fr. giussani

The time of freedom
Looking forward to vacation documents a will to live. Precisely for this reason, it shouldn’t be a “vacation” from yourself. In this way, summer won’t interrupt or postpone your taking life seriously” (MilanoStudenti [Student Youth (GS) monthly], June 5, 1964). Notes from a June 1997 dialogue with Fr. Giussani, before departing for vacation

by Paola Ronconi

July 24, 1962, morning: “Dear Diary: At times, it seems like I’m wasting my life, but I need help so badly! I’m becoming mean-spirited; it’s that I feel