Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24
Release Date: 04/22/2024
Apocalypse: Just in Time for Advent! (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/5/25
The Catholic Current
Our Lord came to us in history, remains with us in mystery, and will return to us in glory. That last part is often overlooked. Father McTeigue offers a corrective. Show Notes
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A Hard Look at the Seamless Garment (Shawn Carney) 12/4/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life, to discuss the fallacy of the so-called Seamless Garment. Is it true that a pro-lifer who exclusively fights against abortion is doing something wrong, or not doing enough? Show Notes
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Please Don't Cancel Christmas (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/3/25
The Catholic Current
Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. warns of a ditty that you might hear in the coming days, "Mary did you know?" and explains how it cancels Christmas. Watch on YouTube: Show Notes
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SNAP Judgments (Ryan McMaken) 12/2/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome Ryan McMaken from the Mises Institute to discuss why the SNAP program keeps expanding, and how it was originally designed not to alleviate poverty, but to raise food prices. Father closes the episode with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
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From Advent to the Apocalypse (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/1/25
The Catholic Current
In this first installment of his Advent reflection series, Father Robert McTeigue, S.J., shares his sermon for the First Sunday of Advent—an unflinching call to spiritual alertness. He invites listeners to pray for humility, clarity, and generosity this season as we live as people destined for glory.
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Christendom Without Regrets? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
The Catholic Current
In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the fading of Christendom through history, culture, and theology, pushing back against claims that its decline is either inevitable or desirable. He challenges the Church to reckon with how we arrived here and what rebuilding authentic Catholic civilization must look like. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes
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What Do You Want for Advent? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/26/25
The Catholic Current
What should we be doing this Advent? No, not about the lights, or the tree, or even the presents. What should we be doing as Catholics? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube:
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Will American Catholics Repeat Europe’s Mistakes? (S.A. McCarthy) 11/25/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome S.A. McCarthy from The American Spectator to the show, to discuss how Islam conquered Catholic Spain, and what American Catholics ought to learn from the mistakes of Europe. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
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LTACL: To a Hierarch…with Regret… (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/24/25
The Catholic Current
What happens when a prominent Catholic hierarch seems to have made…ahem…a misstatement—on a world stage? Father McTeigue has a suggestion. Watch on YouTube:
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Are You Ready for the Last Days? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/21/25
The Catholic Current
How do we consider the End Times without falling into hysteria or the date-guessing that contradicts scripture? In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue explores what we can and should be doing. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes
info_outlineOn this special podcast-extended episode welcome back Fr. Tad of the National Catholic Bioethics Center to dive deep in discussion of controversial topics of human fertility, IVF, and the concept of embryo adoption. What are the moral issues involved in these beginning of life processes, and at this point what can be done for the children left in these cryogenic orphanages?
Show Notes
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Father Tad — The Struggle of Infertility
Father Tad — Why is IVF Wrong?
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column #217 : Poking the Hornet’s Nest of IVF
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column #216 : Surrogacy and Child Trafficking
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 006: Babies in Test Tubes
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 013: Thawing the Frozen Embryo Myths
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 035: Fire in the Clinic!
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 048: What Should We Do with the Frozen Embryos?
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 066: Humans in "Frozen Orphanages"
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 137: Orphans in Liquid Nitrogen
Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 165: It’s Not Just About the Frozen Embryos
Adoption: Prayer and Educational Resources | USCCB
The Concentration Can: When Does Human Life Begin? an Eminent Geneticist Testifies: Lejeune, Jerome
The Gianna Center | Catholic Health
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Women & Children For Sale (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 1/24/24
An Honest Look at IVF (Leila Lawler) 3/4/24
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