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Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24

Release Date: 04/22/2024

Reclaiming Men’s Mission (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/12/25

The Catholic Current

In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the recent tragedies and what they say about our culture. He explains the role of men in our society and how they can be (and should be) part of the solution. Show Notes

A New Look at Maximilian Kolbe (Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio) 9/11/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, executive producer of the new movie, Triumph of the Heart. He shares the behind-the-scenes sacrifices that brought the movie into being, and how they managed to share the light of St. Maximilian Kolbe on the big screen. Show Notes

LTACL: Satan Wants Good Men. Do We? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)

The Catholic Current

If you want a Church that is conformed to the mind of Christ, you will need strong men within the laity and the clergy. Are we doing what is necessary to form them? Watch on YouTube:

AI versus the Christians? (Gia Chacón) 9/9/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome Gia Chacón, founder of For the Martyrs, to discuss what Christian persecution looks like in a world of AI. It's a horrifying reality for the most persecuted religious group in the world. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes

LTACL: Brokenhearted Priests (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)

The Catholic Current

What causes priests to struggle, to grieve, and even to consider being laicized? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look at the silent battles of brokenhearted priests. Watch on YouTube:

Who’s in Charge? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/5/25

The Catholic Current

Building on his recent reflections about male grief and the absence of strong leadership, Father McTeigue devotes this week’s Let's Talk About This to the role of men in society and the world. He examines the heavy cost of what we implicitly—and at times explicitly—teach boys, and concludes with his Timely Thoughts. Show Notes

The Shock of Holiness (Dr. Michael Pakaluk) 9/4/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome back Dr. Michael Pakaluk, who attests that Christian sanctity is far nearer and far more beautiful than we think. Show Notes

Misleadering Our Men (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/3/25

The Catholic Current

In response to the exclamations about where the "good men" went, Father McTeigue presents a harrowing answer. What if we killed them? Let's take a closer look. Watch on YouTube:

Who’s Making the Monsters? (Dr. Karlyn Borysenko) 9/2/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome back psychologist and journalist Dr. Karlyn Borysenko to discuss the recent shooting in Minneapolis and the ideological undercurrents that are transforming our political landscape. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes

Let’s Stop Selling and Killing Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)

The Catholic Current

We grieve another tragedy in which children were caught in the crosshairs. Around us, we also see the buying, selling, and killing of the young. In this week’s edition of Let’s Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines how society is treating its children in every sphere of life. Show Notes

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On 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

Father Tad’s Website

The National Catholic Bioethics Center

Making Sense of Bioethics

FatherTad.com | Lectures

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!