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98 Year Old NUN, Sister Jean of Loyola-Chicago is the real MVP of NCAA March Madness
Time ^ | Mar 2018 | Cady Lang

Posted on 03/22/2018 9:34:43 AM PDT by GoldenState_Rose

The biggest college basketball fan during this year’s March Madness tournament is a 98-year-old nun by the name of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola-Chicago’s team chaplain.

Sister Jean Dolores, who was on hand to celebrate Loyola-Chicago’s buzzer beater victory over Miami, has been the basketball team’s chaplain since 1994, but has been a Ramblers fan for most of her life, witnessing the last time Loyola-Chicago won a tournament game, years ago.

While the nun provides spiritual support and openly prays for victories for the team often asking the Higher Power to do his part so the team can do theirs, she’s also a bonafide basketball expert. In fact, she created a full scouting report (complete with full run-downs of the strengths and weaknesses of each player) that she presented to Coach Porter Moser on his first day in his position.

She also sends individual emails to not only Moser, but his entire coaching staff and all of the players after every game.

The sister has become somewhat of a beloved figure for Loyola-Chicago basketball fans; she had her own bobble head night in 2011 and she can often be spotted at games in her own custom pair of maroon and gold Nike kicks that have been customized with the words “Sister” on one foot and “Jean” on the other.

See Sister Jean Dolores’ joy at Loyola-Chicago’s win below.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; chicago; loyola; marchmadness; ncaa; sisterjean
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1 posted on 03/22/2018 9:34:43 AM PDT by GoldenState_Rose
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Jake (to Elwood):
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2 posted on 03/22/2018 9:40:45 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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A great reminder of active faith in all walks of life.


3 posted on 03/22/2018 10:16:00 AM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: GoldenState_Rose; Impy

Chicago is in the house


4 posted on 03/22/2018 4:11:52 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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To: GoldenState_Rose

They won again.


5 posted on 03/22/2018 6:17:25 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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I wanna heard More gloat


6 posted on 03/22/2018 8:11:14 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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SEC is done
West is done


7 posted on 03/22/2018 9:17:15 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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Ugggh FSU is going to win....this sucks.


8 posted on 03/22/2018 9:18:15 PM PDT by dfwgator
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9 posted on 03/22/2018 9:27:56 PM PDT by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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I was 6 out of 8 in my 2nd chance bracket for this round.

Kentucky, bounced! Ramblers play Kansas State, wow. 9 vs. 11.


10 posted on 03/23/2018 11:35:13 PM PDT by Impy (D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
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Ramble on

Do we git 3 Big12 teams in Final 4?


11 posted on 03/24/2018 5:02:17 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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To: GoldenState_Rose

Looks like they’re going to the Final Four, up 19 with 14:00 to go.


12 posted on 03/24/2018 4:33:37 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: GoldenState_Rose

Congratulations to Loyola-Chicago!


13 posted on 03/24/2018 5:19:47 PM PDT by dfwgator
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🤗☇☇☇yes!
14 posted on 03/24/2018 5:37:21 PM PDT by GoldenState_Rose
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Yes!!!! Michigan Wins!

Now it’s time to pull for the Red Raiders.....GUNS UP!!!!!!


15 posted on 03/24/2018 8:08:56 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Impy

CHICAGO !!!!


16 posted on 03/25/2018 10:39:07 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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17 posted on 03/25/2018 10:44:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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K State got wrecked! free smilies
18 posted on 03/25/2018 3:18:24 PM PDT by Impy (D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
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Mich has a chance.

One in as million


19 posted on 03/25/2018 6:27:18 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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U set record for fewest posts in four days

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20 posted on 03/26/2018 7:24:17 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ))
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