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St. Louis

The “Gateway to the West,” St. Louis was an early foundation of the Loretto Community. One of its first missions outside of Kentucky, St. Louis remains a focal point of Loretto life and mission.

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Ritual Honors Closing of St. Louis Center

By Donna Day SL / February 1, 2017 /

It is true…. Community happened here… mission happened here… hospitality happened here… love happened here. “It is true — the doors of the past, which opened onto their own special…

Topical: Gift of Trust

By Donna Day SL / February 1, 2017 /

“What we have to be is what we are. But being what we are requires love, gratitude, forgiveness, trust and living with the mystery that surrounds us in community. They…

Surprised by Beauty

By Roberta Hudlow SL / September 1, 2016 /

There is a soft spot of ecological and low-tech beauty behind Webster University’s multiple-rise parking garage on Garden Avenue. It is a low marshy area that planners at the university…

Hunger Fund’s Generous Donors Enable Global and Local Reach

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2016 /

By Cecily Jones The late Jane Corbett, friend of Loretto in St. Louis and a Mary Rhodes awardee, began her 2015 request to the Loretto Hunger Fund by writing “in…

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