Archive for June 2022
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Angela Bianco SL
Loretto Sister Angela Bianco died peacefully June 18, 2022, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. She was 78 and in the 38th year of her life as a Sister of Loretto. Angela wrote…
Read MoreNuclear Ban Week in Vienna
It’s finally happening, the first Meeting of States Parties to the U.N. Ban Treaty! Eighty-six countries have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and 61 states have ratified it!…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Rosalie Durán CoL
Loretto Co-member Rosalie Consuelo Durán died June 12, 2022, at The Oberon House in Arvada, Colo. Her family and her Loretto friends had been closely in touch; she recently received…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Mary Louise ‘Billie’ Vandover SL
Loretto Sister Mary Louise “Billie” Vandover SL, died Sunday morning, June 12, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, Ky., in the company of close friends, including Marie Lourde Steckler…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
This Sunday is known as Trinity Sunday. I have a confession to make. It makes no difference to me whether God is manifested as creator, as Jesus incarnate or as…
Read MoreLoretto Loves Acronyms: We Hope You Enjoy Our “Alphabet Soup!’
When a little kid, one of our members often had Campbell’s Alphabet Soup for lunch. She would pick out letters in the soup to spell her name or her town…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 5/27/2022
Loretto’s Years in Arkansas, 1838-1845
Despite the fact that Loretto established three different schools in Arkansas, they all vie for some of the shortest-lived Loretto houses. None lasted more than four years. They were all…
Read More“O, the Places You’ll Go!”
In the life of Loretto, an early prayer greeting created by our priest-founder Father Charles Nerinckx calls us “O Dear Sisters and Scholars.” Yes, we are all learners and realize…
Read MoreReflection on Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 John 14:15-26 This feast of Pentecost is an inflection point. We hear a lot about inflection points, especially in…
Read MoreLoretto and St. Mary’s Academy
In my 42 years at St. Mary’s Academy (SMA), it is my current work as Director of Loretto Projects/Historian that is perhaps most satisfying, as it provides opportunities to share…
Read MoreLoretto Celebrates Neil Tucker’s Co-Membership in Kansas City
“My desire is that this event will allow me to honor Loretto and tell the story of how I encountered and connected with the Loretto Community.” That’s the way Neil…
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