“If you want peace, work for justice.” – Pope Paul VI
“If you want justice, work for chastity.” – Pope John Paul II

This begins a serious of articles I have decided to write in defense of the Catholic Church and her controversial teachings in our current post-modern culture. I have entitled this series “Catholisense” because this is a mystical apologetic rather than a theological one. It is my belief that the presence and teachings of the Catholic Church are not outdated or irrelevant but rather necessary. Indeed, I will argue it is the very presence alone of the Catholic Church and the Vatican that is preventing our society from falling off a cliff of self destruction. Continue Reading »

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Christian mysticism is in large part about learning to become free of our carnal and materialistic desires (as is just about any form of mysticism). The world lives according to lust, not just for sex, but for everything. We are consumers: living day to day seeking after the next thing we don’t have, and once we have it, we don’t appreciate it but rather move on to the next thing we don’t have. Hence, we consume.

Today’s world has bred a culture of sexual consumerism. The female body is setup on display in checkout lanes and magazine racks like melons in the produce section. Perfume, body spray, cosmetics, and those numerous “male enhancement” emails that sit in your junk mail box are all based around a culture of people who seek out their next sexual experience like a dog seeks it’s next meal. With all this sex-hype, most people will say are unsatisfied with their sexual experiences. Continue Reading »

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