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Sister Mary Christina, O.P.
Sister Mary Christina, O.P., formerly Mary Heitman, died Jan. 3 at the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Home in Philadelphia. She was 89. She was born Sept. 21, 1922 and professed her vows Sept. 14, 1953. A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 7. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Sister M. Patricia Anthony Dalton, I.H.M.
Sister M. Patricia Anthony, I.H.M., formerly A. Patricia Ann Dalton, died Dec. 28, 2011 at Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 66 years old and in the 47th year of her religious life. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1964, […]
Sister Raymond Mary Cline, R.S.M.
Sister Raymond Mary Cline, R.S.M., formerly Nora Josephine Cline, died Dec. 26 at McAuley Convent in Merion Station. She was 78. After graduating from Little Flower High School, She worked as a secretary at Bell Telephone. She professed her vows as a Sister of Mercy in 1957. She received a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University […]
Sister Gertrude Murray, S.S.J.
Sister Gertrude Murray, S.S.J., formerly Sister Robert Joseph, died Dec. 25, 2011. She was 89. She was born in 1922 in Hershey, Pa., and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Mary (Assumption) Parish in Lebanon, Pa., in 1941. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark, N.J., and in the Dioceses of […]
Sister Mary Dwyer, I.H.M.
Sister Mary Dwyer, I.H.M., formerly Sister Maria Redempta, died Dec. 13, 2011 at Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 84, and in the 65th year of her religious life. Born in Philadelphia, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1946 from St. Martin of Tours Parish in […]
Sister Irene Elizabeth Collins, I.H.M.
Sister Irene Elizabeth Collins, I.H.M., formerly Sister M. Nazarita, died Nov. 29, 2011 at Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 90 and in the 72nd year of her religious life. Born in Darby, Pa. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1939 from St. Clement Parish in […]
Message from Archbishop Chaput: Thoughts on the Commission report, one week later
Over the past week, I’ve received hundreds of emails about the report of our Blue Ribbon Commission on Catholic Education. The report calls for the closing or merger of dozens of our archdiocesan schools. Philadelphia has a long and venerable Catholic school tradition. So it’s no surprise that, while quite a few emails have expressed […]
Supreme Court upholds church school’s exception to laws against firing
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court Jan. 11 upheld the idea that a “ministerial exception” to anti-discrimination laws means the church can’t be sued for firing an employee who the church classified as a minister. For the first time, the court held that such an exception to federal employment laws exists. The unanimous opinion reversed […]
Neumann University offers free career counseling, master’s degrees at 50 percent tuition to archdiocesan teachers who lose jobs
Neumann University will offer free career counseling and three master’s degree programs at 50 percent of its usual tuition to all Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic school teachers who lose their positions in 2012 through the reorganization of archdiocesan schools. Neumann’s graduate programs that are available at 50 percent of standard tuition are education, organizational and […]
Office for Catholic Education announces review process for schools
Parish pastors and administrators of Catholic schools slated to merge or close learned details of a process to appeal the recommendations for their schools during a meeting with more than 300 personnel from affected parishes and schools Jan. 10 at the Drexelbrook Conference Center in Delaware County. Officials from the Office of Catholic Education outlined […]