On Thursday, 20 April, CBC radio Morning show featured an interview with Sister Betty Morrissey about her role as Chaplain to the Rogues basketball team. Chrissy Holmes named her “the incredible Sister Betty Morrissey”!
This interview was recorded with Jeremy Eaton of CBC last week at the Rogues game:
“The roar of the fans in a stadium may provide motivation and fuel for some basketball players, but Sister Betty Morrissey believes that true power lies in silence.
“I go in the dressing room, I say a prayer before and I say a prayer after,” Morrissey says. “And when I go in … they’re very quiet and you know their souls are being listened to.”
Morrissey is the chaplain for the Newfoundland Rogues basketball team, which was established in 2021 and in its current season competes in the TBL, or The Basketball League.
Morrissey is at every home game at the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s, in a seat behind the visitors’ section. She proudly wears a yellow Rogues jersey with the number 21 on the back. Draped around her neck, hanging down her front, is a necklace with a crucifix.
Her all-access pass simply says “Sister Betty…”
Read the rest of the interview here
Watch a video clip from the interview. It was aired on CBC television Here and Now .
El jueves 20 de abril, el programa matinal de la radio CBC ofreció una entrevista con la hermana Betty Morrissey sobre su papel como capellán del equipo de baloncesto Rogues. Chrissy Holmes la llamó “la increíble Hermana Betty Morrissey”.
Esta entrevista fue grabada con Jeremy Eaton de CBC la semana pasada en el partido de los Rogues:
“El rugido de los aficionados en un estadio puede proporcionar motivación y combustible para algunos jugadores de baloncesto, pero la Hermana Betty Morrissey cree que el verdadero poder reside en el silencio.
“Entro en el vestuario, rezo una oración antes y otra después”, dice Morrissey. “Y cuando entro… están muy callados y sabes que sus almas están siendo escuchadas”.
Morrissey es el capellán del equipo de baloncesto Newfoundland Rogues, fundado en 2021 y que en la temporada actual compite en la TBL, o The Basketball League.
Morrissey asiste a todos los partidos en casa en el Mary Brown’s Centre de St. John’s, en un asiento detrás de la sección de visitantes. Lleva con orgullo una camiseta amarilla de las Rogues con el número 21 a la espalda. Alrededor del cuello, colgando por delante, lleva un collar con un crucifijo.
Su pase de acceso simplemente dice “Hermana Betty…”.
Lea el resto de la entrevista en inglés aquí
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