Up until this year, the term Twenty-twenty usually referred to normal visual acuity, but it now also means the year our planet was turned on its head by a virus! All aspects of what many thought was a regular routine…
On May 19, 2002, Sister Mary Wright ibvm (General Superior at the time), wrote a letter to all members of the Institute entitled ‘Courage to Move’. Courage to Move invited Provinces to look at the needs of…
Christmas must have been a time of homesickness for the early Loreto Sisters with friends and family so far away. Mother Gonzaga Barry described their first Christmas Day as a community at Mary’s Mount…
In our present time of instant communication and ease of travel, the story of Mary Ward and her life-long desire to seek and know God’s will, can seem like a struggle way beyond human resilience…
While there are people who consume food more than they need, there will be people with less food to eat. Where people abuse freedom, there will be people with less freedom to practice. Are we living with…
Vocations week is an opportunity to explore our deep call in life. To discover what brings us most energy and joy and builds community. As followers of Mary Ward and her Companions we come from a…
The 19th July 1875 saw Mother Gonzaga Barry and nine companions land at Sandridge Pier (Port Melbourne). In M. Gonzaga’s words from her diary, “Last night, we were awakened by the…
Across the Province, Sisters have found communion in isolation and been challenged to look outward in our prayer and action. As one sister reported recently, ‘This seems to be a time when physical isolation…
In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2020, the Loreto network was abuzz with activity: an excellent webinar on the position of women hosted by our UN desk, Margaret Kennedy and…
In early December 2019, a dream that had developed in the hearts and minds of medical superintendent Dr. Kabwe and the staff of Lukulu District Hospital for over two years was answered with the delivery of a brand new ultrasound machine. This dream was realised through the…
