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Loretto Land Ethic

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2025 /

As Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross, we are called to care for Earth in its pain, to celebrate its beauty and to create space for its…

A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2025 /

You make a difference! These days as we both grieve the loss of Pope Francis and welcome Pope Leo XIV to lead us, we gather in prayer with gratitude for…

Ministries begun by Loretto continue to make the world a better place

By Loretto Community / May 5, 2025 /

Our life in community in the present time empowers us for mission and is itself an expression of mission.  I Am the Way, #35 I tell you, if they keep…

This progressive Catholic school helped shape generations of young KC women

By Loretto Community / April 25, 2025 /

Posted by the Kansas City Star April 23, 2025 The Sisters of Loretto, a Catholic order that originated in Kentucky, came to Kansas City in 1899. Their mission here and…

Welcome to Loretto Motherhouse: A place where God’s love shines brightly!

By Loretto Community / March 25, 2025 /

The journey of Lent has brought us to the story of Moses’ wonderful imagination of seeing God through the burning bush. The bush was not losing its leaves! What a…

Haiti Journal – March 2025

By Loretto Community / March 25, 2025 /

It has been quite a while since I have been able to send out a Haiti Journal. I presume that most of you have kept up somewhat with what continues…

Loretto Magazine – Winter 2025

By Loretto Community / March 10, 2025 /

Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Loretto Leadership A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL As the newly-elected president of the Loretto Community, I invite you as you…

Loretto in Pakistan collaborates with parish boys’ school

By Nasreen Daniel SL / March 10, 2025 /

Our local parish community recently initiated a collaborative effort with the Sisters of Loretto to support the parish boys’ school. The school serves more than 450 students with a team…

Ceciliana Skees SL celebrates 75 years in Loretto!

By Christina Manweller / March 10, 2025 /

Ceciliana Skees SL is grateful for the opportunity she’s had to positively impact lives during her 75 years as a Sister of Loretto. She says, “I worked with very young…

Photo album: Loretto members tirelessly pursue justice and peace

By Mary Ann McGivern SL / March 10, 2025 /

Explore the rich story of Loretto’s peacemaking history in the Winter 2021 issue of Loretto Magazine. 1990s We are called to be missionaries of peace. … It means making space…

Two Loretto-founded schools mark 100 years

By Loretto Community / March 10, 2025 /

Nerinx Hall High SchoolSt. Louis Loretto members joined a 3,000-plus crowd in October to celebrate Nerinx’s 100-year anniversary. Festivities included a Mass, student performances, campus tours, carnival games, food from…

Lent, Catholic Sisters Week: A good time to give back

By Loretto Community / March 10, 2025 /

Pope Francis’ theme for 2025 and the heart of Catholic Sisters Week is ”Pilgrims of Hope.” It fits very well with the mission statement of the Sisters of Loretto and…