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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.
Roberta Hudlow SL stands among the Loretto Community’s most prolific artists and inspiring art teachers. Roberta has taught art in many Loretto schools, including Nerinx High School and Marian Middle…
Loretto Sister Patricia “Pat” (formerly Sister Vincent Marie) Frueh died peacefully Nov. 15 at Loretto Motherhouse, with Loretto Co-member Kitty Madden by her side. Pat was 92 and in the…
Loretto Sister Benedicta Feeney – fondly known as Bernie — turns 99 today! She is the senior-most Loretto vowed member, though she quickly notes that Loretto Sister Kathleen Tighe is…
The cemeteries of the Sisters of Loretto are indeed holy ground. Loretto members and others rest in the sacred earth God has given us. God loves each soul whose final…
“There’s a great day coming by and by,” goes a line in an old familiar Black spiritual hymn. (“There’s a Great Day Coming,” words and music by Will L. Thompson,…
There is always light.If only we are brave enough to see it! If only we are brave enough to be it! Amanda Gorman, From the Inauguration of President Biden Many Loretto…
By Ashley Doughty The Loretto Heritage Center was pleased to host Ashley as our summer intern. Ashley is spent the summer living at the Valley House and working with the…
The Loretto Community honors Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick. Originally from Philadelphia Jeannine moved to Baltimore in 1960 to join the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She was an associate professor…
Over the past few decades, a number of lawyers have been associated with the Sisters of Loretto-Loretto Community. Two women, formerly Sisters of Loretto, left the Community in the 1960s…
Who knew?! There are so many family connections within Loretto. We have a cousin triangle – Marlene Spero SL is cousin to Joan Spero SL, who is cousin to Denver…
Originally published by The Flying Mantis August 28, 2025 The Sisters of Loretto have a long history of social activism. You don’t want to mess with these nuns! Let me…
“For those of you who do not know anything about Elaine Prevallet, let me just tell you that she is well known in the Loretto Community as a spiritual writer,…
