While those risks Matthew mentioned are certainly possible, I don't think avoiding those risks out weigh the risk of consigning innumerable women to ignorance and poverty because of fear of the world.
Would you say the same thing about high school? Grade school? Certainly their are risks attending those too. There are few good traditional schools and not everyone can home school, sometimes public schools are the only option for a family to educate their children. It's not like 60 years ago when there was a decent Catholic school in almost every neighborhood. Thank you very much Vatican 2 :sad:
I don't say that all young women should go to college, I just don't think they should be denied it out of hand. It is a decision that would need some hard and long thought.
Marsha
Yes,
the idea that they can't or shouldn't attend college, a-priori is wrong. The more educated a woman is, the better. It is not the number one priority, but I would say its really close to it. Its important to have someone who has some brains, the children need to be raised with anti-modernist principles and having this be reinforced by both parents is crucial. Most kids become atheist when they leave the home, and they accept evolution as true, mainly because they were never educated at home precisely why those errors are silly (I am talking from a philosophical and scientific point of view). If you have someone that can't be able to discern, then you are toast. Modern society is not meant for the simple, because they will be deceived to such a great degree in the Great apostasy, I really feel for these poor souls. My prayer is that the Good Lord will protect them, or take them before things gets worse.
Wisdom, is mostly passed on through experience and example, few are those who seek it without the aid of friends or someone to show you the way. Having a wife that can barely read (+Williamson seems to be of the opinion primary school is all that is necessary, which I think is definitely wrong), is not going to be the smartest choice. Who is going to aid you in teaching the children, the psalms, scripture, thomist principles etc... You want to raise future little Saint Thomas's, because that is how this crisis will be solved, by applying and raising children according to the mind of the Church, with wisdom and virtue. How many times Padre Pio would tell women that they have aborted a future priest who was going to be crucial in the saving of the Church... What is even more abominable, is how many women consider the option of abortion simply because the male is the one pushing it. How distressing it can be for someone young who will raise the child alone, and then this gets carried over to the parents naturally.
+Williamson doesn't take into account the differences in modern life and the past. This is why some of the previous arguments used, really don't apply. Modern man is a whole different creature and our sensibilities have really changed. Just take for example in the Benedictine rule, how kids could join a monastery at a much much younger age. However, this ruling was later over turned and changed by a Pope in the future. I can't give you the specific source, but just take my word for it (don't have it with me at the moment). People used to marry at a much younger age, but I would NOT recommend this for most people now. The main reason is that the levels of maturity that people had before was a huge difference with modern society. Plus the law says in the U.S. that you have to be 18, there are some exceptions to this, but I generally think that it is a good law.
Don't worry you will have plenty of years to have lots of babies, and a nice big family. Just attempt to have as good of a start as possible, since work is so difficult to find. Most important thing for a family to be stable, [
b]is for the man to have a stable job/income.[/b] It really doesn't matter whether he is self-employed or working for someone so long as he is earning enough to take care of the necessities of life + a bit more for enjoyment. The whole family structure goes down the toilet, once you have mom having to look for employment outside of the home.
Also the previous advice I gave, would also help house wives who
want to have that back up plan just in case anything happens to your husband or if God forbid, he leaves you. Unfortunately, in the minds of many young ladies there is always that little worm of doubt, of what happens if he leaves me etc... It is deplorable and in part I can't really blame many women for wanting to pursue a career, honestly most guys out there are a bunch of idiots who can't even provide for the basics (without the Daddy state), that have no concept of manliness or sense of duty.
The modern welfare state has been fed and keeps increasing, precisely because of single mothers. I don't want to go too deep into the whole economic aspect, but pretty much the real daddy/provider of most kids out there is the modern atheist state. They are the ones who educate the children, feed the child, give a home to the child (welfare, public schooling, food stamps and housing). How many cower away from their God given duty to provide, it just sickens my stomach to think about it. I have seen it in my nuclear family, and extended family. I just have two sisters (4 brothers), but ohh dear is it harder to have sisters! God Bless the father's who have nothing but daughters. My heart goes out to you, if you manage it okay you are certainly destined to go to heaven! ^_^
By the way Happy Feast of Christ the King. Amen.
May His reign extend to all faithful believers, and lead to our conversions to total submission of His will. Amen! Que viva Cristo Rey! Viva!
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