Sister Mary Charlene Whitaker IHM died on Thursday, May 19, 2022 in Camilla Hall. Sister was in the 72nd year of her religious life. Norene E. Whitaker was born on February 13, 1929. Her parents, Charles B. and Mary (Wilkinson) Whitaker raised their large family in Annunciation Parish in Shenandoah, PA. Norene attended West Mahanoy …
Miraculous stories from our IHM Community History…stories connected with a strong devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Each year we dedicate the month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In keeping with this tradition, we share two such miraculous accounts: The Rediscovery of Father Gillet through an early Sister dedicated to the Sacred …
Sister Regina Fidelis Colavechio, IHM died on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Camilla Hall. Sister was in the 68th year of her religious life. Anna E. Colavechio was born on February 22, 1936. Her parents, Archibald and Catherine (McCrossen) Colavechio raised their family of five children in St. Gabriel Parish in Philadelphia. Anna attended St. …
Sister M. Janice Shaw, IHM, formerly Sister M. William Thomas, died very suddenly in South Miami Hospital on May 1, 2022. Sister Janice was in the 57th year of her religious life. Our beloved Sister M. Janice Shaw (Sister William Thomas) was professed on June 28, 1967. She was currently missioned at Lourdes-Epiphany Convent and …
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Sister Kathleen Dolores Keenan IHM died in Camilla Hall on Good Friday, April 15, 2022 in the 75th year of her religious life. Dorothea Marie Keenan was born on August 9, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA. Her parents William and Catherine (Costello) Keenan raised the family of seven children in St. John the Baptist Parish in …
Sister Barbara Maria Bamberger died in Paoli Hospital on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in the 62nd year of her religious life. Barbara Ann Bamberger was born on May 9, 1939, in Philadelphia. Barbara’s parents Hiram Paul and Mary Lucilla (McGowan) Bamberger raised their daughter in Philadelphia until their move to St. Pius X Parish in …
Sister Mary K. King, formerly Sister Mary Kevin, died in Camilla Hall on Monday, March 28, 2022 in the 70th year of her religious life. Mary was born on January 28, 1934 in Philadelphia. Her parents Samuel and Grace (Donne) King raised the large family in Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia. Sister Mary attended …
Whenever you come to Villa Maria House of Studies, do you ever notice the number of statues that grace our motherhouse entrances, hallways, stairways, and great outdoors? Do you sometimes realize that a statue looks vaguely familiar, perhaps from your not-so-distant past? If you entered our community at Villa Maria, West Chester, the connections begin …
“On a warm August afternoon in 1982, I attended the profession ceremony for five young Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who were about to pronounce their final vows. During the liturgical celebration, Rev. Msgr. Daniel A. Murray, S.T.D., S.T.L., then rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, and homilist for the occasion, …