tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post915490801305116958..comments2023-12-25T11:13:04.495+00:00Comments on Seraphic Singles: Women's Retreat in Cracow May 2 -4/Rekolekcje Kobiet w Krakowie 2-4 MajaSeraphichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-81143421673217430732013-12-11T11:58:54.159+00:002013-12-11T11:58:54.159+00:00And I will be happy to see you in Kraków! :-)And I will be happy to see you in Kraków! :-)Seraphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-82517549059212322302013-12-10T22:50:05.011+00:002013-12-10T22:50:05.011+00:00Thank you! That's very helpful.Thank you! That's very helpful.Seraphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-17206960853736851252013-12-10T19:46:24.694+00:002013-12-10T19:46:24.694+00:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Tu%C5%82asiew...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Tu%C5%82asiewicz<br />She came to my mind. Blessed Natalia Tułasiewicz.Pearlmusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-67899218703801324622013-12-10T19:03:31.885+00:002013-12-10T19:03:31.885+00:00These are good ideas so far. Do you know of any Po...These are good ideas so far. Do you know of any Polish ones, just off the top of your head? (I know it may be difficult.) I know some great German examples, but not Polish ones. Seraphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-9061757058520435962013-12-10T17:53:19.966+00:002013-12-10T17:53:19.966+00:00I hope nothing will stand in my way, so I'm ge...I hope nothing will stand in my way, so I'm getting ready to come :)<br /><br />As for topics, perhaps you could illustrate your lectures with some stories of godly, lay Single women. I have a feeling we sort of lack role models for good, Catholic Single (but not religious) path of life.Pearlmusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-23089305113457579942013-12-10T14:07:26.378+00:002013-12-10T14:07:26.378+00:00Oooh...sounds like a great topic, and if circumsta...Oooh...sounds like a great topic, and if circumstances were different, I'd try to make a trip of it. I like PolishTraveler's ideas. To me, it sounds as if they connect to a larger theme of "The Dignity of <i>Single</i> Women." Too often I think we can fall into patterns of thinking of our lives in a negative way because we aren't wives or mothers (remembering that Emily Stimpson article you linked to weeks back)><br><br />Related to that will be rising salvo second half of the talk: once you've affirmed our dignity, you share 3-5 practical, but charitable ways to remind <i>others</i> of our dignity, even though we haven't been called to a vocation of marriage and possibly motherhood. <br><br />If it's not already being done, perhaps a lecture on the <b>actual</b> meaning of dignity. I think many people in secular culture are trying to make it mean something it doesn't. Last year, I once read a magazine editor use the word in his defense of publishing those photos of Kate Middleton. To quote Inigo Montoya, "I do not think that word means what you think it means." <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-27667411861783324142013-12-10T13:05:20.746+00:002013-12-10T13:05:20.746+00:00Oh how lovely! I wish I were back in Europe, I wou...Oh how lovely! I wish I were back in Europe, I would definitely go! As it is I will have to resort to merely telling all my Polish friends not to dare to miss it!<br /><br />For topics, how about "Being a single woman doesn't mean you are anti-family" or some other such reaffirming message? I especially think this is something Polish singles need to hear (and if you could give them short, pithy yet respectful responses to share with their relatives around the holidays/at Sunday family dinners, I'm sure they wouldn't complain!)<br /><br />Also, maybe something about the importance of charity? in my experience, Polish spiritual talks towards young people are almost exclusively focused on how to stay chaste while ignoring other aspects of life, ie, how to stay charitable in a professional setting? How to be happy within your family as a grown person (setting boundaries)? How should young women be living professional vocations - in honesty, in contentment - while they are single?<br /><br />I'm not sure how much of the above is related to dignity per se but those were topics I would definitely enjoy hearing about were I still in Poland and able to attend your retreat!PolishTravelerhttp://whereismysuitcase.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com