History and Culture
St. Theodora the Empress: A Model of Christian Femininity
In an age that often equates strength with power and independence, the life of St. Theodora reveals how faith, courage, and humility embody true feminine strength.
One of the many sicknesses of our society is its insistence that women must act like men to pursue any ‘true purpose’ in life. The result has been detrimental to women: in suggesting they abandon their distinctive gifts and imitate men in order to be considered strong and accomplished, some women have chosen to turn away from natural strengths gifted to them by their feminine nature. As such, in the throes of third- and fourth-wave feminism, women have been complicit in the destruction of the respect traditionally afforded to femininity.
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