THE NUN WHO KISSED ELVIS REMEMBERS HOLLYWOOD WELL
Q: Do you miss being famous?
A: I think in some ways I am more recognizable now than I was as an actress. I never lost my sensibility when I was an actress. I saw that in my dad and my Uncle Mario. It wasn’t me. Most of the people I knew in Hollywood have gone to Lord. I think my coming here to the Abbey has kept me more relevant to the fan market than staying in Hollywood!
Q: What do most people not know about you?
A: Gee, I don’t know. I don’t have secrets that I hoard. I played the clarinet and played it well. In fact, you can go to YouTube and there is a video of me playing clarinet with Elvis, who is playing his guitar.
Q: As a devout Catholic, a nun and someone who clearly is exactly where she should be as a nun, do you sit back and have concerns about so many that are losing or have lost their faith?
A: I do worry but I keep going back to the same thing. I think people have to find their own domain, what they are good at, what makes them feel good. You must have your own identity, know how to love another person. I do think there is hope for churches and people will come back. Look at history. We have gone through a lot of different changes and trends. I believe there are going to be new discoveries, new inspiration and new ways that will bring people to Mass and their church. That there will be a new capacity for sharing. I think there is a way for human hearts to be together and communicate that has not been discovered yet. But it will come.