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Each member of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross is “co-responsible for creating a community which is beneficial for all; for maturing in adult faith and effective ministry,..; and for making use of opportunities which add new depth to our formation in Christ.” Learn more about the Sisters of Loretto.
An article in Sister Ann David Naeger’s newsletter “Our Days at Loretto Motherhouse” dated August 31, 2015 tells the story behind an original Charles Schulz Snoopy cartoon housed in the…
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Sister Rita (formerly Sister Mary Ann Frederick) Bruegenhagen SL died peacefully the afternoon of March 22, 2025, at Loretto Living Center, with Loretto members, including Irene Doody, her pew partner, by her side. Rita was…
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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…
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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…
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What has been so important to me in Loretto is living in community where we support one another in how we live our concern about the marginalized, the vulnerable, where…
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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…
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Pope Francis’ theme for 2025 and the heart of Catholic Sisters Week is ”Pilgrims of Hope.” It fits very well with the mission statement of the Sisters of Loretto and…
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Original author unknown This article was republished from the Winter 1964 issue of Loretto Magazine. It takes a look at the changes to the Loretto Novitiate in the 1960s. When…
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Updated February 17, 2025 Senate passes Higdon Bill to expand affordable housing Senate Bill 59 heads to House Click here to read about the Kentucky Senate passing the Higdon Bill…
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The Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto tells us in Article 11 that “Loretto came to be and comes to be through the creative Spirit of God, whose grace worked…
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The Sisters of Loretto joined with three other communities of Catholic sisters in solidarity with the Kentucky and Tennessee bishops in support of immigrant families. You can read the entire…
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For the first century and a half of Loretto school history, teachers and students worked together in the classroom, and the Loretto leaders were in charge of school administration. After…
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