Passion for Justice
Born and raised in the Philippines, Loreto Sister Janet Palafox ibvm came of age rallying for change in the era of the Marcos dictatorship and has continued to spend most of her adult life championing social justice…
On the Gift of Felicity
Felicity! Such an old-fashioned yet beautiful word and made even more so as we delve a little into Mary Ward’s use of it! As far as we know Mary Ward used the word just once…
Choose Life
When I first arrived in Gari-Uai, Timor-Leste, I had limited language; however, I was captivated by the people’s wide-open smiles and their capacity to encourage me to use my small amount of Tetun, and…
Gifts of Seasonal Transition
For the past few months, we have experienced the working of the Spirit among us, leading us to new encounters and experiences and finding new ways of living and nourishing our spirit. Hope and joy come as gifts of…
Mary Ward Connect
Each year, Year 10 students from our Australian Loreto schools are involved in the Mary Ward Connect program run by the Loreto Schools of Australia Committee (LSAC). Usually, a student exchange program…
Toward a New Future
If you are familiar with the Loreto Sisters, you would be aware that we are passionately connected to our history, particularly our foundress, Mary Ward. The Loreto Sisters have been present in the province of Australia…
From Concept to Creation: Mary Ward goes Virtual
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…
Let’s start at the very…end! A brief response to Fratelli Tutti
In this upside-down year, it may be of little surprise that my approach to Pope Francis’ latest encyclical is to start it from the end! There is much in the encyclical that excites me…
International Day of the Girl Child 2020
On the 19th of December, 2011, a resolution was passed at the United Nations HQ in New York, Resolution 66/170. Members of the UN agreed to establish an annual day of observance, called…
Co‑Creating Our Way
Co-Creating Our Way As a global Institute we are moving into a time of transition, preparation and formation for the…