Archive for March 2025
Reflection on the Second Sunday of Lent
In all three cycles of Lenten readings the first Sunday is always the temptation in the desert, and the second Sunday is always the Transfiguration. They are like bookends: the…
Read MoreLoretto Magazine – Winter 2025
Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Loretto Leadership A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL As the newly-elected president of the Loretto Community, I invite you as you…
Read MoreLeading into the future – leadership transition ceremony
On Sept. 15, the Loretto Community officially transitioned to newly-elected leadership in a ceremony held at the Motherhouse church. The ceremony’s significant moments included the welcoming of new leadership members…
Read MoreLoretto in Pakistan collaborates with parish boys’ school
Our local parish community recently initiated a collaborative effort with the Sisters of Loretto to support the parish boys’ school. The school serves more than 450 students with a team…
Read MoreJustice Fellows live Loretto’s spirit of service
Ten Loretto Justice Fellows are currently serving with five placement organizations in the El Paso, Texas, community. During the fall 2024 semester, they contributed 2,500 hours of service to people…
Read MoreCeciliana Skees SL celebrates 75 years in Loretto!
Ceciliana Skees SL is grateful for the opportunity she’s had to positively impact lives during her 75 years as a Sister of Loretto. She says, “I worked with very young…
Read MorePhoto album: Loretto members tirelessly pursue justice and peace
Explore the rich story of Loretto’s peacemaking history in the Winter 2021 issue of Loretto Magazine. 1990s We are called to be missionaries of peace. … It means making space…
Read MoreLoretto Peace Committees act for the welfare of all
Loretto has had a Peace Committee working to end war and create a peace culture since the beginning of committee structures within the government we established in 1970. Members are…
Read MoreArt for the sake of justice and peace
There is a ‘relationship between art and religion, there’s no question; it’s all one kind of spiritual experience.’– Bob Strobridge Bob Strobridge CoL has designed and sewn bold, colorful banners…
Read MoreMeet Loretto members elected to serve on the Community Forum
Jackie Diego-Medina CoL has been a Loretto co-member since 2007. She is a licensed clinical social worker living in Texas and has been an active volunteer serving migrants in the…
Read MoreLoretto Executive Committee 2024 – 2028: Serving Loretto and beyond
Mary E. (Buffy) Boesen SL was elected Loretto’s newest president this past summer, an honor and a role she has stepped into with enthusiasm. Buffy was received into the Loretto…
Read MoreTwo Loretto-founded schools mark 100 years
Nerinx Hall High SchoolSt. Louis Loretto members joined a 3,000-plus crowd in October to celebrate Nerinx’s 100-year anniversary. Festivities included a Mass, student performances, campus tours, carnival games, food from…
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