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Retreat Centers
Come visit or stay and pray at Knobs Haven and Cedars of Peace, located on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse. The center offer reflective, welcoming spaces to individuals and groups for a few days, a weekend or longer. Learn more about our Retreat Centers.
Expanding the Circle
May we create a circle of belonging that includes all. Kat Armas Planning our new accessible Belonging cabin is expanding my awareness of those who are creating circles of belonging for people with disabilities. In just one day last week: …
An architecture of belonging
It’s a delightfully cool summer morning at Cedars of Peace where a cluster of eight retreat cabins nestle in the woods on the Loretto Motherhouse grounds. Ignoring the “Silence please” sign, an eastern towhee’s distinct “drink-your-tea” song soars above the…
Transformation
Would you believe that this old, undated photo of a small house at Loretto is directly connected to our vision of building a new, accessible cabin? “How so?” you might ask.
Belonging cabin: Why now?
“Kathy is someone who can toss the smallest pebble in a lake and cause ripples of inspiration to spread far and wide.” That’s how a friend described Kathy Nimmer. So who is she and what does she have to do with our new accessible cabin?
Launching a Dream
Steps. For many years, my concern about the steps leading into the cabins was primarily about their safety after a winter storm or their ongoing need for repair due to squirrel damage.
Loretto Retreats Monday Musings
Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. Here are a few of the recent musings … “Westerners have forgotten what indigenous people understand to be cardinal. That this world…
Loretto Retreats – Monday Musings
Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. Here are a few of the recent musings … What points me to gratitude? The familiar sign pointing to the cabin named…
A Loretto Labyrinth
Written by Ashley Doughty. The Loretto Heritage Center is pleased to host Ashley as our summer intern. Ashley is spending the summer living at the Valley House and working with the personal papers Sr. Maureen McCormack. She decided to write…
Cedars of Peace cabin refurbished, ready for visitors
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 of wood whose many knots led it to be rejected…
Loretto Retreats Monday Musings
Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. In case you don’t have social media account we’d like to share a few of the musings with you. … I love…
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 Retreats Monday Musings
Every Monday, Loretto retreat staff Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. In case you don’t have social media we’d like to share a few of the more recent musings with you. … “Send…