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On this Timely Tuesday, we welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss some of the headlines regarding the Church and the world. Is there any good news to be found? Father finishes with some Timely Thoughts. How Long Until the Bible is Viewed as "Hate Speech?" Big Government Targets Catholic Hospital. Loses Badly. Trudeau to remove religious symbols from Canada's Royal Coat of Arms I Just Wish Georgetown Took Catholicism as Seriously as it takes Islam Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute to discus the newest free e-book about the top five myths proponents of the sexual revolution use to argue in favor of acting on same-sex attractions. The Ruth Institute | Top 5 Myths The Ruth Institute's Transgender Resource Center No One Is Born Gay: Cardinal Hollerich Is Not Following the Science Are You Really Born That Way? (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 2/28/22 The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along 'Save women's sports' bill passes House with zero votes from Dems, who call it transgender 'bullying' | Fox News Controversy erupts after transgender cyclist Austin Killips wins women's race: 'Insane' Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

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Did you miss day four of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current. The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day three of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current. The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day two of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current. The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day one of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current. The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Father McTeigue begins a new series in Let's Talk About This, starting with a podcast-extended analysis of the "Open Letter From Catholic Women" theologians who advocate for abortion. What did they say, and more importantly what did they really mean? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Open Letter from Catholic Women: Reclaiming Public Debates about Abortion & Reproductive Justice Let's Have a Grown-Up Conversation About One's Conscience Conscience Should Begin, Not End, Moral Discourse Conscience: You're Probably Doing It Wrong Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Evangelizing Our Reality-Denying Nonculture - Crisis Magazine Project Rachel Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author Leila Lawler to discuss marriage, prudence, and how to rightly answer questions about attending weddings of dubious validity. Our children are watching - what are we teaching them by our actions? Like Mother, Like Daughter Why Parish Marriage Prep Fails, with Leila Miller - The Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture Vatican Is Preparing Text for Divorced-and-Remarried Couples, Cardinal Farrell Says| National Catholic Register Two Commentaries on the McElroy Controversies - The Catholic Thing No, Annulment Is NOT Catholic Divorce (Fr. Gerald Murray) I'd Like to Tell the 2015 Synod Fathers about my Friend, Pete God Has No Grandchildren: A Guided Reading of Pope Pius XI's Encyclical Casti Connubii - Leila Lawler The Summa Domestica 3-Volume Hardcover Set - Sophia Institute Press Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History to discuss a recent article of his in Crisis Magazine. Why are so many attached to using the political and cultural strategies of old to address our insane and increasingly uncivil society? The Conservative Ghost Dance - Crisis Magazine Dr. Taylor's Podcast - Controversiae Ecclesiasticae The Age of Entitlement - Christopher Caldwell Evangelizing Our Reality-Denying Nonculture - Crisis Magazine 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! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project to discuss the current political standing Pro-Life movement. Why does there seem to be a desire to back down from the fight? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. American Principles Project Republicans Should Follow Ron DeSantis's Lead on Abortion | Opinion Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill to Ban Abortions on Babies With Beating Hearts - LifeNews.com Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Heartbeat Protection Act Whoopi Goldberg: "Damn All of You" Pro-Life People Saving Babies From Abortions - LifeNews.com Republicans Need To Stop Being Cowards on Abortion, Save the Babies - LifeNews.com Colorado hearing on "abortion reversal" reveals nationwide chaos on reproductive health Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back cultural and political commentator Bill Whittle to discuss the Cold War. Why is this period of history so poorly understood? Can we learn from the past, or are we doomed to fall to the pride of utopian ideology? The Best Cold War Series - Trailer The Cold War: What We Saw Part 1: An Iron Curtain Silent America: Essays from a Democracy at War - Bill Whittle The Cold War: What We Saw Podcast | The Daily Wire A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine What Ever Happened to Empathy? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ) THE STORY OF FRIENDLYISM! Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue offers a podcast-extended reflection on Sunday Mass at the metaphorical parish of St. Typical's. What goes on there, any why is it so bad for souls? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review 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 WARNING: The Music at Mass May Be Harmful to Your Soul The Cantor Sings (The Yoo-Hoo Song) Gregorian Chant: Perfect Music for the Sacred Liturgy Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession – St. Paul Center Confession as Spiritual Warfare Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Bill Watson, S.J. of the Sacred Story Institute to continue our reflection on the Sacrament of Confession. How does a false understanding of God keep us from His mercy? Sacred Story Institute The Whole Life Confession – Sacred Story Institute The Whole-Life Confession: Four Weeks of Awakening to Mercy, Healing and Peace Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice to continue our reflection on the Sacrament of Confession. What is the role of parents in catechesis? How can priests and pastors be better stewards of the mercy of God? 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? Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession – St. Paul Center Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Joe Heschmeyer of Catholic Answers to continue our reflection on the Sacrament of Confession. Why do we need to confess at all? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Facing Our Giants: A Call to Come Back to Confession – Shameless Popery But My Conscience Made Me Do It! | Catholic Answers 'If You Don't Sin, Jesus Died for Nothing' | Catholic Answers How Do I Know If It's a Mortal Sin? | Catholic Answers The "3-2-1 Examen": An Easy Way to Revolutionize Your Spiritual Life The Early Church Was the Catholic Church Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin this week of reflection on the Sacrament of Confession and proper Worship. What does Canon Law say about the matter, and why do so many have an impoverished understanding of sin, Grace, and the nature of the commandments? God's holy weapons against Satan, Part 2: The gift of kingship Let's stop using "conscience" as a mere excuse for a lazy immorality Getting conscience right: Here's what to reject, and what to accept How Do I Know If It's a Mortal Sin? | Catholic Answers Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue shows us how the Resurrection is to be the foundational thread that ties together past, present, and future in the life of a Christian. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Easter: How to Make It a Way of Life How To Make Easter the Connecting Thread of Past, Present, and Future Three Tasks That Easter Demands of Us A Simple Test To See If You Really Believe Christ Is Risen Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to discuss his latest works for Crisis Magazine. What is the Church actually for? How do we avoid from slipping back into "business as usual" mode once the excitement of Easter passes? The Preferential Option for the Poor Sinner | Crisis Magazine Easter: Launching the Revolution of the Cross | Crisis Magazine They're Back! | First Things What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Easter, Sacramental Mercy and the Eucharistic Revival | National Catholic Register Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Scott Hahn of the St. Paul Center to discuss the Resurrection, the continuity within the life of Christ, and the amazing catechetical initiative of the St. Paul Center: Emmaus Academy. How can we avoid squandering the graces of Holy Week? Emmaus Academy | St. Paul Center The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection - Lee Strobel Here Is What St. Irenaeus Said About the Eucharist Eucharist as Pledge of Resurrection - St. Irenaeus | Crossroads Initiative Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Joe Condit of the Catholic Speakers Organization is welcomed back to discuss the recent National Men's Conference in Cincinnati. Who was there, and what effect should the conference have on the lives of the attendees? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Purchase Keynotes From the 2023 National Men's Conference Terror of Demons: Reclaiming Traditional Catholic Masculinity No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men Why the World and the Devil Hate Men, and What the Church Can Do About It What's a Manly Man and How Can We Get More of Them? Where Are the Churchmen With Chests? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss their successful Lenten campaign that just ended. How do we change hearts and minds on this most important of subjects? 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life: Results 40 Days for Life Podcast Wyoming Governor Signs Measure Prohibiting Abortion Pills | POLITICO Why is Washington Stockpiling Abortion Pills? | POLITICO Doomscrolling Past Christ | Crisis Magazine When It's Time to Fast from the News Project Rachel To the Heart of the Matter: The 40-Day Companion to Live a Culture of Life What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Robert Nixon OSB to discuss his recent translation of a work of St. Bonaventure through TAN Books. As the Triduum begins, how must we worship so that the Cross doesn't become as shocking as beige wallpaper in the life of a Christian? The Seven Last Words of Christ What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review New Norcia The 7 Last Words of Christ (Fr. Paul McDonald) Victory Over Vice: The Seven Last Words and the Art of Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins - Fulton Sheen The Seven Last Words - Fulton Sheen Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

On this Tuesday of Holy Week, we welcome back Sarah Cain, the Crusader Gal, to discuss silence through her article from Crisis Magazine. Why is our culture so afraid of silence, and what does constant idle noise do to our souls? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Into the Silence | Crisis Magazine Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

On this Monday of Holy Week, we welcome back Fr. Bill Watson S.J. of the Sacred Story Institute to discuss the Four Last Things. Why are they not taught, and where is the sense of the urgency of the Gospel in modern notions of Christianity? Sacred Story Institute Ask Fr. Bill: Fear for the End of the World? Ask Fr. Bill: What Happens After You Die? - Part 1 Ask Fr. Bill: What Happens After You Die? - Part 2 - Heaven Ask Fr. Bill: What Happens After You Die? - Part 3 - Purgatory Ask Fr. Bill: What Happens After You Die? - Part 4 - Hell Ask Fr. Bill: What Happens After You Die? - Part 5 - Judgement Ask Fr. Bill: What Happens After You Die? - Part 6 - New Heavens & New Earth Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue explains why it's not too late to have a good Lent and shows us how we can work with Christ towards sanctity and victory. How Do You Know if You're Ready for Holy Week? (Aleteia) 4 Signs You Might Not Be Ready for Easter (But There's Still Time!) (Aleteia) Easter Must Wait; Let Us First Go to the Cross (Aleteia) What Many Priests No Longer Believe (Homiletic and Pastoral Review) The Agonie - George Herbert (GeorgeHerbert.org) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Rafael Mangual, Nick Ohnell Fellow and head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss reforms to the criminal justice system. What's going on, and what can we do about it? Embracing Failure (City Journal) Will America's "Second City" Finally Put Safety First? (City Journal) Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most (Center Street Publishing) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome John Ketcham, director of state and local policy and a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss New York State, New York City, the relationship and futures of the two, and how these principalities and powers affect the rest of the United States. Where To, New York? (City Journal) Destroyed by Discovery: How New York State's Discovery Law Destabilizes the Criminal Justice System (Manhattan Institute) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back geopolitical analyst and author Martin Gurri of City Journal to discuss political ideologies and agendas. What is populism, why is it a bad idea, and where do we go from here? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. In Search of a Right Populist Ideology (City Journal) The 2 Reasons Totalitarian States Detest the Church (Aleteia) The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millenium (Amazon) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Judge Glock of the Manhattan Institute and City Journal to discuss the Federal Reserve's often-questionable allocation of financial resources and their bizarre willingness (or even eagerness) to bail out megabanks at the expense of U.S. taxpayers. The Fed Goes Underwater (City Journal) Bizarro Supply-Side Economics (City Journal) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue warns us to not become addicted to the spiritually deadly drugs of "hopium" and "copium". What do they have to do with the deadly sins of Presumption and Despair? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Why does he hope that you have a miserable Sunday? Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Can Pain Be a Near Occasion of Sin? Why Can't We Reason With Pain and Sin? How to Unite Mind, Soul, and Body Against Sin Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity - Josef Pieper Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome author and researcher Mary Eberstadt to discuss her follow-up book on the ill effects of the sexual revolution through Ignatius Press. What caused her to write a follow-up book so soon? What does empirical data reveal that supports the sexual moral teachings of the Catholic Church? Adam and Eve After the Pill, Revisited How The False Promises Of The Sexual Revolution Created A New Religion A Brief History of Our Annihilation | Crisis Magazine Why Conservative Churches Are Growing: A Study in Sociology of Religion - Dean Kelley Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine. What does God demand of us in our worship of Him, and why is sacramental confession a necessary component for any honest attempt at a Eucharistic revival? A Eucharistic Revolt | Crisis Magazine Eucharistic Coherence & Vocations To The Priesthood Is Your Parish Like a Convenience Store? Mark Brumley - "The Eucharist is neither a prize for the perfect nor unction for the unrepentant..." If Any One Say (The Anathemas of Trent Song) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta of FreedomProject Academy to continue our discussion on education. Why is the corruption of language so detrimental in the handing on of knowledge, and why are so many professional educators outraged at the fact that parents are called to be the primary educators of their children? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. FreedomProject Academy The Dr. Duke Show | FreedomProject Media Dem Rep Inadvertently Reveals What She REALLY Thinks About Lower Income Families and School Choice Civilization, Christendom, and the West (Dr. Duke Pesta) Cambridge Dictionary Re-Defines Man And Woman | FreedomProject Media United Nations Pushing Paganism & Social Emotional Learning On Kids | FreedomProject Media The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall THE STRUGGLE FOR STUPIDITY Educators Need to Be Reminded: The Truth Will Set You Free Student Sues University That Prohibited Her From Contact With Other Students Because She's Christian | LifeNews.com The Common Good—and Other Distractions (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/17/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Peachy Keenan of American Mind to discuss higher education, equity, and the purpose of college. Can the system be fixed? What should parents of adolescent children do now? The Race for College Admission Peachy Keenan Affirmative Action at the Supreme Court | Manhattan Institute The Equity Delusion and Its Marxist Roots | RealClearEducation The Newman Guide Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses why most appeals to "the common good" are actually disingenuous diversions from discussing the truth. Why do so many Christians take the easy way out? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. The Pestilence of Pulpit Politics by Roger Scruton Catechism of the Catholic Church on The Common Good - PART 3 SECTION 1 CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE 2 Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching - Anthony Esolen Fr. Robert McTeigue On Spiritual Warfare And A Brief History of Our Annihilation Canadian Cancer Society Recommends Cervical Cancer Screening for Men Who Identify as Women Democrats Target Seal of Confession in Delaware | CatholicVote Christian Street Preacher Reported to Counter-Terror Police for 'Illegally Espousing an Extreme Point of View' Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Fr. Robert Nixon OSB of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity to discuss a work of Thomas à Kempis that he has translated into English for the first time through TAN Books. Why is it important to meditate on death, especially during Lent? Meditations on Death: Preparing for Eternity - Thomas à Kempis Sickness as a Harbinger of Death Seriously... How Can Death Be "Unexpected"? Who Wants to Think of Death? I Do, and I Want You To. Here's Why. Death? It's About Time! Rebuking Death In 2020 We Need To Be Clear About Who Rules the World Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

To continue our Covid Retrospective, we welcome back broadcaster and "accidental activist" Shannon Joy to discuss the need for courage in the pursuit of truth. Why is community so important, and how can we avoid lies and manipulation? The Shannon Joy Show | Website The Shannon Joy Show | Locals Why Can't We Talk About It? | Steve Kirsch's Newsletter University Hospitals Paid Parents $900 to Subject Their Babies to COVID Shots a Year Before EUA | DailyClout EXCLUSIVE RECORDING: Big Pharma Pays $900 Per Baby To Inject With MRNA w/ Dr. Naomi Wolf The Devil's Advocate: An Exploratory Analysis of 2022 Excess Mortality Dr. Robert Malone's Substack: Who is Robert Malone? Interview 1786 - WHO's Sordid History of So-Called Pandemics - The Corbett Report COVID-911: From Homeland Security to Biosecurity - The Corbett Report "Died Suddenly" (Ed Dowd) 1/23/23 "Cause Unknown": The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 The Psychology of Totalitarianism - Mattias Desmet Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccines Remain High | Rasmussen Reports 'Died Suddenly'? More Than 1-in-4 Think Someone They Know Died From COVID-19 Vaccines | Rasmussen Reports Summit For Truth and Wellness: Featuring Dr. Peter McCollough and Steve Kirsch Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute and City Journal to discuss a post-covid America. What has isolation done to us, and how can we recover both fiscally, mentally, and spiritually from extended lockdowns? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. The Post-Covid States of America: After the Pandemic, A Survey of Gains and Losses | City Journal The Looming Reckoning for COVID Tyrants | American Thinker The Psychology of Totalitarianism - Mattias Desmet Old Normal, New Normal, or New-and-Improved Normal? "Died Suddenly" (Ed Dowd) 1/23/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome renowned doctor, author, and researcher Dr. Robert Malone to discuss propaganda, fifth-generation warfare, the cult of the expert, and how to be a happy warrior. How did we get here, and where does he see hope for the future? Dr. Malone's Website The Malone Institute Lies My Gov't Told Me: And the Better Future Coming - Dr. Robert Malone Dr. Robert Malone: In War For Control Of Humanity | The Liberty Beacon Dr. Robert Malone – "How Does It Feel To Be Vindicated?" Pandemic Post Mortem: The Truth Vs. The Narrative with Dr. Robert Malone The Cost of Capture: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Has Corrupted Policymakers and Harmed Patients | Roosevelt Institute Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the latest article that Cardinal McElroy wrote in response to some of his critics who raised issues over his previous article. What does he get wrong about conscience, and why is it important to get Catholic sexual ethics right anyway? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness, recapping this liturgical issues week to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Cardinal McElroy Responds to His Critics On Sexual Sin, the Eucharist, and LGBT and Divorced/Remarried Catholics | America Magazine Let's Fact-Check A Cardinal (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/3/23 Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why | Catholic World Report Courage International Imagining a Heretical Cardinal - Thomas J. Paprocki | First Things The World Over March 2, 2023 | McElroy Controversy: Most Rev. Paprocki & Most Rev. Naumann The Meaning of the Clash Between McElroy and Paprocki | Catholic Culture What Are the Four Sins That Cry to Heaven for Vengeance? A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality: Expanded Edition - Fr. Paul Quay S.J. On Conscience: Two Essays (Bioethics & Culture) - Kindle edition by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN and The Catholic Thing to discuss the canonical questions concerning the application of Traditionis Custodes, juridical authority, and sacramental theology. Why are so many things that were previously considered common sense now being called into question? Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society Does 'Traditionis Custodes' Pass the Juridical Rationality Test? | Os Justi Press Heretic Bishop To Faithful Catholics: Stop Resisting Francis & The Holy Spirit Fr. Gerald Murray with Raymond Arroyo | The World Over January 26, 2023 Fr. Gerald Murray with Raymond Arroyo | The World Over February 23, 2023 Pope Francis Must Stop the Madness | The Catholic Thing Lent: A Time for Humility and Honesty | The Human Life Review Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In our continuing look at matters liturgical, we welcome back Fr Donald Kloster to discuss his latest survey on Catholics who attend the Latin Mass as highlighted in LifeSiteNews. Who are they, what do they believe, and why are they such a lightning rod within the positions of authority in both the Church and in the world? Latest Data Show Latin Mass Continues to Flourish In the US Despite Vatican Suppression | LifeSite Liturgy Guy The Growth of the Latin Mass: A Survey - Crisis Magazine The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy after Seventy Years of Exile Decade-Long Decline In Worldwide Priestly Vocations Continues France: Traditional Priests Account for 20% of 2018 Ordinations | liturgy guy FBI Under Pressure for Targeting Catholics in Leaked Document Mass of the Ages Episode 2 — A Perfect Storm: The Story of the New Mass After Vatican II Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Peter Kwasniewski of Catholic Family News, Rorate Caeli, and OnePeterFive to continue the discussion this week on traditional liturgy. What role does receptivity play in the handing down of liturgical tradition? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Missae Pro Missa Are Traditionalists Guilty of "Private Judgment" Over the Popes? | OnePeterFive As Synodality Summit Looms, Navigating A Papacy's Imperial Phase | Crux The Conformist Cardinals | Crisis Magazine The Primacy of Tradition and Obedience to the Truth Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass St Basil the Great's Teaching on Traditions Referenced | On THe Holy Spirit Chapter 27 A Traditionalist's Spiritual Charter | OnePeterFive Why Restricting the TLM Harms Every Parish Mass | Crisis Magazine Cheating God and Our Children With Shoddy Worship | Aleteia Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this podcast-extended episode, we welcome Dom Alcuin Reid, founding prior of the Monastère Saint-Benoît to discuss recent moves limiting traditional forms of worship. What is the mindset of those opposed to ancient forms of liturgy, and why the urgency to enact moves against it? The One Thread By Which the Council Hangs: a Response to Cavadini, Healy, and Weinandy | OnePeterFive Does Traditionis Custodes pass Liturgical History 101? | Catholic World Report Does 'Traditionis Custodes' Pass the Juridical Rationality Test? | Os Justi Press Church Life Journal Insults Eastern Liturgies with Amateur Scholarship | OnePeterFive Sacrificing Beauty and Other Errors | Crisis Magazine Misrepresentation of Mediator Dei, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI | Crisis Magazine The Genesis of the Novus Ordo and "Theological and Spiritual Flaws" of the TLM | Crisis Magazine Unity, Charismatic Masses, and Africa | Crisis Magazine Mischaracterization of the TLM, Then and Now | Crisis Magazine Mythbusting: "African Catholicism is a Vatican II Success Story" | New Liturgical Movement Mass of the Ages Episode 2 — A Perfect Storm: The Story of the New Mass After Vatican II Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue plays audio from a recent homily of his to discuss the right understanding of guilt and shame. Is all shame toxic? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Lent: Sin Can Kill You; Shame Doesn't Have To The Living-Death of Crippling Shame Hershey's Faces Backlash After Featuring Biological Male in Ad Honoring International Women's Day › American Greatness No-Nonsense California GOP Mayor Eliminates Homelessness in His City With Simple, Logical Approach Catholic book store in Florida sues city over mandate employees must use 'preferred' pronouns GERMAN BISHOP CALLS OPPONENTS OF SYNODALITY DIABOLICAL Fulton Sheen: Good Friday Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality: Dalrymple, Theodore Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matthew Plese of Catechism Class (dot) com, Catholic Family News, and The Fatima Center to discuss his latest book on fasting and abstinence. Why have the requirements for fasting lessened over the years, and why does he think it would be beneficial for us to do more than what is currently on the books? What can our ancestors in the Faith teach us? The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence A Catholic Life The Fellowship of St. Nicholas The Fellowship of St. Nicholas - Telegram The Monastic Fast | The Fatima Center Who Needs Another Lent? (Dr. Scott Hahn) 2/15/23 Have You Prepared For Lent? (Fr. Bill Watson, SJ) CatechismClass.com

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days For Life to discuss their first post-Dobbs Lenten campaign. Why are pharmacies getting into the abortion business, and what does he think is next in the ongoing battle for life? Killing Disabled Babies for Profits The Demonic Dutch Embryo Act Seeks to Balance Respect for Human Life with "Scientific Progress." Planned Parenthood Director Complains Half of Abortion Customers Don't Show Up When Pro-Life People Pray Massachusetts Democrat Told To Step Down After Abortion Comments Leave Parents Irate | Fox News Project Rachel To the Heart of the Matter: The 40-Day Companion to Live a Culture of Life What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Joe Condit of the Catholic Speakers Organization to discuss the upcoming National Men's Conference. Why hold such a conference, and what are men likely to learn when they attend? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts. The National Men's Conference The National Men's Conference - Speakers List The National Men's Conference Social Platform Star-Studded Men's Conference is Making Men Better Husbands, Brothers, and Leaders Through Christ | Catholic Online Why Men Hate Going to Church David Murrow's Why Men Hate Going to Church – MirrorLabs Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Joseph Shaw of Una Voce and the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales to discuss the latest document from Rome regarding the traditional liturgy. What is the basis for shutting down traditional Masses, and why does that seem to be a top priority among those in authority? The Liturgy, the Family, & the Crisis of Modernity The Problem of Religious Traditionalists | The Critic Magazine The Dictastery for Worship Tattled and Got Some Tape and Glue to Patch Up Their Paddle The Schismatic Trads Were Right? Francis' New Rescript on the TLM | OnePeterFive The Rescript: Back to the Catacombs? Ex Post Facto Legislation From the Holy See? | Catholic Culture TLM: Dead and Buried? (Dr. Joseph Shaw) The Case for Liturgical Restoration by Joseph Shaw | Angelico Press Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!