Catechism › PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST › CHAPTER ONE THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › Article 3 MAN'S FREEDOM › ¶ 1744 ¶ 1744 In Brief Freedom is the power to act or not to act, and so to perform deliberate Acts of one's own. Freedom attains Perfection in its acts when directed Toward God, the sovereign Good. Linked Concepts Perfect Perfection Toward Acts Freedom God ← ¶ 1743 Browse ¶ 1745 →