Connecting with the Loreto Story
Ballarat turned on the kind of weather for which it is renowned as 12 staff from Loreto Ministries, Mary Ward International Australia and Loreto Australia and South East Asia gathered at…
Strengthening our Collective Mission
One of the great privileges of working in adult faith formation is participating in the faith journeys of others. The questions asked, the reflections offered, and the connections made during…
Farewell Cate Sydes
Recently, we came together to celebrate and farewell Cate Sydes who dedicated six years to Loreto Ministries in the role of CEO. It was a day of mixed emotions, gratitude and good wishes as we bid farewell to Cate…
Living Laudato Si’
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform calls on all people of good will to respond to Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on caring for our common home. The seven Laudato Si’ goals guide our actions and redefine…
Keeping Community Alive in a Pandemic
World Mental Health Day on 10 October focuses on the ongoing impact COVID-19 is having on well-being worldwide. Loreto schools continue to face the challenges of the pandemic, particularly the…
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…
From the CEO | Concluding 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, I look back with a profound sense of pride. Every adaptation, every implementation, every spontaneous action required to ensure the safety of our students and staff, every step…
LSAC Student Leadership Conference 2020
On Friday, November 27th, the School Captains of our Australian Loreto schools gathered for their annual student leadership conference, online, as 2020 would have it…
Reflections on 2020
As a newly appointed director and Chair of Loreto Ministries (LM), 2020 commenced with a sense of anticipation and excitement around my new role. I’d already had exposure to Loreto through personal experience…
Verity and Virtue
It is my pleasure to introduce you to our first Loreto Ministries Newsletter. In a time where the need to connect and communicate with one another is ever so prevalent; it seems timely that we launch this…