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.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself in which she sets her young at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my…
Loretto treasures the beauty of trees, in addition to the immense benefits they bestow on humanity and all life. Trees are often called the “lungs” of our planet, and planting…
In keeping with the tradition of repurposing wood and other materials at the Loretto Motherhouse retreat centers, a recently-refurbished cabin at Cedars of Peace now boasts a stunning floor made…
Loretto Motherhouse Community members and staff continually look at how to further reduce Loretto’s carbon footprint and protect Earth. Josh Ballard, Loretto Motherhouse director of operations, shares steps recently taken:…
By Angela Rakes After a long restoration, the Old Tobacco Barn at Loretto Motherhouse has has been a crucial part of bringing new life to the Motherhouse. So far it…
Since 1824, the Sisters of Loretto have called Loretto Motherhouse – a land of deep interior forests, tranquil lakes and blooming meadows – home. Countless people have lived, worked and…
Sr. Anndavid Naeger wrote this week about the beautiful English Elm tree on the Motherhouse Campus. For many years, Anndavid has written a newsletter called “Our Days at Loretto Motherhouse”…
Posted in Link NKY April 11, 2025 KFW (Kentucky Foundation for Women) is excited to announce the recipients of the Winter/Spring 2025 Loretto Artist Residency Program, a partnership between Sisters…
Please join us for two pianists, Naro Longchar and Matheus Pessoa, playing here at Loretto Motherhouse as part of the Loretto Motherhouse Church concert series. The concert will be this…
The Loretto Motherhouse has teamed up with Washington and Marion County Extension Offices and Young Farmers to present a beef reproduction field day for cow-calf producers May 24th, 9 AM…
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…
Posted March 3, 2025 by Aleteia. … The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a Trappist monastery, home to monks who are Cistercians of the Strict Observance. It is…
