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The Catholic CurrentAnti-Human, Anti-Christ? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/11/25Are we properly equipping Christians for the battles ahead, or has the Church become less like a warship and more like a cruiseliner? In this episode of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue looks further at the spiritual movements that Catholics are faced with and discusses how we ought to be responding. Show Notes The Drama of Atheist Humanism (Henry De Lubac) God and Philosophy (Etienne Gilson) The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology There used to be a better class of atheist Old...2025-07-1146 minThe Catholic CurrentShouldn't Catholics Be Smarter? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/4/25In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue posits the notion that the graces conferred upon a Catholic can help him to become a better scholar, intellectual, or searcher of the Truth. The Faith provides a proper grounding for explorations and centers him rightly. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Catholic Brain Death? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. A Gilson Reader: Selected Writings of Etienne Gilson There used to be a better class of atheist The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Me...2025-07-0446 minThe Catholic CurrentTrans-Erasure of Human Nature (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/27/25In this week's edition of Let's Talk about This, Father McTeigue exposes the connections between Marxist ideological goals and the trans movement, including the important spiritual undertones of this battle. Show Notes Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors - SCOTUSblog Does Transgenderism Have a Future? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Ruth Institute Courage International The Gender Accelerationist Manifesto : Vikky Storm & Eme Flores : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Transs...2025-06-2746 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Sad History of Catholic American Politics (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/20/25Do you know the history of Catholicism in America? Do you know where the term "social justice" originated, and how that differs from its usage today? In today's episode of Let's Talk about This, Father McTeigue walks us through the answers to these questions. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue’s Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robe...2025-06-2051 minThe Catholic CurrentThey’re Lying to Us About Mass and Vocations (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/13/25Why are dioceses unwilling to examine what is failing, and why vocations are down in most of the country? What messages have we been sending to young men for decades? Are they listening for the call? Fr. McTeigue, S.J. takes on these questions in this week's episode of Let's Talk About This. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Looking Backward in the Diocese of Charlotte - Crisis Magazine The Class of 2026 - by John Carter - Postcards From Barsoom What Many Priests No L...2025-06-1351 minThe Catholic CurrentLet's Help the Diocese of Charlotte! (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/6/25The Charlotte Diocese has been dominant in the news cycle for the bishop's attempts to both reduce access to the Latin Mass and eliminate reverence in the Novus Ordo. In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses what the GIRM really calls for, and how parishes could worship better. Show Notes Why a bishop’s preferences can never become law – Catholic World Report Charlotte’s War on Reverence: A Priesthood Undone - Crisis Magazine Rorate Exclusive: The Anti-Traditional and Anti-Liturgical Pastoral Letter to be Sent by the Bishop of Charlott...2025-06-0651 minThe Catholic CurrentMaking Excuses for God? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/30/25Could you explain the Ascension in a way that makes sense to a non-believer? Why would it be that the Ascension of God is better than having Him with us in a more tangible way? Fr. McTeigue explains what is often left out of explanations about this important Feast. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Hail the Day That Saw Him Rise Are you tired of making excuses for God? What the Ascension teaches us about our bodies Russia rejects Vatican offer to...2025-05-3051 minThe Catholic CurrentLet’s Choose a Better Future (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/23/25Since South Korea, with its advanced technological culture, has one of the highest suicide rates along with other signs of societal despair, what does that suggest about the direction we're heading? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness. Show Notes South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society Why South Korea is Collapsing: The Coming Economic Crisis South Korea Is a Dystopia South Korea Archives - Zeihan on Geopolitics The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Soci...2025-05-2351 minThe Catholic CurrentAre We Losing Our Minds (or Our Memories?) - Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. 5/16/25What have we lost through an ignorance of our collective history? What are we being manipulated into forgetting? Father McTeigue confronts these questions in this week's episode of Let's Talk About This. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Nicholas Carr | What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains Teachers Quit because of Technology The Shallows: How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember Amusing Ourselves to Death 20th (twentieth) edition Text Only: Neil Postman The Hacking of t...2025-05-1651 minThe Catholic CurrentLearning to Live Forgiven (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/2/25Can you distinguish between guilt and shame? Can you live a life of contrition without drowning beneath the crippling shame of your sins? Fr. McTeigue would like to explain how you are called to live, as a loved sinner. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Furious Longing of God The Devil You Don't Know: Recognizing and Resisting Evil in Everyday Life: Cameli, Louis J. Learning to love what God has made This might be the best trick the devil has up h...2025-05-0252 minThe Catholic CurrentDid Saints Perform Abortions? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/25/25Planned Parenthood activists have begun proclaiming that saints performed abortions and that abortion was once not considered a sin by the Church. Fr. McTeigue takes apart these deceptions and sheds truth on the lies. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Didache | EWTN Flash of Light When Human Egg is Fertilized (Video) Epistle to Diognetus What Did St. Thomas Aquinas Believe about "Ensoulment?" | Catholic Answers Q&A Has the Church Really Changed Its Teaching on Abortion? | Catholic Answers...2025-04-2553 minThe Catholic CurrentA First Response to the Death of Pope Francis (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/25In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, Fr. McTeigue seeks three different perspectives: a Jesuit, Fr. Fessio; a pastor, Fr. Casey Jones; and a shepherd, Bishop Olson. He closes with his own thoughts about how we should focus and pray in the coming days and weeks. Show Notes Universi Dominici Gregis (February 22, 1996) | John Paul II Matthew 16:18-20 - Bible Gateway St. Catherine of Siena Novena Bishop Olson Interviewed iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off...2025-04-2152 minThe Catholic CurrentBooks Are the New Luxury (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/11/25In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Father looks at the world of reading, and the world that doesn't read. Do we lose more than we realize when we turn away from the written word and towards other mediums? Why has reading become a sign of status? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Why everyone stopped reading (YouTube) Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd ed: McEntyre, Marilyn Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education Ano...2025-04-1152 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Socially Acceptable Addiction (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/4/25In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue explores how our addiction to our phones is affecting our culture, our relationships, and our souls. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: Carr, Nicholas Redeemed Vision: Setting the Blind Free from the Pornified Culture The Death Of Christian Culture...2025-04-0452 minThe Catholic CurrentSin Makes Us Stupid (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/28/25In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue explores the effect of sin on our lives, as well as the connection between sin and pain. He instructs listeners in the different ways that they can learn to resist sinful habits. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes American Antigone: Archbold, Matthew - Books Why Do You Repeat Your Sins? Why do we lie to ourselves? How to unite mind, soul, and body against sin Advice from an ag...2025-03-2851 minThe Catholic CurrentCan We Be Good Without God? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/21/25In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue analyzes the history of those who have created worldviews and ideologies that exclude God while attempting to enact a utopian vision. He also scrutinizes some contemporary advocates of such policies, and shows exactly where their arguments fall apart. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Can we be Good without God? On the Political Meaning of Christianity Liberty: Rethinking an Imperiled Ideal Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity Pagan America: T...2025-03-2151 minThe Catholic CurrentLoneliness, Solitude, Isolation—What’s the Difference? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/14/25If we cannot distinguish between loneliness, solitude, and isolation, we will not be able to fight against what can be a crippling source of pain. We live in a fallen world, and we must know how to identify what is merely normal human emotion, as well as lies from the Devil. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Life of Solitude: Finding God in the Solitude of Francisco Palau The cure for loneliness the world won’t tell you about The Loneliness of...2025-03-1451 minThe Catholic CurrentIs It 1943 Again? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/7/25Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. takes on this week's Let’s Talk About This by comparing the time that we are in now with a prior year in which so much change was taking place. Can we use the mistakes of the past to forge a better future? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis The Year Of Our Lord 1943 (Book Review) What 2018 Can Learn from 1943 Return of the Strong...2025-03-0751 minThe Catholic CurrentAre You Down to Your Last Lent? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/4/25Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. presents a pre-Lenten special, so that listeners might be ready to embrace this penitential season, and draw closer to Christ. Show Notes Do We Really Need Another Lent? Lent: Because we’re running out of time and into eternity Alligator OK to eat on Lenten Fridays, archbishop clarifies | Catholic News Agency The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows | Marians of the Immaculate Conception Cardinal Dolan Compares Catholic Fasting to Ramadan iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use C...2025-03-0451 minThe Catholic CurrentAsk Father Mailbag #7 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/21/25Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. opens up the mailbag in this edition of Let’s Talk About This, answering listener questions for the first three segments of the show before finishing with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Gift: Creation by Kenneth Schmitz Sacred Story Whole Life Confession Undoer of Knots Frederick Coplestone S.J. History of Philosophy Series Elements of Philosophy by William Wallace Failing Foundations by Sarah Cain Dies Irae on YouTube Aq...2025-02-2151 minThe Catholic CurrentWhy Won’t We Help Our Children to Be Holy? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/14/25In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses raising mature disciples of Christ. Can we offer our children an example better than flowchart theology at St. Typical's? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Dancing Teenagers around Relics of St. Maria Goretti Parenting and Pop Culture - Aleteia What are we preparing our children for, if not how to face difficulty? Have we surrendered our kids to the popular culture - Aleteia Dance in the Liturgy | EWTN...2025-02-1452 minThe Catholic CurrentWhat Does IVF Do to Our Souls? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/7/25In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses IVF and the horrific practice of having frozen embryos turned into jewelry. How did we get to the point where we not only celebrate, but sentimentalize our sin? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Horror of Human Embryo Jewelry | Desiring God IVF Embryo Jewelry, Custom Fertility Jewelry About Embryo Jewelry, Custom Fertility Jewelry – Revive Jewelry Selling Embryos & Making A Killing (Dr. Tara Sander Lee) 7/10/23 Human Fertility and...2025-02-0752 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Cult of the Machine (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/31/25In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses cooperation with the living God, the power of nature, and the modern idolatry of technology. Are we the masters or the servants of the tools that we have created? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Cross and the Machine | First Things Paul Kingsnorth Episode 9: Against Paul Kingsnorth Technology Is Not Neutral - Crisis Magazine Analog Hunger in a Digital World: Confronting Today's Identity Crisis The Wo...2025-01-3152 minThe Catholic CurrentWe’re Not Hoping & Coping Our Way Out of This One (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/24/25In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue again discusses Acedia and the subtle idolatries of delusional optimism. How can we break from the desires for others to "do the work" for us? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium” Symposium on Catholics & American Political Life | New Oxford Review A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper Kingship Of Christ and Organized N...2025-01-2452 minThe Catholic Current2025 Two-Day Appeal Day 2 - Ask Father McTeigueDid you miss day two of Ask Father during the Two-Day Fund Drive? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross. Father also makes a special announcement, and reveals the long-teased changes regarding the show. Show Notes The Station of the Cross Two-Day Appeal iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue’s Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Her...2025-01-1840 minThe Catholic Current2025 Two-Day Appeal Day 1 - Ask Father McTeigueDid you miss day one of Ask Father during the Two-Day Fund Drive? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross. Show Notes The Station of the Cross Two-Day Appeal iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 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 | Her...2025-01-1745 minThe Catholic CurrentPreventing Spiritual Defeat in 2025 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/10/25In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses do-something-ism, McTeigue's Axiom, and planning to fail. How could anyone think it possible to bring about renewal without true repentance? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Half-hearted, Half-witted Revival (Leila Lawler) 4/25/24 My Orders, by Ethelwyn Wetherald | Poeticous Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Fish Eaters - Online Catholic Library Baltimore Catechism - Volume 4 PDF Catena Aurea...2025-01-1052 minThe Catholic CurrentWhat’s in a Name? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/3/25In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue concludes his reflections on the Christmas season by discussing the Holy Name of Jesus. How can the devotional practices of old benefit our faith today? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Eventide of the Feast by Kahlil Gibran Can we overlook Christ? Practicing devotion The Holy Name of Jesus - CatholicBrain.com 8 Ways to honor the Holy Name of Jesus this January Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom by Matt...2025-01-0352 minThe Catholic CurrentA Closer Look at John the Baptist (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/2/25Father McTeigue continues his series of reflections on the Christmas Season by discussing the Herald of the Gospel, John the Baptist. How can we learn to become heavily fruitful for Christ in 2025? Show Notes Catholic Encyclopedia: St. John the Baptist A martyr for marriage? Nativity of Saint John the Baptist | EWTN Passion of John the Baptist - Office of Readings Catena Aurea - Matthew Catena Aurea - Mark Catena Aurea - Luke Catena Aurea - John iCatholic Mobi...2025-01-0252 minThe Catholic CurrentA New Year of Grace (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/31/24Father McTeigue continues his series of reflections on the Christmas Season by discussing memories of years gone by, both joyful and painful. How can we truly learn from the past year and cultivate gratitude? Show Notes No More Happy New Years? Do we really need another New Year? Goodbye 2019, hello eternity! How to exercise “the discipline of gratitude” throughout the New Year The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola: Contemplation to Gain Love iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandi...2024-12-3152 minThe Catholic CurrentEnding the Year with a Clean Conscience (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/30/24This is the new closing segment for today's Encore episode. Why is it necessary to ensure that we end the year with a clean conscience? Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Who’s Ready for Another New Year? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/15/23 A Detailed Catholic Examination of Conscience Prayer of Firm Purpose of Amendment Prepare the Way of the Lord with a Good Confession | Catholic Culture iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Mer...2024-12-3010 minThe Catholic CurrentChristmas, a Time of Martyrs (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/27/24Father McTeigue continues his series of reflections on the Christmas Season by discussing tantrums, tyranny, and the Holy Innocents. How do we imitate Herod's rage to eliminate Christ in our own lives? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes An Examination of Conscience for the Feast of the Holy Innocents CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Innocents St. Quodvultdeus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in U.S. How to Honor Parents Ev...2024-12-2752 minThe Catholic CurrentIt’s Still Christmas (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/26/24Father McTeigue begins his series of reflections on the Christmas Season by discussing Saint Stephen. How does the wisdom of the Church teach us what we are to do with the season of Christmas? Show Notes 1980 Sears commercial CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Stephen St. Stephen, Martyr | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Sermon of St. Fulgentius of Ruspe for the Feast of St Stephen, Protomartyr What are we preparing our children for, if not how to face difficulty? A royal summons to the Cross of Christ ...2024-12-2652 minThe Catholic CurrentPre-Christmas Reflections (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/23/24This is the new closing segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Pre-Christmas Reflections (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/23/22 Cur Deus Homo: Why God Became Man: St. Anselm iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue’s Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify...2024-12-2310 minThe Catholic Current2024: Lessons Learned, Lessons Regretted (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/20/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses regret, the passing of time, and personal conversion. As we near the end of the year, how did we make use of the time that God gave us? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Reflections on 25 Years of Religious Life Advice From an Aging, Repentant Sinner WATCH: Pagan Ritual Offered During Mass Mary Undoer of Knots - The Holy Rosary iCatholic Mobile The Station of th...2024-12-2052 minThe Catholic CurrentTelling the Truth about Christmas (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/13/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses marking our milestones with the graces that correspond to the liturgical year. How can we avoid squandering the gifts given to us in the Incarnation? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity o...2024-12-1352 minThe Catholic CurrentRebellion Against Christ the King (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/6/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the root cause of the madness seen in recent news headlines. How can we act to overcome our rebellious nature in time for Christmas? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Justice Kentaji Jackson says laws banning sex changes for young children are "sort of the same thing" as banning interracial marriage. Listen to Justice Alito run laps around the ACLU lawyer who thinks toddlers can choose their gender | Not the Bee S...2024-12-0652 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/29/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Who Needs Another Advent? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/1/23 iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 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...2024-11-2910 minThe Catholic CurrentFrom Hysterical to Homicidal? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/22/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the evils of detraction, despair, and Doomscrolling. How can we resist the many temptations that come from obsessive media consumption? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Snow Notes What’s Behind the Post-Election Liberal Meltdown? - Crisis Magazine My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump — So I'm Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas Do we need a review of Church teaching on reputation and slander? Catholic Encyclopedia: Detraction Catholic Encyclopedia: Calum...2024-11-2252 minThe Catholic CurrentBecoming a Spiritual Prepper (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/8/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses discernment, spiritual emergency preparation, and what it takes to remain faithful in times of trial. What must we do in times of peace to prepare for the temptations toward excuse-making that emerge in time of struggle? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Seven Keys to Becoming a Spiritual Prepper (CCT) - Christ Church The Church in an age of anxiety – Catholic World Report U of Iowa Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Allegedly Wished Trump...2024-11-0852 minThe Catholic CurrentAll Saints Day: Lessons Still Unlearned (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/1/24In Let's Talk About This for All Saint's Day, Fr. McTeigue discusses the subtle lies about the saints that we believe. What does it mean to seek sanctity, and is it really our obligation to do so? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes What are we preparing our children for, if not how to face difficulty? A royal summons to the Cross of Christ What are we preparing our children for, if not how to face difficulty? A ti...2024-11-0152 minThe Catholic CurrentAmerica and the Cristero War (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/25/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses money, power, freemasonry, and the little discussed American influence during the Cristero War. What inspired the fidelity of the martyrs, and why do progressive revolutionaries immediately begin attacking the Church once gaining power? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes No God Next Door; Red Rule in Mexico and Our Responsibility - Fr. Michael Kenny S.J. The Cristeros: Viva Christo Rey! Saints and Sinners in the Cristero War: Stories of Martyrdom f...2024-10-2552 minThe Catholic CurrentSpiritual Warfare Series - Part Five: Repentance and Reparation (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/18/24In the final part of our series on spiritual warfare, Father McTeigue discusses hitting spiritual rock bottom, repentance, and the necessity of regularly making a good confession. How can we avoid falling prey to what Father calls the "national anthem of Satan", and why is conversion sometimes so difficult? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Canon Law & Confession (Fr. Gerald Murray) 4/17/23 Catechesis & Confession (Joe Heschmeyer) 4/18/23 Confession: A Pastor’s View (Fr. Casey Jones) 4/19/23 Confessing Your Whole Life (Fr...2024-10-1852 minThe Catholic CurrentSpiritual Warfare Series - Part Four: Conscience and Discernment (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/17/24In the fourth part of our series on spiritual warfare, Father McTeigue discusses the importance of cultivating gratitude in one's routine of spiritual hygiene. How can faithful prayer of the Ignatian Examen help prevent the corrosion of our memory of graces and blessings received? Show Notes The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. A...2024-10-1752 minThe Catholic CurrentSpiritual Warfare Series - Part Three: Cain vs. Priesthood (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/16/24In the third part of our series on spiritual warfare, Father McTeigue discusses worship through a look at the offering of Cain. How does offering worship according to our personal preferences rather than what God is owed communicate the wicked worldview of the enemy, "MY will be done"? Show Notes The strategies of Satan, Part 3: The “Cain” tactic God’s holy weapons against Satan, Part 3: The gift of priesthood What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine Pa...2024-10-1652 minThe Catholic CurrentSpiritual Warfare Series - Part Two: Ahab vs. Kingship (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/15/24In the second part of our series on spiritual warfare, Father McTeigue discusses conflict avoidance, kingship, and the vice of Acedia by taking a closer look at Ahab. What happens when we refuse to make use of legitimate and God given authority? Show Notes The strategies of Satan, Part 2: The “Ahab” tactic God’s holy weapons against Satan, Part 2: The gift of kingship Sacred Story Institute The Beginning of the End of Recreational Catholicism The End of Recreational Catholicism (Fr. John Perricone) 10/10/24 iCatholic Mobile...2024-10-1552 minThe Catholic CurrentSpiritual Warfare Series - Part One: Jezebel vs. Prophecy (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/14/24In the first part of our series on spiritual warfare, Father McTeigue introduces us to Jezebel. Who, or what, is it, and what does it represent? In order to properly prepare for battle, we must first understand what we're up against. What is the "Jezebel Strategy," and why is it one of the enemy's favorite tactics? Why is the gift of prophecy so essential in fighting back against it? Show Notes The strategies of Satan, Part 1: The "Jezebel" tactic God's holy weapons against Satan, Part 1: The gift of prophecy I...2024-10-1451 minThe Catholic CurrentCan a Good Catholic Be a Good Citizen? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/11/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue answers the questions on the minds of many facing persecution: what defines a good citizen, and is it possible for a Catholic to fill that role today? Is there really a separation between church and state, and might our world look different with Christ at the center of our society? How should these questions impact our decision making as we approach the upcoming Presidential election? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The 2 reasons totalitarian states detest the church2024-10-1151 minThe Catholic Current2024 Fall On-Air Appeal Day 1 - Ask Father McTeigueDid you miss day one of Ask Father during the Fall Fund Drive? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! Show Notes 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue’s Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr...2024-10-0143 minThe Catholic CurrentRethinking Our Words and Images (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/20/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses spreading the Gospel in the age of short-form digital video. It's crucial to use, master, and capture all technology for Christ and His Kingdom, but why does Father still recommend the written word? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Resistance Writer by Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity The Humiliation of the Word: Jacques Ellul Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power: Josef Pieper Caring f...2024-09-2053 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Great Reset and the Faithful Remnant (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/13/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the need to overcome practical atheism to prepare for the trials ahead. Will mere attendance sustain us in times of persecution? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes A Great Reset without the Conspiracy / Paul Kingsnorth Ep. 013 The Collapse of the Human Empire - Paul Kingsnorth | Maiden Mother Matriarch 102 Becoming Gods Without God - with Paul Kingsnorth The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry Isaiah's Job Ho...2024-09-1353 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/6/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes The Mind in the Service of Christ (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/2/24 Daily Readings for September 8th, 2024 Telling uncomfortable truths is now considered ‘terrorism’ in Britain Dublin Archbishop introduces three-year renewal plan for archdiocese The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTei...2024-09-0610 minThe Catholic CurrentTimely Thoughts (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/3/24This is the new Timely Thoughts segment for today's Remastered Timely Tuesday episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes! Show Notes Healing and Hope in Guatemala (Dr. William Boegel) 1/30/24 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!2024-09-0310 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/30/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Scenes from the War Against God and Man (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/20/23 Daily Readings for September 1st, 2024 Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown Ohio bill would allow parents to claim tax credit for babies in the womb The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to t...2024-08-3010 minThe Catholic CurrentWhat's Your Parish Good For? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/23/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses his latest article in Crisis Magazine evaluating the effectiveness of many parishes. In the next persecution, are the parishioners of St. Typical's more likely to rise to the occasion, or fall to the level of their training? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Parishes Preparing Their People for…What Exactly? - Crisis Magazine Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review 2024-08-2353 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/16/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes The Dark Gods Have Returned (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/15/24 Daily Readings for August 18th, 2024 Death of Sr. Agnes Sasagawa, locutionist of Our Lady of Akita Photo Released of Would-Be Assassin Thomas Crooks Walking Around Building with a Gun Before Shooting President Trump Report: Female SS Agent Nursed Baby at Trump Campaign Event; Agents Snoozed a...2024-08-1610 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/2/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes What Can We Learn from Nineveh? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/5/24 Pete Buttigieg: ‘Men Are More Free’ When Abortion Is Legal 'It's Evil': Fans Erupt in Anger After Olympic Boxer Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes, Defeats Female Fighter in Under a Minute Illegal migrant from Venezuela left her receipt at the grocery store. Cashier took a photo... | Twitter...2024-08-0210 minThe Catholic CurrentWhere Do We Go from Here? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/26/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses patience, courage, and the valley of soul-making. Are the faithful being trained to respond well in times of trial and persecution? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Doomscrolling Past Christ When It’s Time to Fast from the News Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium” The Station of the Cross Merchandise...2024-07-2653 minThe Catholic CurrentIs There Hope for America? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/19/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the spiritual response necessary to combat the evil seen in recent days. What will it take to cast off business-as-usual Catholicism and to undergo a true hard reset? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Emergency Episode: Special Forces Sniper Explains Trump Shooting - Tim Kennedy Assassinated By Lies - by Sarah Cain - Homefront Crusade Slut Walk Leader Speaks at the RNC Apocalypse Now? / Doug Wilson & Friends Th...2024-07-1953 minThe Catholic CurrentWho’s Ready for Another Synod? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/12/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the Instrumentum Laboris for the October session of the Synod on Synodality. Is this one as bad as the one from 2023? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes New ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ Focuses on How to Implement Goals of Synod on Synodality| National Catholic Register “Instrumentum laboris” for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2024) The Synod: A Crash Landing? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/25/23 The...2024-07-1253 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Heresy of Americanism: Then and Now (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/5/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue again discusses Pope Leo XIII's letter on Americanism. How does the document from 1899 answer today's calls for a "synodal Church" with a contextual theology? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes What Is the Heresy of Americanism? (Jerome German) 2/8/23 The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII/True and False Americanism in Religion - Wikisource Library : Americanism, Then and Now: Our Pet Heresy | Catholic Culture The Heresy of (Protestant) Americanism - Ad...2024-07-0553 minThe Catholic CurrentGood and Bad Catholic Memories (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/28/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the modern tendency towards institutional amnesia. What does it mean to have a good Catholic memory? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes RORATE CÆLI: URGENT - URGENT - Growing Rumors of a “Final Solution” for the Traditional Latin Mass - TLM The Remnant Newspaper - Vatican Document Further Restricting TLM said to Exist, Backed by Cardinal Parolin RORATE CÆLI: Archbishop Viola, the violator of Tradition -- the dangerous secretary of Divin...2024-06-2852 minThe Catholic CurrentA Closer Look at Papal Speculations (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/21/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the trend towards relativism in recent documents to come out of Rome. How are all of the documents connected, and what can we expect in the future? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in the Ecumenical Dialogues and in the Responses to the Encyclical 'Ut unum sint,' Ecumenism and papal primacy: Vatican releases status report on dialogues | USCCB ‘The Bishop of Rome’: A brief...2024-06-2152 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/14/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Confronting the Demon of Discouragement (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/26/24 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!2024-06-1410 min
Manly Catholic: Igniting Men to Light the World on FireEp 120 - The Art of the Pilgrim Warrior with Fr. McTeigueIn this engaging and enlightening talk from the KEPHA Men's Conference, Father McTeigue discusses the importance of being a pilgrim, a warrior, and a leader in the Catholic faith. He emphasizes the need for men to embrace their role as life-giving fathers and to be transformed by their faith. Father McTeigue also highlights the significance of worthy worship and the impact it has on our relationship with God. He encourages men to take charge and be united with Christ in their journey.TakeawaysEmbrace your role as a life-giving father and be transformed by...2024-06-1244 minThe Catholic CurrentWhy Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/7/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue walks through his latest article published in Crisis Magazine. Does the bad behavior seen at St. Typical's really display an inward resentment of God? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine What To Do When the Truth Hurts (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/31/24 “We May Not Fully Understand…” Reality Beyond Words: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 1 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Pe...2024-06-0752 minThe Catholic CurrentWhat To Do When the Truth Hurts (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/31/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the virtues needed to commit to the truth. How can we prepare ourselves to better hear and accept difficult and painful calls to conversion? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes An Unteachable Society and the Church Does modern education endanger the soul? Why do we lie to ourselves? What will make people more likely to accept the “truthiness” of truth? Are we educating for freedom? Real Philo...2024-05-3152 minThe Catholic CurrentWho Needs Miracles Anyway? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/24/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses skepticism, credulity, and the intersection of symbol and mystery. What's wrong with the desire to always "understand" and "comprehend" the mysteries of the Faith? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes “We May Not Fully Understand…” Reality Beyond Words Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 1 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Worship in a Time of War The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Lit...2024-05-2452 minThe Catholic CurrentAsk Father Mailbag #5 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/17/24In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue once again opens up the mailbag to answer listener questions. Keep sending in 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 Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 1 Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 2 Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 3 Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 4 Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air A...2024-05-1752 minThe Catholic CurrentWeekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/3/24This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Finding, Remembering, and Sharing Wisdom (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/16/24 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!2024-05-0310 minThe Catholic CurrentConfronting the Demon of Discouragement (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/26/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses what to with discouragement and desolation. How do we fight back against our spiritual enemies? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes St Ignatius of Loyola’s Prayer Against Depression – EWTN Global Catholic Television Network Depressed? Demoralized? What’s the Difference? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 6/10/22 Christian resilience is not what you think What Should You Do When You Are Discouraged? The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Ti...2024-04-2652 minThe Catholic CurrentUntangling the New Document on Human Dignity (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/19/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue finishes his week long analysis of Dignitas Infinita. What is the most important duty of the Church, and what might the emphasis in recent Vatican documents lead one to believe the answer is? What context must we read this document in? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus (November 1, 1900) | LEO XIII Dignitas Infinita and the Idolization of Man...2024-04-1952 minThe Catholic CurrentEaster—More than Just a Season (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/12/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses life within the Easter season. How can you know that you lived Lent well, and if you didn't, how can you reform your life now to be ready should God grant you another Lent? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Four Signs you might not be ready for Easter (but there’s still time!) Why celebrate Easter joy amid tears and flames? How to make Easter the connecting thread of past, prese...2024-04-1252 minThe Catholic CurrentWhat Can We Learn from Nineveh? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/5/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses Nineveh, repentance, and Psalm 78. What does it take to bring about conversion, in ourself and in others? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Psalm 78 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition This 28-year-old Dutch woman is scheduled to be euthanized in May because she is depressed and it's sad how happy she seems about it | Not the Bee 87-year-old concentration camp survivor is one of 11 pro-lifers recently arrested by FBI M...2024-04-0552 minThe Catholic CurrentTriduum Preparation with Father McTeigue (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/27/24In this Holy Week special episode, Fr. McTeigue reads more excepts from his next book project to help us better enter the Sacred Triduum. How can we overcome the apathy of familiarity and pray fruitfully from the Passion into the Resurrection? Show Notes The Plenary Indulgences of Holy Week, Easter Octave and Divine Mercy Sunday for Everyone| National Catholic Register Getting the spiritual works of mercy right When you’re ready to stop talking and start doing, turn here Good Friday by Christina Rossetti | Aleteia Poem...2024-03-2752 minThe Catholic CurrentNow and at the Hour of Our Death (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/22/22In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue reflects on death, grief, and sorrow as we prepare or Holy Week. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Easter When God Went All “Dirty Harry” on Me Should we be angry with the dead? Seriously… how can death be “unexpected”? The art of dying well | St. Robert Bellarmine Preparation for death; or, Considerations on the eternal maxims | St. Alphonsus Liguori Who wants to think of death? I do...2024-03-2252 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Dark Gods Have Returned (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/15/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the effects of modern idolatry. Who are these "dark gods", and what have they inspired in modern western society? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes 'The dark gods are back': enraged crowds, psychosis and possession. Ashenden Scripted Are the dark gods back: Enraged crowds, psychosis and possession? - Catholic Herald To Be a Prophet is a Blessing and a Burden Passing the “redemption point”: The Limits of Prophecy The...2024-03-1552 minThe Catholic CurrentSecond Thoughts about Lent (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/1/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue reads some excepts from his upcoming book project to spark your Lenten meditations. How can we best pray with Christ as we move through this time of mortification? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Just Another Lent at Saint Typical’s (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/23/24 The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows | Marians of the Immaculate Conception Suscipe | St. Ignatius of Loyola How Gratitude Can Transform Your Life Rea...2024-03-0152 minThe Catholic CurrentJust Another Lent at Saint Typical’s (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/23/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses another disturbing aspect of St. Typical's: not taking Lent seriously. What can the faithful do to act against half-hearted pretending? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical’s (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows | Marians of the Immaculate Conception 4 Signs you might be spiritually dead Lent: No more deals wit...2024-02-2352 minThe Catholic CurrentFinding, Remembering, and Sharing Wisdom (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/16/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the power of words by sharing some of his favorite quotes. Why should we create and share commonplace books? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists What is a Commonplace Book? (4 Types Expained) The Lost Art of Reading? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 2/12/24 Losing Our Culture, One Word at a Time | Sarah Cain The Good Catastrophe: Why Everyone Should Read Great Literature - I...2024-02-1652 minThe Catholic CurrentWant a Better Lent? Go to Hell! (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/9/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the need to meditate on the Four Last Things as we approach Lent. Why is the common method of Lenten preparation seen at St. Typical's insufficient? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Want a better Lent? Go to Hell! 3 Easy steps to the worst Lent ever! The Concept of Sin: Josef Pieper Holy Week & The Four Last Things (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/3/23 A Drama of Exile and...2024-02-0952 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Mind in the Service of Christ (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/2/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the role of the mind in Christian discipleship. What does worthy worship have to do with the use of the intellect? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes: Christianity and Philosophy | Etienne Gilson Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology - Robert Sokolowski Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages - Etienne Gilson 2024-02-0252 minThe Catholic CurrentWhatever Happened to Happy New Year 2024? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/19/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the correct way to view the passing of time. How can we learn to trust in God when in times of sorrow? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity - Glenn Tinder The Fabric of Hope: An Essay - Glenn Tinder A New Year’s Celebration? It’s About Time No More Happy New Years? 2024-01-1952 minThe Catholic CurrentA Closer Look at the Latest from Rome (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/12/24In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue wraps up the week long discussion on Fiducia Supplicans by discussing the Overton Window and the providential timing of Lent. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Overton Window RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document) FIRST REACTION: SHOCK! - Orthodox Bishop on the same-sex 'blessings' in the Roma...2024-01-1252 minThe Catholic CurrentAsk Father Mailbag #3 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/5/24Father McTeigue begins the new year by opening up the mailbag to answer some listener questions that have been submitted recently. Did yours make it in? Keep sending in your questions to our Ask Father page to get in for next time! Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Let’s Talk About This - Ask Father Mailbag (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/30/23 Ask Father Mailbag #2 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/4/23 The Five First Saturdays Devotion Ten Ways to...2024-01-0553 minThe Catholic CurrentWho’s Ready for Another New Year? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/15/23In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the passing of time by reflecting on the upcoming new year. What is the truly Christian view of time? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era A New Year’s Celebration? It’s About Time For the tired, worried, and stretched very thin: The Advent message you need Christian Former Military Officer Beheads Satanic Shrine in Iowa State Capitol | SCNR 2023-12-1552 minThe Catholic CurrentWho Needs Another Advent? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/1/23In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the season of Advent beginning this Sunday. How are we to take out the trash during this liturgical season? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Getting Advent Right - Aleteia Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium” Spanish Catholics Prayerfully Protest Police U.S. Saw Record High Suicides in 2022 › American Greatness Rethinking Forgiveness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/2/23 Read Fr. McTeigue’s Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeig...2023-12-0152 minThe Catholic CurrentThe First (Bitter) Fruits of Synodality (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/17/23In Let's Talk About This, Fr McTeigue offers his first look at the fruits of the Synod that recently concluded in Rome. What is so-called contextual theology, and why does it sound so similar to previous strands of moral theology? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes: Unofficial Full English Translation Of Francis’ Revolutionary Motu Proprio Ad Theologiam Promovendam (plus Breaking News Report On Text) – RETURN TO TRADITION Pius X to Francis: From Modernism Expelled to Modernism Enthroned https...2023-11-1752 minThe Catholic CurrentWorld Youth Day: An Examination of Conscience (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/10/23In Let's Talk About This, Fr McTeigue walks through the examination of conscience that was provided to those attending World Youth Day. What did he find objectionable in it? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Examination of Conscience from World Youth Day 2023 WYD 2023 Part III - Examination of Conscience Understanding the Sacrament of Penance Fr. Paulo Alvarez Youth Ministry: Who Needs It? Beware the juvenilization of American Christianity Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the H...2023-11-1052 minThe Catholic CurrentScenes from the War Against God and Man (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/20/23In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue walks through his latest article in New Oxford Review. What did some recent travel reveal to him about the state of the Church and the world? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass, before outlining near future plans for the show. Show Notes: The Cult of the Imperial Self Who Needs Worship? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/20/23 Why Mass Doesn’t Need To Be “New and Improved” Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the...2023-10-2052 minThe Catholic CurrentA First Look at the New Dubia (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/13/23In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the latest dubia submitted by some of the Cardinals of the Church. How were the simple yes-or-no questions answered, and why ask in the first place? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Please pray for Fr. McTeigue as he begins his annual retreat. Show Notes: Full Text of New Dubia Sent to Pope Francis by Five Cardinals - Edward Pentin Notification to Christ’s Faithful Regarding Dubia by Cardinal Burke | NCRegister Vatican releases Pop...2023-10-1352 minThe Catholic CurrentWhat Is the Boniface Option? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/29/23In 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...2023-09-2952 minThe Catholic CurrentOld Weapons for New Evils? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/15/23In 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. W...2023-09-1552 minThe Catholic CurrentThe Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23In 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 A...2023-09-0152 minThe Catholic CurrentDespair, Presumption, and Other Falsehoods (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/9/23In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue outlines the most common ways we misunderstand the virtue of Hope. Why do we create these barriers against examining our conscience and undertaking the work of radical conversion? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats | Poetry Foundation We need to be clear about who rules the world Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium” No, it’s not time to panic. Here’s why Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper2023-06-0952 minThe Catholic CurrentLet's Fact-Check A Cardinal (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/3/23In this special podcast-extended edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue goes line-by-line refuting a recently published article attributed to Cardinal McElroy. What is the error of theological gradualism? Is inclusion always a good thing? Cardinal McElroy On ‘Radical Inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. People, Women and Others In the Catholic Church | America Magazine “Inclusion” and Catholicism – Catholic World Report McElroy: Communion for Ideological Sinners In Denial? | Catholic Culture Cardinal McElroy’s Grand Deception – Catholic World Report Courage International Fr. McTeigue's Talk At Courage International Conference Real P...2023-02-033h 11
Ignatius Press PodcastAuthor Interview with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.https://www.ignatius.com/Real-Philosophy-for-Real-People-P3672.aspx
The philosopher Paul Weiss once observed, "Philosophers let theories get in the way of what they and everyone else know." For many, the very word "philosophical" has become all but synonymous with "impractical".
Yet whether we like it or not, almost every corner of our lives—from dissertation writing to channel surfing—brings us face to face with competing philosophies and world views, each claiming to tell us definitively what it means to be human. How can we know which one is right? And what difference does it make?
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Don't Feed The GeeksDon't Feed The Geeks Ep. 29 - Dawn McTeigue InterviewOn this episode of "Don't Feed The Geeks", the LI Comic Guys interview comic book artist Dawn McTeigue! Dawn is known for her fantastic work across many publishers, including her current series DiVinica! We also chat about a bunch of new DC and Star Wars news from this past month, as well as test our creativity with a fun new Thanksgiving themed segment about our favorite heroes!!
Follow Dawn McTeigue on Instagram @dawnmcteigue and Twitter @Dawn_McTeigue. Also check out Dawn’s Twitch live stream at https://www.twitch.tv/dawnmcteigue.
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The FurrowThe Real Meaning of Lent (An interview with Father Robert McTeigue, SJ)In this episode, we invite Father Robert McTeigue, SJ, to discuss and reflect on the real meaning of Lent. When we ask ourselves the perennial question, "What should I give up for Lent?" are we really doing enough? If you're feeling lost, confused or uncertain about where you stand this Lent, you won't want to miss this episode.Here's a link to Father McTeigue's book, "I Have Someone to Tell You: A Jesuit Heralds the Gospel" which can be purchased on Amazon: http://a.co/59KovPyYou can also follow Father's weekly columns on Aleteia by visiting www.aleteia.org/author...2018-03-1552 min
Grab Full Audiobook in Self Development, How-ToThe Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing by Michael McTeigue | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing
Author: Michael McTeigue
Narrator: Rob Shamblin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-18-14
Publisher: Michael McTeigue
Genres: Self Development, How-To
Summary:
The biggest paradox in golf is that the harder you try to hit the ball, the worse you do so. In The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing, Michael McTeigue offers you a simple system of sequential body movements that produces a true swinging motion with every club in the bag. The result is increased distance...2014-09-181h 45