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Article: Seeking the right time in a world swimming in stopwatches.
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 24, 2000
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The phone rang for the fifth time that hour. Fighting impatience, I listened once again to Kathryn's calm voice as she addressed the caller's request. Sometimes she graciously accepts invitations to chair a committee or speak to a group; at other times, with equal graciousness, she refuses. Never does she sound hurried or brusque; this time, like all the other times, she did not mention her busy schedule.
"How do you do that?" I finally blurted. She looked up quizzically. "How do you manage to train teachers, head boards, write curriculum, strategize for foundations and still sound like a lady of leisure in the court of Louis XV?"
She grinned. Then she ...