On the collaboration of men and women in the Church and in the world.

Extract

---

On the collaboration of men and women in the Church and in the world.

I recall attending a performance of the opera Carmen, delighted I had been given a fine orchestra-seat. As I settled in, two gentlemen sat down behind me and commenced chatting. It became obvious they were very knowledgeable about opera, relating juicy stories of performances attended across North America. I shamelessly eavesdropped. Then there was a silence as both opened their programs, followed by exclamations of dismay as they read the name of the tenor who would play Don Jose: "Oh no, not that reedy lightweight again; he can't sustain high notes!" They tut-tutted in disgust until the maestro entered, then spent the next three hours viewing the p...

See the full content of this document

---