 210 Years: One Journey to Everywhere

By Loretto Community / April 25, 2022 /

Followers of Jesus have responsibilities, and if they are smart they never do them alone. Loretto has been graced by God to become a community on pilgrimage. We have walked…

Loretto, Faith Communities Cooperate in Life-giving Mission of Jesus

By Loretto Community / April 4, 2022 /

In the midst of the political, cultural and religious divides that seem to permeate organizations, churches and even families today, Loretto seeks to collaborate with other faith communities to live…

Spirit of Wisdom Inspires Loretto’s Core Mission of Education

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2022 /

In the Beginning — “When Loretto settled in Kentucky at the end of the 18th century, the members quickly realized the need of children in the area for education and…

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