Pay Attention to our Appearance

A quote from Catherine McAuley:

We should pay attention to our appearance, but with the pure intention of pleasing God.


We could go all over the place with this quote. In Catherine's time there was a very limited wardrobe and one needed to be neat and clean and orderly in one's appearance because it reflected not only one's demeanor, but the community as a whole.

Today we have such a variety in wardrobe that we might need to look at this differently. I think we forget that we also represent the community at large and what is it we want to say to the world by the way we dress? I think each of us have different roles to play and different ministries that make what we wear important in different ways. So what would be some guidelines?

1. Does how we dress reflect our inner values?
2. Does how we dress make it practical to carry out our ministry and work each day?
3. Does how we dress make it easy for someone to approach us whether it be beggar or business
person?
4. Does how we dress reflect our membership in a religious community of the 21st century?
5. Does how we dress show us to be competent, capable and professionally women?

Whether you are a sister, considering being a Sister or just perusing this blog, consider how you dress as a reflection of your inner and core values spiritually, culturally, professionally and as a woman (or man) of the 21st century.

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