Archive for June 2024
Immigration, Borders and the Way We See and Experience Them
Is the reality of people crossing our southern border with Mexico the snapshots you see on the news at least two or three times a week? Isn’t crossing borders a…
Read MoreReflection on the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our Gospel today fits right in with the harmony and décor of the zoom meeting we had on Friday. It also reminds us once again of the essential and dynamic…
Read MoreThe Urgent Fight to Save Sacred Land
The San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona is still trying to save the holy land at Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, or Oak Flat, from destruction. Our April 3 MMM included an Action Alert…
Read MoreSister Maribah Ishaq makes first vows as Loretto Sister
Published by The Record on June 11, 2024 Thirty-two year old Sister of Loretto Maribah Ishaq will profess her first vows on June 23. She will commit herself to the…
Read More2024 Jubilarians
80th Jubilee 70th Jubilee 65th Jubilee 50th – Golden Jubilee 25th – Silver Jubilee 80th Jubilee Kathleen Tighe SL Kathleen Tighe was received into Loretto on April 25, 1944, following…
Read MoreLoretto’s 2024 Jubilarians: Celebrating with abundant hope!
In John’s Gospel, you can read the story of Jesus talking with some of his followers: “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi, where are you staying?”…
Read MoreReflection on the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pity the poor snake. The other scriptural account of creation says God saw it, and it was good. It seems that Scripture writers had their own opinions and prejudices, not…
Read MoreCommemorating a Banner Year: 200 Years at the Loretto Motherhouse
In 1824, the Loretto sisters and early community were uprooted from Little Loretto, land they had occupied since 1812. The bishop had asked them to move so that a group…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of Corpus Christi
Isaiah 25 1 Corinthians Matthew 25 Seeking Home—Corpus Christi—Mystical Body You probably noticed: This morning’s readings are not those from the lectionary; I chose them…
Read MoreA thank you from Father Michael
I would like to express deep gratitude to all of you who live and work at the Motherhouse. You received Philani Dlamini (a Loretto “grandson”) and me with warmth in…
Read MoreImmersion: A multitude of beautiful ways
“The immersion in April was a chance to delve deeply into what it means to be a teacher in the Loretto tradition,” reflected St. Mary’s Academy teacher Mike Lantagne following…
Read MoreBringing affordable healthy food to El Paso
On my recent visit to El Paso, Mary Margaret Murphy introduced me to Patsy Stallworth, a longtime friend of Villa Maria, the home that Loretto sisters founded to support immigrant…
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