The Common Good—and Other Distractions (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/17/23
Release Date: 03/17/2023
The Catholic Current
We welcome back Leila Lawler to discuss do-something-ism, McTeigue's Axiom, and unsatisfactory attempts at Eucharistic Revival. Can revival ever occur if those in charge refuse to address the problems that got us in our current position? Show Notes
info_outline Motherhood and Human Dignity (Dr. Catherine Pakaluk) 4/24/24The Catholic Current
We welcome back Dr. Catherine Palaluk of The Catholic University of America to continue the discussion on her latest book through Regnery Publishing, Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth. What are the effects of many years of denigrating motherhood and family life? Show Notes
info_outline Eucharistic Art & Culture (Kathleen Carr) 4/23/24The Catholic Current
We welcome back Kathleen Carr of the Sacred Art Institute to discuss beauty, liturgy, and the cultivation of good aesthetic taste. Why is sacred art so compelling, and why does it inspire so many conversions? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
info_outline Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24The Catholic Current
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
info_outline Untangling the New Document on Human Dignity (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/19/24The Catholic Current
In 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
info_outline Undermining Human Dignity? (Dr. Michael Pakaluk) 4/18/24The Catholic Current
We welcome back Dr. Michael Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America to discuss Grace, sin, and the odd silences within Dignitas Infinita. Why is the Gospel urgency missing from a document on human dignity, and what has replaced it? Show Notes
info_outline Human Dignity and the Gender Agenda (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 4/17/24The Catholic Current
We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse from The Ruth Institute to discuss the strong statements against gender ideology within Dignitas Infinita. How can this document be useful for Catholics working in the public square? Show Notes
info_outline What Really Is Human Dignity? (Fr. John Perricone) 4/16/24The Catholic Current
We welcome back Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to continue the discussion on Dignitas Infinita. What does Catholic tradition have to say about the true nature of human dignity? Fr. McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
info_outline Learning to Live with Dignitas Infinita (Dr. Anne Hendershott) 4/15/24The Catholic Current
We welcome back Dr. Anne Hendershott of Franciscan University of Steubenville to begin our week-long discussion on Dignitas Infinita. What is moral mumbling, and what ought to have been highlighted in the document? Is this all the Church can say about human dignity? Show Notes
info_outline Easter—More than Just a Season (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/12/24The Catholic Current
In 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
info_outlineIn Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses why most appeals to "the common good" are actually disingenuous diversions from discussing the truth. Why do so many Christians take the easy way out? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
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