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In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the new book by Andrew Isker, The Boniface Option. We're living in a sick system made sick by design. Why are so many hesitant and unable to admit this? More importantly, what do we do about it? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Boniface Option: A Strategy For Christian Counteroffensive in a Post-Christian Nation | Andrew Isker Mere Christendom: The Case for Bringing Christianity Back into Modern Culture - Leading by Faith to Convert Secularism | Douglas Wilson Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Leading Cause of Death by Age and State (2001-2002 vs 2020-2021) A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era The Kind of Election We Are Not Going to Have | Doug Wilson Live Not By Lies...At Least Not Lots of Them | Doug Wilson Isker, Dreher, and Me | 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 José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo de Izcue - the authors of a brand new book on the Synod available for free through Tradition, Family, and Property. Why write a book-length warning about the synod, and what has the response been since its publication? The Synodal Process Is a Pandora's Box: 100 Questions & Answers - eBook - TFP Cardinal Burke drops bombshell on Synod of 'ideology' and 'schism' - Catholic Herald 'The Synod Process Is a Pandora's Box': A Cry of Alarm That Raises Hopes Prominent CoE convert warns of synodal dangers - The Irish Catholic Courage International Resources - Courage International, Inc. 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're honored to welcome back Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan to continue our week-long critique of the upcoming Synod of Synodality. How is the current form of "synodality" undermining the nature and the purpose of the Church? Show Notes Credo - Sophia Institute Press A New "Synodal Church" Undermines the Catholic Church "Suffocated by Meetings" - Bishop Schneider on Synodality Prominent CoE convert warns of synodal dangers - The Irish Catholic INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS 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 Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to continue the conversation on the upcoming Synod of Synodality. With all the issues in the Church and the world, why focus on the things outlined the Instrumentum Laboris? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Snow Notes Regimini Militantis Ecclesiae New dates for the Synod on Synodality The Lies of Synodality - Crisis Magazine Be Angry - Crisis Magazine Prominent CoE convert warns of synodal dangers - The Irish Catholic Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" The Overton Window 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. Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin our week of discussions on the upcoming Synod of Synodality. Can this even properly be called a Synod? How are faithful Catholics to keep their peace without running to various forms of Hopium and Copium? Show Notes Full text of "Critical Study Of New Mass Ottaviani Intervention" The World Over September 21, 2023 | Synod Central Code of Canon Law - THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS Instrumentum Laboris | Synod.va Heads of Germany's synodal way seek papal talks on resolutions Prominent CoE convert warns of synodal dangers - The Irish Catholic True Obedience in the Church: A Guide to Discernment in Challenging Times Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society 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 Dawn Eden Goldstein to discuss the history of Alcoholics Anonymous. Who was Father Edward Dowling, and how did his Jesuit vocation help shape the development of AA? We're then given a message of hope from one who benefited from the work of AA. Show Notes Father Ed: The Story of Bill W's Spiritual Sponsor The Dawn Patrol: UPCOMING TALKS & MEDIA APPEARANCES Sacred Heart Church How to unite mind, soul, and body against sin Why can't we reason with pain and sin? Can pain be a near occasion of sin? Why do we desire what's bad for us? 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 Canadian journalist Kennedy Hall of Crisis Magazine to discuss the Anti-Catholic & Anti-Western destruction that took place in Canada recently. What's the history of these alleged mass graves, and has anyone apologized now that the story has been proven to be a hoax? Show Notes Trudeau's Empty Graves Canada's Mass Graves HOAX Hoax confirmed: Excavation of Canada's Native American "child mass graves" reveals zero bodies. Remember all the churches that burned? Indian Residential School Records BARBARA KAY: Canada's indigenous 'mass graves' hoax is a media attempt to fabricate victimhood and deny responsibility for social ills | Human Events Canadian 'Mass Grave' Story A Hoax? – OpEd – Eurasia Review Pope expresses 'sorrow' for abuse at residential schools | CBC News A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the continual push from transgender idealogues. Why are they putting ideology over monetary? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts, asking who is being prepared to rebuild society. Show Notes The Ruth Institute Allied Organizations | #ResistPride The Ruth Institute | Top 5 Myths Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute Diocesan Policy for Schools Regarding Sexuality and Sexual Identity | Diocese of Worcester Navy Using Drag Queen Harpy Daniels as 'Digital Ambassador' Sparks Debate German Bishops Announce Plans to Bless Same-Sex Unions, Allow Laypeople to Baptize and Preach at Mass The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along Courage Is A Habit Person and Identity Project Homeschool FlipHouse Here Come the Homeschoolers (Mary Carmichael) 9/11/23 A Brief History of Our Annihilation - 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 Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal to discuss the lost art of intelligent argumentation. How can engaging in healthy debate lead to better knowledge of our own positions, and why are so many afraid to fight for the Truth? Show Notes A Lost Art: To Disagree - by Sarah Cain | Homefront Crusade The Crusader Gal Sarah's Substack: Homefront Crusade Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Foundation for Critical Thinking Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education - Stratford Caldecott 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, Father McTeigue finishes the discussion from last week by explaining the tried and true spiritual resistance training program to fight against the new manifestations of evil. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Meet the New Faces of Evil (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/8/23 The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese - Complete With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps - Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith - Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. Seven Sorrows Devotion A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper School board removes half of all books, including anything deemed 'racist,' 'oppressive,' or published before 2009 - TheBlaze Girl Scouts, Diversity, and Sodomite Patches – PJ Media Church Controversy: The Gospel According to Baby Shark – PJ Media 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. Anne Hendershott of Franciscan University of Steubenville to discuss her article in Crisis Magazine on "performative Catholicism" by politicians and public figures. If their public behavior is so contrary to the faith they claim to profess, why bother faking it? Show Notes Performative Catholicism - Crisis Magazine Anne Hendershott – Catholic World Report Joe Biden: "Next Republican Who Tells Me I'm Not Religious, I'll Shove My Rosary Beads Down Their Throat" - LifeNews.com No, You Can't Be Pro-Choice and Catholic! (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 01/28/22 Congressional Catholics – Let's Tell the Truth (Fr Robert McTeigue, SJ) 06/25/21 Confronting Congressional Catholics—Again (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/14/23 Lepanto Charity Reports The Politics of Deviance | Dr. Anne Hendershott The Politics of Envy | Dr. Anne Hendershott 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 troubling stories that signal future problems for faithful Christians. Why are so many unprepared for the battles ahead? What must be done to wake up from the lie that business-as-usual is good enough? Show Notes Burn Down a City? Fine. Block an Abortion Clinic? Go Directly to Jail. Baptist Church Vandalized with "Queer Love" and "Abortion is a Human Right." Gov. Lujan Grisham holds news conference on gun violence A New Mexico sheriff won't enforce governor's ban on carrying weapons Euthanasia Nurses Smother Woman to Death with Pillow After Drugs Didn't Work. California is Coming for Your Kids. Seriously. The Dire Warning Of Our Lady Of La Salette That Rome Tried To Hide Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of the Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss subversion, entryism, revolution, and the upcoming Synod through his article in Crisis Magazine. What must we do to counter this institutional capture? Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts on the necessity of cultivating gratitude in the spiritual life. Show Notes The Revolution Is Upon Us - Crisis Magazine Controversiae Ecclesiasticae | Controversies in Church History Podcast Dr. Taylor's Substack Diogenes Unveiled: A Paul Mankowski, S.J. Collection Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J. The False Hope of a "More Apostolic Church" - CatholicCitizens.org A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today How to Pray Always (Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V.) 9/7/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Homeschool FlipHouse to discuss the beginning of the academic year for new homeschool families. What are they now facing, and what tips does she have as a veteran homeschool mom? Is it worth the effort? Show Notes Homeschool FlipHouse 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 Mid-Term Homeschool Checkup (Mary Carmichael) 11/21/22 Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses new shades of evil as seen in recent history. What has changed in the modern manifestations of evil? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Abolition of Man with Notes Behind the Glittering Mask: Michael Exposes Lucifer's Lies About the Seven Deadly Sins AlkaSeltzer "I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing" TV Spot The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese - Complete Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics) Hell by Hieronymus Bosch National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Peter Kwasniewski to begin the discussion on marriage through his latest book with Sophia Institute Press. What are the philosophical roots of the modern attacks on marriage, and what must be done? Show Notes Treasuring the Goods of Marriage in a Throwaway Society The Enemies of Love | Aelred Watkins Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Attending Weddings: Why, and Why Not? (Leila Miller) 6/19/23 Invalid Marriages? (Leila Lawler) 4/27/23 No, Annulment Is NOT Catholic Divorce (Fr. Gerald Murray) 5/16/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back James Corbett of The Corbett Report to discuss the historical roots of the abuse of psychology seen in modern culture. Who benefits? Why are children now being targeted, and what can families do about it? Show Notes The Weaponization of Psychology The Corbett Report | Website The Corbett Report | Substack Dissent Into Madness: The Weaponization of Psychology Dissent Into Madness: Crazy Conspiracy Theorists Dissent Into Madness: Projections of the Psychopaths Dissent Into Madness: Escaping the Madhouse How to Be a Conspiracy Realist (James Corbett) 10/20/22 Finding Mental Health - #SolutionsWatch - The Corbett Report The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality: Theodore Dalrymple Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Leila Miller to discuss criticisms of the popular program 'The Chosen'. Why do some speak as if the show is beyond reproach? How can we reach out without dumbing down in media? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Leila Miller | Website Christology matters. Reject the false "Jesus" of The Chosen — Leila Miller The Difference of Catholic Media (Joe Reciniello & Joe Pacillo) 8/30/23 Do We Need Catholic Poetry? (Dr. Anthony Esolen) 8/25/22 Worship: The Reason We Were Created - Collected Insights from A. W. Tozer National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses appropriate reading for children. Why do some well-intentioned Catholics believe that children shouldn't read any fantasy literature at all? What effect would that have on a child? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Oath Against Modernism | EWTN On Fairy-Stories — by JRR Tolkien On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature — C.S. Lewis Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child - Anthony Esolen A Summary and Analysis of Sir Philip Sidney's An Apology for Poetry – Interesting Literature The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses - Theodore Dalrymple Quote Attributed to Chesterton on Fairy Tales Father McTeigue's TEDx Talk: The Word Cannot Be Cancelled Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories - C.S. Lewis Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Nostalgia: Going Home in a Homeless World - Anthony Esolen Can We All At Least Agree This is Insane? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine about the temptations of lay apologists. In the age of TL;DR and clickbait, how can lay apologists authentically and effectively spread the Gospel? Show Notes The Last Temptation of the Lay Apologist - Crisis Magazine Controversiae Ecclesiasticae | Controversies in Church History Podcast Dr. Taylor's Substack Our Cultural Surrender To Screens Has Bred An Entirely Unserious Generation A Prayer Before Connecting to the Internet - Multilingual When It's Time to Fast from the News Doomscrolling Past Christ Watch out for these moral (and psychological!) sins when sharing online What Is Confirmation Bias? | Psychology Today Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Joe Reciniello & Joe Pacillo of The Frontline with Joe & Joe to discuss the importance of authentic Catholic media. What difference does Catholic media make, and why is it important to listen to self-described "average Joes"? Show Notes The Front Line with Joe & Joe The Frontline TV Veritas Catholic Network Our Cultural Surrender To Screens Has Bred An Entirely Unserious Generation Watch out for these moral (and psychological!) sins when sharing online Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute to discuss the downfall in trust of so-called experts. What happens when we live perpetually within a low trust society? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts to discuss our individual roles in a society gone mad. Show Notes The Great Cloud of Disrepute | Brownstone Institute The Great Game of Let's Pretend | Brownstone Institute The Money Trails of the Pandemic Planning Racket | Brownstone Institute Abortion Vending Machines are Appearing on College Campuses - LifeNews.com Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this podcast-extended episode, we welcome back social and political commentator Bill Whittle to discuss the addiction to the use of technology. What is it that we've lost along the way, and does the loss only affect the younger generations? Show Notes Ham-Handed Surgeons Bill Whittle | Website Planting Our Flag in the Real World: Parents Take the Postman Pledge - Front Porch Republic Taking the Postman Pledge - The American Conservative Our Cultural Surrender To Screens Has Bred An Entirely Unserious Generation Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway Resistance Writer by Robert McTeigue | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity The Magis Center Isaiah's Job Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses his concerns with the upcoming Synod based off the Instrumentum Laboris as released from the Vatican. Is there any way to read this document benignly? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness and dispels misunderstandings about the gates of Hell not prevailing over Christ's Church. Show Notes Cardinal Burke drops bombshell on Synod of 'ideology' and 'schism' - Catholic Herald The Synodal Process Is a Pandora's Box: 100 Questions & Answers | Free PDF Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Instrumentum Laboris | Synod.va Job Listing - "Accompaniment Specialist [for the] Institute on the Catechism" Notes on The Gates of Hell » Maureen Mullarkey The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne - Word on Fire

We welcome back YouTuber Kristin Barlow to discuss how to grow in humility. Why in both self-development and the life of faith should we focus on strengthening our weaker areas? How can we use our perceived weaknesses to grow in sanctity? Show Notes Dear Kristin | YouTube Dear Kristin | Website Literally No Subtext with Dear Kristin | Podcast Stretched for Greater Glory: What To Expect From The Spiritual Exercises - George Aschenbrenner A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper How to Pray Always (Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V.) 9/7/22

We welcome back Austin Ruse of The Center for Family and Human Rights to discuss an article of his from Crisis Magazine. Why are so many in the younger generations filled with an unquenchable rage? What happens when children grow up without love, and when did this started occurring? Show Notes The Rage of Feral Children - Crisis Magazine Under Siege: No Finer Time to Be a Faithful Catholic The Center for Family and Human Rights A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Another Look at Adam and Eve (Mary Eberstadt) 3/23/23 The Genesis of Gender (Dr. Abigail Favale) 7/13/22 Keep Your Kids Safe During the Summer Months (Steve Pokorny) 6/27/22 Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics The Case Against the Sexual Revolution - Louise Perry Rethinking Sex: A Provocation: Christine Emba Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Paul Thigpen to discuss the end times. Why are there so many temptations to both run from the Cross and to doomscroll in a mix of presumption and despair? We're then joined by host of the new show on The Station of the Cross Media Network Jordan Pacheco to discuss the brand new show premiering on Monday - Ask A Priest Live. Show Notes The Burden: A Warning of Things to Come: Dr. Paul Thigpen The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to End Times Fever - Dr. Paul Thigpen, Marcus Grodi Soothsayers of the Second Advent - William Alnor Our Cross || Venerable Fulton Sheen We need to be clear about who rules the world Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" No, it's not time to panic. Here's why Ask A Priest Live! - Facebook Page Ask A Priest Live! - YouTube Channel

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss his breaking follow-up report on CommonSpirit Health. Has this so-designated Catholic Hospital network helped to create Panned Parenthood 2.0? Show Notes REPORT: Largest Catholic Health Network Performs Sex-Change Operations - The Lepanto Institute Largest Catholic Health Network is Partnered With Abortion Provider - The Lepanto Institute The Screwtape Letters (The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics) Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Will Catholic Doctors Soon Be Safe, Legal and Rare? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this special episode of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue celebrates his Five Year Anniversary as host of The Catholic Current. How did the show come to be, and what are his plans for its future? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes How Gratitude Can Transform Your Life How to exercise "the discipline of gratitude" throughout the New Year "Lord, I Want to See": How to Keep Your Spiritual Eyes Open. Bishop of Malakal: Cardinal Parolin's visit to South Sudan brings us hope - Vatican News Into the Cannibal's Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa - Ilana Mercer

We welcome back Gary Michuta of Hands On Apologetics to discuss his newest book with The Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology that defends the authenticity of the Gospels. Why are so many determined to undermine the historicity of the Bible, and how can we answer their claims? Show Notes The Gospel Truth: How We Can Know What Christ Taught Revolt Against Reality: Fighting the Foes of Sanity and Truth - From the Serpent to the State Hands-On Apologetics Gary Michuta Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Mike Aquilina of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss the Catholic teachings about Mary. How can the common objections of Protestants be answered, and why is her motherhood so needed in today's culture? Show Notes Centuries later, we're still discovering reasons to celebrate the Assumption Keeping Mary Close: Devotion to Our Lady through the Ages – Mike Aquilina History's Queen: Exploring Mary's Pivotal Role from Age to Age | Ave Maria Press Mike Aquilina's Website Mary, human nature made perfect Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption (Oxford Early Christian Studies) How the Virgin Mary became the 'Queen of History' How Our Lady of Guadalupe saved both the New World and the Old Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P. to discuss the Rosary and to promote the upcoming Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage. Why should we pray the Rosary, and how can we pray it more fruitfully? Father finishes with some Timeless Thoughts, reflecting on his now 33 years in religious life. Show Notes Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Joyful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Sorrowful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Glorious Mysteries How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol - Archived Version Who's Scared of the Rosary? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/26/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Bill Watson S.J. of the Sacred Story Institute to discuss synodality, discernment, and the Church in Germany. How are we to find and maintain our peace in the midst of troubling headlines? Show Notes Will the Synod on Synodality Change Church Moral Teaching? - Ask Fr. Bill #128 Sacred Story Institute Synod.va INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS LCWR members discuss stark reality of future leadership in religious life | National Catholic Reporter Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Confessing Your Whole Life (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/20/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the Eucharistic irreverence seen at World Youth Day. What was so controversial, and who thought it was a good idea? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Snow Notes The Eucharist at WYD? | Fr. Z's Blog World Profanation Day - Crisis Magazine Eyewitness Report from WYD - Savannah Dudzik Anonymous Eyewitness Report from WYD Rites of Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons Chapter VI: The Requisites for the Celebration of Mass | USCCB Catena Aurea: Commentary On the Four Gospels Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers: Volumes 1 to 4 (Illustrated) - Kindle edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas FBI turns over docs on Catholic 'extremism' to Judiciary Committee amid contempt threat FBI offices coordinated on Catholic targeting memo: Jim Jordan Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Robert Nixon OSB of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity to discuss the spiritual classic by Thomas à Kempis: The Imitation of Christ. Why does this work continue to have such power, and what have the good people at TAN Books done to bring it to a new generation of Catholics? Show Notes The Imitation of Christ (Deluxe Edition) Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in Today's Language The Commentaries - Imitation of Christ New Norcia Can reading books save your soul? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children to discuss school choice and parental rights. What does the education landscape look like, and is there any hope for the future? Show Notes Mediocrity: 40 Ways Government Schools are Failing Today's Students American Federation for Children Education Freedom Pledge The School-Choice Election Wave - WSJ Georgia Democrat defects to GOP after she says Dems 'crucified,' 'abandoned' her | Fox News The Little Red Schoolhouse Could Do With a Little Competition - WSJ Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! 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 to discuss humility, scripture, and priestly formation. With so many resources now available, why are many Christians still biblically illiterate? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood – St. Paul Center The Word of the Lord – St. Paul Center Living Sacrifice: The Priesthood in Scripture – St. Paul Center Ten-Day Free Trial of Emmaus Academy | St. Paul Center Biblia Clerus Bible Basics for Catholics: John Bergsma A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture: Scott Hahn Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss an article of his from Crisis Magazine. What does traditionalism, orthodoxy, and obedience mean, and at what point does the preference for familiarity become normalcy bias? Show Notes Is Traditionalist Catholicism a Sect? - Crisis Magazine Controversiae Ecclesiasticae | Controversies in Church History Podcast EXCLUSIVE: Archdiocese of Kansas City Comments on SSPX in Light of Recent Immaculata Church Consecration - Catholic Family News Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion: Ronald Knox True Obedience in the Church: A Guide to Discernment in Challenging Times Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Father McTeigue opens up the mailbag once again to answer some of the 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 Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum On Facilitating Reception of Communion in Certain Circumstances | EWTN MEMORIALE DOMINI How Ancient Is Communion in the Hand? | Catholic Answers Debunking the myth that today's Communion in the hand revives an ancient custom - LifeSite What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests Cheating God and Our Children With Shoddy Worship | Aleteia The Magis Center The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Ohio's Pro-Abortion Amendment Is Slated to Go Nationwide | Rally for Life and Children - Aaron Baer The treatment of our Eucharistic Lord at World Youth Day... | Lepanto Institute Twitter Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome historian and archivist Dr. Johan Ickx of to discuss his latest book with Sophia Institute Press. Why is Pope Pius XII so consistently slandered, and what is the truth of his efforts during the second World War? Show Notes The Pope's Cabinet - Sophia Institute Press In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin: Erik Larson PIUS XI - Mit Brennender Sorge (March 14, 1937) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine. Why is it so wrong to believe that Jesus "loves us just the way we are", and more importantly who would even want that statement to be true? Show Notes Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are? | Crisis Magazine Life of Christ: Fulton Sheen My Path to Heaven: A Young Person's Guide to the Faith Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23 The Spiritual Combat: and a Treatise on Peace of Soul Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in Today's Language The Commentaries: The Imitation of Christ | TAN Direction: Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB In the Likeness of Christ: Fr. Edward Leen CSSp Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. Rebecca Oas of The Center for Family and Human Rights to discuss the American abuse of NGO's, Disaster Relief, and Foreign Aid in order to fund and export abortion to less developed and struggling nations. We wrap up with Jim Havens to discuss his newest Pro-Life initiative. Show Notes Feminist Conference Livid at Presence of Pro-Family Head of State | C-Fam WHO Annual Report Exposes Extent of Global Abortion Advocacy | C-Fam UN Health Rapporteur: Technology Must Support Abortion | C-Fam Human Rights Database | C-Fam Letter to the Secretary General of the International Conference on Population and Development (March 18, 1994) | John Paul II 1 Million Names Against Abortion | LifePetitions Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Sarah Cain better known as The Crusader Gal to discuss her most recent article in Crisis Magazine. Why have so many so-called thought leaders in the Church and the world capitulated to moral relativism? What happens to a society that lacks the courage necessary to defend the Truth? Show Notes The Moral Cowardice of Ignoring Trans Adults - Crisis Magazine Reuters Encourages Anorexia Suicide The Crusader Gal Sarah's Substack: Homefront Crusade Pontifex Minimus by Paul V. Mankowski | Articles | First Things REPORT: Largest Catholic Health Network Performs Sex-Change Operations - The Lepanto Institute Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) 7/25/22 The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the effects of a failure of developing one's moral and aesthetic imagination. What had to go wrong for someone to compare the experience of going to a pop concert to the worship of the all-holy God? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert felt a lot like going to Mass | America Magazine The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era St. Thomas Aquinas Summa Contra Gentiles, Book I, chapters 1-9 Chapter 1: The function of the wise man SCG1 - Aquinas Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Crisis Magazine and OnePeterFive to give context and refute false narratives while discussing the history of failed ecumenical councils. Why are reactions so visceral when some question whether Vatican II might be a failed council? Show Notes Vatican II Failed, Not the Church - OnePeterFive Dr. Taylor's Website - Controversiae Ecclesiasticae Dr. Taylor's Substack Of Smurfs and Synodality What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back distinguished author and scholar Heather Mac Donald of The Manhattan Institute to discuss disparate impact analysis and its effects on the legal system. What are the common narratives around policing and crime, and how do they compare to the actual facts and statistics? Show Notes When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives Heather Mac Donald | Bestselling Author | Manhattan Institute and City Journal FakeHateCrimes.org - a Database of Hate Crime Hoaxes in the USA The Life Of Julia Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to discuss the collapse of parish life. What happens to the faithful when a parish seems to lose sight of its singular mission? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes The Problem of Powerless Parishes What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta of Freedom Project Academy to discuss modern attempts to devalue Christianity through the re-writing of ancient prayers. Why do some Christians seem embarrassed by the Christianity that they claim to profess? Show Notes Is 'The Sparkle Creed' Proof of the 'Decline of Christianity'? – PJ Media The Latest Trans-Outrage, Turning The Apostle's Creed Into The "Sparkle Creed" FreedomProject Academy Jesus Never Imposes: 'Amoris Laetitia', discernment, and Christian maturity Lord's Prayer opening may be 'problematic', says archbishop | Anglicanism | The Guardian Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue finishes our week of reflections on education. How does our current educational model cheat both our ancestors and our posterity? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Does modern education endanger the soul? An Unteachable Society and the Church Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living The Intellectual Life - A. D. Sertillanges Another Sort of Learning - Fr. James Schall, S.J. The Mind That Is Catholic: Philosophical and Political Essays - - Fr. James Schall, S.J. The Magis Center Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!