World Environment Day 2020
On World Environment Day the very first Loreto Justice Network online meeting for student leaders took place. Through the now familiar magic of Zoom, students and staff with responsibility for environmental…
Mobilising the Mary Ward Network
On the Feast of Pentecost 2019 the Generalate of the two branches of Mary Ward’s 1609 Institute indicated their strong desire to take steps toward unification…
Communion Out Of Chaos
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…
National Reconciliation Week
On the cusp of National Reconciliation Week I find myself thinking: what can I, a middle-aged Anglo-Celtic woman, truly commit to this National Reconciliation Week? I found myself calling on Veronica Brady ibvm…
EARTH: OUR MOTHER, OUR HOME, OUR FUTURE!
I call on the Member States of the UN to recognise the interconnectedness of climate, biodiversity and the positive future of the planet…
Unite Around Unfinished Business!
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…
Ultrasound Dream Realised
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…
Voices that Challenge
Voices that Challenge In recent weeks, the global Mary Ward network has been inspired by the leadership of our Sisters…
A Unified Response to Climate Change
A Unified Response to Climate Change “All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation,…