the church girls, like most other girls, are lonely because they don’t actually want a partner. they want a construct, an idea. they have lists a mile long detailing their specific standards that a man absolutely must meet for her to date them but often times they don’t realize that they are not worthy of having such long lists.
Jesús no era asquenazí.
Jesús no era sefardí.
Jesús no era talmúdico.
Jesús no era sionista.
La lengua materna de Jesús era el arameo, no el hebreo moderno.
Jesús creció en Galilea, tierra de los gentiles, no en Judea, tierra de los judíos.
Jesús, según la carne, proviene de la tribu de Judá —era un judaita—, no un edomita convertido al judaísmo rabínico, como la clase gobernante en Jerusalén y como los judíos actuales.
Los judíos de hoy no tienen absolutamente ninguna relación —étnica, y mucho menos espiritual— con Jesús de Nazaret. No pueden reclamarlo como suyo.
Jesús de Nazaret pertenece a los mansos de la tierra, a aquellos que no se jactan de la grandeza de su etnia, sino en la sencillez de su fe.
Jesús pertenece a los pobres, a los débiles, a los despreciados, a los mutilados y a los masacrados bajo los escombros; no a la falsa élite religiosa que los asesina en «nombre de ser la raza elegida de Dios».
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I have been married for quite some time now and I don't have any single friends. I don't know much about modern "dating" but I have seen some discourse about it here on Catholic Twitter.
Let me say this clearly: what porn has done to men, romantic films and novels have done to women. A lot has been said about the dangers of porn, spiritual and otherwise. I'd like to talk about the dangers of romance.
As we all know, porn has given men a twisted, perverted view of the conjugal act. Similarly, romantic films and novels have given women a twisted and disordered view of courting and marriage.
I am sure that secular women would all disagree but I don't care much. I am primarily addressing young Catholic women here.
The only reason why young Catholic women should "date" or more properly said, engage in courtship, should be to get married. Serial monogamy, having "boyfriends" or romantic affairs, being in a" relationship" for the sake of it - all of this goes against the core tenets of Catholicism. It is not fun; it is not normal; it endangers souls and further erodes the meaning of marriage.
The same goes for "flirting". What is flirting anyway? The way I understand the word, it entails inciting lust in someone. As such, it is a grave sin. Why would an unmarried Catholic woman endanger the soul of someone she likes? Why would she endanger the soul of anyone including staining her own soul with a serious sin? Why would she want to turn herself into an occasion of sin? For a bit of fun?
I've seen Catholic women on here compare their first dates with job interviews simply because the men they had dinner with wanted to understand how truly Catholic they are and how they view marriage as well as child-rearing. This is such an unjust, unfair and poorly thought out statement bases on the women's personal desire to experience "chemistry" (whatever that word might truly mean). Let's examine this a bit more.
What is a job interview? It is a process in which a stranger who has no interest in the good of your soul, your future/present children or family, spending time with you or helping you get to heaven, merely wants to ascertain how much monetary or practical value you can provide for their company. I personally believe that this in itself is sinful but the modern job hiring process is not something I will get into here. I only touch upon it to the degree the comparison has been used among unmarried Catholic women.
What is a proper Catholic courting/date? It's the exact opposite of job interviews. It's a person who is invested in their own salvation as well as in the salvation of others trying to find a future spouse who shares this sentiment. The two people who court should also both be eager to find out how the other party intends to raise potential future children.
The inverted order of romance-first-and-figuring-out-the-important-stuff-later endangers souls, leads to heartbreak and and is a huge waste of time.
Marriage isn't about fun although it can entail fun times (similar to how the primary end of the conjugal act isn't pleasure although it is often accompanied by pleasure). We need to get our priorities in order. Marriage is about child-rearing and getting to heaven. These are not the only benefits of marriage but they are its ultimate goals and the very reason for its existence.
If marriage is about having children and getting to heaven, then "dating" is in fact a serious business, not some light-hearted romantic adventure. And romantic feelings can come and develop; they are not wrong per se. But seeking them over and above the end goal of courtships and marriage is disordered.
And for Catholic women to insult men who take courtships seriously is honestly disgusting. If what you want most is romance and fun, then at least have enough decency not to date serious Catholic guys. Do not insult and ridicule good Catholic men simply because they want to know what parish you go to and whether you plan to be a stay-at-home mum.