I am continually learning the truth that Father Giussani always emphasized about the concrete meaning and fulfillment of our existence. We discover our true freedom and identity in belonging to Jesus Christ, through whom we become children of the Father in the Spirit, and are raised up to a participation in the eternal life of the Triune God who is Infinite Love. This is the destiny for which each one of us was created. Either we live in the freedom of relationship with the God who gives Himself to us, or we live as slaves of dehumanizing idols shaped by the powers who aspire to be the masters of this world.Following Christ awakens us to a greater intelligence of reality and this also empowers us to become our true selves. Christ enables us to be free from the lies, distortions, and manipulation imposed by those who hold power — those who seek to impoverish our humanity and do violence to the dignity of our integral human vocation.
