Editing The Singing Nun (section)

== Later years ==
In 1973, Deckers became involved with the [[Catholic Charismatic Renewal]]. Cardinal [[Leo Joseph Suenens|Leo Suenens]] requested that she write songs for the movement, and this led to a brief but successful return to the stage, including a visit to [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], where she sang before several thousand people.<ref name="Gubin2006" /> Under the name "Sister Smile", she released another album in 1979, which she described as containing "honest, religious songs" commenting that the album would help listeners to "know who I really am."<ref name=ydv /><ref name=oc>{{cite web |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cr4yAAAAIBAJ&pg=7188,933166&dq=jeanine+deckers&hl=en |title= 'Singing Nun' returns |work=Ottawa Citizen|date= 8 February 1979 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref>

In the late 1970s, the [[Federal Public Service Finance|Ministry of Finance]] of Belgium said that she owed $63,000 in back taxes.<ref name="entertainmentweekly" /> Deckers countered that the royalties from her recording were given to her convent and therefore she was not liable for payment of any personal income tax.<ref name=ydv /> She then called on her former convent and her former record label, [[Philips Records|Philips]]. The sisters gave her what they considered to be her share (which enabled her to acquire an apartment in Wavre) on condition that she stop denigrating the congregation and sign a document stating that all accounts were balanced, but Philips, which had received 95% of the revenue, did nothing. 

Deckers ran into heavy financial problems. In 1982, she tried, once again as Sœur Sourire, to score a hit with a [[disco]] synthesizer version of "Dominique",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/00648684|title=Soeur Sourire – Dominique (1982)|access-date=16 March 2019|via=www.45cat.com}}</ref> but this last attempt to resume her singing career failed.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to the other financial worries, the [[autism]] centre for children started by Deckers and Pécher had to close its doors for financial reasons in 1982.<ref name="Gubin2006" /> After this, Deckers tried to make a living by giving lessons in music and religion.<ref name="mj" />