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Rethinking Our Words and Images (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/20/24

Release Date: 09/20/2024

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

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

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.

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

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:

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

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:

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

Breaking News With Fr. McTeigue, S.J - Day One of 2025 Mini Fall Appeal 11/19/25

The Catholic Current

For two days only, Joe McClane will join Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. live, and together they’ll examine today’s hot topics with the light of Faith. Would you like to play a role in supporting the mission of The Station of the Cross?

LTACL: Bishops on Instagram?!? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/19/25

The Catholic Current

The USCCB made an announcement on Instagram, regarding their recent Special Statement on immigration. But should they be using Instagram at all? Watch on YouTube: Show Notes The original USCCB reel: Documentation of Crimes KAYLA HAMILTON: RUBY GARCIA: LIZBETH MEDINA: RACHEL MORIN: LAKEN RILEY: JOCELYN NUNGARY: MOLLIE TIBBETS: MELODIE WALDECKER:

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In 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 for Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd ed: Marilyn McEntyre

Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology: Neil Postman

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction: Alan Jacobs

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: Nicholas Carr

6 Take-aways from a dad in the video game industry

Have we surrendered our kids to the popular culture - Aleteia

The Struggle For Stupidity | Bill Whittle