Talking Transformative Love
Looking back on our childhood, we recall sitting with others, conversing about many things – play, drama, joy, and pain. In this circle, we begin forming our identity. As we age, our conversations change, made more…
Nurturing Brighter Futures
Loreto Sister Sr Aithien Nguyen ibvm has spent the last six years missioned to Gariuai, Timor-Leste, where she was the Director of Loreto Centro, a pre-primary school and community centre focused on…
World Environment Day
For some time now, we have considered options regarding the bushland we own at Bolwarra, near Portland. This property was purchased by Loreto in 1961 with the intention of building a…
Lighting Up Lives
The Sundarbans region in West Bengal, India, is one of the most remote parts of the country, comprising mainly of islands and forests. A diverse, complex ecosystem rules the region, and…
Embracing the call for justice
On 24 May 2022, we celebrated the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. This seminal encyclical issued a clarion call to humanity to recognise…
Seeking the Energy of the Future
Once every eight years Loreto Sisters gather in their province or region and discern where and how the Spirit might be urging them into new ways of being and doing. The time span is determined…
Our Mission in Action
In 2022, we continue to strive for the betterment of women, children, and communities. Together with our project partners, Sisters, and the wider Loreto community, we aim to achieve a great deal this year….
Freedom Pitches Her Tent
Mary Ward’s words resound deeply as I discern God’s dream for me. I came to know of Mary Ward from the Loretos (as I like to call them), and I remember feeling captivated by their vision for social justice…
125 Years of Loreto in the West
In 1895, the Bishop of Perth, Bishop Matthew Gibney, visited Mary’s Mount in Ballarat to speak to Mother Gonzaga Barry about beginning a Loreto foundation in Perth. According to the Bishop…
Bakhita Day
February 8th is the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of victims & survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. Globally it is marked in the Church as the International Day of…