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23 Jun 2010

Deferring Dreams for Motherhood

By Colleen Hammond, in Courtship, Family Life, Feminism, Masculinity, Parenting | Leave a response Leave a response

A Dream Deferred

By Jasmine Baucham

“The torment that so many young women know, bound hand and foot by love and motherhood, without having forgotten their former dreams.” ~Simone de Bevoir

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21 Jun 2010

Modesty and Men

By Colleen Hammond, in Catholic Church, Courtship, Dressing with Dignity, Family Life, Fashion, Feminism, Immodest, Masculinity, Modesty, Parenting, Skirts | 7 Responses 7 Comments

From Monsignor Pope.

We have had three great discussions on the blog in recent months regarding modesty, HERE and HERE and HERE. In my post some weeks ago I did not distinguish between men and women for the matter in question was dirty dancing which involves both. However, the conversation turned inexorably to women and girls, what they wear and how they should behave. I also note that 90% of the commentators were women. Last week Laura raised the question of modest beachwear and focused especially on the bikini. Here too the majority of the commentators were women and the conversation was mostly about what was proper for women and girls.

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17 Jun 2010

The Beauty of Chastity

By Colleen Hammond, in Courtship, Dressing with Dignity, Family Life, Immodest, Modesty, Parenting, Skirts | 2 Responses 2 Comments

Beautiful blog post by my dear Sister in Christ, Stacy McDonald.

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14 May 2010

The Principle of Love and Respect in Marriage

By Colleen Hammond, in Family Life, Masculinity, Parenting | 4 Responses 4 Comments

An inspiring series of short articles from Focus on the Family. The first is here and below.

Maybe you’ve heard that a woman needs to be loved by her husband and a man needs to be respected by his wife. However, if you’re like the average man or woman, you’re thinking, “Sure, that all sounds great, but what does it mean?”

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13 Apr 2010

Christopher West Takes Sabbatical to Reflect on Approach

By Colleen Hammond, in Catholic Church, Immodest | 3 Responses 3 Comments

Christopher West Takes Sabbatical to Reflect on Approach

By Patrick B. Craine

EXTON, Pennsylvania, April 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Renowned Catholic writer and speaker Christopher West has taken a six-month sabbatical to consider his approach in presenting the Church’s teaching on sexuality.

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