Earth
Join us at the OAK (Organic Association of Kentucky) Farmer Field Day – Farm Resilience Through Healthy Soils, on July 1, 2025 at the Loretto Motherhouse Farm. For 200 years, the Sisters of Loretto have stewarded the land and natural resources of the Loretto Motherhouse Farm in Marion County. At this Field Day, Cody and…
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Join friends of the Loretto Earth Network on Wednesday, March 19 at 6:30pm ET as we mark and celebrate Earth’s seasonal journey into Spring! Our annual quarterly rituals provide an opportunity to honor Earth and Her seasons and to nourish our personal and shared spirituality through prayer, reflection and discussion. This is a chance to…
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The Loretto Motherhouse is happy to host the “Where the Wild Things Are” environmental day camp for 6-12 year-olds June 23-27, 2025. The camp is organized and run by New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future. You can ask questions, get more info or register your eco-explorer on the New Pioneers website here.
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Hosted by the Global Green Burial Alliance and featuring Loretto Co-member Susan Classen (amongst others), this is a Zoom discussion about the green burial movement in Kentucky. Other speakers include eco-friendly cemeterians, funeral directors, death doulas, and casket makers, all based in Kentucky. Learn about the movement’s progress and obstacles, what eco-friendly funeral options are…
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Join the Loretto Earth Network and Loretto Outreach for their online seasonal celebration of the fall equinox on Saturday, Sept. 23. The ritual begins at 6:30 pm ET and provides an opportunity to honor Earth’s beauty, seasons and spirituality through prayer, reflection and discussion. To request a Zoom invitation, please use the form below.
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Celebrate Earth by joining Loretto Outreach and LEN (Loretto Earth Network) for one of our seasonal online rituals. The online Summer Solstice Celebration will be June 21, 6:30-7:30pm Eastern. Bring a bouquet of fresh flowers, an arrangement of vegetables or a bright candle as we honor this change in season with some readings and reflection.…
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Come celebrate Earth Day with Loretto at the Springfield Green Festival! Loretto will have two booths at the Festival: a farm booth with beef for sale and a booth about Loretto’s conservation easement. Stop and see us!
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Join the Loretto Earth Network and Loretto Outreach for their online seasonal celebration of the Spring Equinox, March 20. The celebration begins at 6:30 pm ET and provides an opportunity to honor Earth’s beauty, the season, and our spirituality through prayer, reflection, and discussion. If you would like to attend this Zoom event, please register…
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Please join us for a Communitywide screening and discussion of “The Letter,” a new documentary from the Laudato Si’ Movement on the personal invitation Pope Francis issued to each of us in Laudato Si’. The film follows a young climate activist, indigenous leader, climate refugee and two climate scientists as they journey to the Vatican.…
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The UN Climate Talks (COP27) are coming up soon (6 to 18 November 2022), as governments convene in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. You can follow the conference virtually with the Loretto / BVM delegation. Just fill out this quick 5-question form to sign up. We will follow the conference virtually, and provide an orientation, several optional…
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Celebrate Earth by joining Loretto Outreach and LEN (Loretto Earth Network) for one of our seasonal online rituals. The online Winter Solstice Celebration will be December 21, 6:30-7:30pm Eastern. Bring a candle and your love-of-Earth spirit as we honor this change in season with some readings and reflection celebrating this time of year. This event…
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Please join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Loretto at the UN – and the Loretto Earth Network – at the Commission on the Status of Women 66, whose theme concerns gender equity in the climate context. We are offering this free gathering as a chance to connect with potential collaborators as we move…
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