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Volunteers
For 40 years, Loretto Volunteers joined the Community in communal service to people in need. They served in such areas as education, health clinics, homelessness and immigration. Now, as the Loretto Justice Fellowship program, the Fellows continue to serve with various partners around El Paso. Learn more about Loretto Justice Fellowship.
Students serve, love and laugh at Loretto Motherhouse
In late May and early June, Loretto Academy, Nerinx Hall and St. Mary’s Academy students participated in the annual Motherhouse service trip. In the photos on this page students enjoy their time at the Motherhouse. In the photo at center…
Loretto launches new Justice Fellowship Program
Loretto’s leadership has approved the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer Program. The Loretto Justice Fellowship begins its pilot year in El Paso in 2023 in partnership with the School of Social Work at the University…
Teamwork shows the future is bright
Abraham Lincoln once said, “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” If the days of the week of Feb. 10-17 are any indication, then the future arriving at the Motherhouse one day…
Students give back at the Motherhouse
After the long pandemic-caused delay of two summers, the student volunteers from our three Loretto-connected high schools in St. Louis, Denver and El Paso returned for a week with us. Their days were spent in tasks such as cleaning gravestones,…
Loretto Justice Fellowship Successor to Loretto Volunteer Program!
Loretto is excited to announce the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer Program! The pilot year of the Loretto Justice Fellowship will launch in El Paso, Texas, in fall 2023. Visit the Justice Fellowship updated webpage to…
Loretto Shines Light on Former Loretto Volunteers This Advent
Advent is an invitation time. We are invited to take time during these winter days to see where we are. We are not talking about Christmas shopping! We are talking about listening to how the Spirit of God calls us…
Teens Lend A Hand At The Motherhouse
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, students from Loretto Academy, Nerinx Hall and St. Mary’s Academy visited the Motherhouse campus for a week of service and camaraderie. The week was a great success, with the young women…
LoVos come together in support of migrants
Encuentro is Spanish for meeting, gathering, encounter — the act of coming together. For the Loretto Volunteer Program, our experience of encuentro at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso this past March was eye-opening. This was the first time since…
Loretto Volunteer Program Update
Upon the collective recommendation of, and with the full support of, Volunteer Program staff, the Loretto Volunteer Program Advisory Board, the Community Forum and our partners at the Catholic Volunteer Network, the Executive Committee has decided the Loretto Volunteer Program…
Loretto at the UN: 30 Years and Counting of Working for Justice and Peace
Loretto at the UN has been a recognized Non-Governmental Organization at the United Nations for three decades, addressing issues related to nuclear disarmament, peace and security, women and girls rights, and climate justice. In our 30 years, we have had…
A LoVo’s First-Time Experiences
I have always found it difficult to visualize anything new. When I first applied to the Loretto Volunteer program and accepted my placement with Loretto at the UN, I had no idea what to expect. It was my first time…
Newest Loretto Volunteers bring passion for justice to Loretto and to community work
Loretto Volunteers explore and embody the program’s core values of intentional community, spirituality, solidarity, sustainability and social justice. We are excited to kick off the 2021-2022 Loretto Volunteer Program year! We have welcomed seven volunteers who are serving with social…