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The Second Silence of Adam: A Father’s Call to Defend Modesty, by Patrick O’Hearn – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Ioana Ye. Screenshot. Woman, modesty. Unsplash.

By Patrick O’Hearn, Crisis Magazine, June 13, 2025

Patrick O’Hearn is an author and freelance editor. He has written several books including his latest release Courtship of the Saints: How the Saints Met their Spouses (TAN Books). His website is patrickrohearn.com.

It’s easier for a father to stay silent. But we will be judged one day not just by our own sins but by what we permitted or ignored, especially in our homes.

Modesty is one of the lost virtues of our fallen world. As summer approaches, so begins the real test of the custody of the eyes. But the deeper issue of modesty isn’t primarily about what women wear. It begins and ends with fathers.

After speaking last year in New York City to the Goretti Group (Catholic singles in their 20s and 30s) on “The Virtues Necessary to Finding Your Spouse,” I made my way toward the subway. On the corner stood four girls, maybe 14 or 15, dressed in skirts so short and tight that Julia Roberts’ character in the movie Pretty Woman seemed modest by comparison. My heart sank. These were someone’s daughters. …

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