Mixed Messages

       I think that the church sends positive messages to young women by encouraging them to take part in community service and Church activities. Such events allow young women to experience first-hand the change they can bring about in the world. Attending an all-girls Catholic school has taught me to take part in activities like these and to be a leader and an advocate for myself and others. Being in such an all-female environment has helped me to see the potential I have to impact my community. The Mount encourages its students to be anything and anyone they want to be by reminding us to be women of being women of courage, conviction, and faith. However, I have received some mixed messages. Much of the Bible is focused on men and their contribution to the Catholic tradition; although, I am taught everyday that men and women should be viewed as equals. It is apparent that Church figures in the past did not believe that women could have a great impact on our world. The only female, historical religious figure that really stands out is Mary, the Mother of Jesus. It is difficult to think that women are just as important as men when men are the center of the Catholic faith.