When she was a child, Sister Marie Mackey, CSJ, watched “The Flying Nun,” the 1960s comedy series with Sally Field portraying a novice who is able to take flight. But Sister Marie’s life as a woman religious bears no resemblance to the show, and not just because she doesn’t fly through the air.
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