A meditation on the nature of freedom, preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai in Lyncroft Centre, November 2022.

We have been called to freedom (Gal 5:13). By letting Christ reign in our heart we acquire true freedom and conquer the slavery of sin: If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free (Jn 8:31-32). 

What is this freedom that we are meant to have? We know that it is good, but what exactly is it? Let's reflect more deeply on this. The Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Ocariz spoke of the freedom of the children of God. “True freedom of spirit is this capacity and habitual attitude to act out of love, especially in the effort to follow what God is asking of us in each circumstance” (Pastoral Letter, 9 January 2018, 5).

Music: Carlos Gardel, Soledad, arranged for guitar by Bert Alink

Thumbnail: Peter Paul Rubens Christ's Charge to Peter, 1616, Wallace collection, London.

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