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Parent Post: What the Hell Happened to Women?
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wendy87
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7/6/2025, 5:59:26 PM
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What the Priest meant was the phrase of what we believe, is how we worship, is how we live is what has been inverted societally. He went on to elaborate that the push of the 'self' and being whoever or whatever you want to be (how we live) has resulted in this being worshipped and has now become the prevailing faith. He was definitely speaking in opposition to the ideology. We don't actually have the issue of super-liberal Priests in SA. I can only speak Catholic Churches in my country, but from what I can tell, we have not had many of the problems you guys have had in the US. The problem is not only that women have been taught to disconnect from the feminine, men have also been taught that it was not okay to be men. We are biologically hardwired a certain way and when you push the sexes to focus on the complete opposite, it creates a disconnect, leading to all these 'personality disorders' because we are all fighting nature. It results in the push onto medication, dulling the senses and ignoring our true purpose in life. We were made to worship God, some are called to marriage and that is beautiful. I think focusing on women to rediscover their purpose only solves half of the problem. The issue is wholistic and both sexes need to have their beautiful traits conveyed to them - again in a merciful and non-attacking manner. I have recently completed the 33 days to Divine Mercy reflection book by Matthew Kelly. Yes, it is written by a Catholic layman, but it does not contain the slew of Catholic practices and is easily digestible to the secular person as it speaks about certain issues we are currently facing. It was recommended to me by my spiritual director. It is a book I am recommending to everyone I know, because we are living in a world that has forgotten to be merciful. Going to head off to bed. Have a blessed day. Take care.
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frajuan
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7/6/2025, 11:52:34 PM
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Thank you for writing! I hope you slept well and got some rest. I see you are working very hard on spiritual matters, and I hope you find peace, Ms Wendy. The problem I addressed previously, about your priest's teaching, is very important in regard to our responsibility as believers, in that it is 'on us' to not be mislead. We are responsible for what we accept as gospel. I raised the objection about your priest's conception of right and wrong, because I saw a problem with it held up to scrutiny with the scriptures. You have not answered this objection , Ms Wendy. It is not clear, anyway. Your recommendation of the work of Mr Matthew Kelly is another problem for me. I reviewed his work, and I know the character of his work. I studied Communication with Prof Lee Thayer at UW-Parkside in 1980. Prof Thayer was no Christian, and neither is Kelly, imo. I would say his oeuvre is a mix of 'New Age' self-help, and proto-christian=post modernist capitalism. He is paid very well by corporate/military organizations in the Fortune 500 group. To understand these things, Ms Wendy, you will need GOD's help. And you must delineate each of the elements I mentioned, and reconstruct them in proper order. The correct order is to place these leaders you mentioned in the trash. JK
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