Today it seems everyone’s favorite response to the common, probing introductory question “How are you?” is this: I’m busy. Very busy. Extremely busy.
Of course, many of us are – actually – extremely busy. Many of us are stretching ourselves razor thin, fulfilling the necessary obligations of life: tending to our jobs, families and children, addressing the infinite list of errands and to-dos, scheduling time for exercise, friends, entertainment, bills, volunteer work. The list goes on. Endlessly.
Any discussion of the differences between men and women and their roles in society seems to be particularly charged these days. As the role of wife and mother continues to be embraced and celebrated by the Church, it is often downplayed in an increasingly secularized culture. At the same time, Catholics today grapple with the role of women in the workforce, as well as the role of the woman who is single by choice or circumstance.