tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post7129506906942120377..comments2024-02-09T02:48:13.776-06:00Comments on Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse: Mt 13:24-30 Raising SaintsFr. Alfonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-84930035815262455812014-07-27T18:20:40.114-05:002014-07-27T18:20:40.114-05:00Very good post Father Alfonse even though I am pas...Very good post Father Alfonse even though I am past 40 and have never been married I am committed to living a chaste life style and I feel that I have been called to the chaste single life and I refuse to be around people who do not share my values because we are known by the company we keep, by the way it was good seeing you at the Cathedral for the Chrism Mass I am still printing out some of your blog and putting it in the Library at St joseph in Richardson so people who do not have internet can get a chance to read your blog Brenda D Boldingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-18805624226095597602014-07-27T18:18:47.297-05:002014-07-27T18:18:47.297-05:00Very good post Father Alfonse even though I am pas...Very good post Father Alfonse even though I am past 40 and have never been married I am committed to living a chaste life style and I feel that I have been called to the chaste single life and I refuse to be around people who do not share my values because we are known by the company we keep, by the way it was good seeing you at the Cathedral for the Chrism Mass I am still printing out some of your blog and putting it in the Library at St joseph in Richardson so people who do not have internet can get a chance to read your blog Brenda D Boldingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-5542582493268303352014-07-27T14:29:26.957-05:002014-07-27T14:29:26.957-05:00Stephanie:
Excellent thoughts. I received some e...Stephanie:<br /><br />Excellent thoughts. I received some emails about this movie and watched the trailer for myself. This Is nothing short than the glamorization of pornography. Twenty-five years ago, I did a senior thesis on pornography. I used to stand on 42nd Street in NYC and interview prostitutes, some of whom were teenagers. Their number one customers were married men, men who likely had daughters of the same age. The "feminists" in the 80s used to rant against the objectification of women and decry pornography. Now these same women are endorsing this movie. What gives?<br /><br />I am a feminist in the truest sense of the word. God has called each woman to a unique vocation either as a mother, wife, single person or religious. We need to embrace our vocations and be obedient (I loved your blog post on NFP--it's perhaps one of the hardest teachings of the Church but so worth it). We need to model good behavior and the virtues of chastity and modesty for our daughters.<br /><br />And for those that don't believe porn harms, I want to share a link to a recent porn study https://t.e2ma.net/click/xgu9g/l72off/x8nfje that shows what porn users believe. Please encourage all your friends to boycott this movie and to celebrate their authentic God given femininity.violinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996177657604656859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-74975911530284478242014-07-27T11:44:21.031-05:002014-07-27T11:44:21.031-05:00Stephanie, well done!! We as women are challenged...Stephanie, well done!! We as women are challenged each and every day of our lives. I have a dear friend who is single yet she was "consecrated" through a ritual ceremony by the bishop to live as a virgin in this world. Wow and that was over 20yrs ago and she's completely at peace with herself! She wanted me to follow...now in my mid to late 50's I look back and I do not regret the decision I made and I too am at peace with myself. This Grey Shades...never read nor will I ever read the book but I heard what it entails. Speaking of hearing...Beyonce will have a CD release of the track. Someone sent me a portion of one of her recordings...I was waiting for her to begin to sing but no music just sounds of breaths...so I replied back telling them that I was waiting for the music to begin...and the reply was "Are you serious? Don't you get it?" Hmmmm...it appears that this has gone viral...We as women must continue to be "Women of <br />Faith" ----"living by example". The song "We walk by faith and not by sight" comes to mind...May our "breaths" be followed by words of faith, hope and love. Thank you for your beautiful meditation! Irene<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com