Below is the link to the obituary on Margaret MacCurtain OP that appeared in The Irish Times on Saturday.
She was a lady. Anytime I met her after Mass in St Dominic's in Tallaght she was always so pleasant, friendly and witty too.
When the film Conclave was released Bishop Robert Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, advised Catholics to avoid ...
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One of the greatest Irish Dominicans of the past century.
This story is probably the most famous one told of her:
At a debate in UCD in 1971, Margaret shared a lecture theatre platform with Mary Anderson and Nell McCafferty. Anderson suggested that each of them make a short opening statement about the personal difficulties under which they laboured as women.
Anderson said, "I am a bastard".
McCafferty said, "I am a lesbian".
Margaret said, "I am a nun"
Ar dheis laimh De go raibh a ainm uasal.
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