"In this context, we can learn from the intuition and method of don Luigi Giussani whose anniversary we recall this evening. For much of his life he worked in a State school. He had the remarkable talent of reaching out to young people living in an environment that was agnostic regarding faith. He did not become a crusader about reforming the school ethos or giving it a veneer of being Catholic. No, he touched the hearts of young women and men and led them to realise more clearly and distinctly how faith in Jesus Christ brings a special healing that empowers us to be a leaven of Jesus Christ within the complex and constantly changing socio-cultural structures in which we live. For don Giussani faith was never a flight from everyday realities, but a new way of living that enlightens those realities."

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