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We often use the terms "nun" and "sister" interchangeably to describe women religious in the Catholic Church, but do you know the difference between these unique vocations?

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Set Apart IV Trailer

In this podcast, Rocky announces the four season of Set Apart. She introduces the subjects and topics that will be highlighted in the upcoming installment of Set Apart.

Surprise! 

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radio here #NCSW2017 Events

radio here LIVE schedule

Woah, did you see that?

There are new events on the calendar!

Check it out, keep up, and don’t miss a thing. 

[catholicextension]

Sister Brings Mobile Medical Clinic to Appalachian Communities

There are many ways that people come to know the Catholic Church. In eastern Tennessee it is at a doctor’s appointment. The doctor — Sister Mariana Koonce, a Sister of Mercy — doesn’t like to separate the “healing” of the body from the “ministry” of the soul. She is evangelizing in Appalachian communities where the Catholic Church has never had a presence.

[catholicextension]

Last spring when Sister Maria del Mar, a young sister from our US-Latin American Exchange Program, took her vows with her congregation in Puerto Rico, her home country of Venezuela was in a state of unrest. Her family wouldn’t be able to attend, but thanks to the love and support of her new friends in our program, she wouldn’t be alone. Read more: http://cathext.in/2n6zcl7

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What's the difference between a sister and a nun? Check out this infographic to find out! http://cathext.in/2mFNw3U

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For #ThrowbackThursday, here's a cartoon from Two Little Nuns, a popular series featured in our magazine in the 1950s.

[catholicextension]

There are many ways that people come to know the Catholic Church. In eastern Tennessee it is at a doctor’s appointment. The doctor — Sister Mariana Koonce, a Sister of Mercy — doesn’t like to separate the “healing” of the body from the “ministry” of the soul. She is evangelizing in Appalachian communities where the Catholic Church has never had a presence.