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As Sisters of Loretto and Co-members of Loretto, we work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.
The decaying stump initially provided the grounding needed for the tiny saplings to grow but now it can no longer sustain them. What is the “decaying stump” in my life that once nourished me but can no longer sustain my growth? How is love inviting me to find a new source of grounding? #Advent
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The decaying stump initially provided the grounding needed for the tiny saplings to grow but now it can no longer sustain them. What is the “decaying stump” in my life that once nourished me but can no longer sustain my growth? How is love inviting me to find a new source of grounding? #Advent
A reflection on Las Americas by Loretto Justice Fellow Ashley Vallecillo. "True advocacy means listening deeply, validating pain and walking with others in their struggle, not ahead of them." Read more here www.lorettocommunity.org/in-their-sto...
#Immigration #ElPaso
#Immigration #ElPaso
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A reflection on Las Americas by Loretto Justice Fellow Ashley Vallecillo. "True advocacy means listening deeply, validating pain and walking with others in their struggle, not ahead of them." Read more here www.lorettocommunity.org/in-their-sto...
#Immigration #ElPaso
#Immigration #ElPaso
In this second week of Advent as we open to light growing within us, is there any relationship or inner place in you that might be ready for some warmth? #MondayMusings #Advent
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In this second week of Advent as we open to light growing within us, is there any relationship or inner place in you that might be ready for some warmth? #MondayMusings #Advent
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This ornament, handcrafted by Sister Frances Weber SL (1941-2020), is one of our favorites and was chosen for today's #FridayFind. Learn more about Sister Frances' life and the story of her ornaments which she sold under the name "Small Delights" here: www.lorettocommunity.org/remembrance-...
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This ornament, handcrafted by Sister Frances Weber SL (1941-2020), is one of our favorites and was chosen for today's #FridayFind. Learn more about Sister Frances' life and the story of her ornaments which she sold under the name "Small Delights" here: www.lorettocommunity.org/remembrance-...
The People We Choose Not to See: An Essay on Homelessness and Humanity by Loretto Justice Fellow Stephanie Menchey. "Let us build a world where no one is invisible. Where every soul is seen, every voice is heard and every life is valued." Read more here: www.lorettocommunity.org/the-people-w...
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The People We Choose Not to See: An Essay on Homelessness and Humanity by Loretto Justice Fellow Stephanie Menchey. "Let us build a world where no one is invisible. Where every soul is seen, every voice is heard and every life is valued." Read more here: www.lorettocommunity.org/the-people-w...
The British contemplative writer, Caryll Houselander, compared Mary to a reed or flute through whom the breath of God moved freely. As we begin this Advent season, I find myself asking, “How open am I for the Spirit to move through me?” #LorettoRetreats #MondayMusings
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The British contemplative writer, Caryll Houselander, compared Mary to a reed or flute through whom the breath of God moved freely. As we begin this Advent season, I find myself asking, “How open am I for the Spirit to move through me?” #LorettoRetreats #MondayMusings
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💜This #WorldAIDSDay, we're shining the spotlight on Sister Carmelita Hagan. 💜
She has been ministering to people with AIDS and HIV for over two decades at the House of Mercy.
“They would often ask, ‘Where is God?’ and I would talk with them about God being present wherever.”
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She has been ministering to people with AIDS and HIV for over two decades at the House of Mercy.
“They would often ask, ‘Where is God?’ and I would talk with them about God being present wherever.”
buff.ly/TXk38ls
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
💜This #WorldAIDSDay, we're shining the spotlight on Sister Carmelita Hagan. 💜
She has been ministering to people with AIDS and HIV for over two decades at the House of Mercy.
“They would often ask, ‘Where is God?’ and I would talk with them about God being present wherever.”
buff.ly/TXk38ls
She has been ministering to people with AIDS and HIV for over two decades at the House of Mercy.
“They would often ask, ‘Where is God?’ and I would talk with them about God being present wherever.”
buff.ly/TXk38ls
Celebrate the Christmas season with Loretto! We'll enjoy photos with Santa (4-7 pm), live music, a Christmas village with a working train, special displays of winter artifacts/art in the museum, door prizes, nativity sets from around the world, food, cookie decorating and more!
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Celebrate the Christmas season with Loretto! We'll enjoy photos with Santa (4-7 pm), live music, a Christmas village with a working train, special displays of winter artifacts/art in the museum, door prizes, nativity sets from around the world, food, cookie decorating and more!
Land tells the story of place. Whatever place you call “home” holds the stories of Native Americans. Native American Heritage month offers opportunities to learn the story of the land where we live and honor the people for whom it is ancestral homeland. #LorettoRetreats
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Land tells the story of place. Whatever place you call “home” holds the stories of Native Americans. Native American Heritage month offers opportunities to learn the story of the land where we live and honor the people for whom it is ancestral homeland. #LorettoRetreats
I was hurrying home when this picnic table, framed by maple leaves, called out. “Slow down, sit and be nourished,” it seemed to say. The natural world around us is slowing and deepening in preparation for winter. May we, too, slow and deepen during this autumn season. #LorettoRetreats
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I was hurrying home when this picnic table, framed by maple leaves, called out. “Slow down, sit and be nourished,” it seemed to say. The natural world around us is slowing and deepening in preparation for winter. May we, too, slow and deepen during this autumn season. #LorettoRetreats
“We will be saved by beauty.” Such was the theme of this year’s @lorettolink.bsky.social gathering. One moment of beauty that shone brilliantly amidst difficult times: the birds that sang at the burial of a spouse. Can you recall such a moment in your life when beauty “saved” you? #LorettoRetreats
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“We will be saved by beauty.” Such was the theme of this year’s @lorettolink.bsky.social gathering. One moment of beauty that shone brilliantly amidst difficult times: the birds that sang at the burial of a spouse. Can you recall such a moment in your life when beauty “saved” you? #LorettoRetreats
Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this photo of Sister Claudette LoPorto’s painted pumpkins at the Loretto Motherhouse.
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this photo of Sister Claudette LoPorto’s painted pumpkins at the Loretto Motherhouse.
Beauty draws us towards goodness and fosters the joy of noticing. The beauty of this fresh picked garden produce brought me joy this week. I wonder what beauty you will notice today. May it bring you joy and deepen your awareness of goodness. #LorettoRetreats #MondayMusings
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Beauty draws us towards goodness and fosters the joy of noticing. The beauty of this fresh picked garden produce brought me joy this week. I wonder what beauty you will notice today. May it bring you joy and deepen your awareness of goodness. #LorettoRetreats #MondayMusings
Autumn, in all her nobility, reminds me of the bittersweet passage of time. Like this tree that integrated the iron fence into its living, what are the challenging circumstances or even tragedies that, with time, I have grown around and integrated into what I call “my life?”
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Autumn, in all her nobility, reminds me of the bittersweet passage of time. Like this tree that integrated the iron fence into its living, what are the challenging circumstances or even tragedies that, with time, I have grown around and integrated into what I call “my life?”
Justice Fellows joined EPISO/Border Interfaith and 650 community members to envision and plan for a reimagined El Paso. From powerful testimonies to shared visions for mental health, immigration, work & sustainability, we witnessed what happens when everyday people come together with courage & hope.
October 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Justice Fellows joined EPISO/Border Interfaith and 650 community members to envision and plan for a reimagined El Paso. From powerful testimonies to shared visions for mental health, immigration, work & sustainability, we witnessed what happens when everyday people come together with courage & hope.
Poet Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) describes God as “One who contracted His immensity and shut Himself in the scope of a small flower.” Small life forms contain God’s immensity. May I see God’s immensity today in everything from tiny flowers to small acts of kindness. #LorettoRetreats
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Poet Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) describes God as “One who contracted His immensity and shut Himself in the scope of a small flower.” Small life forms contain God’s immensity. May I see God’s immensity today in everything from tiny flowers to small acts of kindness. #LorettoRetreats
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, host James Spragens chats with Angela and Cody Rakes, the dynamic duo behind Loretto Motherhouse Farm and their own family farm. They share their backgrounds in agriculture, how they met, and how they found their way to running Loretto Motherhouse Farm.
Standing Out in the Field: Farm Life with Angela and Cody Rakes - Mildly Amusing
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, host James Spragens chats with Angela and Cody Rakes, the dynamic duo behind Loretto Motherhouse Farm and their own family farm. They share their backgrounds in agri...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, host James Spragens chats with Angela and Cody Rakes, the dynamic duo behind Loretto Motherhouse Farm and their own family farm. They share their backgrounds in agriculture, how they met, and how they found their way to running Loretto Motherhouse Farm.
As the goldenrod dances in the breeze, I was reminded of Mary Oliver’s poem "Goldenrod." In the last line she describes the “pure peace of giving one’s gold away.” Not obligation or guilt or sense of responsibility but the “pure peace” of self-gift. May I, may we, know peace today. #LorettoRetreats
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As the goldenrod dances in the breeze, I was reminded of Mary Oliver’s poem "Goldenrod." In the last line she describes the “pure peace of giving one’s gold away.” Not obligation or guilt or sense of responsibility but the “pure peace” of self-gift. May I, may we, know peace today. #LorettoRetreats
The seeds we sow determine the future. The choice is always ours to broadcast love. #LorettoRetreats #MondayMusings
Photo: Butterfly weed seeds by Aggie Hoormann RSCJ
Photo: Butterfly weed seeds by Aggie Hoormann RSCJ
September 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The seeds we sow determine the future. The choice is always ours to broadcast love. #LorettoRetreats #MondayMusings
Photo: Butterfly weed seeds by Aggie Hoormann RSCJ
Photo: Butterfly weed seeds by Aggie Hoormann RSCJ
Loretto Heritage Center's 2nd Annual Family History Day is all about solving genealogy problems! This year, we are partnering with Marion County Public Library and Marion County Historical Society for the event. Register here: www.lorettocommunity.org/event/family...
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Loretto Heritage Center's 2nd Annual Family History Day is all about solving genealogy problems! This year, we are partnering with Marion County Public Library and Marion County Historical Society for the event. Register here: www.lorettocommunity.org/event/family...
Join us for "80 years of the United Nations: Its Evolution and Hope for the Future" from 10-11 am ET this Friday, Sept. 19. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Join us for "80 years of the United Nations: Its Evolution and Hope for the Future" from 10-11 am ET this Friday, Sept. 19. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
What points me to gratitude? This sign stopped me in my tracks. Not “What am I grateful for?” but “What points me to gratitude?” I realized that my response is rest. When I’m rested I’m able to see and appreciate the gifts of life that surround me, even in hard times. What points you to gratitude?
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What points me to gratitude? This sign stopped me in my tracks. Not “What am I grateful for?” but “What points me to gratitude?” I realized that my response is rest. When I’m rested I’m able to see and appreciate the gifts of life that surround me, even in hard times. What points you to gratitude?
Ashley Vallecillo will serve as a 2025-2026 Loretto Justice Fellow at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ashley Vallecillo will serve as a 2025-2026 Loretto Justice Fellow at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
Edward Smith will join the team at the Opportunity Center for the Homeless as a 2025-2026 Loretto Justice Fellow. Edward shares: "I'm currently attending EPCC in pursuit of a degree in Social Work with LCDC Certification."
September 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Edward Smith will join the team at the Opportunity Center for the Homeless as a 2025-2026 Loretto Justice Fellow. Edward shares: "I'm currently attending EPCC in pursuit of a degree in Social Work with LCDC Certification."