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Loretto stands with immigrants: yesterday, today and always

By Loretto Community / February 24, 2025 /

Loretto’s spirit of advocacy reflects its mission of “working for justice and acting for peace because the Gospel urges us.” Both in the Old and New Testament scriptures, one can…

Statement of Solidarity from Kentucky Catholic Sisters

By Loretto Community / February 3, 2025 /

The Sisters of Loretto joined with three other communities of Catholic sisters in solidarity with the Kentucky and Tennessee bishops in support of immigrant families. You can read the entire…

Hospitality: A hallmark of Loretto’s life in community since 1812

By Loretto Community / February 3, 2025 /

The joy and privilege of welcoming others is not new to Loretto. We have welcomed others to our homes, neighborhoods, schools, cities and towns, churches and workplaces for more than…

Service on school boards reinforce Loretto’s foundational commitment to education

By Loretto Community / January 27, 2025 /

For the first century and a half of Loretto school history, teachers and students worked together in the classroom, and the Loretto leaders were in charge of school administration. After…

Loretto celebrates preciousness of all life

By Loretto Community / January 21, 2025 /

All life is precious. From the beginning God was in love with us and wanted to live with us to reveal to us what true humanity looks like. We are…

Putting the Pieces Together on Immigration

By Eleanor Craig SL / January 10, 2025 /

One of the most intriguing aspects of an archival collection is that it contains many bits and pieces that, woven together, reveal entire stories. Sometimes a curious researcher comes upon…

Connecting with Loretto: All are welcome!

By Loretto Community / January 6, 2025 /

The Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto gives us a hint about this week’s message to our readers: “The Spirit of God is not bound, it reveals itself in the…

Sacred Journey: Loretto Walks With Immigrant Families

By Loretto Community / December 16, 2024 /

“Caminante, no hay puentes, se hace puentes al andar.” (Traveler, there are no bridges, one must build them as one walks.) Gloria Anzaldúa As the traveler walks, Jesus walks: to…

Meet our 2024-2025 Loretto Justice Fellows!

By Loretto Community / October 21, 2024 /

Meet our 2024/2025 Loretto Justice Fellows! Our Fellows are students at the University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University. Loretto’s nine Fellows are pursuing various studies,…

Working for justice and acting for peace by improving accessibility

By Loretto Community / October 7, 2024 /

Working for justice and acting for peace can take many forms. Sometimes, the first step is making sure events, resources and information are accessible to everyone, whether able-bodied or disabled,…

Governor of Kentucky expresses formal thanks to Loretto Community and its outgoing leadership

By Loretto Community / September 24, 2024 /

Mary Luke Tobin Social Justice Award 2024

By Christina Manweller / September 18, 2024 /

Emmy Stoll and Brendan Staff, 12th annual Mary Luke Tobin Social Justice Award honorees, impressed the selection committee with their deep commitment to social justice. Emmy, born in Ethiopia and…

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