The Dignity of Women – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Erika Bachiochi

EPPC Fellow Erika Bachiochi is a legal scholar who works at the intersection of constitutional law, political theory, women’s history, and Catholic social teaching. She is also the editor-in-chief of Fairer Disputations, the online journal of sex realist feminism.

Bachiochi is a Senor Fellow of the Abigail Adams Institute. Her book, The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision was published by Notre Dame University Press in 2021.

The Rights of Women

Bachiochi’s study on feminist history uncovers an underlying reliance on the cultivation of morality. This was as much for the betterment of individuals as it was for society. Author of the Rights of Men and the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft was strongly influential in British society. Her work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, which was published in 1792, appealed for women’s education in order that they should have greater independence of mind and thus be better able to appreciate their duties and enter into marriages of reciprocal friendship.

Bachiochi makes the argument that “The trouble with the women’s movement today lies, rather, in its near abandonment of Wollstonecraft’s original moral vision, one that championed women’s rights so that women, with men, could virtuously fulfill their familial and social duties.” Wollstonecraft believed that in reforming themselves, women could reform the world. The weight she places on domestic duties is novel compared to the base regard we give it today. Reading her work, one is inspired by the heroic perseverance and resolution necessary to be a woman of purpose, particularly as wife and mother. Virtue is the measure by which all things should be judged.

Reimagining Feminism Today

My question to Erika mirrored the title of the final chapter of her book. As we find ourselves Reimagining Feminism Today in Search of Human Excellence, we again ask questions regarding men and women that are framed in virtue. This topic was key in my own research for the book Motherhood Redeemed: How Radical Feminism Betrayed Maternal Love. The conclusions point to the necessity of self-governance and independence of mind, which may only be formed through education and proper moral formation. For this reason, parents, above most, have a vital mission to cultivate these virtues in their children through guidance and nurturing care. These manifestations of human excellence are found in the fulfillment of the day-to-day responsibilities one has to God, self, family, and society, emphasizing sexual integrity, faithful marriages, and devoted parenting.

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One of the essential starting points in understanding ourselves is to know our purpose and mission in this world. Understanding that shared mission of our humanity then allows us to explore our differing modes of humanity, that is as women or men. When I asked Dr. Deborah Savage to delve deeper into these points, she answered that our mission, and the mission of all Christians is to return all things to Christ, to whom they originally belonged anyway. She added that woman reminds man that he cannot make a gift of himself to a bottom line or a project. He can only make a gift of himself to another person. Both of their work must be ordered toward authentic human flourishing. “Woman’s task is to bring the divine presence into the world.” This is the model that the Blessed Mother creates for all women through her fiat.

Therefore, if a woman enters a corporate boardroom, parish office, or her own home, her task is to bring the divine presence into that room. “Woman is responsible for reminding us all that all human activity is to be ordered toward authentic human flourishing.” When pressed to answer how individual women live out their mission in their particular vocations, Dr. Savage emphasized the critical importance of a woman’s prayer life, because she can’t give what she doesn’t have. Further, she added, “Whatever I do, I do it as a mother.” This was my favorite and the most compelling line that Dr. Savage spoke to me, because I believe that spiritual maternity is the gift that women bring into all situations. This spiritual maternity is imbued in her nature as a woman and is oriented toward the care of all of humanity. Understanding this truth gives women access to fully living their mission in Christ. As Savage so eloquently articulated, “Women are the guardians of the gift of life.”

Politicians have often debated about the capacity, roles, and therefore the rights of women. Philosophers have considered the differences of women and men in their mental abilities and trajectory of potential. Yet, theologians, inspired by the wisdom of the faith and the Scriptures, ask what mankind is to God, in the created partnership of male and female, and beyond that, how each individual relates to God and finds his own way back to Him. This is why I was struck when Dr. Savage stated that the real driving force behind the question of what it means to be a Catholic woman, is “what does it me to be me?” In asking this, I am asking, “How can I live out my womanhood in a way that God had in mind when he created me?” Now this is certainly a deep question to ponder in prayer, and one that all women should be dedicating far more time to than to any political debate about women. This question should shape us.

“It’s a principle of the natural law, that we’re born already in debt to our Creator for the gift of life, and the only way to repay that debt is to become that person God had in mind when he created me.”

Have I become the person God had in mind when he created me? This question has certainly resonated with me and I believe it should challenge any area of our lives that have become lukewarm or apathetic. Let’s pause to experience the great mystery of human existence! Living within my body and soul is how I discover the meaning of creation and my place in it, not by creating my own body or my own purpose.

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Dr. Scott Hahn is a world-renowned American Catholic theologian and apologist. He joins me on The Dignity of Women to discuss the holy family and their everlasting impact on family life, as well as his own marriage and family life, and the dignity bestowed on women by Jesus Christ!







Dr. Scott Hahn
Dr. Scott Hahn is the Fr. Michael Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990. He is the Founder and President of the St. Paul Center, an apostolate dedicated to teaching Catholics to read Scripture from the heart of the Church. 
Dr. Hahn has been married to his wife Kimberly Hahn for forty years, and together they have six children and eighteen grandchildren. Two of their sons are currently in priestly formation with the Diocese of Steubenville.
He is the author or editor of over forty popular and academic books, including best-selling titles Rome Sweet Home, The Lamb’s Supper, and Hail Holy Queen. A former Presbyterian minister, Dr. Hahn entered the Catholic Church in 1986. Over the last three decades, Dr. Hahn has delivered thousands of popular talks and academic lectures, nationally and internationally, on a wide range of topics related to Scripture, Theology, and the Catholic faith.
He lives with his wife, Kimberly, in Steubenville, Ohio.




















 
Jesus and The Holy Family
 
"Through real-life examples and from the Scriptures, Hahn makes it clear that, no matter what sort of family we come from, we can all find our family in the Church."
It was a real gift to hear from this biblical scholar on the joys and trials of his own family life. To learn of his courtship with his wife Kimberly, and of the raising of their six children together in the Catholic faith, after stepping down as a Presbyterian minister.
Dr. Hahn shares of the importance of those seemingly insignificant hidden years of Jesus' life on earth, and how the model of the holy family still guides modern families today. 
 























 
  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 

The hidden years of Jesus
The holy family and the human family
The special dignity given to women by Jesus Christ
Circumcision as a covenant
Prayer in the early Church







LINKS AND RESOURCES

Scott Hahn
St. Paul Center
First Comes Love
Rome Sweet Home
The Lamb's Supper
Hail Holy Queen
Hope to Die







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Justin McClain is a black Catholic author, who strives to live the message of Jesus Christ, whether teaching in his classroom, at home with his family, or through encounters of daily life in our American society. Justin McClain joins me on The Dignity of Women to give a Christocentric perspective of the current race issues in America, Black Lives Matter, and the necessary Christian response.







Justin McClain
Justin McClain has taught theology and Spanish at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland, since 2006. He has also served as an adjunct lecturer in Spanish for the pre-college programs at the University of Maryland, College Park, and taught English as a second language at Prince George’s Community College. He received a Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching and commitment to Catholic education from the Archdiocese of Washington in 2017.
McClain is the author of several books, including Called to Teach and the award-winning Called to Pray. He is a regular contributor to the National Catholic Register, Catholic Exchange, and the National Catholic Educational Association. He was a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church’s Subcommittee on African-American Affairs in 2015, as well as to the USCCB’s Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development, and the Secretariat of Catholic Education, in 2018. McClain is a lay Dominican.
He lives with his wife, Bernadette, and their children in Bowie, Maryland.
































Reconciliation over Restitution
As our country faces turbulent social unrest over outcries of racism, many ask what they can do. People feel motivated to be part of the change, but many Christians are conflicted with affiliating themselves with the 'Black Lives Matter' organization, because of its non-Christian stances on political issues and its affiliation with radical non-Christian groups. 
Justin recommends focusing on reconciliation as opposed to restitution. One way we have decided to do this, is to facilitate a book reading and discussion of the book, Forgiveness Makes You Free by Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga, who is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
Here's how to join us:
1.) Go to: Forgiveness Makes You Free by Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga at Ave Maria Press
2.) Use code: DIGNITY at checkout for 20% off AND free shipping!
3.) Join The Dignity of Women FB page, where the discussion will be held
4.) Join us every Monday on The Dignity of Women FB page to discuss a chapter of the book, and to ask Justin questions about the book, his podcast, and the proper Christian response to race issues. 
 
























 
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  
 
 
 

Current race issues in the United States
The rioting and looting response
The social constructs of racism
Examining the 'Black Lives Matter' movement
The proper Christian response to injustice
Reconciliation over restitution

 
 
 
 
 
 LINKS AND RESOURCES 
 
 
 

Called to Teach: Daily Inspiration for Catholic Educators
Called to Pray: Daily Prayers for Catholic Schools
Alleluia to Amen: The Prayer Book for Catholic Parishes

 
 
 
Here's how to join our social media discussion group:
 
1.) Go to: Forgiveness Makes You Free by Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga at Ave Maria Press
 
2.) Use code: DIGNITY at checkout for 20% off AND free shipping!
 
3.) Join The Dignity of Women FB page, where the discussion will be held
 
4.) Join us every Monday on The Dignity of Women FB page to discuss a chapter of the book, and to ask Justin questions about the book, his podcast, and the proper Christian response to race issues. 
 
 
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Mary Lenaburg is a writer, speaker, and woman of God who has given keynotes at conferences across the country. Mary's book, Be Brave In the Scared rocked audiences with its candid look at overcoming pornography and food addiction in marriage as well as life with a disabled child, and the eventual loss of that child. Mary Lenaburg joins me on The Dignity of Women to share how her raw and honest testimony has drawn many to a greater healing of their own suffering. Mary and her husband, Jerry, live in Fairfax, Virginia, with their son, Jonathan. Their daughter, Courtney, passed away in 2014.







Mary Lenaburg
Mary Lenaburg gave birth to her son Jonathan in 1989 and her daughter Courtney in August 1992. One month later, while being baptized, Courtney had her first of many grand-mal seizures. Going from the church to the emergency room that day, Mary’s life was changed forever.
For the next 22-years, Mary and her family took a spiritual journey that led them to numerous hospitals and specialists, to Lourdes, France and finally to a home-based hospice for their daughter. Courtney Lenaburg died in her mother's arms in December 2014, on the feast of St. John the Beloved. She is now her family's most powerful intercessor.
Courtney’s unique ability to love without ever speaking a word taught Mary and her family that everyone has a purpose and a mission. They came to accept Courtney's condition and her prognosis, trusting God and allowing His plan for their family to unfold.
Mary began a ministry in 2016 and travels the country speaking about God’s Redeeming love and encouraging others to embrace the story God is writing with their lives. Her witness encourages others to trust God with their own outcome and have hope in times of desolation. Mary Lenaburg's story of trust and healing has taught countless men and women to be brave in the scared, even if they cannot see where the path leads.






































 
Be Brave in the Scared
 
When the bomb dropped that their daughter Courtney would continue to require more and more care throughout her disability, Mary and her husband Jerry both coped through addiction. She turned to overeating and Jerry turned to pornography. Mary stepped out in immense faith when she began sharing the most intimate struggles of their lives on the pages of her book.
 
In the podcast Mary shares the example that her father taught to her, which she says requires only being brave one breath at a time. This inspired the title of Mary's book, Be Brave in the Scared, which is the uplifting account of human frailty (and stubbornness) surrendered to faith." It's the heart-rending journey of how caring for her severely disabled daughter affected Mary's self-image, marriage, family life, and her faith.
 
Mary's extraordinary story affirms that God’s redeeming love never fails and that he is there to help us through all of the challenges we encounter.
 


















EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  

Pornography in marriage
Food addiction
Adjusting to life with a severely disabled child
Walking in faith
Dealing with crisis one breath at a time
The loss of a child
Finding peace for the family after loss

 LINKS AND RESOURCES 

Mary Lenaburg
Be Brave in the Scared
How a Young Woman with a Mystery Diagnosis Left a Legacy of Love

 
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Sonja Corbitt, The Bible Study Evangelista and creator of the LOVE the Word Bible study method and journal is a Catholic Scripture teacher with a story teller’s gift – a Southern belle with a warrior’s heart and a poet’s pen. A best-selling author, her weekly CatholicTV and radio show and other Bible study resources are bites of spinach that taste like cake - to help you “love and lift all you’ve been given.” Sonja's work resonates deeply with the female heart and she joins me on The Dignity of Women to unpack everything from letting God heal the "father wound" to resolving anxiety and fear in the Word of God. 





Sonja Corbitt
Sonja Corbitt is a vital Catholic voice - a best-selling author, speaker, and broadcaster - who produces high-impact, uplifting multimedia Bible studies.
A Carolina native who was raised as a Southern Baptist, Corbitt converted to Catholicism and served as director of religious education at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, Tennessee, and as executive director of Risen Radio.
She is the riveting weekly host of the Bible Study Evangelista Show on CatholicTV and radio. Corbitt is in formation as a Third Order Carmelite, a columnist at The Great Adventure Bible Study blog, a regular contributor to Magnificat, and a best-selling author who also wrote for the Gallatin News Examiner and Oremus, the Westminster Cathedral magazine. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Bob, with whom she home schools two sons.


























LOVE The Word
 Pope Francis called Mary the “mother of listening,” because she didn’t just hear the word – in our case read, also – she understood how to interpret it in light of her own relationships, circumstances, and habits. Pope Benedict XVI called her the “model of prayer,” and said her unique holiness was the fruit of her way of pondering relationships and circumstances in her heart with God.
LOVE the Word is lectio divina without the Latin. Modeled on the Annunciation, the LOVE the Word® method invites Our Lady to guide each of us in her own personal prayer practice: L – listen, O – observe, V – verbalize, E – entrust. We learn how to LOVE the Word like Mary, from Mary. She teaches us to interpret the word we hear and read through the landscape of our lives.


















EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  

Facing Fear and Anxiety (Spiritual/Metal/Emotional attack)
Conversion from Southern Baptist
Healing the Father Wound
Struggle with Mary
Understanding Scripture
Prayer Plan
Becoming Fearless

 LINKS AND RESOURCES 

Sonja Corbitt
Fearless: Conquer Your Demons and Love with Abandon
Unleashed: How to Receive Everything the Holy Spirit Wants to Give You
Exalted: How the Power of the Magnificat Can Transform Us
Ignite
Suffering & Miracles

 
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Carrie Gress, philosopher, mom, and author of The Marian Option, The Anti-Mary Exposed, and Theology of Home, joins me on The Dignity of Women to boldly discuss toxic femininity in our culture - the effects it's had and how to rescue ourselves, our family, and our society. 

Carrie Gress
Carrie Gress has a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America and has taught as a professor at Pontifex University. She is the editor at the online magazine Theology of Home. Carrie is a regular contributor to Catholic and secular media. She is the author of seven books including The Marian Option, The Anti-Mary Exposed and Theology of Home.   

But beyond all of her many wonderful accomplishments in advancing Christendom, Carrie is a homeschooling mother, awaiting the birth of her fifth child! As she lives out her vocation of marriage and motherhood, Carrie has often contemplated the role feminism has played in our society.
She has naturally been drawn deeper into reflecting on the role of Our Lady and her unique "gentle" power, which of course remains at odds with many elements of the feminist movement's ideal quest for power. Carrie shares her inspiration to write The Marian Option, also inviting children to enter into a deeper relationship with Mary through her book, Marian Consecration for Children.

























Theology of Home
One of the things that most resonated with Carrie was the need Americans have to return to the home as a sanctuary for the family. We are addicted to HGTV, DIY projects that give our homes a unique and personal touch, and absolutely anything produced by Joanna Gaines.
But the element of home (a stay at home mom, domestic activities and projects, cooking and decorating) have been abandoned, forgotten, and protested against over the last few generations, and now we find ourselves hungry to rediscover them. We find that we were never taught domestic skills such as sewing and cooking, and perhaps our childhood home didn't seem "homey" at all.
But now, as parents, we want a cozy sanctuary from the world to return to. We want to nurture our family relationships, create warm memories, and most importantly, draw everyone who enters under our roof closer to Christ.
Personally, I find great comfort in the liturgical decorations of the Church seasons, such as the glorious Advent wreath, the Jesse tree, and the hauntingly beautiful chants of the season. It's hard to put these elements of our home back into boxes for another year. These are the sentiments that inspired Carrie's latest book, Theology of Home, which guides readers to find the eternal in the everyday!

















EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  

Feminism
Motherhood
Who is the Anti-Mary?
What is The Marian Option?
Communism, Marxism, and Feminism
What is the antidote to rescue the culture?
What is the Theology of Home?

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Carrie Gress
Theology of Home (website)
The Marian Option
The Anti-Mary Exposed
Marian Consecration for Children
Theology of Home (book)

 
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Doug Johnson, husband of pro-life activist Abby Johnson and stay-at-home dad to their 8 children joins me on this episode of The Dignity of Women to share his side of the Unplanned story.

 
Doug Johnson


When Doug Johnson was a boy, he didn't have a favorite job he wanted to do when he grew up. He was willing to do any job and never shied away from hard work. But the one thing he knew that he wanted to be was a husband and a father. 

After marrying Abby Johnson, who had undergone two abortions in her previous marriage and was now moving her way up the ranks of Planned Parenthood, a large family seemed impossible. In fact, Abby was happy with the small family they had (one child), as she wanted to focus more attention on her growing career.
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Doug began to stay at home with their daughter Grace, as Abby's job as director at Planned Parenthood became their primary source of income. The issue of abortion, which Doug grew up strongly opposed to, was a constant source of background contention between he and Abby. It affected their relationship with the Church and caused them both to consider their relationship with God.    






























 

 

Unplanned Conversion

 

As Abby Johnson continued to question the principles of Planned Parenthood, she was unexpectedly called into a clinic room to assist for the first time with an abortion. She watched the ultrasound screen in horror as she held the wand over the woman's uterus. The fully formed baby squirmed and fought for its life against the abortionist's instruments - a battle it quickly lost. Abby was forever transformed and so began her exit out of Planned Parenthood and into the pro-life movement.

 

Doug was Abby's biggest cheer leader, although he had reservations about the pro-life movement considering death threats they had received and certain un-Christian tactics he had witnessed. Still, there was no question that Abby could never go back to Planned Parenthood, and also she need to expose them for what they were really doing.

 

Abby began to speak out against Planned Parenthood and work to help others escape the abortion industry as well. Doug says that it was through the teaching of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body that he and Abby eventually converted to Catholicism. 

 

That first confession was truly remarkable, or as Doug puts it - "diarrhea of the soul." There was no shortage of tears as Abby and then Doug went into the confessional to unload their heavy burden of guilt before Easter.

 

Add one adoption, one set of twins and four boys to the mix, and you have the family of eight kids that Doug and Abby have now!  

 





















EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  

Stay-at-home fatherhood
Married to a Planned Parenthood Director
When Planned Parenthood pays your bills
Embracing the pro-life movement
Becoming Catholic
Grace sees the movie Unplanned
Message to young women





LINKS AND RESOURCES

Doug on Tap
@dougontap
Exclusive interview with Doug Johnson
Abby Johnson Podcast
UnPlanned Film



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Dawn Eden Goldstein is a Jewish convert and Rock and Roll historian. As a victim of childhood sexual abuse, Goldstein is an outspoken advocate for healing through proper counsel and God's mercy. She joins me on this episode of The Dignity of Women to share the unconventional road that brought her to the Catholic faith.
 
Dawn Eden Goldstein

Dawn Eden Goldstein is the author of Sunday Will Never Be the Same: A Rock and Roll Journalist Opens Her Ears to God, The Thrill of the Chaste and My Peace I Give You. Goldstein began her writing career as a rock and roll historian, using the pen name Dawn Eden. In the 1990s, she contributed to Billboard, the Village Voice, Mojo, and Salon and co-wrote The Encyclopedia of Singles. She went on to work in editorial positions at the New York Post and the Daily News.
At the age of thirty-one, Goldstein, who was raised Jewish, experienced an encounter with the divine, which began a personal transformation that would eventually lead her to enter the Catholic Church. In 2016, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake. She has taught theology at universities in the United States, England, and India.



























The Heart of Rock and Roll
The heartfelt saga of Goldstein's captivating memoir, Sunday Will Never Be the Same, carries you through God's redeeming love for this young Jewish girl who experiences her parents divorce and sexual abuse at an early age. The raw clarity of the human heart is so eloquently portrayed by Dawn in recounting her childhood perspective of life and God.
It was impossible not to see a reflection of myself in the angsty teenager desperately searching for joy and wanting the freedom of an exciting life away from home. Even as she studied in New York, began a career as a rock and roll journalist, and hung out in the company of famous musicians, there was an emptiness that inspired a continuing search for the divine. 
Many women won't so candidly admit to the loneliness of the single years and how self-worth and value was often gauged by successful relationships or attention from guys. How casual plans were often made with hopes of finding true love, and how being overlooked was the greatest defeat. 
Sunday Will Never Be the Same opens wide the heart of Dawn Eden Goldstein, who now speaks with great wisdom on her journey of lifelong healing from sexual abuse, her path from Judaism to Catholicism, and how rock and roll has always seen her through. 






































EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  

Judaism and Catholicism 
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Lifelong Healing
Influence of Music and the Music Culture
Struggle with Depression and Seeking Purpose
From boy-crazy to Consecrated single
Risking career on the basis of truth
St. Maximilian Kolbe's Intercession



LINKS AND RESOURCES

Dawn Eden Goldstein
Twitter Handle - @dawnofmercy 
Sunday Will Never Be the Same: A Rock and Roll Journalist Opens Her Ears to God
The Thrill of the Chaste (Catholic Edition): Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On
My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints 
Integrating Faith and Music



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Fr. Donald Calloway is a Catholic priest, often known as the "surfer priest", with a radical conversation through Our Lady joins me on this episode of The Dignity of Women to explain how a high school dropout and juvenile delinquent becomes the prolific defender of Mary and her spouse Joseph.
 
Fr. Donald Calloway

Fr. Donald Calloway is a convert to Catholicism and a member of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception (MIC). Before his conversion to Catholicism, he was a high school dropout who had been kicked out of a foreign country, institutionalized twice, and thrown in jail multiple times.
After his radical conversion, he earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, M.Div. and S.T.B. degrees from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, and an S.T.L. in Mariology from the International Marian Research Institute in Dayton, Ohio.
Fr. Don is the author of 13 books and his upcoming book “Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of our Spiritual Father” will be published on January 1, 2020. It will be a 33-Day program of preparation and consecration to St. Joseph.

 

Consecration to St. Joseph
"Today we have a real crisis in manhood. Men don't know what it means to be men and they've kind of been emasculated by the culture. They don't know how to be heads of a family, how to be leaders, how to be strong and yet tender. I think that St. Joseph is going to be a perfect model for that - for men. I really think that this upcoming book: Consecration to St. Joseph is going to really help individuals, families, and society at large, because when we bring St. Joseph onto the battle field we're going to get the restoration of order. That is what a father does - in a household, when there's chaos, when there's confusion, the father is the one who brings order to things, so we need St. Joseph right now."
 Mother Angelica said of St. Joseph - "Old men don't walk to Egypt," and I think she's right! There is nothing in scripture to shows us that Joseph was anything other than strong, faithful, loving, and obedient. He was a carpenter and would have been physically strong from that trade. Joseph was chosen by God to fulfill a supremely important role and he was obedient each time the angel visited him. Joseph walked from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Bethlehem to Egypt, and back to Nazareth again. He sought to provide a place for Mary to have shelter and rest when she was to give birth to Jesus after their long journey. Joseph and his wife presented their son to the priest Simeon in the temple, and Joseph also received the painful prophesy concerning Mary - at her side. The two searched for Jesus together when he was lost as a 12-year-old boy after the feast of the Passover. The hidden 30 years of Jesus' life on earth were spent almost entirely in family life with Mary and Joseph.

















EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  

Fear of confession
Comfort brought to penitents in relating to a priest's past and conversion
Why was Mary instrumental in Fr. Don's conversion?
St Joseph - the greatest man who never spoke
Was Joseph old and feeble with children from another marriage?
What is consecration to St. Joseph?
Are there approved apparitions of St. Joseph?
Manhood, Fatherhood, Priesthood


LINKS AND RESOURCES

Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC
No Turning Back (Audio)
Consecration to St. Joseph with Fr. Calloway 
Champions of the Rosary
The Virgin Mary and Theology of the Body






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