reverend mother

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You never know in these big productions when you are going to be politely asked to leave, but the Reverend Mother Mohiam is still in there.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

The “Reverend Mother” mysteries are set in the 1920s, against the backdrop of Ireland’s Civil War, with Reverend Mother Aquinas using her knowledge of every level of Cork’s intricate social hierarchy to solve murders.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Splendidly acted by an almost all-female ensemble, the film features particularly standout performances by Margaret Qualley as a sensitive young postulant, and by Melissa Leo as the convent’s not-unsympathetic Gorgon of a Reverend Mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2017

The place was cruel and joyless, according to Pamela, and she remembers that when the Reverend Mother asked who wanted to go to Australia, every girl in the home put their hand up.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2015

Quiet nuns clustered quietly around their Reverend Mother, who never read their letters.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy