God Entrusts The Human Being To Woman

Next month, the Pontifical Council for the Laity will host a seminar for the 25^th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter, Mulieris dignitatem. The point of reflection will begin with a particular quote from the letter:

The moral and spiritual strength of a woman is joined to her awareness that God entrusts the human being to her in a special way. Of course, God entrusts every human being to each and every other human being. But this entrusting concerns women in a special way – precisely by reason of their femininity – and this in a particular way determines their vocation (30).

Is this how women see themselves today? If not, how can we affirm the feminine gift of life giving? Attendees of the seminar will discuss these questions and more as they celebrate the late Holy Father’s thought on the dignity and vocation of women.