Seems like just about everybody in the Catholic world has his or her own definition of what "modesty" is.
If we look it up in the dictionary, we discover that modesty is
"the state or virtue of being unassuming and of humble behavior; lacking excess or pretentions; moderation, decency, decorum."
Father Peter Stravinskas agrees. In his
Catholic Dictionary he defines modesty as
"the virtue promoting manners and harmony with others, enabling one to control conversations, dress, and external actions. A defect of modesty causes boorishness and coarseness, while excess in this virtue leads to excessive delicacy and fastidiousness."
Another Catholic lexicographer concurs as well.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Federal officials announced yesterday that they found 1,600 items stolen from Italy in the bungalow of a Chicago man. Included among the papers are Vatican documents penned by two popes, letters written by kings, and a handwritten book preface by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched a new website to mark the Year for Priests which will be celebrated from June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010, throughout the world.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The popular apologetics organization known as Catholic Answers has filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for intimidating churches and non-profit groups on politically controversial moral issues.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Because the recent murder of late-term abortionist George Tiller occurred in a church, the mainstream media has been using this detail to convince the public that abortion is becoming more acceptable even to church-going Christians. However, what they are not reporting is that Tiller was attending a more liberal branch of the Lutheran church after being excommunicated from the more orthodox synod.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In another misguided attempt to cut teen pregnancy rates, authorities in the UK are planning to issue condom “credit cards” to boys as young as 12 years old which they can use to pick up free condoms in places where boys congregate – such as football games and barber shops – to spare them the embarrassment of having to visit a pharmacy or clinic.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The most liberal federal court in the nation, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has ruled that a City of San Francisco resolution defaming the Catholic Church for refusing to allow homosexual adoption does not violate the Constitution’s prohibition of government hostility toward religion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The state of Connecticut is accusing the Diocese of Bridgeport of violating lobbying laws for encouraging parishioners to attend a rally at the Capital in Hartford to show their opposition for a state law. If convicted, the diocese could face a fine of $10,000 or possible criminal charges.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Nearly 400 graduating seniors at Pace High School in Santa Rosa County, Florida, responded to ACLU demands that the school censor all religious speech by standing up and reciting the Lord’s Prayer during their May 30 garduation ceremony.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Speaking at a recent International Euthanasia Symposium in Virginia, a prominent bioethicist blamed society’s obsessive fear of suffering for ushering in a “euthanasia culture.”
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