Creative Hope…Mother Camilla’s dream that Gradually Evolved into What Some Now Call “THE CITY OF MARY” Mother Camilla Maloney (1904-1913) Born at Susquehanna Depot, PA, November 10, 1852, on the Congregation’s seventh birthday, she entered the Novitiate at Reading on September 1, 1870, at the age of 17. Sister Camilla was still a novice when …
Sister Jane Frances Rearden (Formerly Sister Marie Dorothy) died in Camilla Hall on January 19, 2023, in the 65th year of her religious life. Jane was born on August 3, 1934. Her parents Anthony and Agnes (Vogel) Rearden were born and raised in Reading, PA where they raised their family. Jane attended St. Margaret Elementary …
Since the foundation of our IHM Congregation, our sisters have been amazingly faithful in recording and preserving our community’s history. Recently, singular artifacts have been a great source of our interest, as we appreciate the fact that former archivists and many other sisters took notice of, as well as identified and saved them, for posterity. …
Sister Mary Leonard (Formerly Sister M. Margaret James) died in Camilla Hall on January 15, 2023, in the 65th year of her religious life. Mary was born on April 13, 1938; her parents James and Mary (Lynch) Leonard raised their family six children in St. Clement Parish in Philadelphia. Mary attended St. Clement Elementary School …
Sister M. Anne Kelly, formerly Sister Dennis Maureen, died in Camilla Hall on December 30, 2022, in the 67th year of her religious life. Nancy was born on August 3, 1937. Her dear parents Eanies and Winifred (Walsh) Kelly were born in Ireland, when they settled in Philadelphia, they raised their family of two girls …
Sister Marita Immaculate Buckley died in Camilla Hall on December 17, 2022, in the 69th year of her religious life. Mary Jane Buckley was born on April 25, 1935. Sister’s parents Robert and Mary (Connolly) Buckley raised their family of four in Good Shepherd Parish in Philadelphia. Mary Jane attended Good Shepherd Elementary (1941-1949) and …
Sister Nancy Bradbury (Formerly Sister Albert Marie) died in Paoli Hospital on December 7, 2022, the 65th year of her religious life. Nancy was born on February 14, 1938. Sister’s parents Albert and Anna (Krupsky) Bradbury raised their family of three daughters in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in South Philadelphia. Nancy attended Our …
Sister Agnes Hughes (Formerly Sister Eileen Dolores) died in Camilla Hall on December 5, 2022, in the 76th year of her religious life. Agnes was born on July 21, 1928. Her parents, James Francis and Agnes Dolores (Hennessy) Hughes raised their four children in St. Rose of Lima Parish before moving to St. Andrew Parish …
Sister Clare Mary Butterhof died in Camilla Hall on November 29, 2022, in the 72nd year of her religious life. Clare Ann Butterhof was born on August 19, 1931, Sister’s parents Eugene and Ann (Morris) Butterhof raised their family of four children in St. Matthew Parish in Philadelphia. Sister Clare’s sibling, Barbara, was a fellow …
Sister Maria Prudens Wright died in Camilla Hall on November 16, 2022, in the 75th year of her religious life, just shy of her 96th birthday. Marie Anna Wright was born on February 20, 1927. Marie’s parents Harry Wright and Anna V. (Jones) Wright raised their family of four in St. Edward Parish in Philadelphia. …