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Set to debut on Feb. 28, the book will share some of the lessons and wisdom she has accumulated over the course of her long life.
At 103 years old, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is known by most as simply “Sister Jean” or the “basketball nun.”
With the motto “Worship, Work, Win,” Sister Jean has long been a student favorite at Loyola University Chicago because of her kind nature and enthusiastic love of basketball.
Now, with the help of sportswriter Seth Davis, she’s publishing her memoir, titled Wake Up With Purpose: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years (Harper Select, 2023).
Set to be released on Feb. 28, the memoir will share some of the lessons and wisdom she has accumulated in her 103 years of life. Harper Select calls the memoir “part life story, part philosophy text, and part spiritual guide.”
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At 103 years old, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is known by most as simply “Sister Jean” or the “basketball nun.”
With the motto “Worship, Work, Win,” Sister Jean has long been a student favorite at Loyola University Chicago because of her kind nature and enthusiastic love of basketball.
Now, with the help of sportswriter Seth Davis, she’s publishing her memoir, titled Wake Up With Purpose: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years (Harper Select, 2023).
Set to be released on Feb. 28, the memoir will share some of the lessons and wisdom she has accumulated in her 103 years of life. Harper Select calls the memoir “part life story, part philosophy text, and part spiritual guide.”
Continued below.
103-Year-Old ‘Basketball Nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt Releases Memoir
Set to debut on Feb. 28, the book will share some of the lessons and wisdom she has accumulated over the course of her long life.
