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Award-winning story of four of the inmates of one of Ireland's Magdalene laundries, brutal institutions run by nuns for single mothers, orphans and pr…
Box office. $21.1 million [1] The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Peter Mullan, about three teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene asylums (also known as Magdalene laundries), homes for women who were labelled as "fallen" by their families or society. The homes were maintained by individual religious orders ...
that the documentary inspired, Peter Mullen's The Magdalene Sisters (2002). Strongly influenced by the accounts of the four women previously con fined in Magdalen laundries who participated in Sex in a Cold Climate, The Magdalene Sisters is widely regarded as a dramatic reconstruction rather than a work of fiction.
- Mary of Magdala Celebrations 2019
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FutureChurch will be focusing our celebrations on sharing the good news of her leadership and authority with Catholics of all ages, especially in Catholic schools where knowledge of Mary of Magdala is not well known. Resources:FutureChurch will develop a packet with everything you need to celebrate the Feast of St. Mary of Magdala this year. Includ...
Indianapolis
Our St. Mary of Magdala Catholic Community celebration will be Sunday, July 21, at 5 pm, at the Indiana Interchurch Center, 1100 W. 42nd St. Indianapolis, IN., 46208. It will include Mass, followed by a pitch-in indoor picnic. Fried chicken, drinks, and dinnerware provided. Contact Pastor, Helen Weber-McReynolds, RCWP, at hwmcreynolds@outlook.comfor more information.
Buffalo
Sunday July 21, 2019 at 4PM St. Joseph University Church Community Room (AC) 3269 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214 Homilist: Eleanor Ash Music: Gloria McLaughlin
NYC
Special July series on Mary Magdalene Sundays in The Mary Chapel July 14, July 21, July 28 1:30-3:30pm Who was Mary of Magdala and how has her story been told over the centuries? How can we learn from this Apostle to the Apostles to spread the good news? Rita Houlihan, founder of the Reclaim Magdalene Project, will share her extensive research with us; Lizzie Berne DeGear will walk with us through the scriptural accounts of MM; and The Women Who Stayed will celebrate a liturgy on the eve of h...
Cincinnati
Celebrate the Feast of Mary of Magdala in Cincinnati on July 31, 2019 at 7pm. Contact debrose@futurechurch.orgto learn more.
Cleveland
FutureChurch's Annual Mary of Magdala Celebration FutureChurch will celebrate the Feast of St. Mary of Magdala on July 30, 2019 at 6:30pm. Our theme this year is Celebrating Voices that Challenge. Please join us at River's Edge (3430 Rocky River Drive | Cleveland, OH 44111) for a prayer service, remarks from Gina Messina, Ph.D. and refreshments. Click here to RSVP.
Pittsburgh
Mary Magdala Wisdom Circle Date: Monday, July 22nd Time: 7 PM to 9PM Place: The Pittsburgh Friends Meeting House: 4836 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213More info: We will be studying Mary Magdalene's apostolic legacy and how her critical role in the Gospel narrative can give us insight and wisdom into our own spiritual path. Contact: Brian Nuckols Email: brianjnuckols@gmail.com Phone: 470-263-5725
Directed by Peter Mullan. .Since its Venice Film Festival premiere, Mullan’s powerful drama has been causing controversy and provoking condemnation by the Catholic Church. Based on actual events, the film recounts the horrific history of Ireland’s Magdalene Asylums where thousands of girls and women were imprisoned and enslaved in the ...
The Magdalene Sisters, a 2002 film by Peter Mullan, is centred on four young women incarcerated in a Dublin Magdalene laundry from 1964 to 1968. The film is loosely based on and "largely inspired" by the 1998 documentary Sex in a Cold Climate , which documents four survivors' accounts of their experiences in Ireland's Magdalen institutions. [ 76 ]
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Oct 17, 2016 · Hard-hitting, controversial drama in which three young women battle to maintain their spirits in a Magdalene sisterhood asylum for women labelled as 'fallen', run by sadistic nuns. Show more. 1 ...
