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On this Ash Wednesday, we welcome back pastor and canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN for a Lenten how-to. What have we lost both culturally and spiritually by deemphasizing penitential practices? How can we also avoid the pitfall of scrupulosity? Show Notes Three Easy Steps to the Worst Lent Ever! Charity Reports | The Lepanto Institute Lent | Diocese of Buffalo Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence (November 18, 1966) | USCCB Sabbath without anxiety? Whatever Happened to the Sabbath? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/25/23 A New Way of Preparing for Lent (Dr. John Bergsma) 2/5/24 Who Needs Another Lent? (Dr. Scott Hahn) 2/15/23 Have You Prepared For Lent? (Fr. Bill Watson, SJ) 03/01/22 Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. Ingrid Skop of the Charlotte Lozier Institute to discuss the recent attack on scientific papers critical of abortion pills. What are we to do when even peer-reviewed scientific studies are facing politicized censorship? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Assault on Science | Charlotte Lozier Institute Charlotte Lozier Institute A Journal Retracts Three Studies Showing Health Risks of Chemical Abortions 'Completely Unjustified': Medical Journal Retracts Major Studies Critical Of Abortion Pill Ahead Of Supreme Court Clash | The Daily Wire Scientific journals becoming 'political arm' of abortion industry after mifepristone study retractions, authors say - Washington Examiner Researchers question retraction of studies showing risks of chemical abortions Top neuropsychologist who found puberty-blocker drugs given to trans children may lower IQs reveals three journals rejected her 'biased' research and scolded her for using 'sex-based terms' like male-to-female Biden Administration Forges Ahead With Dangerous Changes To Title IX Project Rachel Losing Our Culture, One Word at a Time | Sarah Cain

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of the Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss the decline in personal reading. Is there more than the rise of technology at fault? What effect does it have on our souls? Show Notes What We've Been Reading in 2023 | Controversies in Church History The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23 Reading Alone | The Russell Kirk Center After Pandemic, After Modernity: The Relational Revolution by Giulio Maspero Why Johnny Can't Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers Why It's Good to Mark Up Books - Intellectual Takeout Resistance Writer by Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the need to meditate on the Four Last Things as we approach Lent. Why is the common method of Lenten preparation seen at St. Typical's insufficient? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Want a better Lent? Go to Hell! 3 Easy steps to the worst Lent ever! The Concept of Sin: Josef Pieper Holy Week & The Four Last Things (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/3/23 A Drama of Exile and Other Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning God Wants You to Confess Your Sins to a Priest | Catholic Answers Magazine Church Militant Field Manual Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Catherine Pakaluk of The Catholic University of America to discuss her upcoming book with Regnery Publishing. Why do well-meaning attempts to counter falling birthrates fail, what are the true motives for having large families, and why must government programs fall short of a meaningful solution? Show Notes Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth | Dr Catherine Pakaluk Fighting the Democrat's Pro-Abortion Platform | BillWhittle.com What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster - Jonathan V Last The Children We Never Had (Anna Reynolds) 10/12/23 Why Despise Children? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 8/12/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to update us on the more recent attacks against Christians. Why is there continued media silence on such attacks, and why is hope for a "Muslim Reformation" a foolish idea? Show Notes 'A Field of Jihad' The Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2023 (Christmas Edition) The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive Thousands Fill Dublin Streets in Protest Against Migrant Invasion (Video) | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin The Genocide of 'The Sunday People': 365,000,000 Christians Persecuted Worldwide :: Gatestone Institute Islam: Theory vs Experience - American Thinker Brief Video: Bookmark Brief at EWTN The New Vichy Syndrome: Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism | Theodore Dalrymple Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam The Endless Lent of Persecuted Christians (Raymond Ibrahim) 2/22/23 Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) 7/25/22 The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss some of the latest headlines in the Church and in the world. Is there anywhere to turn to for hope? Father finishes with some Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Exclusive: Lourdes bishop hopes to make decision on Rupnik mosaics by spring | Catholic News Agency Christian vet who beheaded Satanic statue at Iowa Capital charged with hate crime. Wait. Hate Against Who? Seattle Archdiocese announces plan to merge parishes | Catholic News Agency Republican Governor of Montana Removes 14 Year Old From Parents Who Said No to Gender Transition. You Don't Need Horns to Worship Satan. Just a Mirror. Preparation for Total Consecration to the Immaculate according to St Maximilian M. Kolbe A Treasury of Traditional Catholic Novenas Fisheaters - Catholic Library Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. John Bergsma of The Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss their newest free Lenten resource, the Exodus & Exile Challenge. How can the book of Exodus help us to strive towards our true home, both during Lent, and beyond? Show Notes Exodus & Exile Challenge – St. Paul Center Exodus & Exile - Trailer Lent: Sin Can Kill You; Shame Doesn't Have To Straight Talk about Sin, Guilt and Shame (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/3/23 Who Needs Another Lent? (Dr. Scott Hahn) 2/15/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the role of the mind in Christian discipleship. What does worthy worship have to do with the use of the intellect? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes: Christianity and Philosophy | Etienne Gilson Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology - Robert Sokolowski Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages - Etienne Gilson The Mind That Is Catholic: Philosophical and Political Essays | Fr. James Schall, S.J. Is Science a Gateway to God? (Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.) 12/7/23 Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23 Do We Need Catholic Poetry? (Dr. Anthony Esolen) 8/25/22 Suspect Who Destroyed Satanic Display at Iowa Capitol Charged With a 'Hate Crime' – PJ Media Religious converge on Vatican amid falling numbers, growing scandals | Crux Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice, Florida to discuss the upcoming season of Lent and the faith of the life of parishioners. How can pastors better lead their congregations in the life of faith? Show Notes Father Bux: 'Fiducia Supplicans' Does Not Belong to the Authentic Magisterium, Calls on Cardinal Fernández to Resign - Edward Pentin Fr. Casey Jones - When Jesus Speaks, Demons Listen Seton Naples - YouTube Catholic Schools Week Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Missy Martinez-Stone of the Center for Client Safety (formerly Reprotection) to discuss the trauma of abortion, and especially the recent push for widespread use of abortion pills. How can we best change the hearts of those operating under misplaced compassion? Show Notes: Center for Client Safety Project Rachel Biden commemorates Roe v. Wade's 51st anniversary by accusing GOP of endangering women - LifeNews.com Jill Biden Invites Woman Who Had Her Disabled Baby Aborted to be Her State of the Union Guest - LifeNews.com Abortion Pill Reversal Has Saved 4,500 Babies From Abortions, Like This One - LifeNews.com Abortion Drugs Kill Babies and Hurt Women, But They Can be Reversed and Save a Child's Life - LifeNews.com The American Association of Pro life Obstetricians and Gynecologists | AAPLOG Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Catholic Response to Crisis Pregnancy (Ally Laake) 5/18/23 Mater Filius Locations | Mexico, USA & Latin America Goodbye to Roe! Now What? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 6/24/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. William Boegel of The Opal House Guatemala to talk us through the process of responding to a radical calling from God. Why ought we leave our comfort zones in order to serve Him? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes: The Opal House Guatemala Stretched for Greater Glory: What To Expect From The Spiritual Exercises - George Aschenbrenner Serving Christ on Mission in Asia (Tricia Bølle) 6/8/22 Old Errors and New Labels (1931) | Fulton J. Sheen Old Errors & New Labels – Let's Talk About This (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/12/21 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his latest in Crisis Magazine. How did the methodology seen in the Synod on Synodality help lead to Fiducia Supplicans, and what is "magical thinking"? Show Notes The Time of Magical Thinking - Crisis Magazine Pascendi Dominici Gregis (September 8, 1907) | PIUS X The Syllabus Of Errors - Papal Encyclicals The Cult of the Imperial Self The False Hope of a "More Apostolic Church" - CatholicCitizens.org Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and apologist Steve Ray to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press. What can the book of Genesis teach us about the absolute sovereignty of God, and why is typology important? Show Notes Genesis: A Bible Study Guide and Commentary | Steve Ray Steve Ray's Website | Defenders of the Catholic Faith Abraham: Father of Faith and Works St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide & Commentary | Steve Ray Footprints of God Pilgrimages Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of The Ruth Institute to discuss the many evils involved in surrogacy. How are couples facing the great pain of infertility being manipulated, and what are some of the physical and spiritual dangers involved? Show Notes Why Everyone Should Oppose Surrogacy Children and Donor Conception and Assisted Reproduction – Ruth Institute Elevated Physical and Medical Risks Relevant to the Donor Conception and Assisted Reproduction Experience Homosexual "Conservative" Purchases Child | Sarah Cain Pope Paul VI Institute Dave Rubin and the Death of Secular Conservatism Memo to Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin: Mothers Are Irreplaceable Making Life - The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network Eggsploitation - The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network Anne Nolte, M.D. – MyCatholicDoctor Foundation The Gianna Center | Catholic Health Selling Embryos & Making A Killing (Dr. Tara Sander Lee) 7/10/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss some of the biggest headlines in the year of 2024 thus far. How can we avoid the temptation to explain away bad news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes The Lepanto Institute Müller - 'Fiducia supplicans' is 'self-contradictory' Cardinal explains how African rejection of Fiducia Supplicans was handled | Catholic News Agency Vatican's Chief Guardian of Doctrine Wrote Pornographic, Blasphemous Book - The Lepanto Institute Multiple Texts Showing Cardinal Fernández's 'idée fixe' - The Catholic Thing Audience with members of the International Association of Journalists Accredited to the Vatican (22 January 2024) Time-lapse videos show impressive turnout for 2024 March for Life - LifeSite Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome author and pastor Monsignor Richard Antall to discuss his recent article in Crisis Magazine. What is the meaning of worship, and why do so many Catholics get this wrong? Show Notes Worship for God…or for Us? - Crisis Magazine What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Who Needs Worship? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/20/23 Why Mass Doesn't Need To Be "New and Improved" Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23 Whatever Happened to the Sabbath? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/25/23 Finding Liturgical Truth (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 3/7/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the correct way to view the passing of time. How can we learn to trust in God when in times of sorrow? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity - Glenn Tinder The Fabric of Hope: An Essay - Glenn Tinder A New Year's Celebration? It's About Time No More Happy New Years? Does a past-less present mean a hopeless future? With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps He Leadeth Me | Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. Lenten Enrollment – The Discalced Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome author Mary Harrington of UnHerd to discuss her bestselling book from Regnery Publishing: Feminism Against Progress. What are the arguments against feminism, and given is it even possible to "go back to the way things were before"? Show Notes Feminism against Progress | Mary Harrington Reactionary Feminist Mary Harrington, a writer for UnHerd The Misogyny Myth (John Tierney) 10/19/23 The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War Winning the Culture War (Peachy Keenan) 5/31/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Theodore Dalrymple of City Journal to discuss the omnipresence of therapy and psychology. Have these disciplines been reduced to a kind of superstition? Show Notes The Therapeutic Turn | City Journal Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality | Theodore Dalrymple Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy | Theodore Dalrymple The Weaponization of Psychology (James Corbett) 9/6/23 The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia | Samuel Johnson Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences | The Imaginative Conservative Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss his latest webcast about the current year. Are there reasons for optimism in 2024? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life Podcast Expect the Unexpected Webcast | The good and bad developments to watch for in 2024 Day 41 Magazine Project Rachel The Monitoring the Future Study | Tables and Figures High school boys are trending conservative | The Hill Norway monks consecrate new church in area of ancient ruins of Munkeby – Catholic World Report Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Eva Muntean of Ignatius Press to discuss the upcoming West Coast Walk for Life on Saturday the 20th. Who will be speaking, and where does the Pro-Life movement go from here? Show Notes Walk for Life West Coast Speakers - Walk for Life West Coast 2024 Walk for Life Promo video Project Rachel Silent No More Awareness Campaign Catholic Response to Crisis Pregnancy (Ally Laake) 5/18/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue wraps up the week long discussion on Fiducia Supplicans by discussing the Overton Window and the providential timing of Lent. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Overton Window RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document) FIRST REACTION: SHOCK! - Orthodox Bishop on the same-sex 'blessings' in the Roman Catholic Church Russian Orthodox metropolitan says 'dangerous' Fiducia Supplicans damages ecumenical relations - LifeSite Pope Francis: Marxists and Christians have a Common Mission Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and journalist Kennedy Hall to continue our discussion on the recent documents from Rome by discussing his article in Crisis Magazine. How do you remain faithful in times of trial and confusion? Show Notes What Is a Couple? - Crisis Magazine Mere Tradition with Kennedy Hall BREAKING: WHOLE CONTINENT OF AFRICA Officially REJECTS Pope Francis' G*Y Blessings RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document) RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Fiducia supplicans: Between a rock and a hard place OCCULT PERVERSION: The Dark Side of Cardinal Fernandez is worse than you thought Canadian Martyrs Men's Conference The Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Joseph Shaw of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales to continue our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. What does tradition say about blessings, and is that subject to change? Show Notes Briefing from the Chairman: The Blessing of Irregular Relationships | Latin Mass Society of England and Wales The Abomination of Desolation | Catholic Answers Magazine "What was the actual intended message of Fiducia Supplicans?" - Edward Feser | Twitter RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church An Abundance of Blessings | A Teaching from Bishop Robert Pipta | Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to continue our reflections on Fiducia Supplicans and the recent Roman scandals. How can we respond with Faith, rather than hopium and copium? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Confusion is the Intent | Creative Minority Report Stop Flattening the Faith | Creative Minority Report Why We Are Almost Always Betrayed | Creative Minority Report Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Vatican Blesses "Same-Sex Couples" - OnePeterFive Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News It Is Not Good for Some Couples to Be Alone - Crisis Magazine Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Father Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. Where did this document come from, and what does it mean for clergy in terms of canon law? How might the faithful respond to it? Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Vatican Blesses "Same-Sex Couples" - OnePeterFive Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News BLESSINGS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES? 2023: The Fiducia Fiasco, Synodality, Fr. Rupnik, and more It Is Not Good for Some Couples to Be Alone - Crisis Magazine Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Father McTeigue begins the new year by opening up the mailbag to answer some listener questions that have been submitted recently. Did yours make it in? Keep sending in your questions to our Ask Father page to get in for next time! Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Let's Talk About This - Ask Father Mailbag (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/30/23 Ask Father Mailbag #2 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/4/23 The Five First Saturdays Devotion Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Will there be a Eucharistic revival? Still Concerned About the Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Tim Glemkowski - Crisis Magazine The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today The Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23 The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Ignatius Catholic Study Bible — New Testament Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome author Doug Wilson of Christ Church in Idaho to discuss the notion of Christian Nationalism. Why does that phrase strike such vehement opposition in this day, and in reality are those terrified by the phrase more opposed to the word "Christian" or the word "Nationalism"? Why is the sovereignty of Christ the King seen as a controversial position? Show Notes Mere Christendom — Doug Wilson Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Doug's Website — Blog & Mablog 11 Resolutions for 2024, Culture War Edition | Doug Wilson A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Poison of Subjectivism by C.S. Lewis Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences (Joseph Pearce) 11/13/23 The False Hope of a "More Apostolic Church" - CatholicCitizens.org The two reasons totalitarian states detest the Church Christian Nationalism: The Movie | Doug Wilson A Brief Scattershot Primer on Christian Nationalism | Doug Wilson Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Paul Sullins of the Ruth Institute to discuss faulty data analysis that resulted in bans on therapies allowing for sexual orientation change. What is claimed by the idealogues, what is the truth, and why is the narrative so backwards? Show Notes Counseling Freedom For All – Ruth Institute Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Data: 26 States That Banned Therapy For LGBT People Upped Suicide Risks The Battle for Counseling Freedom for All: A Small Victory and a Huge Setback For Those With Gender Dysphoria Counseling Freedom for All — Executive Summary Legal Bans on "Conversion Therapy" — Ruth Institute Position Statement Counseling Freedom for All: Experts Defending Therapeutic Choice - YouTube Testimonies of Former LGBT - YouTube A Parent's Guide To Preventing Homosexuality - New, Revised 2017 Edition by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi (Softcover, 280 pages)

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Let's Talk About This Encore. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Who Needs Another New Year? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/30/22

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Let's Talk About This Encore. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Pre-Christmas Reflections (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/23/22

We welcome back Fr. Bill Watson of the Sacred Story Institute to reflect on the graces still available in Advent. What do we need to do in order to enter the Christmas season with Hope? What is the best gift that we can give to Our Lord? Show Notes Confessing Your Whole Life (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/20/23 The Whole Life Confession – Sacred Story Institute The Whole-Life Confession: Four Weeks of Awakening to Mercy, Healing and Peace A Sacred Story Christmas Story - Ask Fr. Bill #95 What's the Best New Year's Resolution? Ask Fr. Bill #96 Three Pre-Christmas graces to pray for Can we overlook Christ? Trauma's Impact on Faith Belief & Practice - Sacred Story Institute The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times The Annunciation - The Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy - Sophia Institute Press Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome John McGuirk of Gript Media Network to discuss the situation on the ground in Ireland. He reports rising crime, a collapsing birth rate and unchecked immigration. Is this how cultures and civilizations die? Show Notes State spending on "allowance" for migrants has tripled in four years - Gript The Government's surrender to Brussels on immigration - Gript McEntee's bizarre intervention on the Garda use of force - Gript A very bad poll for the political class on immigration - Gript The Irish establishment's bizarre sense of siege - Gript John McGuirk (@john_mcguirk) / X Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Mike Sullivan of the College of St. Joseph to discuss the newest school that combines the best of Liberal Education with the practical teaching of the trades. How can the Church and the world benefit from tradesmen trained from the fullness of Christendom? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts, giving his first take on the latest controversial document from Rome. Show Notes College of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Studies Degree Course Catalog — College of St. Joseph the Worker Visit — College of St. Joseph the Worker Donate — College of St. Joseph the Worker - Donate Sponsor a Student — College of St. Joseph the Worker Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work The Cult of the Imperial Self Peter Schiff asks, is a college degree worth the cost? Dichiarazione "Fiducia supplicans" sul senso pastorale delle benedizioni del Dicastero per la Dottrina della Fede Breaking Down Fiducia Supplicans - Crisis Magazine Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Home School FlipHouse to evaluate and encourage home schooling parents at the end of the fall semester. How can an examination of conscience assist those who have embraced homeschooling - both new and experienced? Show Notes Homeschool FlipHouse Examination of Conscience" for Homeschooling Parents 2024 Homeschool Declutter and Design Package The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today How to Pray Always (Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V.) 9/7/22 Catholic Homeschool Community Are We Educating for Freedom? Does Modern Education Endanger the Soul? Homeschool Help (Mary Carmichael) 03/03/21 Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family? (Mary Carmichael) 8/3/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the passing of time by reflecting on the upcoming new year. What is the truly Christian view of time? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era A New Year's Celebration? It's About Time For the tired, worried, and stretched very thin: The Advent message you need Christian Former Military Officer Beheads Satanic Shrine in Iowa State Capitol | SCNR Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Franciscan Fr. Francisco Nahoe of Zaytuna College to discuss his experience of being a confessor to those on pilgrimage in Rome. What do penitents need, and why are so many clergy getting it wrong at St Typical's? Show Notes Why Do You Repeat Your Sins? Canon Law & Confession (Fr. Gerald Murray) 4/17/23 Catechesis & Confession (Joe Heschmeyer) 4/18/23 Confession: A Pastor's View (Fr. Casey Jones) 4/19/23 Confessing Your Whole Life (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/20/23 Rethinking Forgiveness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/2/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Joseph Pearce of The Imaginative Conservative to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press . What is the "wyrd woven web" of Divine Providence, and how must Christians view history in light of the Incarnation? Show Notes The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: A History in Three Dimensions Joseph's Website Macbeth Revisited: The Decline & Fall of Friedrich Nietzsche ~ The Imaginative Conservative A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matt Lamb of the College Fix to discuss gender ideology, the promotion of abortion, and stories of general insanity taking place in colleges. Is there any good news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Barnard College launches movie contest to 'celebrate' abortion | The College Fix Some California Catholic universities cover abortion in health plan | The College Fix Art scholar teaches kids to 'summon' 'demons' | The College Fix Notre Dame student fights the good fight against porn | The College Fix Breaking Up With Pornography (Steve Pokorny) 10/10/23 Calling for 'genocide of Jews' not always 'bullying': elite college presidents Princeton College Dem leader: Don't allow conservatives in eating club | The College Fix MIT president defends blacks-only dorm: 'Positive selection,' not 'exclusionary' | The College Fix Nearly 80% of Yale grades were A's | The College Fix Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome J. Christian Adams and Maureen Riordan of Public Interest Legal Foundation to discuss the practice of Maryland children from exclusively public schools electing a voting member of the school board. Who thought this was a good idea? Show Notes Public Interest Legal Foundation Kim and Holland v. Board of Education of Howard County | Public Interest Legal Foundation PILF Client Demands End to Howard County, MD School Board's Election Scheme that Lets Children Vote for School Board Child Voting Scheme Violates the 1st and 14th Amendments of U.S. Constitution Voting rights for favored children come to court - Washington Times Appeals Court To Decide Whether Howard County Can Let Children Vote For School Board Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Robert Spitzer of The Magis Center for Reason and Faith to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press, Science at the Doorstep to God. How can modern scientific discovery lead to faith? Show Notes Science at the Doorstep to God The Magis Center for Reason and Faith A Closer Look at Faith and Reason (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/6/23 Fr. Robert Spitzer Debates Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow - Larry King Live From a realist point of view : essays on the philosophy of science How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan Are Science and Faith Compatible? How Catholicism Started Modern Science (Gary Michuta) 01/12/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Steven Malanga of The Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal about the effects of illegal immigration. What is its true cost, and where has our current policy come from? Show Notes Illegal Immigration's Terrifying Cost | City Journal The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan than Today's Open Borders Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction? Shocking Cost of the Illegal Immigration Crisis to Americans | The Heritage Foundation The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers | 2023 Cost Study Replacement Theory - A Baseless Conspiracy Theory? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and friend of the show Matt Archbold on this Timely Tuesday to discuss some hot headlines from his website, Creative Minority Report. How are we to respond to the hatred of the world? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Trad Catholic Family Dragged Out of Home at Gunpoint, Locked in Van After FBI 'Goaded' Teen to Post Offensive Memes, Dad Says – Creative Minority Report Weaponization panel details FBI preparation of 'radical-traditionalist Catholics' memo | Just The News The two reasons totalitarian states detest the Church The Most Damaging Cliche All-Female Saint Mary's College Will Accept Men Pretending to be Women because…Catholic? Yeah, the Church Needs De-Masculinization. Duh. No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men Terror of Demons: Reclaiming Traditional Catholic Masculinity Why Men Hate Going to Church Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss yet another report on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. What are the grantees doing with Catholic money, and how does this continue to happen? Show Notes: Catholic-Funded Organization Prayed to Demons More Embarrassments from the CCHD (Michael Hichborn) 11/7/23 Milwaukee Archbishop Denounces Kenosha Group CUSH CCHD Reports | The Lepanto Institute Charity Reports | The Lepanto Institute The Marxist Core of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Where Are Your Donations Going Now? (Michael Hichborn) 10/26/22 Has the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Been Reformed? (Michael Hichborn) 10/23/18 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the season of Advent beginning this Sunday. How are we to take out the trash during this liturgical season? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Getting Advent Right - Aleteia Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" Spanish Catholics Prayerfully Protest Police U.S. Saw Record High Suicides in 2022 › American Greatness Rethinking Forgiveness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/2/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth Texas to discuss the annual meeting of Bishops that just concluded in Baltimore, along with the upcoming season of Advent. How are we to live with Hope in a world gone mad? Show Notes Plenary Assembly - November 13-16, 2023 | USCCB Statement by Bishop Olson Regarding Bishop Strickland Excluded From the Synod? (Leila Lawler) 11/15/23 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hope Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Julian Kwasniewski to discuss his article about John Senior in One Peter Five. Who was he, where did he come from, and what should we make of his cultural criticism? In hindsight, just how accurate was he? Show Notes John Senior: Prophet of Tradition and Realism - OnePeterFive Andrew Senior on John Senior, Proponent of Beauty & Tradition ~ The Imaginative Conservative The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Remnants: The Final Essays of John Senior A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Love Is As Strong As Death: The Legacy of Dr. John Senior (Fr. Francis Bethel) 6/21/19 To Be a Prophet is a Blessing and a Burden Passing the "redemption point": The Limits of Prophecy The Promise of Prophecy Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Wyoming Catholic College Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal to discuss her latest article in Crisis Magazine on the toxic error of self-hatred. Why must we learn to live as loved sinners, and what happens when we get this wrong? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Self-Hatred as a Barrier to One's Calling - Crisis Magazine Lent: Sin Can Kill You; Shame Doesn't Have To The Living-Death of Crippling Shame Should You Recall Past Sins? – Padre Peregrino Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back friend of the show Fr. John Perricone to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine. How has death been trivialized in the Church, and what effect does that have on the faithful, both the living and the dead? Show Notes O Death, Where Is Thy…Tickle? - Crisis Magazine Seriously… how can death be "unexpected"? Sickness as a Harbinger of Death Who wants to think of death? I do, and I want you to, and here's why Death? It's about time! Rebuking death in 2020 St. Joseph College Seminary Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!