Showing posts with label femininity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label femininity. Show all posts

Oct 20, 2011

Mother Most Admirable

Despite being a cradle-Catholic, I only learned of Our Lady depicted as Mater Admirabilis a few years ago.  This is her story:  

"In 1844, at the Trinita dei Monti convent in Rome, a French novice by the name of Pauline Perdrau received permission from the Mother Superior to paint a fresco of Our Lady.  She spent months painting working on the fresco.  Despite her effort, the image was not very good, and the Mother Superior covered it with a curtain to hide it.  Two years later, Pope Pius IX was visiting the convent, and out of curiosity drew back the curtain.  The painting had been transformed and beautiful.  He exclaimed “Mater Admirabilis!,” which means “Mother Most Admirable!”  Word quickly spread, and many began a devotion to Mother Most Admirable.  Under this title, Our Lady began to grant favors and miracles, and the Feast of Mater Admirabilis is celebrated on October 20th.

Sep 16, 2010

Jason Evert - Why Modesty?

I just watched this REALLY good video on modesty today. Already shared it on facebook, so I thought I'd post it here too!

In the video, Jason Evert talks about modesty from a guy's perspective. I love how he talks about not only the need for modesty, but the need for women to understand how men think! It's really interesting, please watch and tell me what you think!



By the way, if you like this video, I'm sure you'd love this wonderful little book called Dressing with Dignity.  It's written by Colleen Hammond, a Catholic mom and former model.  It's a pretty short book, but it's amazing