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Each member of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross is “co-responsible for creating a community which is beneficial for all; for maturing in adult faith and effective ministry,..; and for making use of opportunities which add new depth to our formation in Christ.” Learn more about the Sisters of Loretto.

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Mary Ann (formerly Sister Ann Michael) Cunningham SL

By Loretto Community / October 8, 2024 /

Sister Mary Ann (formerly Sister Ann Michael) Cunningham SL died at 11 pm ET Oct. 8, 2024, at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky.…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Mary McAuliffe SL

By Loretto Community / October 5, 2024 /

Loretto Sister Mary McAuliffe died Oct. 5 at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. She was 82 and in the 59th year of her…

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Governor of Kentucky expresses formal thanks to Loretto Community and its outgoing leadership

By Loretto Community / September 24, 2024 /
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Assembly 2024: work of challenge, work of joy

By Christina Manweller / September 18, 2024 /
During a lunch break from a gathering, three women enjoy a hug and smile for the camera.

Loretto Assembly snapshots To read all of the articles in the fall 2024 issue, click here.

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Living history

By Loretto Community / September 18, 2024 /
A black and white photo of a nun in habit looks down at a small child in a white dress as she shows her a spinning wheel.

In this 1961 photograph, taken in the museum at Loretto Motherhouse, Antonina Ryan SL shows an old spinning wheel to Marian Wheatley Medley, daughter of Carl Wheatley, Loretto’s farm manager.…

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Leading into the future

By Christina Manweller / September 18, 2024 /
A happy group of women smiling together at a Loretto Community gathering, all wearing a variety of different colors and patterns.

In July Loretto gathered to elect new leaders, hold discussions, pass proposals important to the Community and enjoy time together. As Community members gathered in Louisville, Ky., and on Zoom…

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A letter from Loretto President Barbara Nicholas SL

By Barbara Nicholas SL / September 18, 2024 /
Head shot of Sr. Barbara Nicholas taken outside on a sunny day.

Dear Reader,Is this how it is with you? We are entering the season when nature’s way is to let the sap recede. That takes energy, of course, but a restful…

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Seeking Home: Commemorating 200 years at Loretto Motherhouse

By Eleanor Craig SL / September 18, 2024 /
An older white woman with white hair and a blue shirt holds a small microphone and is shown speaking to a crowd in the pews in front of the altar of a Catholic Church.

In the beginning … This story is about an unusual group of women, daughters of Maryland settlers. They were young women who came together on the Kentucky frontier in the…

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Donna Mattingly SL

By Loretto Community / September 16, 2024 /

I grew up on a small farm in rural Central Kentucky near the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse. The area is also known as Kentucky’s Holy Land. Before I entered Loretto…

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Congratulations to all Loretto’s outgoing & newly elected Leadership!

By Loretto Community / September 16, 2024 /
A happy group of women smiling together at a Loretto Community gathering, all wearing a variety of different colors and patterns.

The government of the Sisters of Loretto and the spirit of the Loretto Community is designed to foster the Community’s faith life and mission. Each member “has the responsibility to…

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Cathy Smith SL

By Loretto Community / September 16, 2024 /

I was born in Kansas City, Mo., and lived there until I was 4. Then we moved 63 miles away to Topeka, Kan., where we stayed until 1976, then returned…

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Kathy Wright SL

By Loretto Community / September 16, 2024 /

I was born in Washington, D.C., and traveled west from there to Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas and a few other places. After graduation from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Mo.,…

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