" I love the freedom of others," said St. Josemarí a, " yours, that of the person passing by right now on the street, because if I didn' t love it, I couldn' t defend mine. But that' s not the main reason. The main reason is this: that Christ died on the Cross to give us freedom, so that we could live in the freedom and glory of the children of God." St. Josemarí a Escrivá referred to himself as the " Last of the Romantics," and under this title Mariano Fazio portrays the founder of Opus Dei as a passionate defender of freedom. As he does so, Fazio offers an orderly, clear, and attractive presentation of many of St. Josemarí a' s key teachings. These teachings will challenge his readers and hopefully awaken in them the same love of freedom that St. Josemarí a bore in his heart. " Don' t let me be ' the last of the romantics,' " he would say. " This is Christian romanticism: to love the freedom of others, with love and affection."