Sunday, February 16, 2025
5:30 Pm ET | Pavilion AuditoriuM
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A New Life

Two young modern saints: Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, presented by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Papal Nuncio to the U.S, Antonia Salzano, Carlo Acutis’ mother, and Christine Wohar, Founder, FrassatiUSA, Inc., moderated by Amy Hickl, Dean of Faculty, Notre Dame Academy School, Los Angeles

"There is a certain image of holiness that represents the exceptionality of the saint with a halo. And yet, the saint is neither a role for a few nor a piece in a museum. Holiness is the very fabric of Christian life. Given the partiality of certain images, a trace of the fundamental idea remains: the saint is not a superman; he is a true man. The saint is a true man because he adheres to God and, therefore, to the ideal for which his heart was made, of which his destiny is made. Ethically, all of this means "to do the will of God" within a humanity that remains human and yet becomes different. Saint Paul testifies to the Galatians: 'While living in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God.' In fact, holiness is the reflection of the only One in whom humanity was fulfilled according to all its potentiality: Jesus Christ.'"
— Fr. Luigi Giussani, In Search of the Human Face, Slant Books 2025

The journey of the Encounter 2025 ends with looking at two luminous examples of a life that became new because of the encounter of the Great Love.