Today, Freedom is often equated with license – doing whatever one wants to do.  That could not be farther from the truth as revealed in and through the Christian faith.  Freedom is for love – self-gift, it is for truth, it is for God, and it is for neighbor.  It is for someone or something.  It is not an end in itself.  We need to help our children understand this great truth in order that they can live a full, conscious, and active life that is inspired by truth and love and is inspirational to those who see them live it out.  This world needs people like this.  It needs saints.  In fact, saints show us this great truth about freedom and it’s link to one’s finding themselves through freely giving themselves even if it costs them something, even if it costs them their lives.  In this current environment of relativism where truth is defined by the individual on a subjective basis – i.e., what’s true for me may not be true for you, we need people who know that objective truth exists, that freedom is meant for seeking, finding, and following that truth and that happiness is found in using freedom for that purpose.  Parents need to embrace the great honor they’ve been given to help form their children and themselves in this frequently forgotten truth, particularly in this age of relativism.