A lot of us think that freedom means being able to do whatever we want. As children, we want to only eat candies, as teenagers we want to stay out late, as adults we ignore the teachings of Christ and the Church and do whatever our body’s desire. Is this the freedom Christ died on the cross to give us?
St. Paul tells us, that we were not set free to sin, we were set free from sin; we were set free to be able to love. Sin enslaves us and keeps us from happiness. Christ came to break the shackles of sin and death, so that we can live in true freedom.