Mother Dolores Hart to Speak at Cathedral of the Holy Cross-November 13th at 7:00 p.m.

Dolores
Hart was a rising young actress in Hollywood in the 1960s, with 10 highly
successful movies to her credit. Then, she made a shocking decision: Hart left the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and entered a contemplative monastery. Now,
50 years later, Mother Dolores gives a fascinating account of her life, with
co-author and lifelong friend Richard DeNeut in THE EAR OF THE HEART: An
Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows.

Dolores
was a bright and beautiful college student when she made her film debut with Elvis Presley in Paramount’s 1957 Loving
You. She acted in nine more movies with
other big stars such as Montgomery Clift, Anthony Quinn and Myrna Loy. She also gave a Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway play The Pleasure of His Company and appeared in TV shows, including The Virginian and Playhouse 90.
An important chapter in her life occurred while playing Saint Clare in the
movie Francis of Assisi, filmed on location in Italy.

Born
Dolores Hicks to a complicated and colorful Chicago family, Mother Dolores has travelled a charmed yet challenging road in her journey toward God, serenit
and, yes, love. She entered the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem,
Connecticut, at the peak of her career, not in order to leave the glamorous

world of acting she had dreamed of since childhood, but in order to answer a mysterious call she heard with the “ear of the heart.” While contracted for another film and engaged to be married, she abandoned everything to become a bride of
Christ.

Maria
Shriver, bestselling author of Just
Who Will You Be, remarks about Mother Dolores’ book: “Mother
Dolores Hart is a remarkable woman with a remarkable story – one of love,
devotion and faith.”

“The
story of Dolores Hart teaches us to seek God regardless of where we are-in a
summerstorm, in prayer or even in front of a camera,” says Raymond Arroyo, New York Times bestselling author, host of The World Over Live, and EWTN news director.

Mother
Dolores Heart will speak on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, South End.  All are welcome!!!