Rimini, Italy, Aug 23, 2012 / 11:24 am
The coordinator of Communion and Liberation in North America believes the Catholic lay movement can help people there realize that "the American dream" finds its greatest fulfillment in Jesus Christ.
"There is something that is deeply rooted in the people of North America, we call it 'the American dream,' that is a fundamentally positive attitude about life, an idea that the future is going to bring something better," said Christopher Bacich in an Aug. 21 CNA interview.
"People who have encountered Jesus Christ through Communion and Liberation, and I'm sure I can speak for many of us, recognize that the encounter with Christ, and his presence in our life, is the answer to this desire for a life that is better, that is great, that is worthwhile and fruitful."
Communion and Liberation grew out of the teaching methods of its Italian founder Father Luigi Giussani, who died in 2005. As a high school teacher during the 1950s in Milan, he wanted to help young people live out their Catholic faith in everyday life.