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, …
Sister Marita Louise McGee died in Camilla Hall on Friday, February 11, 2022. Sister was in the 74th year of her religious life. Louise Irma Mary McGee was born on September 9, 1929. Sister’s dear parents Joseph Aloysius and Louise Mary (Prat) McGee raised their family of seven children in St. Barnabas Parish in Philadelphia. …
The IHM Sisters invite you to reflect on and remember the Mighty Macs of the 1970s by way of another source. Enjoy reading accounts of those lmmaculata championship days from the Annals of Gillet Convent at lmmaculata (then) College. Traditionally, a sister (or sisters) in every IHM convent keeps a daily account of important and …
Sister Mary Winifred Feeney (formerly Sister Maria Joseph) died in Camilla Hall on Saturday, February 5, 2022 in the 54th year of her religious life. Mary Winifred Feeney was born on October 30, 1948. Joseph and Anna Marie (Kliebenstein) Feeney raised Mary Winifred and her brother in St. John the Baptist Parish in Philadelphia. “Winnie” …
Sister Maria Patris died in Camilla Hall on Friday, February 11, 2022, just shy of her 94th birthday. Sister was in the 75th year of her religious life. Patricia Ann Hogan was born on February 19, 1928. Her dear Dad, Edward, was born in Ireland and her dear Mom, Anna (Desmond) Hogan was born in …
Sister Marianne Evans (formerly Sister M. James Rita) died in Lankenau Hospital on Sunday, January 30, 2022 in the 53rd year of her religious life. Sister recently celebrated her Golden Jubilee, fiftieth anniversary of her First Vows. Family members and many friends celebrated the joy of this glorious celebration. Marianne was born on November 25, …
Sister M. Elizabeth Jane Murray, formerly known as Sister Virgo Fidelis, died on January 17, 2022, in Camilla Hall. Sister died just shy of her 90th birthday. Sister Elizabeth was in the 71st year of her religious life. Elizabeth Jane Murray was born on March 18, 1932. Sister’s parents, Michael and Jane (Emery) Murray, raised …
Sister Rita Charles, formerly Barbara Ann Smith, died in Camilla Hall on Monday, January 17, 2022 in the 56th year of her religious life. Barbara Ann Smith was born in York, PA on May 6, 1947. Her parents Charles and Mary Rita (Trulinos) raised their family of five in Immaculate Conception Parish in York, PA. …
Sister Marie Lorraine Bruno died in Paoli Hospital on December 29, 2021 in the 69th year of her religious life. Lorraine Bruno was born on June 30, 1931. Her parents Thomas and Carmella (D’Alessandro) Bruno raised their family, Lorraine and William, in St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Philadelphia. Lorraine attended Drexel Elementary and Vare Junior …