My New Catholic Website

[JoyousCatholic]

Women should be looking to the Catholic Church for guidance – Not some rigid “Traditionalist” opinion of what is “authentic” femininity.

zenit.org/articles/archbishop-auzas-statement-on-status-of-women/

I wouldn’t worry too much. The blog is not for ‘Non-Traditionalists’

Pax!

 

[Walking_Home]

You should put a disclaimer on your blog/facebook/etc – that it is your personal opinion – so as to not deceive young women that your rigid view of “femininity” is in line with the Catholic Church.

 

[JoyousCatholic]

You should put a disclaimer on your blog/facebook/etc – that it is your personal opinion – so as to not deceive young women that your rigid view of “femininity” is in line with the Catholic Church.

I really do not think so!
It is A BLOG…NOT a definitive source for Catholic Church teachings.
As it is MY BLOG, it is MY CHOICE on if and what disclaimers I should put.

Your opinion that my views are rigid is just that…YOUR OPINION.

My readers are intelligent people enough to understand the difference between a personal blog and a website that is a source of Catholic Church teachings.

Pax!

 

[Walking_Home]

I really do not think so!
It is A BLOG…**.NOT a definitive source for Catholic Church teachings. **
As it is MY BLOG, it is MY CHOICE on if and what disclaimers I should put.

My readers are intelligent people enough to understand the difference between a personal blog and a website that is a source of Catholic Church teachings. Thanks!

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You are right on that – It is Not a source for Catholic teaching on femininity. But the way you have it set up – it is misleading – especially to the uninformed on the Catholic Church teachings on women/femininity.

 

[JoyousCatholic]

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You are right on that – It is Not a source for Catholic teaching on femininity. But the way you have it set up – it is misleading – especially to the uninformed on the Catholic Church teachings on women/femininity.

Riiiighht! So you are the definitive voice for Catholicism and the Vatican…and you intend to bully and police me on how I run my blog? Do you also go around bullyiing and policing the thousands of other catholic blogs out there? I didn’t think so.

Have a nice day

Pax

 

[Walking_Home]

Riiiighht! So you are the definitive voice for Catholicism and the Vatican…and you intend to bully and police me on how I run my blog? Do you also go around bullyiing and policing the thousands of other catholic blogs out there? I didn’t think so.

Have a nice day

Pax

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You were the one that came to this site-- peddling your blog on two different forums. My voice – is guided by /grounded on the Catholic Church Herself.

zenit.org/articles/archbishop-auzas-statement-on-status-of-women/

The world of work must not arbitrarily impose fixed roles on women or men, nor should it inflexibly define what women and men can and cannot do in the workplace. In this respect, Pope Francis has identified a certain “rigidity” that would “hinder the development of an individual’s abilities, to the point of leading him or her to think, for example, that it is not really masculine to cultivate art or dance, or not very feminine to exercise leadership.”[2] We are all better off for the work and contributions of both women and men, regardless of whether those contributions are common to both or distinctive to either.

 

[JoyousCatholic]

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You were the one that came to this site-- peddling your blog on two different forums. My voice – is guided by /grounded on the Catholic Church Herself.

Peddling?? You make it sound like I am forcing people to purchase something from me, which I am not. It is a personal blog…people visiting my blog does not necessarily mean that they will all agree with my views.

In addition, you are NOT the definitive voice for this forum either, so you really do not get to bully me, police me or tell how I should or should not run my personal blog.

While I very much enjoy the fact that each time you make a comment and I reply to it, you are actually increasing the number of visitors and views to my blog, I can see that you are someone who seems to enjoy conflict, as well as bullying or antagonising others…

I suggest you go find someone else to pick on because this is my last message to you on this thread. I will certainly be praying for you. Run along now.

Pax Christi

 

[Walking_Home]

Peddling?? You make it sound like I am forcing people to purchase something from me, which I am not. It is a personal blog…people visiting my blog does not necessarily mean that they will agree with my views.

In addition, you are NOT the definitive voice for this forum either, so you really do not get to bully me, police me or tell how I should or should not run my personal blog.

While I very much enjoy the fact that each time you make a comment and I reply to it, you are actually increasing the number of visitors and views to my blog, I can see that you are someone who seems to enjoy conflict, as well as bullying or antagonising others…

I suggest you go find someone else to pick on because this is my last message to you on this thread. I will certainly be praying for you.

Pax Christi

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Nothing I have said is un-Catholic – for it is in line with the Catholic Church Herself. You don’t want to hear that – well that is you.

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

You should put a disclaimer on your blog/facebook/etc – that it is your personal opinion – so as to not deceive young women that your rigid view of “femininity” is in line with the Catholic Church.

Actually, it’s quite on line with the Church.
Perhaps not your personal beliefs or liking, but it’s very Catholic. And quite intellectually so.
I have no problem if my daughter’s saw anything on that blog. They may not agree with everything but it’s pretty Catholic.

You are coming across a little too harsh on this thread. If it isn’t your cup of tea, fine, but no need to turn the thread into an endless debate on gender roles in the Church.

 

[heidi_storage]

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You are right on that – It is Not a source for Catholic teaching on femininity. But the way you have it set up – it is misleading – especially to the uninformed on the Catholic Church teachings on women/femininity.

The blog does not misrepresent itself. It is obviously one person’s personal blog site, not anything purporting to be an official RCC source.

OP, one thing I noticed was that there were a lot of things on your home page that appeared to be links but were not; for instance, the “Traditional” and “Pro-Life” texts looked to me like links, which I imagined would lead to explanations of what these words meant to you. Perhaps you could tighten up the space between the words and make it clear that they aren’t links? The pictures on the bottom also looked like links, and make the page just a bit busy, I think.

Finally, this is just my preference, but I found the revolving image at the bottom distracting. Best of luck with your project!

 

[Walking_Home]

Actually, it’s quite on line with the Church.
Perhaps not your personal beliefs or liking, but it’s very Catholic. And quite intellectually so.
I have no problem if my daughter’s saw anything on that blog. They may not agree with everything but it’s pretty Catholic.

You are coming across a little too harsh on this thread. If it isn’t your cup of tea, fine, but no need to turn the thread into an endless debate on gender roles in the Church.

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The rigid view of what is “authentic” feminine Catholic is the problem. I support the various ways that a woman is/can be authentic feminine. Unmarried women and married women. As a stay at home wife/mother – with the husband being the wage earner. As in your case – a stay at home father with 6 children with a working scientist wife. A marriage where both husband and wife are employed. A woman married or unmarried – in leadership positions.

 

[JoyousCatholic]

The blog does not misrepresent itself. It is obviously one person’s personal blog site, not anything purporting to be an official RCC source.

OP, one thing I noticed was that there were a lot of things on your home page that appeared to be links but were not; for instance, the “Traditional” and “Pro-Life” texts looked to me like links, which I imagined would lead to explanations of what these words meant to you. Perhaps you could tighten up the space between the words and make it clear that they aren’t links? The pictures on the bottom also looked like links, and make the page just a bit busy, I think.

Finally, this is just my preference, but I found the revolving image at the bottom distracting. Best of luck with your project!

Thank you for the (name removed by moderator)ut!! I will try and address the points you have raised.

God bless!

 

[Rau]

I really do not think so!
It is A BLOG…NOT a definitive source for Catholic Church teachings.
As it is MY BLOG, it is MY CHOICE on if and what disclaimers I should put.

Your opinion that my views are rigid is just that…YOUR OPINION.

My readers are intelligent people enough to understand the difference between a personal blog and a website that is a source of Catholic Church teachings.

Pax!

Fair enough, but you don’t select your readers, they just wander by. It would be good to note that you are expressing your own thoughts which you believe are consistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church (…if that’s the situation…).

 

[Lea101]

I really do not think so!
It is A BLOG…NOT a definitive source for Catholic Church teachings.
As it is MY BLOG, it is MY CHOICE on if and what disclaimers I should put.

Your opinion that my views are rigid is just that…YOUR OPINION.

My readers are intelligent people enough to understand the difference between a personal blog and a website that is a source of Catholic Church teachings.

Pax!

You have the freedom to post what you want, and what you post isn’t sinful.

The thing is, when I look at your website, it looks like a guide to be an authentic catholic woman (real, original, genuine etc). And then you present one type of femininity. So I’m guessing it does look like you are saying “to be an authentic catholic woman, you need to be like this”.

The blog does not look like a personal blog at all. Obviously it doesn’t look like an official blog from the RCC, but it isn’t clear enough that you are simply expressing one type of femininity that you like. I don’t know if I make sense, but if I were to get a non Catholic to look at the website, she should know that the Church doesn’t require traditional femininity/gender roles and this is just something for people who choose to be like that.

This will prevent heap loads of backlash. And will prevent some women from turning away from the Church (assuming that your blog will be big in the future)

And the name for your blog does not tell me this is for people who want a traditional view. A better name would be traditional catholic femininity. Imo the word “authentic” will strike a chord because we know the Church doesn’t tell us that we need to be like that.

 

[Crown_of_Stars]

thank you so much for stopping by and for your (name removed by moderator)ut!

I think that the age of radical feminism and even feminist ‘christians’ is coming at an end, as more and more young Catholic girls are embracing traditional catholicism and traditional femininity.
Many are even embracing homemaking or working from home, choosing to focus on raising their families, rather than high-powered careers.
My main target audience, apart from the established traddies among us, are also these young catholic girls embracing a more authentic, traditional, catholic and feminine identity…and desiring a return to God’s original plan for women.

And as far as what you’ve said about “desiring a return to God’s original plan for women…” I love it! Eve had Adam, her own husband, and no other man was in existence at a time long, long ago when the world was silent and beautiful. They had only eachother, the animals, the garden, the streams, and lovely creatures, they were naked and perfectly innocent. Her husband was enough for her. She didn’t need a “sexual revolution” to be passionately in love with a man. No, no, no! Long ago, the world was silent and beautiful, and it could have stayed that way, but sin ruined all of that and turned the world to the scum and slovenliness that it is now.

 

[Crown_of_Stars]

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The rigid view of what is “authentic” feminine Catholic is the problem. I support the various ways that a woman is/can be authentic feminine. Unmarried women and married women. As a stay at home wife/mother – with the husband being the wage earner. As in your case – a stay at home father with 6 children with a working scientist wife. A marriage where both husband and wife are employed. A woman married or unmarried – in leadership positions.

You’re rigid, how about that?!

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

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The rigid view of what is “authentic” feminine Catholic is the problem. I support the various ways that a woman is/can be authentic feminine. Unmarried women and married women. As a stay at home wife/mother – with the husband being the wage earner. As in your case – a stay at home father with 6 children with a working scientist wife. A marriage where both husband and wife are employed. A woman married or unmarried – in leadership positions.

I don’t find it problematic nor do I find it rigid.
I find it it a Catholic position and quite an admirable thing to aspire to.
I’d caution you to not assume because others are counter cultural in thier approach that they don’t identify with the wisdom of our created genders.
Our world has lost that, and the fruit is evident. From arguing about restrooms to same sex marriage, to the ostricization of large stay at home parent families. I find the blog refreshing from a young Catholic. Getting back to a society that has more defined gender roles based on the example of the Church and the Holy Family is a good idea. Again, my children would do well if this was the online influence they saw which is better than 99 percent of blogs out there with a gender focus.

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Fair enough, but you don’t select your readers, they just wander by. It would be good to note that you are expressing your own thoughts which you believe are consistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church (…if that’s the situation…).

I don’t think it’s necessary to put a disclaimer on it.
Any reasonable person can see it’s someone’s opinion.

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

OP,
Are familiar with the Catholic_teen_posts girl on Instagram?
It’s right up your alley.

 

[Walking_Home]

I don’t find it problematic nor do I find it rigid.
I find it it a Catholic position and quite an admirable thing to aspire to.
I’d caution you to not assume because others are counter cultural in thier approach that they don’t identify with the wisdom of our created genders.
Our world has lost that, and the fruit is evident. From arguing about restrooms to same sex marriage, to the ostricization of large stay at home parent families. I find the blog refreshing from a young Catholic. Getting back to a society that has more defined gender roles based on the example of the Church and the Holy Family is a good idea. Again, my children would do well if this was the online influence they saw which is better than 99 percent of blogs out there with a gender focus.

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Yea well – explain to children – why you and your wife don’t fit the bill of God’s plan according to the OP. And how your wife being a scientist and employed makes her masculine and less feminine. etc.

Of course – how this hits on your masculinity for being a stay at home father.

authenticcatholicfemininity.com/2017/06/09/link-between-femininity-and-creativity/

To nurture, embrace and amplify your femininity, your natural feminine energy, it is very important to get in touch with your creative side.
Women who are creative are generally more feminine.

Why is this so?

God created woman, not just to be a help-meet for man, but to also partake with Him in creation. We are co-creators with the Creator.

Yes, men also partake in creation as we need the seed of the man to create new life. However, as women, we have the added privilege of being sacred vessels to bear that newly created life and to nurture it. As such, it is the woman whose womb bears the baby.

This is why God’s natural plan for the man is to provide for the woman and for his family. **A lot of modernists will disagree, but the ideal family dynamic is when the man goes out to work and provide, leaving the woman to be the home-maker and nurturer. **Feminine energy was created to be passive and receptive, while masculine energy was created to be active and projective. This is why the sexual organs of the man is phallic (to project) and the sexual organ of the woman is designed to receive.

In Genesis, even after the fall, God told man that he would spend his days toiling, meaning he would have to work extra hard to provide……and He said to the woman that she would labour in birth, emphasising her role as a creative vessel to bear and bring forth new life. The man needs to provide the material and financial security so his wife’s creativity, fertility and femininity can bloom.
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And when her femininity and creativity blooms and grows, her sweet, loving energy nurtures the man, increases his ambition, his status and ability to provide. ** The more he is able to provide, the more she feels secure and blossoms, which in turn fuels him. See the circle of energy and reciprocity? How perfect was God’s plan for man and woman?!

The more creative the woman can be, the more feminine she gets and this creativity isn’t just limited to hobbies or activities. Her own natural fertility blooms and blossoms as well and this is why stay-home wives tend to have more children than career wives.

You will discover that women who are main providers or co-providers with their husbands appear less feminine. **** They are not fully in touch with their femininity and their natural feminine energy is depleted because they have to take on masculine characteristics of going out to work, thus reducing their femininity.

This femininity is not about the clothes the woman wears, her grooming or deportment……it is a very special glow, an energy that is really apparent with a woman fully in touch with her creative side. The heightened feminine energy makes a woman much more attractive to a man, who is fully in touch with his masculine side.

By fuelling your creative side as a woman, you bloom in your femininity and you attract a truly masculine man. For married women, nurturing your creative side increases your femininity, which in turn increases your attractiveness to your husband and creates a healthy, harmonious balance in the family dynamic. Your husband will also become more successful in his career because your increased femininity will nurture and fuel him.

So I encourage all women who desire to increase their femininity to unleash their creative side.

You may not be a pianist, but if you are a woman, you have a creative art or skill that you can nurture……you just have to find out what it is, whether it is cooking, baking, volunteer work with children or the elderly, writing, art, dancing, singing, acting, joining a choir, gardening, home-making, playing an instrument……the list goes on and on.

Or if you MUST work, choose a career that is very creative and be sure to indulge in creative pursuits during your spare time.

A woman fully in touch with her creative side is not just more feminine, but also has the added bonus of appearing much more youthful than her career-focused peers.

To be feminine, to be creative is to align yourself with God’s original plan for woman.