Care for Creation
The campaign of this year’s World Environment Day (5 June), #OnlyOneEarth, highlighted the need to reset the balance with nature through transformative changes in how we eat, live, work and…
From Little Things Big Things Grow
From August 2021-2022, the Irish Province of Loreto is celebrating the bicentenary of their foundation by Mother Frances Teresa Ball. Frances ‘Teresa” Ball was a young Englishwoman who…
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…
More than a word – Reconciliation takes action
Loreto schools marked National Reconciliation Week in varied ways as part of our justice commitment to working for the rights of First Nations peoples. First Nations students and communities have…
Engaging With The Bigger Picture
A Mary Ward education has always been a global reality. In a recent virtual response to Pope Francis’ Global Compact on Education, Sr Noelle Corscadden ibvm, Global Institute Leader, affirmed…
Clean Hands, Happy Hearts
“A toilet is not just a toilet. It is a lifesaver, dignity-protector and opportunity-maker. Whoever you are, wherever you are, sanitation is your human right”…
Something More Than Ordinary
The UN through the lens of a youth representative. Over a year ago, I wrote an article for “Sustain” anticipating my internship with the Loreto United Nations office…
Schools in Solidarity
Our Loreto schools are connected by shared stories, shared spirituality, and a shared desire to act in solidarity with sisters and brothers who are marginalised or oppressed. These connections…
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 the…