“Women of Praise”

(c/o hellobeautiful.com)

I was watching CNN the other day and the report was elaborating the current G-20 meeting in London. However, the bulk of the news is not about how these leaders work on global economic issues but about the first lady of the United States and how she is becoming a fashion icon. I mean, why do we talk about the first lady on how she dresses well in fact we can talk more on what Michelle can do as a woman - a woman who has a very strong personality that can encourage women empowerment and respect? I don’t think the first lady accompanied the president to display her taste in fashion. If women (and some men) buy the story of a first lady as a fashion icon more than what her heart and brain can do then how can we uplift the standard of women? My point is this group of people who focuses and thinks fashion and trivial standards make women more dignified is not contributing to the welfare of women’s dignity as a person but pave way to setting a determining factor: woman equals fashion. Then to the question of why not allow women priesthood, I would rather ask why then allow women priesthood?

 (a reflection i wrote last year, during the last stage of my STB)