I love women’s magazines. I love the articles and the advice and the fashion (although I can never afford it). Although recently, I’ve been very turned off by the vast amount of articles and information in these magazines that are blatantly go against everything I believe. Recently in a women’s health magazine, there was a short article touting the merits of the revolutionary new “plan B” type pill that can “stop pregnancy” up to five days after sex. I was appalled. Is this what the readers of women’s magazines are looking forward to reading about?
Recently, I was excited to receive a magazine that I thought was for newlyweds, but it ended up just being for people who are “living together”, whether they be married or not. There were tons of articles about sex toys, pornography, etc. and very little about decorating a home and maintaining a healthy relationship (unless the only key to a healthy relationship is a active sex life).
This is similar to how I felt about books and resources that were available while I was planning my wedding, and preparing for marriage and newlywed life. Most of the books I encountered assumed that couples were already living together before marriage, that all couples were having sex before marriage even if they were living separately, that birth control was the only option for preventing pregnancy, and rarely discussed children other than how to prevent them with the various birth control options. I could not relate to the women that these books were written by because I was not a woman that these books were for.
Am I the only one that would love to see more books and magazines that are guided by Catholic principles? I would think that there is a market for it. There are magazines for Catholic mothers and there are many books that discuss the Church’s teachings on marriage, family, etc. But there is a need for book and magazines for the Catholic woman in general (single women and wives, not just mothers).
Recently, I was excited to receive a magazine that I thought was for newlyweds, but it ended up just being for people who are “living together”, whether they be married or not. There were tons of articles about sex toys, pornography, etc. and very little about decorating a home and maintaining a healthy relationship (unless the only key to a healthy relationship is a active sex life).
This is similar to how I felt about books and resources that were available while I was planning my wedding, and preparing for marriage and newlywed life. Most of the books I encountered assumed that couples were already living together before marriage, that all couples were having sex before marriage even if they were living separately, that birth control was the only option for preventing pregnancy, and rarely discussed children other than how to prevent them with the various birth control options. I could not relate to the women that these books were written by because I was not a woman that these books were for.
Am I the only one that would love to see more books and magazines that are guided by Catholic principles? I would think that there is a market for it. There are magazines for Catholic mothers and there are many books that discuss the Church’s teachings on marriage, family, etc. But there is a need for book and magazines for the Catholic woman in general (single women and wives, not just mothers).
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