Author Topic: Women going to college? (Read 44888 times)

Traditional Guy 20 · « **Reply #185 on:** August 15, 2012, 11:51:18 AM »

Quote from: PenitentWoman

Thank you. I just have moments of exhaustion when I curse my financial status. Not because I desire material things, but just so I know I can pay my rent. Then the Lord finds a good way to remind me that my cross serves a purpose, and we are all blessed in different ways. Lack of money is not the reason I struggle.

Be proud of your occupation.

Poverty is a state of mind, not material. One can be poor as dirt but happy about their vocation in life. Think about this: while those who go to college usually lose their faith, those who work hard usually don't (with some exceptions, I work around plenty of white trash who love talking about sex and porn). Being "white trash" has to do with one's moral character, not one's paycheck.

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BTW, have you ever thought about putting this on T-shirt?

Ha I don't wear T-shirts unless I'm working or in the house and I don't have anything on them. :P

catherineofsiena · « **Reply #186 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:35:56 PM »

Quote from: Telesphorus

St. Mary's as a college, with all due respect, is not a serious college. It's non-accredited, and just not serious at all as a college. That's not to say there isn't any learning taking place there, but at best it could be seen as a sort of community college for local SSPX people, or an excuse to move to St. Mary's. People who send their children their are doing it out of enthusiasm for the SSPX, not out of practicality.

Thank you Tele. I appreciate the thoughtful reply. What is the social atmosphere like? Is there a semblance of morality in line with Church teachings or is it as bad as secular institutions?

Aquinas in Santa Paula and Christendom in VA take a lot of homeschooled, trad kids. They seem to be trad leaning if not Indult and have a fairly good reputation. I'm wondering about their social atmospheres.

catherineofsiena · « **Reply #187 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:43:04 PM »

Quote from: SpiritusSanctus

You won't be able to find any Church teachings that support the concept that it's ok for women to go to college or work

The first Catholic women's college in the U.S. was built in 1895.

The Jesuits and other orders began building the major universities about a half a century before. If you like I can do the research and find out when they began admitting women.

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #188 on:** August 15, 2012, 06:32:29 PM »

Catherine, I believe those Catholic colleges were meant more for women who intended to stay single. I was actually talking about women who are married or who intended to marry.

But really, considering that most "Catholic" universities are no longer Catholic, and considering a degree is over-rated by the modern world anyway, I wouldn't even advise a woman who did not intend to marry to go to one. If they truly desired a degree, taking online college coruses would be better. And come to think of it, the same could be said for men who wish to obtain degrees.

SouthernBelle · « **Reply #189 on:** August 19, 2012, 09:37:16 PM »

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SouthernBelle, as a lowly peasant barmaid on a short break to pump milk for my daughter, I don't have time to respond to your comments in the detail. However I would like to at least tell you that the tone of your post is a bit arrogant and fairly condescending. I admit, I have a poor understanding of the role of class distinction in society. Despite this, I do know that our Lord speaks to the level of difficulty involved with the rich getting to heaven. Because of this, I feel it is might prove to be a blessing that I am poor, as I face enough obstacles to reaching eternal salvation.

God Bless.

PW don't fret. I am also a working-class man doing a night job, looking for a second job soon. What really irritates me about our college educated, men and women, is they look down on those without degrees and have a contempt for those working-class folks with their over-educated, elitist ideals.

I thank God I'm not like them reading books all day, but instead doing manual labor.

I'm currently in the process of renovating a home, and have been away from the computer ... just got back online.

I'll try to reply more to comments about my last post in the coming days, but wanted specifically to reply to what I bolded.

Comments like those are not only sniffy, snarky responses, but are also examples of reverse elitism, as if manual labor and a poor or modest income are in and of themselves more worthy than an educated man who also works hard, though his labor may not be manual. This does not reflect Catholic teaching. A truly Catholic society is hierarchical, and there is as much room for the educated elite as there is for the uneducated manual laborer.