Documentary highlights life of religious sister who died in Ecuador earthquake

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Apr 17, 2018 / 17:40 pm

A new documentary film entitled "All or Nothing" tells the story of Sister Clare Crockett, a religious sister who died in the earthquake that took place in 2016 in Ecuador.

The film which is available in Spanish, English and Italian, is "the true story of a sister who gave everything to God, holding nothing back," her community says.

April 16 marked the second anniversary of the earthquake that struck Manabí Province in Ecuador, in which 262 people died and more than 2,500 were injured.

Sister Clare Crockett of the Siervas del Hogar de la Madre (Sisters of the Home of the Mother) was killed when the community's building in Playa Prieta, Ecuador, collapsed in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

Four aspirants and one resident youth also died in the quake.

The Siervas del Hogar de la Madre have now released the film "All or Nothing: Sister Clare Crockett," which tells the story of the 33-year-old religious sister, who had been a rising actress when she left her career to pursue God's calling.

This documentary film shows more than 15 years of Sister Clare's life – a life which the sisters say "goes straight to our hearts as a call, to ask ourselves what are we ourselves giving or not giving to God."

Originally from Ireland, Sister Clare wanted to be an actress. By age 18, she lived a life of partying and alcohol.

One day, a friend asked if she wanted to go on a free trip to Spain. The trip turned out to be a 10-day pilgrimage.

"I tried to get out of it, but my name was already on the ticket, so I had to go. I now see that it was Our Lady's way of bringing me back home, back to her and her Son," she said, according to EWTN. "I was not a very happy camper. Nevertheless, it was on that pilgrimage that Our Lord gave me the grace to see how He had died for me on the Cross. After I had received that grace, I knew that I had to change."

"I knew that I had to leave everything and follow Him. I knew with great clarity that He was asking me to trust in Him, to put my life in His hands and to have faith," she said. "It never ceases to amaze me how Our Lord works in the souls, how He can totally transform one's life and capture one's heart."
Sister Clare went on to become the voice of Lucy on the long-running EWTN children's television series "Hi Lucy."

The distribution of the documentary film "All or Nothing" is free and is scheduled to be shown in Ireland, Canada, the United States, England, Italy, Singapore, the Philippines, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, El Salvador, Uruguay, Peru, Nicaragua, Chile, Latvia, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.

Viewers interested in scheduling a screening can visit https://www.sisterclare.com/multimedia/film/request?view=form