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Loretto Denver Center Now Havern School

By Marlene Spero SL / June 1, 2018 /
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May 1, the Denver Loretto Center officially became Havern School. Loretto’s 2015 Assembly made the decision to sell the Center to a group that shared Loretto values and would be…

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Loretto Special Needs Committee Awards 11 Grants, Spring 2018

By Sue Rogers SL / May 1, 2018 /
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The Loretto Special Needs Committee awarded 11 social change grants to diverse groups who share in Loretto’s commitment to build a culture of peace and justice and serve its struggling…

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Racial Justice and the Imagination’: Seeing Our Way in the Dark

By Mary Catherine Rabbitt SL / March 1, 2018 /
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More than 50 Loretto Community members and friends gathered at the Loretto Center in Denver Jan. 27 to hear Christopher (Chris) Pramuk present a reflection on “Racial Justice and the…

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Ann Wall Richards Celebrates Her Co-membership

By Anna Koop SL / February 1, 2018 /
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The dining room at the Loretto Center was filled with friends and family of Ann Wall Richards this past Dec. 19. Ann had completed the process for becoming a co-member…

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Loretto Honors Denver Center’s Legacy

By Mary Nelle Gage SL / February 1, 2018 /
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More than 100 Loretto Community members and friends, celebrated the 53-year legacy of the Denver Loretto Center on Dec. 8, 2017. Father Marty Lally concelebrated the Loretto feast day Mass…

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Denver Loretto Center Celebrates Fitting ‘Goodbye’

By Loretto Community / December 19, 2017 /

“Loretto came to be and comes to be through the creative Spirit of God, whose grace worked powerfully in our founders and continues to work in the community as a…

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Denver Community Celebrates Cecily’s Life and Work

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2017 /
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A celebration of the life and work of Cecily (“Peggy”) Jones took place in Denver Aug. 13. About 60 co-workers, collaborators, Community members and other friends gathered at Loretto Center…

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Kathleen Corbett Celebrates 50 Years in Loretto

By Mary E. (Buffy) Boesen SL / October 1, 2017 /
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Surrounded by Loretto Community members, friends from her parish and friends from Holy Cross Catholic School where she teaches and has taught for five years, Kathleen Corbett celebrated her 50th…

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LHC Honors Elaine Prevallet

By Martha Crawley CoL / September 1, 2017 /
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The Spirit of Loretto Awards are given annually to outstanding alumnae, former faculty and staff of Loretto Heights College (LHC) in recognition of personal achievement, substantial contribution of service to…

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Loretto Explores Options to Preserve Loretto Heights Cemetery

By Mary Nelle Gage SL / June 1, 2017 /
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For a century and a quarter the iconic tower of Loretto Heights has stood atop Sheridan Hill in southwest Denver. Sister Pancratia Bonfils, niece of Frederick Bonfils, founder of the…

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Havern School — Fifty Years and Counting

By Marlene Spero SL / May 1, 2017 /

The 2016-2017 school year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Havern School. Located in Littleton, Colo., Havern is a Loretto-founded-and-sponsored school that officially opened its doors in September…

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St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae and Staff Help Create Keepsake Books

By Regina Drey SL / April 1, 2017 /
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Remembrances of good times and struggles along with smiles and laughter helped create instant bonds when alumnae and staff from St. Mary’s Academy, Englewood, Colo., and elders who frequently visit…

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