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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.
5×5 Sister-Sisters
Browsing through Loretto’s database of Sisters and Co-members, it is fascinating to see how many members had blood relatives who also joined the community. Five family groupings in particular stand out because they are sets of not two, but five…
The Loretto: the transformed beauty of the historic Loretto Academy of 1903 on West 39th Street
Published by NewsBreak on August 2, 2023 “The historic Loretto Academy building is located at 1111 W. 39th Street in the Westport District neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri (Jackson County). There are so many stories of people who built and…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Delores (formerly Sister Mary Laurian) Kincaide SL
Loretto Sister Delores Kincaide, formerly known as Sister Mary Laurian, died July 30 at the Loretto Living Center at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Dori was 93 years old and was just completing the 74th year of her religious…
Loretto Heights College Awards
The Lumen Christi Award was given posthumously to Sister Frances Marie Walsh SL, and Loretto Co-member Ried Clark was honored with the Spirit of Loretto Distinguished Alumnae Award July 15 at the Loretto Heights all-classes reunion in Machebeuf Hall on…
Empowered to do God’s work – Stories of ‘good news’
No one comes to work in a job or even a task that they love to be praised. But there are Loretto members, past and present, whose ministry or service goes well beyond what one might expect. We don’t go…
Loretto Magazine stories celebrate Loretto people, places, events!
The joy of writing in a magazine about people and places and stories of old is an act of love. It is creative and challenging. It is communicative of a message that is often beloved to its readers. That is…
Spotlight on Loretto Wisdom Women – July 2023
Editor’s note: We are featuring interviews of Loretto Community elders. We are grateful to these wise women and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members. This month’s feature highlights Maureen Fiedler, Peg Jacobs and Joy…
Loretto members recommend favorite books, podcasts!
On Loretto’s Facebook page this week we will feature a few of Loretto’s favorite podcasts and books for your summer listening and reading pleasure. You may be surprised by what you discover. They may offer you new ideas or an…
Ann Manganaro SL, M.D.: Gifted physician, teacher, poet
In I Am the Way, the Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto, the section titled “Charism” in article #9 calls persons to loving service “to work for a future in which the poor and suffering, the hungry in body and…
Visiting Loretto in Pakistan
Anna Koop SL and Mary Ann McGivern SL recently visited the Loretto Community in Pakistan for seven weeks. Anna and Mary Ann wrote colorful and informative missives to keep the Community apprised of their experiences. Enjoy these excerpts, along with…
Ann Manganaro SL: Poet
The out-shining, out-reaching sea-Strange mystery of life at lastBursting forth in us. Excerpt from “March 1981” Ann Manganaro SL wrote, “I sing of the light behind the sky” (1/1/1981). In her poetry, she sings, laments, shares life’s beauty and struggles.…
Ann Manganaro SL: Physician
I will set my hands to healThe scorched earth; the burned and broken I will tendTill this land shall learn some new true fire to build. Ann Manganaro SL, physician, poet, servant of God, from her poem “January 1990” Ann…