evangelical counsels

Ask a Carmelite — Is There a Difference Between a Nun and a Sister?

Ask a Carmelite Sister, In the Spotlight
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Dear Sister Timothy Marie, Sister Timothy, are you a nun? Dear Friend, Well, I do wear a long brown habit and I have professed three vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty, in consecration to God forever. But am I a nun?  My name is SISTER Timothy Marie. But am I a nun? Here is the answer. In a practical, everyday […]

Ask a Carmelite — Is There a Difference Between a Nun and a Sister?

Ask a Carmelite Sister, Regular Feature

Dear Sister Timothy Marie, Sister Timothy, are you a nun? Dear Friend, Well, I do wear a long brown habit and I have professed three vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty, in consecration to God forever. But am I a nun?  My name is SISTER Timothy Marie. But am I a nun? Here is the answer. In a practical, everyday […]