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Motherhouse

“Our Old Kentucky Home” – The Loretto Motherhouse is the heart of the Loretto Community. Located in Marion County, Ky., the site and the nearby town are named after our priest-founder Charles Nerinckx. Thousands of women entered the Community through its doors to follow God’s call of service. Today, it remains a home to our members, who gladly welcome visitors. Learn more about our Motherhouse.

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Soprano Tamsyn Scott to Give Motherhouse Concert

By Loretto Community / May 23, 2019 /

Soprano Tamsyn Scott, a rising junior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will give a vocal concert beginning at 7 p.m. EDT in the Loretto Motherhouse chapel. The daughter…

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Loretto Heritage Center Staff Hang Together Through Thick and Thin!

By Eleanor Craig SL / May 1, 2019 /
Three women smiling for a picture while exploring a basement crawl space.

Curator Susanna Pyatt, Archivist Ayla Toussaint and I laugh as we inspect the space beneath our building; above the crawl space, Heritage Center Assistant Marcia Mohin enjoys the less dusty…

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Loretto’s Infirmary Is Above Average — As We Know!

By Martha Alderson CoL / May 1, 2019 /
A woman with mid-length brown hair smiling while holding a white certification plaque with a plain white background.

It is not a surprise that the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary received an above average rating in nursing homes in Kentucky and, in fact, in the nation. Loretto members, staff and…

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Motherhouse Concert to Feature Music of Liszt, Hugo Wolf and Alma Mahler-Werfel

By Loretto Community / April 12, 2019 /

Soprano Joyce Hall Wolf and pianists Cully Bell and Andreas Ioannides will perform works by Liszt, Hugo Wolf and Alma Mahler-Werfel beginning at 3 p.m. EDT at Loretto Motherhouse. Free and open to all!

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A Picture Is Worth a 1,000 Documents

By Eleanor Craig SL / April 1, 2019 /
A woman with grey hair wearing a colorful plaid shirt smiling while grabbing a file box on a large file shelf covering the whole wall.

Last June the Archivists at the Loretto Heritage Center noticed buckling in the hardwood floor beneath the racks of documents. At least one sensitive nose also smelled musty, moldy smells.…

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Sustainable Intentional Community Gathers at Loretto Motherhouse

By Kathy Wright SL / April 1, 2019 /
A group picture in a class room, two individuals are sitting on the floor, three are sitting in chairs, and eight standing behind in an inverted triangle shape.

During the weekend of Feb. 22-24, the Motherhouse welcomed the Sustainable Intentional Community gathering that included 17 participants plus several other people who joined for an hour or two. Participants…

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Infirmary Community Re-Elects Members of Resident Council

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2019 /
Five women, two sitting and three standing together for a group picture indoors.

By Betty McWilliams and Mary Peter Bruce January 2018 the Commonwealth of Kentucky added two new regulations affirming the Infirmary Resident Council. One was that the council should elect a…

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Buds and Blossoms Bloom in the Motherhouse Infirmary

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2019 /
White and purple blossoming orchids in a blue pot on a wooden desk.

Story by Sue Rogers, photos by Mary Peter Bruce and Peg Jacobs Buds and blossoms abound on the third floor of the Motherhouse Infirmary. North and south sun make the…

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A Little Paint Goes a Long Way

By Debra Kehl CoL / February 1, 2019 /
A wooden sign with white lettering that says: knobs haven out front of a red brick building with a white door.

Photos courtesy of Debra Kehl As I travel back and forth to the Motherhouse, I’ve noticed the Knobs Haven sign along the road needed a touch-up. In October I told…

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Our Loretto Motherhouse Farm Is an Ecosystem of Its Own

By Joy Jensen SL / February 1, 2019 /
A meadow with black cows surrounded by leafless trees on a cloudy day.

Did you know that our Loretto Motherhouse farm is an ecosystem? Remember that an ecosystem is made up of living and non-living things that interact and exchange energy. A farm…

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Loretto Motherhouse Crèches from Around the World

By Loretto Community / December 19, 2018 /

This Yuletide season nativity scenes of all shapes and sizes grace the halls, windowsills and outdoors at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. They are a sight to behold! Most of…

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The Secret Garden Revisited: A Reflection

By Joy Jensen SL / October 1, 2018 /
Green bushes with white flowers lining a still pond on a green field on a sunny day.

A bird feeder hangs outside on my Infirmary window. A Chipping sparrow visits it daily and is occasionally joined by a Harris’s sparrow. After eating they fly to the Japanese…

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