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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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Loretto Heritage Center All Saints’ Day Exhibit: A one-day exhibit of relics and reliquaries from our object collection

By Loretto Community / October 29, 2024 /
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Happy Autumn! Happy All Hallows Eve!

By Loretto Community / October 29, 2024 /
A white-haired woman with glasses stands and smiles next to the Halloween display she created in a corner of windows.

Happy Fall! And Happy All Hallows’ Eve – a time for spooky costumes, pumpkins and lots of candy! In years gone by, people dressed up in funny clothes to ward…

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Loretto Motherhouse Church Concert Series – Greg Partain, piano

By Loretto Community / October 22, 2024 /

Please join us for another Loretto Motherhouse Church concert on Sunday, November 3 at 3pm ET. Greg Partain will offer a piano concert. All are welcome. Admission free.

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Loretto Motherhouse Church Concert Series – Les Six

By Loretto Community / October 22, 2024 /

Les Six, the woodwind and piano sextet from Louisville, will play at Loretto Motherhouse Sunday, November 10, 7:00 p.m. Les Six is a sextet of friends who play piano, flute,…

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Kentucky Foundation for Women announces 2024 summer/fall Loretto Artist Residents

By Loretto Community / October 21, 2024 /

Published October 19, 2024 by the Kentucky Standard. Kentucky Foundation for Women is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 summer/fall Loretto Artist Residency Program, a partnership between Sisters…

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Working for justice and acting for peace by improving accessibility

By Loretto Community / October 7, 2024 /
Four people smile together while riding on a golf cart outside on a sunny day.

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,…

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Peace Week at the Motherhouse

By Catherine (Kitty) Madden CoL / October 4, 2024 /
One woman watches as another one signs a paper on a wooden podium with a microphone on a church stage.

As we began the celebration of International Peace Week at the Motherhouse Sept. 15-21, on behalf of the Loretto Community, outgoing president Barbara Nicholas and incoming president Buffy Boesen signed…

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Ag Bash a big draw

By Loretto Community / October 3, 2024 /
A woman demonstrates for two teens how to fold a paper crane at table at an outdoor event.

By Angela Rakes The first Saturday in August was buzzing with visitors to the Loretto Motherhouse’s third annual Back to School Ag Bash. Over 400 people braved the wet conditions…

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Motherhouse Farm is now a Kentucky Heritage Farm

By Loretto Community / October 3, 2024 /
Five people stand in front of a red barn and smile together for a group picture while displaying an award plaque and paper certification that says Kentucky Historic Farm.

The Loretto Motherhouse Farm is now a Kentucky Heritage Farm! In 1982, the Kentucky Legislature passed a law to register farms over 100 years of age that have stayed in…

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Loretto Magazine Fall 2024 issue now available!

By Loretto Community / September 30, 2024 /
Cover of the Fall 2024 Loretto Magazine "An event-full Loretto summer Inside ... Loretto holds Election Assembly 200 years at Loretto Motherhouse Celebrating Loretto's jubilarians Mary Luke Tobin Award honorees Visiting a tribal community in Pakistan"

Loretto Magazine’s fall edition is now available! As temperatures begin to cool and autumn nears, we offer you this latest issue of Loretto Magazine. Features include two significant Loretto events…

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America’s Best Nursing Homes 2025 – Loretto Living Center #3 in Kentucky

By Loretto Community / September 27, 2024 /

Originally published by Newsweek, fall of 2024 This year’s list recognizes 1,050 nursing homes across the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to Centers for Medicare &…

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Loretto Magazine – Fall 2024

By Loretto Community / September 18, 2024 /
Cover of the Fall 2024 Loretto Magazine "An event-full Loretto summer Inside ... Loretto holds Election Assembly 200 years at Loretto Motherhouse Celebrating Loretto's jubilarians Mary Luke Tobin Award honorees Visiting a tribal community in Pakistan"

Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Eleanor Craig SL A letter from President Barbara Nicholas SL Is this how it is with you? We are entering the season…

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