Bill Tammeus

Bill Tammeus, a former award-winning faith columnist for The Kansas City Star, writes the "Faith Matters" blog for The Star's Web site and a monthly column for Flatland, KCPT-TV's digital magazine. His latest book is Love, Loss and Endurance: A 9/11 Story of Resilience and Hope in an Age of Anxiety. Email him at wtammeus@gmail.com.

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Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt prays with the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team in 2018. (CNS/Courtesy of Loyola University Chicago/Bill Behrns)

Sister Jean's book, 'Wake Up With Purpose!', is a slam dunk

Book review: Loyola University's nationally beloved basketball team chaplain, 103-year-old Sr. Jean Delores Schmidt, has written a delightful memoir that gives the Catholic Church some much-needed positive press.

With declining numbers, women religious are invisible to many non-Catholics