as imbalanced, biased, or worse. The reality remains, however, that the priest is spiritual father of his faithful. He has duties to them. He must instruct them and, when necessary, admonish them. It is my hope that this little book will be an incentive to many of my brother priests to muster the courage to be outspoken on the question of Christian modesty. So much depends upon it. I am of the mind that it is one our highest priorities. Without it, the restoration of a Christian culture is simply not possible. The book is presented in the form of correspondence between myself and a spiritual daughter whom I call Amanda. She is a real person, though this is not her real name. Amanda (from the Latin verb amare – meaning “she who wants to be loved”) was chosen because every woman wants to be loved. Women are God’s masterpiece, the very image of the being He made to receive and welcome His love. Women are designed to be the heart of the family, and they are therefore made for love. It is precisely this desire for love which leads so many women astray, causing them to imagine they will attract men and find love if they reveal their bodies to them. Sadly, they never find love that way. All they find is a base, fleeting passion, that burns out like a match, and dies, often leaving in its wake a heart ravaged by fire. True love is born in the heart of man when he discovers the beauty that a woman hides deep down in the heart of her person created by God and destined to see Him. Paradoxically, that beauty can be found only if it is hidden in mystery. If it is concealed behind modest, dignified and beautiful apparel, it touches what is most noble in man and inspires him 5
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTI3ODI1