tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post678981643312295003..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Girl TalkSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-55228083540382220572009-06-23T11:27:44.543-07:002009-06-23T11:27:44.543-07:00Definitely Sts. Thomas More and Catherine!
Some m...Definitely Sts. Thomas More and Catherine!<br /><br />Some more candidates:<br /><br />St. Theresa Benedicta (another Theresa!), aka. St. Edith Stein. Get to know this Lady's all I got to say. May soon be a Doctor of the Church as well (her work greatly influenced the Muliaris Dignatatem, and His Holiness JP II helped ensure her recent canonization.) <br /><br />Also St. Canera (6th Century).<br /><br />Re. cutting (God bless you!), also see St. Dymphna, the patron of both "nervous" and mental disorders. There's likely a neurological component to cutting, similar to that in OCD. St. Dymphna's got all that covered, as a sort of "bridge" patron between the physcial and psychological aspects (in this basilar migraineur's opinion, anyway. :)<br /><br />And, of course, our Blessed Mother. Feminism (at its best -- it's a tool like anything else) is certainly about kicking Satan's scaly butt, and other forms of spiritual mothering.Kell B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-69386487126715251252009-01-25T05:56:00.000-08:002009-01-25T05:56:00.000-08:00St Catherine of Siena is a good patron for feminis...St Catherine of Siena is a good patron for feminism, but so is St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (a.k.a. Edith Stein), who actually was a feminist lecturer and an educator of female teachers. One of the volumes of her collected works is made up of her writings on what used to be called "the woman question".Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315105493443923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-60358343877949887892009-01-09T20:10:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:10:00.000-08:00Here's a thought for patron saint of feminism (and...Here's a thought for patron saint of feminism (and in interest of equal opportunity): St. Thomas More. <BR/><BR/>He favored education for women, even against the opinion of his valued friend Erasmus. He took a lot of heat for educating his daughters. His eldest child became one of the leading scholars of Europe -- Margaret (More) Roper.<BR/><BR/>Patron saint of self-harm: By any modern definition, I think Catherine of Siena fits the bill for what we would call anorexic today (which probably means we don't understand about anorexia).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-83004686822198631012009-01-08T15:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T15:25:00.000-08:00Right on!Neuropoet, I am a young woman. I "own my ...Right on!<BR/><BR/>Neuropoet, I am a young woman. I "own my sexuality." I don't "sleep around." I have *not* been "rejected" by any guy or girl in my entire life because of this. Nor have any of my friends, though I have seen girls get gossiped about for the opposite - "putting out" too much. I'm aware that what you describe sometimes happens, but it's really become more of a myth to terrify people into extremism.<BR/><BR/>I have a master's degree. I live 1000 miles away from where I grew up in my own apartment. I am 24 and unmarried. I have been to Europe and I know four languages. If I had been born even just 50 years ago, these accomplishments would have been difficult if not impossible.<BR/><BR/>It's true that young women have it very rough today, especially if they find themselves pregnant. Fewer and fewer guys seem willing to stick around and help, but blaming this phenomenon on feminism is the wrong way to go. At least these days an unwed mother is less likely to be cast out by her family and publicly shunned by her community. Women who want educations, careers, and equal pay are not to blame for males who run away. It seems like a case like that is a failure of feminism not a case of the typical fruits of feminism. <BR/><BR/>I taught middle school at an inner-city all girls school two years ago, and what I saw was that the more you truly empower women and help them feel confident in their worth and abilities, the less likely they are to be tempted to throw it all away with an early sexual relationship which could result in a pregnancy. I hate to see people in the Church bash feminism, because if we could only learn to harness it correctly I think it could help our girls so much in the schools.<BR/><BR/>Turning the clock back 100 years won't make anyone happier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-5564568771289638852009-01-08T11:39:00.000-08:002009-01-08T11:39:00.000-08:00I'm not sure how it happened - but I can tell you ...I'm not sure how it happened - but I can tell you from experience - mine, my friends, and even my younger sisters now... If a girl today "owns" her sexuality and doesn't "sleep around" she is rejected not just by the guys (because there are plenty of girls who will "put out") but by the girls as well. And now, instead of guys feeling "responsible" if they get a girl "in trouble" - it's completely her problem... We definitely got the wrong end of the deal - however it happened - and companies like Planned Parenthood make plenty of money off of us...Neuropoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742784555214092651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52029174147743467122009-01-08T10:21:00.000-08:002009-01-08T10:21:00.000-08:00Ha, you remind me of stories about the nuns who ta...Ha, you remind me of stories about the nuns who taught the Catholic school that my mother & her 8 siblilngs attended. <BR/><BR/>If we get out of line, is there a ruler to the knuckles??Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269361197256092583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-3846328004281396562009-01-07T23:44:00.000-08:002009-01-07T23:44:00.000-08:00"If the feminist movement was in part about a woma..."If the feminist movement was in part about a woman 'owning' her sexuality, a girl should be much less likely to be pressured into having sex to keep or please a man."<BR/><BR/>But it didn't work this way, Sister. Girls these days prostitute themselves much more, in the name of sexual freedom, instead of less. That's the irony of it. In theory, yes - girls should "own" their sexuality and not give it away just to make a guy happy. So why hasn't that happened?Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-20490950631551604682009-01-07T22:52:00.000-08:002009-01-07T22:52:00.000-08:00I thank you so much for your help Sister (However,...I thank you so much for your help Sister (However, I hate to admit this, but a lot of views on sexual "liberation" mean the exact opposite of what we want. Most of the time, the idea is that since we have complete control over our sexuality, we should be allowed to sleep with whomever we want, whenever..but I don't think a lot of people are connecting this ideal with the increasing amount of depression facing women nowadays, especially young ones...)<BR/>I will definitely look into that book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-40292459314511329492009-01-07T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-07T20:24:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing. And I completely agree about t...Thanks for sharing. And I completely agree about the paycheck thing, and sexual pressure stance.Feisty Irish Wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689381839029507940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-77371351544315339552009-01-07T17:46:00.000-08:002009-01-07T17:46:00.000-08:00Mother Teresa as a saint is one I could to. Her ex...Mother Teresa as a saint is one I could to. Her example, given what she has written about her dark night of the soul, provides a guide to continuing on despite the huge probability of futility.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238905633085051322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-69148892672053634202009-01-07T16:49:00.000-08:002009-01-07T16:49:00.000-08:00You opened the feminism can of worms now.Isnt it o...You opened the feminism can of worms now.<BR/>Isnt it odd that of the 2 female doctor saints 2 are TheresasSmileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04458504641419416339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-78517255749287248332009-01-07T16:39:00.000-08:002009-01-07T16:39:00.000-08:00Thank you Sister!Thank you Sister!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306638938982553941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-29665774904076328452009-01-07T15:58:00.000-08:002009-01-07T15:58:00.000-08:00I think that JPII would want the same thing for me...I think that JPII would want the same thing for men and women: to light up (in a spiritual sense). If one thinks of feminism as related to the question of human dignity, then JPII can be counted a feminist. Perhaps it's not a female priesthood, but there are nuns who shine brightly.... Mother Teresa and Sister Wendy made quite the names for themselves. (And, of course, SMM.)Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383320208405368513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52373156629932567772009-01-07T14:48:00.000-08:002009-01-07T14:48:00.000-08:00St. Catherine of Siena certainly seems like a patr...St. Catherine of Siena certainly seems like a patron saint of feminism to me. Thanks for another wonderful read!Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383320208405368513noreply@blogger.com