Poverty: It’s Where the Money Is (Michael Hichborn) 2/13/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss ideological colonialism, DOGE, and the untold history of USAID. Was USAID really immoral from its very beginning? Show Notes
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Let’s Take A Closer Look: Magic and Martyrs
The Catholic Current
How did martyrs do it? Grace is not magic, nor does it happen by chance. Let's take a closer look.
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Is Everything Fake? (Matt Archbold) 2/11/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss DOGE, grift, and restoring sanity to women's sports. What are we to make of the response of those in government who prefer to both work and spend in secret? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
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Let’s Take a Closer Look: Don’t Fix the Mass
The Catholic Current
What if you are at Mass and the priest says, "In the name of the creator, the redeemer, and the sanctifier." What would you do? Let's take a closer look.
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What Does IVF Do to Our Souls? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/7/25
The Catholic Current
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses IVF and the horrific practice of having frozen embryos turned into jewelry. How did we get to the point where we not only celebrate, but sentimentalize our sin? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes
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Catholic Clarity about Charity (Dr. Michael Pakaluk) 2/6/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome back Dr. Michael Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America to discuss the corruption of the virtue of Charity, synodality, and the role of the laity in ordering secular affairs through his latest article in The Catholic Thing. Why do many Bishops defy the roles laid out by Vatican II? Show Notes
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Let’s Take A Closer Look: When Did You First Suspect...?
The Catholic Current
When was the first time you began to suspect there's REALLY something wrong with the world? What have you done with that suspicion? Let's take a closer look.
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America’s New Relationship With the World (Stefano Gennarini) 2/4/25
The Catholic Current
We welcome back Stefano Gennarini of C-Fam to discuss recent changes in United States foreign policy, abuses of international aid, and national sovereignty. Might the country be moving closer towards a core element of Catholic Social Teaching: subsidiarity? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes
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Let’s Take A Closer Look: Father, Truth Is Divisive!
The Catholic Current
How are we to respond to those who claim that there are "more important things to do" besides serving the Truth? Can such moral relativism ever be the "pastoral approach"? Let's take a closer look.
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The Cult of the Machine (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/31/25
The Catholic Current
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses cooperation with the living God, the power of nature, and the modern idolatry of technology. Are we the masters or the servants of the tools that we have created? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes
info_outlineOn this Ash Wednesday, we welcome back pastor and canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN for a Lenten how-to. What have we lost both culturally and spiritually by deemphasizing penitential practices? How can we also avoid the pitfall of scrupulosity?
Show Notes
Three Easy Steps to the Worst Lent Ever!
Charity Reports | The Lepanto Institute
Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence (November 18, 1966) | USCCB
Whatever Happened to the Sabbath? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/25/23
A New Way of Preparing for Lent (Dr. John Bergsma) 2/5/24
Who Needs Another Lent? (Dr. Scott Hahn) 2/15/23
Have You Prepared For Lent? (Fr. Bill Watson, SJ) 03/01/22
Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23
Read Fr. McTeigue’s Written Works!
Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify