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Mission
“Community is for mission.” We strive to bring the healing spirit of God into our world. Learn more about how we serve.
Working for justice and acting for peace by improving accessibility
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, to invite and encourage greater participation. Microsoft’s Inclusive Design team…
Mary Luke Tobin Social Justice Award 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 adopted by her American family as an infant, shares that…
Loretto’s collaborative efforts extend its mission to work for justice, act for peace
What is the invitation of our time? What crossroads are we facing? What is missing from a community picture? What collaborations sustain us? These are questions that many religious communities grapple with as they call on the Spirit to be…
Looking beyond Loretto: Bringing our work for justice and acting for peace to the wider world
In a recent Midweek Mission Message, longtime Loretto Co-member Martha Alderson acknowledged, “Sometimes we underestimate the value of reaching out beyond ourselves, whether on a personal level or on a community level. We like the comfort of an intimate space…
Celebrating Havern & Escuela de Guadalupe: two beloved Denver schools Loretto has long supported
To celebrate the long legacy of Loretto education, and in keeping with Back To School Week for many students, we wish to acknowledge the wonderful work being accomplished at Havern and Escuela de Guadalupe schools — two educational institutions in…
Imagine yourself here at Loretto Retreat Centers
“Once we start to think about the kind of world we are leaving to future generations, we look at things differently; we realize that the world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others.” (Laudato…
Loretto’s Midweek Mission Message: Mission focused and issue driven
This week Loretto’s Facebook page will feature posts from Loretto’s “Midweek Mission Message.” Midweek Mission Message, or MMM for short, is a weekly email series that highlights various mission focuses and issues the Loretto Community is committed to addressing. These…
Loretto archivists: Caretakers? Detectives? Techies? All of the above!
The Loretto Heritage Center includes both an Archive and a Museum where the 200-plus-year history of the Sisters of Loretto and the 40-plus-year history of the Loretto Community are documented in paper, artifacts and richly interpretive exhibits. Loretto’s archival materials…
Sharing with grateful hearts
By Barbara Hagan CoL, Chair, Loretto Hunger Fund Loretto’s Hunger Fund has helped feed the hungry for 50 years. The Stop Hunger Fund, as it was initially called, was established in 1974 in response to worldwide hunger, especially in India,…
Serving in Ghana
A spirit of joy is truly prevalent at Blessed Trinity Leadership Academy. Pauline Albin SL The congregation of the Daughters of the Most Holy Trinity (FST) is a Ghanaian community founded 40 years ago to serve the spiritual and physical…
Loretto Community members and students bond
Sister of Loretto and teen cherish their connection This has been a very positive opportunity for conversation with the younger generation. Maria Visse SL meets with St. Mary’s Academy student Nastasia St. Amor Joan of Arc Rivas online. The weekly…