Author Topic: What do traditional Catholics look like? (Read 6091 times)

Matthew · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:18:38 PM »

About regular clothing --

First of all, I'm not one of those eccentrics that wears suit coats all the time. In fact, I never wear one except on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day (to Mass). On normal Sundays, I wear a short-sleeved dress shirt (button-down) with a tie to Mass.

I also get most of my shirts cheap or free.

At home, I wear some T-shirt or other. I'll wear "logoed" T-shirts (which I got for free) if I'm working outside -- I want those shirts to get ruined first.

In short, I'm a very down-to-earth sort.

But since I stopped being a teenager, I've thought it ridiculous to pay $16 for a T-shirt just because it has a Nike logo on it. Or a large brand name written on it: Abercrombie, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. The big question: WHY? All those brand names emblazoned on the front of your shirt could POSSIBLY do for you is say:

A) I'm a sheep. Baaa! Just lead me and I'll follow.
B) I want to fit in -- badly. Somebody please love me!
C) I'm dashing, groovy, hip, radical, def, cool or whatever. Word!
D) I paid good money for the privilege of being a walking billboard to make this brand name even more popular.

None of those reasons are compelling for me, so I choose to shop at Sears, Kohl's or other stores that sell normal clothing without logos. Generally speaking, such clothing is cheaper.

As for vulgar slogans, that should be common sense. That's what worldly people wear. Aren't Catholics supposed to be "in the world, but not OF it"?

Matthew

DeMaistre · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:22:00 PM »

Or it could say:

5. I'm a sodomite
6. I'm a FOB Asian!

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Seriously though, hmm...I would wear coat and cravat (I hate ties) everywhere if I had one. The Cure d'Ars says that our clothes should be nice, but not expensive. I'll probably spend a few hundred dollars on a few pairs of Victorian clothing then never buy anything for the rest of my life.

Alex · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:25:53 PM »

Quote from: ChantCd

B) I want to fit in -- badly. Somebody please love me!

Matthew · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:28:03 PM »

Quote from: DeMaistre

The Cure d'Ars says that our clothes should be nice, but not expensive.

That's what I go for -- something that doesn't make me look homeless, while getting the clothing for as cheap as possible.

And also something that lets me keep my dignity as a follower of Jesus Christ.

I really don't think Jesus would wear a shirt with "Abercrombie" on it.

I know the Protestants are cheesy with their bracelets and T-shirts that say "WWJD" (What Would Jesus Do) but it's a question we should ask ourselves sometimes. We ARE supposed to imitate Christ in His virtues.

And you know, many non-Catholics are disgusted to the point of nausea with consumerism and materialism. There are agnostics and apostate Catholics who wouldn't be caught dead in a "walking billboard" T-shirt, even though they don't have the Faith. Why should faithful Catholics be less wise in worldly matters than a spiritually blind non-Catholic?

Matthew

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:55:19 PM »

Matthew,

Great points as usual.