Satan Doesn't Have His Own Clay: How Reclaiming Your Desires Leads to True Freedom

Something is stirring among young people today. They feel a growing unease—a sense they've been deceived but can't quite articulate what's wrong. This profound conversation with Mark Schmitt uncovers the root of our cultural malaise and offers a path toward authentic freedom.

We explore what happens when desires created good become twisted and distorted. Mark shares his personal journey from repression... to indulgence... to eventual freedom.

Highlighting the moment everything changed for him he said: "If God is love, and love is self-giving, then the opposite isn't hatred—it's selfishness." This realization transformed his understanding of happiness and purpose.

Here are three thought-provoking questions to discuss:

How can the distortion of our natural desires lead to cultural and personal confusion, and what does it mean to “untwist” those desires in pursuit of authentic freedom?

Mark Schmidt suggests that the opposite of love is not hatred but selfishness—how does this insight reshape our understanding of sin, especially in the context of modern struggles like pornography and indulgence?

What role does radical trust and community play in healing from cultural malaise and reclaiming a sense of purpose, according to the vision laid out by John Paul II and St. Thérèse?

Contact Jack: [email protected]

Follow Tom Hampson on Substack https://thomasrhampson.substack.com/

Follow us and watch on X: https://x.com/JP2Renewal

email us at [email protected]

Jack Latest Blog: Living on the Surface, Never Going Deep: Jenny, Jesus, Carl Jung and Bill W https://johnpauliirenewal.substack.com/p/living-on-the-surface-never-going?r=1w0jky

Support the show https://jp2renew.org/donate/