South of Eden

Dawn Eden is author of The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On!, which testifies to the sad consequences of her footloose-and-fancy-free life as a pop music journalist and "stage door Jane," as we used to call them, before her conversion to Christianity, and eventually to the Catholic Faith. Her weblog "The Dawn Patrol," is an account of her travels while promoting her book, and proclaiming the cause of virtue in an over-sexed world, and college campuses in particular, on behalf of The Cardinal Newman Society. It is also sprinkled with "grips and grins" of luminaries from the pop music industry. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) A transplant from New York City, she lives here in Arlington, about two miles north of my house.

No, I've never seen her in person. Yet.

Once she did a reading of her work for a book-signing at a local Borders. I wanted to take Sal along, but when I showed her a YouTube clip of what to expect, she went "Ewwww!!!" and declined. Must be a Filipina thing. Apparently some people have a problem talking about this part of their lives in public. Obviously there are others who do not. Must be a New York thing. Today's blog entry is a series of clips featuring her among a number of what she calls "chastity all-stars." From what I've been able to glean, her presentation is well worth reviewing. But I'm asking myself, what makes them "all-stars" anyway; retaining their virtue for a higher purpose, or making a living talking about it? I'm also wondering which begs an explanation more, on the part of millions of young ladies throughout America, not to mention the world, who save themselves for their future husbands without notoriety, save the honor of walking down the aisle wearing a white gown honestly.



But hey, that's just me.

(Images of Ms Eden were created by Matthew Alderman and J D King respectively. Video was produced with the assistance of a fellow-curmudgeon from Cleveland, who goes by the name of "Saint Kansas," and who should really post more often. All are used here without permission or shame.)
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