Downward Ascent 4: Ruining Our Appetites
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for what is right, for they shall be filled.’ (Matt. 5:6) Jesus wrecks our appetites. Sexy idols compete in vain with the One who offers Himself to us constantly; He becomes the meal, living bread and drink endowed with power to secure our deepest desires. I spoke with a young Hungarian man the other day who proudly declared his openness to many gods and lovers in contrast to the ‘rigid’ Catholic family he left behind. ‘But don’t you m