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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.
Bringing running water to a Kentucky family
A dad and his two daughters, ages 11 and 14, living a short distance from Loretto Motherhouse were hauling water to their home month after month. Judy Popp SL, who lives at the Motherhouse, found out and determined to help.…
‘Upon This Hill’ – Poem by Cecily Jones SL
From “Mostly for Promise: Poems by Cecily Jones SL,” published 2013 Reflections of Isabella Clarke on the Sisters’ Transfer from Little Loretto to St. Stephen’s Farm, November 1824 After the death of Rev. Father Nerinckx, the Right Rev. Bishop Flaget…
Unforeseen uprooting 200 years ago led the Sisters of Loretto home
In 1824, the Sisters of Loretto were forced to move from their home of the past 12 years to the current location of the Loretto Motherhouse 9 miles up the hill. History has shown that the move would turn out…
The Santa Fe Staircase: Loretto Chapel’s Famous Architectural Wonder
Loretto Mother Magdalen Hayden (some spell her first name Magdalene) was one of two sibling sisters who established Loretto missions that served persons of color. In 1847, Mother Bridget Hayden had gone to Osage Mission, Kan., and in 1852, Mother…
Living in an Expanded World
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 where we know where we stand and on whom we can rely.…
Ag Bash Smash!
Over 400 children and grown-ups showed up at Loretto Motherhouse on Saturday, Aug. 3, to play in the corn, soybean and wheat boxes (no sand here), pet the four-day-old chicks and inspect two-story-high farm equipment. The day was a smash…
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…
Community joins Sisters of Loretto in Seeking Home Walk
Published by the Paxton Media Group on July 3, 2024 Celebrating its 200th year at the current Motherhouse location, last Thursday the Sisters of Loretto joined with more than 100 members of the wider Kentucky community to walk more than…
Archives conducts reframing project of artifact collection, plans to target over 180 items
Published by the Lebanon Enterprise, July 31, 2024 After receiving funding for the project earlier in the year, members of the Loretto Heritage Center stated that the effort to reframe a number of the artifacts in their collection is underway.…
Loretto Motherhouse Farm officially a Kentucky Heritage 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 which have stayed in the same family or organization. The registry is cared for…
Celebrating Foundation Day
In April, the Community celebrated Foundation Day at the Motherhouse and Nerinx Hall High School. At Nerinx, students, faculty, Loretto members and guests enjoyed presentations, discussions, refreshments and socializing. Jen Staed was enthusiastically welcomed as Loretto’s newest co-member.