Author Topic: Women going to college? (Read 44524 times)

egoveritas · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:40:12 PM »

it is not for us to dictate the paths or the choices of people. @mrsZ. we live in a world that is very different from what it was even 30yrs ago. women in the military, yes not a good idea but if your daughter has chosen that path then so be it, every choice is made for a reason. God gave us free will for the purpose of showing him weather we love Him enough to gain heaven. the choices we make determine our future but God and our guardian angel are always there to help us stay on track.
the role of a parent is to instruct and guide but never to enforce a way of life that they, the children, have not chosen. if parents force ideas on children then 99.9% of the time they rebel against that idea. the #1 thing to do is pray to God that your daughter never strays from the faith but there again that is her choice, her crosses. The mother of St. Augustine, St. Monica, never stopped praying for him even though he led a life full of sin in the beginning but by the power of prayer he came around and is considered the greatest doctor of the church.
We cant determine the hearts and minds of men, nor the plans God has in store for us. We must go on praying, trusting, and having faith in God

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Telesphorus · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:41:54 PM »

Quote from: Clelia

Today, people divorce becaue they marry without waiting for the appropriate mate. Who suffers???

That isn't why they divorce. Today women wait longer than ever to marry (they're generally the ones making the decision) and the divorce rate is higher than ever.

It's true no one should marry someone unless they really believe in the match. I've read accounts of many women confessing after divorces that they knew on their wedding day they were marrying the wrong person.

There are justifiable reasons for women to attend college, but there are no justifiable reasons for putting off marriage. but this talk about "waiting for the right one to come along" is a form of rationalization. Why is it rationalization? Because people literally get angry at young women marrying. So-called Catholics get angry with it. They'd much rather the young women be "having fun" in college. Where are their priorities? With the bourgeois values of the world, not with Catholic values.

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:42:04 PM »

Quote from: Clelia

But, we must be prudent. Women need to be educated and even STAND UP to DEFEND THE FAITH when called upon.

You can learn how to defend the Faith without going to college, if that's what you are saying.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:48:03 PM »

Quote from: egoveritas

God gave us free will for the purpose of showing him weather we love Him enough to gain heaven.

He didn't give us "free will" to do evil without consequence or interference. Why is it whenever we hear discussions of women wanting to do things that are wrong we hear talk about "free will." and letting them do it. When it comes to men doing things that are wrong we hear talk about compulsion and punishment.

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the role of a parent is to instruct and guide but never to enforce a way of life that they, the children, have not chosen.

There are legitimate paths and illegitimate ones. Parents do have a duty to refuse to support, and to take steps to prevent, evil paths.

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if parents force ideas on children then 99.9% of the time they rebel against that idea.

"Force" - who's talking about force? There's only so much power she has. We're talking about disapproving of an immoral decision. If parents take steps to prevent immoral behavior in their children, that will cause the children to behave immorally?

That's absurd reasoning. It's also feministic reasoning. It's saying: "if you tell me to do x, I'll just do the opposite" - you're justifying rebelliousness, teaching acquiescence to bad decisions by claiming that opposition to bad decisions only encourages bad decisions.

egoveritas · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:48:12 PM »

I find that college is a good thing for women. I know a lot of mothers who have gone to college after their husbands have died and were left with very little to go on. however if a mother has her degree in anything it is a very useful tool for homeschooling your children or getting a job to support the family you now have to be the bread winner for.