Brain Death and Organ Transplants (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 6/10/24
Release Date: 06/10/2024
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In this special three-part series, Father McTeigue takes a closer look at spiritual warfare, how to spot the temptations, to resist them, and to win the war. This is the second part, focusing on Kingship. Watch on YouTube:
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In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue raises the issue of the denial of truth, and the refusal to address it in favor of misguided notions, both within Catholic circles and the broader world. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness. Show Notes
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We welcome back canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray to help explain the latest synodal document, and to talk more broadly on what synodality means for a hierarchical Church. Show Notes
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In this special three-part series, Father McTeigue takes a closer look at spiritual warfare, how to spot the temptations, to resist them, and to win the war. First up: Prophecy. Watch on YouTube:
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We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal, to discuss the frenzy that occurred after a priest denied Holy Communion to a politician who voted in favor of euthanasia. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
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Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., confronts the disturbing trend of religious unseriousness in the face of staggering moral crises. While Catholic influencers gather in Rome and headlines celebrate "hot priests" on Instagram, half a million unaccompanied children are missing in the U.S.—and almost no one is asking where they went. Watch on YouTube:
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In the modern age, we are all producers. Every time we hit send. Given that, how should Catholics interact differently? How should we conduct ourselves within the context of Catholic social teaching, knowing that people have a right to the possession of their reputation, for example? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness. Show Notes
info_outlineWe welcome back Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk of the National Catholic Bioethics Center to discuss brain death and the ethically concerning technologies involved in organ donation. Why are some choosing to tinker with the definition of death?
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The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Seriously… how can death be “unexpected”?
Bioethics on Air: Episode 120: Dead Enough is Good Enough: Update on Determining Brain Death and NRP
Address to an International Conference on Organ Donation | Pope St. John Paul II (August 29, 2000)
Procuring Organs Over My Dead Body
Does the Catholic Church Have Doubts About Brain Death?
Integrity in the Determination of Brain Death: Recent Challenges and Next Steps
Holding the Line on Brain Death
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