Are Catholic women required to be beautiful?

[Augustinian]

What a great opening line for a man delivering a commencement speech at Carlow or another Catholic women’s college.

“Are Catholic Women required to be beautiful”

Probably would go over pretty well with the coeds.

 

[alice24]

Don’t Russian women do that all the time?

Wear 4 inch stilettos along with mini skirts in 40 below weather?

In my russian parish, thick winter fur boots are far more common

 

[Bruised_Reed]

Your arms must be tired from swinging at all those windmills.

 

[Sarcelle]

Who here said that physical beauty was inversely proportional to spiritual goodness?

What I’ve read is that physical beauty does not always indicate spiritual goodness.

 

[friardchips]

No one said it in direct terms, and yet from reading the posts, there seemed to be a subjective angle, generally.

Naturally attractive looks do not automatically equate to spiritual goodness.

 

[Sarcelle]

You seem to be the only one who sees it implied here.

 

[friardchips]

That maybe so.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

It’s completely ridiculous to assert that a woman should not wear clothing appropriate for the weather and for her activity. If she is hiking on a mountain, working as a lumberjack herself, or doing any other activity where she has to slog through snow and slush, a practical pair of boots and a flannel shirt and parka etc are both necessary and appropriate. Furthermore, if the woman is comfortable wearing what she is wearing and it is modest and appropriate for her activity, then I would hope she would be independent enought not to give a toss about what others think of her outfit. Given that you consistently seem to post bizarre (to say the least) ideas about women’s behavior, I’m just bothering to post this so anyone stumbling onto the forum realizes that your ideas are not shared by other Catholic women. SMH.

 

[meltzerboy2]

I’m glad I’m not a young person today growing up with social media such as Instagram and Facebook. I suppose I would like more of the technology if I were brought up with it, but it sure makes it harder to be oneself and not be so strongly influenced by all the trends and fashion displayed by celebrities as well as ordinary people. Television was a bad enough influence in my day although, despite less variety, there were more programs of worth and substance compared to now.

 

[misstherese]

I wonder if doing that is considered sinful though? Curious.

Well, it didn’t really disfigure it, but it did make it blister. I don’t think it’s sinful, mostly because the saints were often very hard on themselves through self mortification, but I certainly wouldn’t advice it for the average joe.

 

[Lara]

If somebody stumbled on this post and felt it was necessary to exchange their winter boots for more feminine boots, no harm would come from it.

But what they will really be harmed by is the antagonistic attitude of so many of the posters. I know if I were coming to this site as an atheist or Protestant, I most certainly would remain so.

If you don’t like something somebody says, just say something better. Everybody is entitled to an opinion. Most people agreed with my assessment of femininity, curiously, and most of the aspects of masculinity.

The curious thing is that people get offended so easily on this site. The right thing to do is to accept that people all have a voice, even people with whom you disagree. What so many of you are trained at is to be hyper critical, to parse people’s posts, and to argue with some small point like winter boots, and think yourself fabulously intelligent. But what you could do is make a list of all the feminine and beautiful characteristics you aspire to.

 

[TheAmazingGrace]

But what you could do is make a list of all the feminine and beautiful characteristics you aspire to.

If you think that boot style and avoiding hockey constitutes femininity/smoking and being crude constitutes masculinity, you’ve got another think coming.

 

[TheAmazingGrace]

Most people agreed with my assessment of femininity, curiously, and most of the aspects of masculinity.

Where? Certainly not on this thread.

 

[Mi_Rose]

If I switch my winter boots for more feminine ones I will slip and fall on the ice. Been there done that more than once. Now I wear boots with no heel and lots of tread.

 

[Sarcelle]

Speaking as someone who works in the railroad industry around freight trains, I am required to wear pants, steel toe boots and eye protection.

Sure, a sundress and strappy sandals may look more feminine but considering the work environment it’s not quite safe.

Of course, some may point out that I am in a line of work I have no business in and should work in a more feminine line of work. To this I say, hogwash.

 

[TheAmazingGrace]

Of course, some may point out that I am in a line of work I have no business in and should work in a more feminine line of work.

Quite right. Only people can work with trains.

 

[SeriousQuestion]

The Songs does make Mary seem very beautiful, along with Psalm 45. I don’t know any other Marian prophecies that are as visual in that regards. Revelations did describe a beautiful city which is a allegory of Mary. I think Isaiah also wrote something similar.

 

[friardchips]

Lovely post!

 

[Sarcelle]

As an unfallen human, Mary is beautiful in every way.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

I spent quite a bit of time hiking, walking a half mile to classes through unshoveled snow, shoveling snow (when I was younger), and working in heavy equipment test labs where steel toed work boots were mandatory and coveralls a good idea due to engine oil spraying around. Nobody I knew including my husband had a problem with any of that or saw me as less of a woman because of it.
One of the other women I worked with had been an auto mechanic and had great stories to tell about that job. Another was one of the best techs at the factory, and a grandma.