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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.

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Elaine (formerly Sister Mary Assumpta) Satterwhite SL

By Loretto Community / June 3, 2018 /

A woman with short, white hair, smiling brightly for a picture, wearing a brown jacket over a white t-shirt, with a leafy green background on a sunny day.

Elaine Satterwhite wrote a brief autobiography at the time she rejoined Loretto; in it she described her life in her characteristic plain and simple style: “I was born in Denver,…

Mary Denis Bruck, Mary Kenneth Lewis Celebrate 75th Jubilee

By Mary Peter Bruce SL / June 1, 2018 /

Two women with short grey hair and wire-framed glasses smiling brightly for a picture while sitting together in dress clothes indoors. They are wearing matching red rose and white flower boutonnières.

April 25 the Loretto Community celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Mary Denis Bruck and Mary Kenneth Lewis with a Mass and special dinner at the Motherhouse. At dinner in the…

Remembrance of the Life of Sister Lois (formerly Sister Mary Carol) Dunphy SL

By Loretto Community / May 25, 2018 /

A woman with short, white hair and round, wire glasses smiling for a picture wearing a pink scarf and a patterned blouse indoors.

Lois Celeste Dunphy was the second child born to Coloradans Arthur John Dunphy and Edith Louise Malholm Dunphy. Carol was one year older; Phyllis and Lynn were younger. Lois tells…

Remembrance of the Life of Sister Elizabeth Ann (EA) Compton SL

By Loretto Community / May 5, 2018 /

The following is an autobiography of Sister Elizabeth Ann, dated July 14, 1998: “I cannot believe that I am finally going to write my autobiography. Kate Misbauer, our new archivist,…

Our First Registered Nurse

By Loretto Community / April 26, 2018 /

By Katie Santa Ana While the Sisters of Loretto are well known for the hundreds of teachers in their history, many Sisters also chose medical professions. While Sisters of Loretto…

Remembrance of the Life of Sister Angelus Caron SL

By Loretto Community / April 3, 2018 /

Sister Angelus began life as Blanche Louise Caron, the second of the six children of Frank Patrick and Nettie Margaret Roelfs Caron. Three of her siblings also made religious commitments.…

A Day of Fun for the LEWP

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2018 /

Six women sitting together and smiling for a picture outdoors in a park.

By Maria Daniel Some of the members of Loretto Empowering Women in Pakistan share a meal of biryani, a rice with veggies and chicken dish, on their outing together with…

Loretto’s Second Century

By Loretto Community / March 21, 2018 /

“A Century of Change,” a book initiated by PJ Manion with the writing of 20 Loretto community members, was published just in time for the 2012 Loretto Jubilee. Judi Jennings,…

Remembrance of the Life of Mary Agnes Richter SL

By Loretto Community / February 10, 2018 /

Sister Mary Agnes began life on the first day of 1925, born in her mother’s hometown of East Las Vegas, N.M. She was the only child of an older couple…

Pakistan News: The Netherlands to Lahore

By Mary Helen Sandoval CoL / February 1, 2018 /

A young woman sitting in between an older man and woman on a couch with Christmas-themed stuffed animals sitting above them on the edge of the couch.

Maria Daniel is in the Netherlands working on her doctorate. Before the holidays her dissertation topic was approved. In it she will compare the educational system in Pakistan with that…

Simple Beauty Enhances First Green Burial at Motherhouse

By Sister Anndavid Naeger SL / February 1, 2018 /

A priest blessing a corpse before it is lowered into it's grave in a wooded forest with numerous attendees surrounding the ceremony wearing big coats.

In a November 2016 article for Interchange, Cecily Jones wrote, “… interest in a natural burial (formaldehyde-free preparation of the body; a biodegradable coffin or container; perhaps only a shroud)…

Saying ‘Yes’ Again

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2018 /

A group of Loretto sisters renewed their vows at the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass this past Dec. 8 at Nerinx Hall. Co-members joined in renewing their commitment of…

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The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.

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