tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post5732870962545002812..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Purity and "Catholic Porn"elena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-83287244038852146332007-07-15T09:59:00.000-04:002007-07-15T09:59:00.000-04:00Yes, Catholic Mom, parents must be so vigilant. So...Yes, Catholic Mom, parents must be so vigilant. Sometimes the Oprah style chastity programs are just a means of scandalizing the young.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer, thank your husband for me. I am so glad that common sense is alive and well on the internet.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-32915198271187579612007-07-14T09:22:00.000-04:002007-07-14T09:22:00.000-04:00First and foremost this education for teens belong...<A HREF="http://catholic-mom.blogspot.com/2006/03/itsmy-job-not-schools-job-to-teach-my.html" REL="nofollow">First and foremost this education for teens belongs in the home--parent to child.</A> I have certainly encouraged my teens to attend the Jason Evert presentations as well as a Theology of the Body presentation for teens, but these were to augment the information given to them at home--not to replace it. This sort of education absolutely does not belong in public schools. Truly, anything that could be construed as "Catholic porn" doesn't belong in a group setting. I do believe the Oprah genre of television shows has destroyed the concept of private intimacy.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752198020371163071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-45618733086549190432007-07-13T16:24:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:24:00.000-04:00Just wanted to comment again pass on my husband's ...Just wanted to comment again pass on my husband's reply when I emailed him this link (I don't think he knows how to comment on blogs). :)<BR/><BR/>"These are excellent points!<BR/>What a lucid and clear way of looking at this whole issue...This is really the first time I've seen this explained in this way. What an interesting post."<BR/><BR/>And then he brought up what a great point it was again at dinner. So just wanted to say...keep up the good work!Jennifer @ Conversion Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894992378619176830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-25940349868795973252007-07-13T10:34:00.000-04:002007-07-13T10:34:00.000-04:00Yes, so true, Jennifer. And we must speak what we ...Yes, so true, Jennifer. And we must speak what we believe to be true even when we know many will disagree with us. Thanks for your support!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-85532393314251165312007-07-12T13:17:00.000-04:002007-07-12T13:17:00.000-04:00This makes so much sense. Excellent point. It's ha...This makes so much sense. Excellent point. It's hard to believe that there are people out there who would disagree with this (a lot of them).Jennifer @ Conversion Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894992378619176830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-36853088474223213932007-07-10T15:14:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:14:00.000-04:00True, Cordelia!Yes, Elisa, I have also been presen...True, Cordelia!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Elisa, I have also been present at talks about chastity and NFP which were tasteful as well as effective.<BR/><BR/>Margaret, I agree with you completely!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-54700571373993603662007-07-10T15:00:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:00:00.000-04:00I cannot believe the personal details complete st...I cannot believe the personal details complete strangers will share with me out of the blue in the grocery line, aisles, etc. It makes me quite uncomfortable. <BR/><BR/>Ever since shows like Sally Jesse Raphael and Oprah, people assume that anyone and everyone wants to hear about their 'intimate life', divorces, health problems, surgeries, family discord, etc. <BR/><BR/>I read a great article here. http://www.americandaily.com/article/7701 It discusses this very issue.<BR/><BR/>I think that this philosophy has bled into our discussion of delicate topics...they are no longer considered private or treated with respect or reverence. And our apparel (or lack thereof) shows this as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-56039168662427019582007-07-10T14:59:00.000-04:002007-07-10T14:59:00.000-04:00In my senior of high school I heard a wonderful ch...In my senior of high school I heard a wonderful chasity talk from Jason Evert (I may be misspelling his last name) while attending the Mount 2000 retreat at Mt. St. Mary's. It was done in a tasteful manner too.<BR/>I can recall two occasions that NFP was presented by couples towards the end of Mass--one at my home parish and the other at the parish that I attended in grad school. Both were kept brief and concise: what it is and about Couple-to-Couple League. In the second occasion the couple stated for more info, please visit our table after Mass.<BR/>Thanks for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-37315829178262159072007-07-10T13:10:00.000-04:002007-07-10T13:10:00.000-04:00josue, you are so right on...there is no sense of ...josue, you are so right on...there is no sense of the "veiled" nature of such things, total strangers have no qualms telling each other the most intimate things!! in public!! at dinner!!<BR/>cordeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-63997371321002941892007-07-10T12:02:00.000-04:002007-07-10T12:02:00.000-04:00Especially when shamelessness infiltrates the holy...Especially when shamelessness infiltrates the holy place, the sanctuary of the Church-- then we are really in bad shape....elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-83248328895895850892007-07-10T11:54:00.000-04:002007-07-10T11:54:00.000-04:00Excellent post Elena - very well stated. Joshue -...Excellent post Elena - very well stated. Joshue - great comment. This loss of shame in our culture permeates every aspect of life.Terry Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819523933502820341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-49741308024221992622007-07-10T11:03:00.000-04:002007-07-10T11:03:00.000-04:00That is exactly the case, Joshua. We have lost our...That is exactly the case, Joshua. We have lost our sense of shame....elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-52260908797776802272007-07-10T11:01:00.000-04:002007-07-10T11:01:00.000-04:00Hear, hear!I'm reminded of Emmanuel Mournier's tho...Hear, hear!<BR/><BR/>I'm reminded of Emmanuel Mournier's thoughts on modesty in his book <EM>Personalism</EM>. He says "the personal life is related by its nature to something <EM>secret</EM>." <BR/><BR/>We seem to have lost that. We lost first our sense of guilt and then our sense of shame.Iosue Andreas Sartoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888802647534998598noreply@blogger.com