Statue of Theresa Maxis


The 433 lb. statue arrived by truck at the IHM Center.

The 433 lb. statue arrived by truck at the IHM Center.

The congregation celebrated the completion of the new life-size, bronze statue of Mother Theresa Maxis at the opening of IHM Days.

The 433-pound statue, which stands by the baptismal font near the entrance to the chapel at the IHM Center, was created during a 10-month period by Sr. Cor Immaculatum Heffernan who described its creation as a work of prayer that grew out of her meditation on the life and letters of Theresa Maxis.

Sr. Cor described Theresa Maxis as a woman of energy and deep passionate love who had vision and believed in the primacy of the individual conscience. Her outspoken and spontaneous nature and the strength of her convictions in the choices she made were among the characteristics of Theresa that led Sr. Cor to create a life-sized work that was made of a strong material.

During the prayer service, Sr. Cor stated, "I hope that this statue will help each of us recognize the challenges in our own lives and respond with boundless love, energy, generosity and a willingness to say 'yes' to the challenges as daughters and sisters of Theresa Maxis."

In the singing of the IHM litany, "Friends of God and Lovers of the Dream," the IHM Days opening prayer also honored the memory of the IHM sisters who had died in the past year. Included in this litany was Sr. Katherine Sugrue in whose memory the Theresa Maxis statue was commissioned by Patricia Leahmy.

Sr. Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM with the
Theresa Maxis statue at the entranceway to the
IHM Center chapel

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Sr. Anne Munley, IHM president, blessed
the statue during the opening of IHM Days.