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Exploring the Richness of Authentic Femininityen-USdaily22020-02-06T17:14:39-05:00Updated forgiveness book
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I should point out that my book Set Free: The Catholic Woman's Guide to Forgiveness is out in a new and updated version. It's available here in Kindle and On Dead Trees. Many kind words, notes of gratitude, and encounters with those who have found good therein. The command to forgive is firm, unfortunately the nuts-and-bolts explanations on how to proceed are not always obvious. I hoped to bridge that gap. Nota bene: I'm available to speak to women's groups of any size on this important topic. See feminine-genius.com for details.Books and moviesForgivenessGood things!gsk2020-02-06T17:14:39-05:00Why are women so angry?
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This question is pondered in The Anti-Mary Exposed by Dr. Carrie Gress, which I've recently read. It's excellent! Having no time at present to write a proper review, I'll offer that of Andrea Picciotti-Bayer: Gress finds the roots of the anti-Marian spirit in the early feminist movement of the 1960s. She recounts the movement's founding and the dramatic influence it has had on how women think about themselves today. Her history lesson is not glamorous. It is not chic. It is downright ugly and reveals how "feminism" from its infancy indulged in the vice of envy... Read it all, nay better. Read the book!Books and moviesCultural SignpostsFaithFeminismMotherhoodgsk2020-02-06T16:43:37-05:00Bangladesh given six weeks...
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... to justify its acceptance of technologies that facilitate sex-selection abortions. Catholic World Report says: The Bangladesh High Court has given government officials six weeks to respond with an explanation of why they believe prenatal gender detection procedures to be constitutionally acceptable. The Feb. 4 court order addressed the Directorate General of Health Services and the secretaries for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Social Welfare, and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. A representative from the Catholic Church says adherents of all major religions (Hindu, Muslim, and Christian) prefer boys for cultural/economic reasons. Rita Roselin Costa, who works in women’s ministry for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh, applauded the court ruling, but added that the real challenge lies in changing a cultural mindset. She expressed hope that the ruling will lead people to reassess their views toward women. “Often parents think that if they educate daughters up to master’s degree level, they will be married off one day and may earn money but they will spend it on the family of the in-laws,” she said. “Our society at large has yet to consider in most cases that daughters can get education, prosper in life, earn...Birth control/abortionWomen in Asiagsk2020-02-06T16:32:32-05:00Sorrows upon sorrows
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Prayers for our Chinese brethren. Not only facing the spectre of a deadly flu, but suffering ongoing destruction of places of worship. The Dongergou Parish in the Diocese of Taiyuan is one of the oldest Catholic communities in the northern province of Shanxi. In July 2018, the government prohibited the use of the parish church, built at the end of the 19th century, claiming that it had become “dangerous” to use. In October, the Shrine of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows – a famous pilgrimage sites atop the Seven Sorrows Mountain in Dongergou – was destroyed on the grounds that “it had too many crosses and statues.” These prayers of supplication were not able to provide an intervention -- adding to Our Lady's Sorrows, and our own.Prayer intentionsWomen in Asiagsk2020-02-06T16:18:44-05:00Toxic masculinity
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My last column was on this topic, in which I ask the question: is there a feminine counterpart? If, though, we agree to the term “toxic” for some male actions, then we must turn the spotlight around to women and ask how they are prone to corrupting their femininity. Women on a wide scale are rejecting chastity, marriage, motherhood, and creative collaboration with men. Having pointed to men’s corruption, we must admit that many women abuse their own creative powers, by replacing love with manipulation, and cooperation with contempt for authentic masculinity. Thus, too many men and women have issued a non servium, and while masculinity is targeted as the root evil of today, the suggestion that we must “feminise” men is to ask them to act in ways that women themselves have abandoned. Did a little poking around on the net, and found that some claim that there a toxic femininity, but of course it's as I feared: huswivery, birthin' babies, traditional marriage, and the like. I'm braving the waters to discuss it tomorrow [very early] on Relevant Radio, with John Harper (7am East Coast time). Overall, if we have no divine mission ("Go forth, multiply") and no deference...Complementaritygsk2017-10-25T11:27:49-04:00Return to blogging
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Wow, checked the blog and it's been over a year. School was a big factor (I'm almost finished an MA in Theology at Providence College -- only the thesis left!) and then a family wedding (middle daughter). Time to jump back in and comment on the baseline crazy that constitutes our current culture. We should find sustenance in the prayer of Teresa of Avila: Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing; God only is changeless. Patience gains all things. Who has God wants nothing. God alone suffices. Moreover, Julian of Norwich reminds us of the essentials: He said not "Thou shalt not be tempted; thou shalt not be troubled; thou shalt not be distressed," but He said "Thou shalt not be overcome." God wills that we take heed to these words, and that we be very strong in certain trust, in well and in woe, for as He loves and delights in us, so He wills that we love Him and delight in Him and strongly trust in Him.gsk2017-10-25T11:05:06-04:00Judy Klein's new book!
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This morning, KYES aired my new interview with Judy Klein (author of Miracle Man). She is a mother who has been praying in the trenches a very long time, through a host of trials and diverse challenges. Thus, her new book, Mary's Way, is fantastic--a tremendous resource for mothers of all ages--and available for preorder at her site, Memorare Ministries. There you'll find ordering information and links to her other work, which is a breath of fresh air for women! I'll post a link as soon as the show makes it to the archives, but in the meantime you can peruse her blog and enjoy all she has to offer.MotherhoodRadio archivesgsk2016-08-13T20:04:12-04:00A childlike heart
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Today's reading reminded us that we must all be like little children in order to come to God: The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me (Matthew 18). We had a lovely anecdote this morning at Mass. Father related a story from his previous parish, in which a little boy was invited to bring the Christ Child up to the crèche at the Midnight Mass. He was so excited. But when the moment came and he was handed the figure, he began to cry. "Why are you crying?" asked Father. "I thought it was going to be the real Baby Jesus," was the answer. All things are considered possible with a child-like heart.Good things!gsk2016-08-09T14:54:05-04:00