The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows

This fascinating account of her life, first as an up and rising stage and movie star and then discerning God'c call to enter a cloistered order of nuns is a must read for all , Catholics and non -Catholics alike. Dolores Hart's decision was not an easy one, friends and family feared she was making a big mistake, whle others joined Elvis Presley in supporting her decision and keeping her in their prayers. Life in a convent is not always easy, and some do leave because of it. There are prayer times that mean early rising and work periods when they do various activities that support their way of life. This book reveals that the nuns and their supporters (including Hollywood stars) do a lot of activities most of us don't hear about. Full of photographs of her childhood and her acting career and more of her and the other nuns, in the convent, this is a really good book both for those who want to know about convent life and where are they now movie buffs.

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Dolores Hart stunned Hollywood in 1963, when after ten highly successful feature films, she chose to enter a contemplative monastery. Now, fifty years later, Mother Dolores gives this fascinating account of her life, with co-author and life-long friend, Richard DeNeut.

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 two television shows, including The Virginian. A new chapter in her life occurred while playing Saint Clare in the movie Francis of Assisi, which was filmed on location in Italy.

Born Dolores Hicks to a complicated and colorful Chicago family, Mother Hart has traveled a charmed yet challenging road in her journey toward God, serenity and, yes, love. She entered the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn., 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 summons she heard with the "ear of the heart". While contracted for another film and engaged to be married, she gave up everything to become a bride of Christ. Lavishly illustrated with 64 pages of photos.

Info For The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows

• Hardcover: 539 pages


• Publisher: Ignatius Press; 1st edition (May 7, 2013)


• ISBN-13: 978-1586177478


• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches


• Author: Mother Dolores Hart, Richard DeNeut


• Language: English


• ISBN-10: 1586177478

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