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We welcome back Missy Martinez-Stone of Reprotection to discuss the work her organization is doing to win Pro-Life battles across the country. What good are legislative victories if there are still selective applications of law? What just happened in Florida? Reprotection Take Action - Reprotection Reprotection Permanently Shuttered Doors Of Northwest Florida's Last Abortion Facility Abortion Biz Permanently Closes After Nearly Killing Three Women in Botched Abortions | LifeNews.com Reprotection Commends Florida For Standing Against FDA Rule Change Chemical Abortions and Undiagnosed Ectopic Pregnancies Lime 5 - Life Dynamics Project Rachel Goodbye to Roe! Now What? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 6/24/22 Names: 64 Catholics Who Voted Against Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses Christian persecution, both around the world and within our own country. What is true meekness, why is the "prosperity Gospel" true solemn nonsense, and why is it not sufficient for us to desire only that our enemies "just leave us alone"? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness, helping you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Keeping Quiet About Murdered Christians Backgrounder: Why Is There So Much Christian Persecution In Nigeria? Moroccan Terrorist Murders Spanish Catholic, Attacks Priest With Machete New Report Reveals Worldwide Increase In Persecution and Martyrdom Of Christians | LifeSite Backgrounder: Attacks on Catholic Churches in the U.S. | USCCB Leisure: The Basis of Culture - Josef Pieper A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity - Josef Pieper The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs - Martin Mosebach Who Needs Martyrs? (Greg Cook) 12/27/22 Why Are We So Unaware Of Christian Persecution? And What Can Be Done About It? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. of the Magis Institute and Healing the Culture to discuss his newest book with Ignatius Press on the controversial moral teachings of the Catholic Church. Why do personal immoral acts cause so many disastrous interpersonal outcomes? Is it really worth it to live according to even the most difficult teachings of the Church? The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings The Magis Center Dutch MD Euthanized Dementia Patient Despite Being Told 'No' | National Review Dutch Doctor Acquitted In Landmark Euthanasia Case | Netherlands | The Guardian Child Euthanasia Comes to the Netherlands | Jonathon Van Maren | First Things Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of the Controversies in Church History Podcast to discuss his latest in Crisis Magazine about the importance of Latin within the Church. What is the real purpose of language in general, and why should we go through the effort of learning Latin? On the Necessity of Latin | Crisis Magazine Why Latin Is the Right Language for Roman Catholic Worship | Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Why Our Forebears Defended Latin in the Liturgy | OnePeterFive Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition USCCB Sponsors Eucharistic Revival Songwriting Competition Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Joyful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Sorrowful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Glorious Mysteries Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project to discuss Civil Rights and the differing medical treatments of gender dysphoria between the US and in Europe. Will America learn to "Follow the Science"? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. The American Principles Project US More Lenient On Transgender Treatment Than Europe, Study Shows | Fox News New APP Report Exposes Origins, Influence of "Transgender Leviathan" The Transgender Lobby Is a Massive and Well-Funded Leviathan The Transgender Leviathan There Are 6,500 Genetic Differences Between Men And Women | Daily Mail Online J&B Whisky Goes Trans – PJ Media Feelz Navidad: Watch Grandpa Groomer in this J&B Ad and Yule Wonder 'What's in that Scotch?' Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Ed Dowd of Phinance Technologies to discuss his important new book with Skyhorse Publishing, Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022. What does data from insurance companies and funeral homes show regarding excess mortality, and why are we now seeing the phrase "Died Suddenly" within news stories? "Cause Unknown": The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 Warning from Ed Dowd: 7,500 Americans are killed or disabled EACH DAY They Lied, People Died Data Analysis Referenced by Ed - Phinance Technologies Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the human need for worship. How is it that when one lives without worship, they live without joy? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Cheating God and Our Children With Shoddy Worship Must Worship Be Entertaining? Worship in a Time of War Why Bother with Worship? Why Mass Doesn't Need To Be "New and Improved" In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity - Josef Pieper Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition USCCB Sponsors Eucharistic Revival Songwriting Competition Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass George Neumayr, RIP: We Have Lost An Irreplaceable Treasure Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. Paul Kengor of The American Spectator to discuss his latest book on Bella Dodd with TAN Books. Who was she, what influence did she have within public education, and what influence did she have within the Catholic Church before her conversion? The Devil and Bella Dodd: One Woman's Struggle Against Communism and Her Redemption - Dr. Paul Kengor Communism and the Conscience of the West - Fulton Sheen The Catholic Case Against Communism | The American Spectator School of Darkness - Bella Dodd My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich - Dietrich von Hildebrand Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute Theodore Dalrymple to discuss his latest in City Journal about the "Reign of the Administrators". Is there any escape from endless bureaucracy? Reign of the Administrators | City Journal Cuckoo Policies - Taki's Magazine Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses Charlie Gard vs The Duty to Die Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Rebecca Kiessling of Save The 1 to discuss what it means to be Pro-Life without exception and without apology. What is the real meaning of compassion, and how can minds and hearts be changed to protect all life? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Walk for Life West Coast Save The 1 Project Rachel Philosophical Abortion Essay | Rebecca Kiessling Names: 64 Catholics Who Voted Against Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dennis Knapp of the Patheos blog The Latin Right to discuss the common good. Why do so many Catholics take a secularized and collectivist view of the Common Good, and why is that incorrect? What Constitutes the Common Good? | Dennis Knapp The Broken Path: How Catholic Bishops Got Lost in the Weeds of American Politics Christians at the End of the Pax Americana: From A Warfare State to A Welfare State Too Woke to Feed the Poor? - Sarah Cain Let's Look at Canada's Suicide Ad - Sarah Cain Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

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We welcome back Dr. Leor Sapir of the Manhattan Institute and City Journal to discuss the pernicious misnomer of "gender affirming care". How did that euphemism for mutilation creep into modern language, and why is the European medical model differing from what is being done in America? The Distortions in Jack Turban's Psychology Today Article on 'Gender Affirming Care' WPATH Finally Acknowledges Europe's Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care "Gender-Affirming Care" and the Placebo Effect | City Journal Twitter Thread on Misleading Dutch Studies Twitter Thread on the "Sex-As-Spectrum" Thesis Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back historian Dr. Darrick Taylor to discuss a recent article of his in Crisis Magazine with a curious title. Government overreach has metastasized from being a "Nanny State" into that of a "Hubby State". Why is the government attempting to replace men, both in nature and within the social order? The Rise of Bureaugamy: What It Means for Social Conservatives Dr. Taylor's Podcast: Controversiae Ecclesiasticae - Controversies in Church History Live Action Satire Video Mocks Pro-Abortion Companies for 'Generous Offer' to Employees The Life Of Julia Hungary Seeks to Give Incentives, Tax Breaks for Having More Children Have Four or More Babies In Hungary and You'll Pay No Income Tax for Life, Prime Minister Says The Reconstruction of the Republic - Harold Brown Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Mike Benz of Foundation For Freedom Online to discuss internet censorship. The interconnected web of parties behind the push for censorship is far bigger than most realize. What is the logic used by these agencies to justify censorship in the name of "protecting freedom"? What can be done about it? Foundation For Freedom Online Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) / Twitter Twitter Thread Regarding the #TwitterFiles DHS Censorship Agency Had Strange First Mission: Banning Speech That Casts Doubt On 'Red Mirage, Blue Shift' Election Events Interview w/ Mike Benz on the #TwitterFiles Behind the Twitter Files Hype on Unlimited Hangout - The Corbett Report From Tweets to Tanks Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father walks through the common misunderstandings of the relationship between Faith and Reason. What's the proper understanding, and why do so many get it wrong? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for Sunday Mass. The Magis Center Aeterni Patris (August 4, 1879) | LEO XIII Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998) | John Paul II Do You Have to Choose Between Science and Religion? Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology - Robert Sokolowski Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages - Etienne Gilson Pope Benedict XVI: Honoring the Legacy Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Joseph Pearce to discuss his biography of Pope Benedict XVI. Given the variety of topics that Pope Benedict wrote and spoke about, what does Joseph think his legacy should be? Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith Joseph's Website The Judgment of the Nations - Christopher Dawson Pope Benedict XVI: Honoring the Legacy Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back scholar and author Raymond Ibrahim to discuss Pope Benedict XVI's famous lecture at Regensburg, and the irrationalities within Islam. What has happened since that lecture, and have we in the West learned our lessons? Islam Gets Concessions; Infidels Get Conquered The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall Bethlehem: Christianity Dying Where it Began Christmas Eve Church Violence Erupts in Egypt Christmas Time: When the West Appeases and Islam Slaughters A Long Dead Christian Monastery Becomes 'Proof' of Muslim 'Tolerance' Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Joseph Fessio of Ignatius Press to begin to discuss the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. Many know him by his writings, but Fr. Fessio was taught by him and knew him personally before he was well known. What was he like, and why does the caricature of him being a stern and harsh man miss the mark? In Conversation With Fr. Joseph Fessio – The Spiritual Legacy Of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI The Spiritual Testament of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - Vatican News Benedict's Books: Unpacking the Late Pope's Theological Impact | National Catholic Register Pope Benedict XVI: Honoring the Legacy Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Requiescat In Pace | Big Pulpit Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue looks forward to the New Year by discussing a correct understanding of time by reading an excerpt of his latest book with Ignatius Press. What, and most importantly Who is time tending towards? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you Prepare for Sunday Mass. A New Year's Celebration? It's About Time No More Happy New Years? Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era How to Exercise "the Discipline of Gratitude" Throughout the New Year Can We Have Any Hope for a Happy New Year? Three Words of Wisdom to Start Off the New Year Do We Really Need Another New Year? No More New Year's Resolutions! These Four Questions Will Get Real Results Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Jeffrey Kirby to discuss his latest book with Sophia Institute Press on the Brown Scapular devotion. How are we to understand the promises of God, and why is it a problem when we think of them in terms of a contract rather than of a covenant? A Journey to Mount Carmel: A Nine-Day Preparation for Investiture in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary What Are the Promises of the Brown Scapular? Can Our Lady of Mount Carmel Teach us to "Dress for Success"? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back friend of the show Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal, to discuss her recent work in Crisis Magazine about the inevitable disappointment that comes when one looks for a savior apart from Jesus Christ. How and why do Christians forget this all-important reality, and how can we prevent ourselves from falling into the trap? Seeking the Wrong Savior This Advent Destroying Culture Through Amnesia VIDEO: Christendom Lost and Found with Fr. Robert McTeigue Merry Christmas! Now What? Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Eventide of the Feast by Kahlil Gibran Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Greg Cook of Crisis Magazine to the show to discuss the topic of martyrdom. Why does the Church have us remember the the martyrdom of St. Stephen and the slaughter of the Holy Innocents immediately after beginning to celebrate the birth of Christ? Father finishes with some Timeless Thoughts. Uncomfortable Lessons from the Martyrology The Roman Martyrology Online Sapientiae Christianae (January 10, 1890) - Leo XIII | Vatican Website The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs - Martin Mosebach Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Old Errors and New Labels - Fulton Sheen Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this pre-Christmas edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses what it means to be well prepared for Christmas. In the manic frenzy to "get everything done" ahead of Christmas celebrations, have we forgotten to do the only thing necessary? Father Finishes with Weekend Readiness, looking at the readings for Christmas Mass. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ from the Roman Martyrology | USCCB What to Do When You Don't Want to "Go Home" for Christmas What More Would God Need to Give You for an Extra 30 Minutes of Your Time? "Christian, Remember Your Dignity" - Christmas Sermon by Pope St. Leo the Great Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Scott Hahn of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss how we can have a biblically sound understanding of Christmas. How do the infancy narratives connect the Old Testament to the New, and why should we better learn of our family history? Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does) – St. Paul Center Letters From Home Podcast - St. Paul Center Catena Aurea: Commentary On the Four Gospels Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers: Kindle edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives - Pope Benedict XVI The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus & the Origins of the Season - Michael Patrick Barber The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ - Dr. Brant Pitre Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss the buffer-zone lawsuit in New York state, and the overall silencing of the Pro-Life movement. "Buffer Zone" Law Suppresses Pro-life Speech 40 Days for Life Sues to Stop Law That Bans Free Speech Outside Local Abortion Clinic 40 Days for Life Announcement of Lawsuit More Than 100 Pro-Life Orgs, Churches Attacked Since Dobbs Leak UK High Court Rules Pro-Life Demonstrations Can Be Banned From Perimeter of Abortion Clinics Teen Vogue Tells Girls How to Promote Abortion to Their Families at Christmas Live Action Satire Video Mocks Pro-Abortion Companies for 'Generous Offer' to Employees 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 Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute to continue the discussion on the relentless grooming of children towards sexual perversion and deviancy. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts, discussing a recent chilling piece of transgender propaganda. American Girl Betrays American Girls American Girl Angers Parents With Book Teaching Kids About Gender Expression Dangers of Gender Transitioning The Ruth Institute's Transgender Resource Center The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along Watch: Dem Rep. Says Term 'Pedophile' Is Discriminatory Intersex Expert Concludes Explaining All Things Trans | Dr Quentin Van Meter on The Dr J Show Ex-trans Navy SEAL: 'Wake up!' Trans Craze 'destroyed my life' and 'it's killing these kids' J&B Whisky Goes Trans – PJ Media Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Pedro Gonzalez of Chronicles Magazine to discuss his latest report with the American Principles Project outlining the history and money behind the transgender movement. How did we get to this point, and what can be done going forward? The Transgender Leviathan New APP Report Exposes Origins, Influence of "Transgender Leviathan" Executive Summary of "The Transgender Leviathan" Twitter Thread Discussing "The Transgender Leviathan" The Transgender Lobby Is a Massive and Well-Funded Leviathan Funding of so-called "LGBTQIA Rights Groups" Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father discusses the passage of time. We are all running out of time and into eternity. How shall we live in light of that fact? Is there any room for excuses? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Readings for the Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions God Isn't Big Enough for Some People - Umberto Eco Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matt Gaspers of Catholic Family News to discuss recent documents from the synod on synodality. There is a call to "enlarge the tent" in a spirit of "radical inclusion", but are faithful Catholics listened to, or even tolerated within that tent? Desiderio Desideravi, Ecclesiology, and the Traditional Latin Mass Gaspers Joins Taylor Marshall to Discuss Latest Synod News "Enlarge the Space of Your Tent" - Working Document for the Continental Stage - USCCB "Enlarge the Space of Your Tent" - Working Document for the Continental Stage - Vatican's Synod Website Timeline Graph for The Synodal Process: 2021 - 2024 Baltimore Catechism - Volume 4 PDF Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back renowned scholar and author Dale Ahlquist of the Society of GK Chesterton to discuss the Chesterton Schools Network. What makes these schools different? How can a curriculum center itself around the Incarnation, and what difference does that make? Chesterton Schools Network The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton Join North America's Only Online Chesterton Academy Does Modern Education Endanger the Soul? The Story of the Family Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project to discuss the recent revelations on the internal workings of Twitter. What has come out, what does it mean, and what should come next? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. American Principles Project Let the Hearings Begin! Elon Musk Drops 'The Twitter Files' (Should House GOP Issue Subpoenas?) Ousted Twitter Counsel Jim Baker Vetted 'Twitter Files' Without Elon Musk's Knowledge, Matt Taibbi Reveals APP Calls for House Select Committee to Investigate Big Tech's Election Meddling Jon Schweppe joins Fox News to discuss APP's Big Tech Funding Project Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome author and actor James Patrick Riley to discuss the rise of bureaucracy and the loss of personal agency through two of his articles with American Greatness. How can we live well within an anti-human society when we are called to be children of God? Talking To Cogs . . . and Mistaking Them for People The Future Is Coming for Some of You The Atlantic - Let's Declare A Pandemic Amnesty Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father walks us through Ignatian meditations in order to help us to make a definitive choice for Christ as we prepare to meet Him in the manger. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Meditation on the Two Standards – Ignatian Spiritual Exercises The Two Standards A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart My Path to Heaven: A Young Person's Guide to the Faith Third Sunday of Advent | USCCB Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and journalist Phil Lawler to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press on the collected writings of a Jesuit priest, Fr. Paul Mankowski. Why did this witty satirist have to write under a pseudonym, and what was he like, both as a priest and as a friend? Diogenes Unveiled: A Paul Mankowski, S.J. Collection Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J. Pontifex Minimus by Paul V. Mankowski A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Father Abbot Philip Anderson of Clear Creek Monastery to both discuss and listen to excerpts from the Monastery's latest CD for Advent from Sophia Institute Press: Rorate Caeli. How does sacred music enhance the life of a monk, how can it change us, and how can we learn to "be a little bit monk" in the Advent season? Rorate Cœli: Marian Sounds of Advent Text of the Alleluia: Crastina Die Chant Text of the Rorate Cœli Polyphony Clear Creek Abbey Website Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back historian Dr. Darrick Taylor of Crisis Magazine to discuss the Synod on Synodality. Why is he skeptical of both the process, and the current summary document released by the USCCB? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts. The Synod of the Red Death The Torn Mantle of Paul VI Controversiae Ecclesiasticae U.S. National Synthesis 2021-2023 Synod | USCCB No One Is Born Gay: Cardinal Hollerich Is Not Following the Science Isaiah's Job A Different Kind of Catholicism? - The Catholic Thing Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and researcher Kay Hymowitz of City Journal to discuss academic performance among boys. How is the deck stacked against boys in school, and how can strong families counter it? Where the Boys Aren't | City Journal Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys Homeschool Flip House Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father discusses the season of Advent. What is it for, and how can we find ourselves changed and more deeply converted to Christ by Christmas? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings 1941-1944: Fr. Alfred Delp, S.J. Advent is Just What We Sinners Need The Prophetic Witness of a Murdered Jesuit Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this special episode we welcome back Raymond Arroyo of EWTN and Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to talk through their new books on Advent family traditions and Christmas children's tales. Father finishes reading a powerful excerpt from an imprisoned priest reflecting on Advent. The Wise Men Who Found Christmas The Wise Men Who Found Christmas Teaser The Jesse Tree The Prison Meditations of Father Alfred Delp Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We Welcome Nate Hochman from National Review and City Journal to discuss parental pushback to objectionable material within public schools. How can parents fight back? The Parents' Revolt How to Regulate Critical Race Theory in Schools: A Primer and Model Legislation Coalition Calls on States to Increase Transparency, End Critical Race Theory in Schools The Poor Old Liberal Arts Moms for Liberty Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and TV host Michael O'Neill to discuss the topic of miracles through his latest book from TAN Books, as well as his show on EWTN: Explore with the Miracle Hunter. What does our continued interest in miracles say about man's inherent desire for God? Explore with the Miracle Hunter - Season 2 Trailer Explore With The Miracle Hunter Show Page Father's Interview with Michael About Season 1 The Miracle Hunter Science and the Miraculous: How the Church Investigates the Supernatural Miracles by C.S. Lewis "Miracle Hunter" Pilgrimage to Lithuania & Poland Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and scholar Dr. Anthony Esolen to discuss how we can rebuild culture thought his web magazine, Word and Song. How can music, poetry, and positive media end the addiction to the cult of the expert? The Temptations of the Intellectual Word & Song Magazine: Reclaiming the Good, the Beautiful, and the True Restoring the Rules of a Healthy Society Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord My Christmas with Belloc and Chesterton Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back YouTuber, podcaster, and theologian Kristin Barlow to discuss the effects of growing in holiness. How is it that we become more of ourselves as we approach Christ? Kristin's YouTube Page Literally No Subtext with Dear Kristin This Jesuit Saint Has the Answer to "What Does God Really Want From Us?" The Living-Death of Crippling Shame Sin Can Kill You; Shame Doesn't Have To The Spiritual Direction of Saint Claude De Colombiere Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. John Grondelski of Crisis Magazine to discuss the effect that a lack of Faith and gratitude has on our celebration of holidays. Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts where he discusses true gratitude. Three Months of Dangerous Holidays Eventide of the Feast by Kahlil Gibran How Gratitude Can Transform Your Life How To Exercise "the Discipline of Gratitude" Throughout the New Year Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Homeschool FlipHouse for a podcast-extended conversation meant to help out parents who have decided to try homeschooling for the first time. What are the common pitfalls and temptations towards discouragement, and what happens when you persevere? How can homeschooling be a part of the liturgy of the Domestic Church? Homeschool FlipHouse "Lord, I Want to See": How to Keep Your Spiritual Eyes Open Are We Educating for Freedom? Does Modern Education Endanger the Soul? The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses why the Devil hates masculinity, and why that is harmful to everyone. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to discuss the call of Christ the King ahead of Sunday Mass. What's a Manly Man and How Can We Get More of Them? Who Wants Good Men? Satan Does—And the World Doesn't Why the World and the Devil Hate Men, and What the Church Can Do About It Successful Fathers: The Subtle but Powerful Ways Fathers Mold Their Children's Characters Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man The Life Of Julia Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to continue the conversation about the defenders of Christendom from Islamic invasion. What can the unsung heroes from Eastern Europe teach us about the defense of the rights of God? Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam First Interview with Raymond on Defenders of the West Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine about liturgical music. Is there a connection between the loss of Faith and the loss of sacred music in worship? WARNING: The Music at Mass May Be Harmful to Your Soul Cheating God and Our Children With Shoddy Worship Must Worship Be Entertaining? The Great Catholic Music Debate Contemporary Music in Church? Where Are The Young Catholics? Gregorian Chant: Perfect Music for the Sacred Liturgy Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!