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The story of Loretto: Outward and forward in love for 214 years and counting!
Outward and forward in love has been the story of Loretto since its founding in 1812. For the past 214 years, Loretto’s foundational hope has been lived out throughout the life and mission work of thousands of members. I Am…
A bridge to love
Mary Catherine Widger SL tells the story of a child with an intellectual disability whose parents hoped would make his First Communion. This was in the late 1970s. Mary Catherine served in the special education office for the Archdiocese of…
Loretto legacy of excellence continues at schools
Escuela de Guadalupe Susan Swain SL and Joy Gerity CoL, who had been principals at St. Mary’s Academy in Denver, were members of Escuela de Guadalupe’s founding group in 1999. Teacher retention often reflects a school’s health and vitality. At…
Pillar Place served as a safe haven
Donna Day SL served for eight years as director of Intercommunity Housing at Pillar Place, located in the former Loretto Academy building in St. Louis. Pillar Place brought critically-needed housing and services to the local mostly-Black community. While Loretto supplied…
Loretto Magazine – Winter 2026
Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Mary Catherine Widger SL A Letter from President Buffy Boesen SL I have a small poster in my house that reads, “Take time to wonder, to give thanks and to praise!” As I…
Loretto Spotlight Video – Mary Catherine Widger SL
It’s a community of joy. Mary Catherine Widger SL Mary Catherine Widger SL has served those with intellectual disabilities for 50-plus years. In this issue of Loretto Magazine, read about the community she cofounded with the Rev. Larry Freeman and…
Catholic Schools Week: Loretto salutes its Loretto pre-K, primary school teachers
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela Catholic Schools Week should be more than one week out of the whole year! It is a celebration of academic excellence, faith formation, community…
In keeping with Dr. King’s legacy of non-violent, direct action, Loretto stands in solidarity with all fighting for justice to protect our immigrant neighbors
The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 is taken from Ephesians 4:4, “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.” These words from Paul’s letter…
Happy Thanksgiving! Blessings from the Loretto Community
“Do you think there is anything,” asked Mary Oliver, “not attached by its unbreakable cord to everything else?” As we think of Mary Oliver’s words to us this Thanksgiving, let us pray: Receive our gratitude O God, for the gift…
Loretto Magazine – Fall 2025
Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Chris Mattingly, Loretto Living Center director of pastoral care A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL As you will see in this issue of Loretto Magazine, Loretto’s work continues to be shaped…
‘What It Means to Lead with Loretto’: A letter from Iswari Natarajan, President of St. Mary’s Academy
The Loretto Community is proud of our legacy and continuing mission of Catholic education. So it is with pleasure that we share this letter from Iswari Natarajan, the President and Head of School at St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, CO.…
Loretto lawyers live out Loretto mission, ‘work for justice’ through legal system
Over the past few decades, a number of lawyers have been associated with the Sisters of Loretto-Loretto Community. Two women, formerly Sisters of Loretto, left the Community in the 1960s or early ‘70s and pursued law degrees: Marilyn Morheuser and…