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At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

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At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — “I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet.

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At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — "I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet.

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USA Today

At 103, Sister Jean shares her life purpose

Sister Jean, the Catholic nun who found fame at the NCAA Final Four in 2018 as the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men’s basketball team, is now at age 103, publishing her first book, offering spiritual guidance and sharing her life story. (AP Video/Jessie Wardarski) (Feb. 16)

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At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

She’s known simply as Sister Jean -- the Catholic nun who captured the sports world’s imagination as chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men’s basketball team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 2018

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Washington Times

At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again -- "I've got too much to do," she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet.

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At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — “I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet. “I guess there aren’t too many 103-year-old nuns using iPads these days – there aren’t too many 103-year-olds, period,” she writes in her memoir that will be published Feb. 28. “But I’m prett…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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