Tuesday Q&A: How is a consecrated virgin different from a religious sister?

I'll never forget a conversation I once had with my grandparents during my discernment. They were both lifelong Catholics, but they were struggling to grasp what it meant for me to be a consecrated virgin "living in the world." "Is that the same thing as being a nun?" Maw-Maw asked. Paw-Paw insisted that it wasn't …