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Inspired to tell the dramatic life story of Mother Cabrini, J. Eustace Wolfington, BS ’56, H ’17, recruited a team of directors, writers, investors and lenders to make a movie about her life.

SJU News sat down with Wolfington to explore who Cabrini was, why she inspired Wolfington's life's work and how he assembled a team to produce the film.

How did you initially learn about Mother Cabrini? What inspired you to create this film?

I never knew of Mother Cabrini until I was 23 years old when I visited St.

Donato church, where I had never been before, to try to get an early mass.

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The priest said we have a nine week novena, so I went to it and that’s where I learned about Mother Cabrini. I read up on her life, went around the world and talked about her. Nobody knew of her. Even in this country, I was shocked that people see the movie and they say, “I never knew Mother Cabrini.”

Sister Mary Louise Sullivan came into my office one day and