Thank you Star! That is very inspiring.
It really is.
An astounding, miraculous twist is how Patricia
Neal came to know the Abbey and her last years
changed as they unfolded.
In the 40’s Neal had starred with married Gary
Cooper in a movie, and they had an affair. She
got pregnant and had an abortion, something she
said pained her all her life. Separately, Cooper
later in life converted to Catholicism.
Years afterward, it was Cooper’s daughter Maria,
who allegedly spat at Neal in public after the
scandalous affair, who reconciled with Neal, and
who reached out to her suggesting she spend time
decompressing at the Abbey.
Miracles.
FR thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2567240/posts
Cooper’s faith
http://www.adherents.com/people/pc/Gary_Cooper.html