Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt

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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt at the first round game of the NCAA Tournament in Dallas on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Sister Jean Dolores, beloved nun and Loyola University basketball chaplain, dies at 106

Oct 10, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the nun who became known across the country as the chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago... Read more

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM.

103-year-old ‘basketball nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt releases memoir

Feb 18, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

With the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long been a student favorite at Loyola University of Chicago. Read more

Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt at the first round game of the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, TX., on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Meet Sister Jean: 98-year-old nun and March Madness Twitter celebrity

Mar 22, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

In the first weekend of the March Madness tournament, the most tweeted-about person might not have been a basketball player,... Read more