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Sister Jean Gains National Attention Amidst March Madness

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, was a trending topic on Twitter last week. She’s the most talked-about person in the NCAA March Madness tournament, and early Tuesday morning, she appeared on the news show, Good Morning America.

“I’m just having a lot of fun and it seemed to mushroom all of a sudden,” she said on the show.

"If you don't have confidence in Faith, then you might as well not be playing."

The most talked about person of the @NCAA Tournament this weekend was — 98-year-old @LoyolaChicago chaplain #SisterJean joined us on @GMA pic.