To be a woman in the middle of men
Today is a day in which women are celebrated "out there", aka in the "world". And as for any feast that is not an official Catholic one, us Catholics ask ourselves if we should join the crowd. Most of us do without thinking twice, while a few systematically reject the idea, saying it is not "our" feast. I believe that we, as lay people especially since we are not vocationned to be recluded from the world, are called to give a different testimony in a world in which countervalues rule. We cannot hide in our churches and let the world out there "celebrate" without giving our 2 cents. We must celebrate OUR way. Today is a day in which women are celebrated worldwide. On Instagram, there are plenty of ads of famous women in the music industry, among others, who have show a strong "girl power" along the years. More often then not, those woman are half naked and showcasing their body in any way possible. I grew up thinking that was "g...