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Are Catholics allowed to go to dances?
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2013, 09:24:11 PM »
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    Wow, I did not know that Catholic proms could be bad!  :shocked:



    The only differences between proms at my Novus Ordo HS and the public ones were slightly milder music (modern pop music but "edited" lyrics) and a "dress code" that wasn't even enforced.



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    That is how it usually is at school dances, NO DRESS CODE.  My highschool had a Sadies Hawkins dance and I went for the cute cowgirl look with a jean skirt, western boots, and a cute western shirt that was modest, and everyone else there had really short shorts, and all the boys were dressed like country hicks. And the DJ played mostly new country like Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean, but no George Strait.  


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    « Reply #16 on: January 28, 2013, 05:31:35 PM »
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  • So I've been trying to tell my parents that I don't think I should go to prom because I think it would go against my morals and be an occasion of sin.  They said they don't want me to live to regret not going.  I still don't want to go but what is a valid argument I could give against my parent's "concern".  


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    « Reply #17 on: January 28, 2013, 06:04:24 PM »
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  • Good choice, it is not a good place for a Catholic girl, and I am very supprised that you have made this decision, because most girls your age is not very strong in the faith, I am very sorry that your parents dont understand about your decision.  I cant really give you any advice about how to inform your parents and convince them not to let you go. Just sit down and talk to them one on one, or make up a list of reasons of why it would be bad for you to go.


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    « Reply #18 on: January 28, 2013, 09:03:05 PM »
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  • Nothing wrong with dancing traditional dances and normal music with other trads. Other than that though, I would definitely avoid it. As a young guy attending college (thankfully living at home and not in the dorm) the dress of the females once it hits 65 degrees Fahrenheit is pretty revolting. 30, 40 years ago they would have been mistaken for whores. I don't even want to think what dancing with people like that would be. Where's the barf emoticon when ya need it?

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    Are Catholics allowed to go to dances?
    « Reply #19 on: February 04, 2013, 05:58:14 PM »
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    So I've been trying to tell my parents that I don't think I should go to prom because I think it would go against my morals and be an occasion of sin.  They said they don't want me to live to regret not going.  I still don't want to go but what is a valid argument I could give against my parent's "concern".  



    I feel for you, and there may not be an effective way to silence your parents, but maybe you can just tell them you are making other plans. Easier said than done, I know.

    I don't think you'll regret not going.  The things that are considered rites of passage and "life experiences" are typically the things that I regret the most.

    God Bless.
    ~For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for? But if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with patience. ~ Romans 8:24-25


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    Are Catholics allowed to go to dances?
    « Reply #20 on: February 06, 2013, 12:34:12 AM »
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    So I've been trying to tell my parents that I don't think I should go to prom because I think it would go against my morals and be an occasion of sin.  They said they don't want me to live to regret not going.  I still don't want to go but what is a valid argument I could give against my parent's "concern".  


    You'd also regret not being true to yourself (your goal to be obedient to God in all things and hence, avoiding something that you know would create a lot of temptation for you).  In the end, it seems like it is about priorities.  What's more important:  marking the end of your school days and time you'll spend with most of your classmates with a dance and dinner or avoiding an evening of watching lots of your classmates fall into sin and being tempted to yourself?  

    Perhaps there are other things you could do before the end of your last year in school, to say goodbye to everyone and mark the passing of this special time in your life.  

    Your parents are probably looking out for your interests.  So you'd be wise to think of little ways to daily mark the passing of this time and regularly share those experiences with your parents.  Of course they may never change their minds, but that should at least ease their minds.