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Does the Vatican Need a Mascot? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 11/25/24

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Release Date: 11/25/2024

America’s New Relationship With the World (Stefano Gennarini) 2/4/25 show art America’s New Relationship With the World (Stefano Gennarini) 2/4/25

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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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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.

info_outline The Cult of the Machine (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/31/25 show art The Cult of the Machine (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/31/25

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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_outline New Rules for Transgenderism? (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 1/30/25 show art New Rules for Transgenderism? (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 1/30/25

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We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the recent Executive Order regarding gender ideology. What is the right way to respond to body dysmorphia, and what are the ramifications of returning discourse at all levels to biological reality?   Show Notes    

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Why is it more courageous to rescue a child rather than a case of Bud Light from a burning building? Is there a distinctively Christian form of Bravery? Let's take a closer look.  

info_outline Good News for Pro-Lifers? (Shawn Carney) 1/28/25 show art Good News for Pro-Lifers? (Shawn Carney) 1/28/25

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We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to take the temperature of the Pro-Life movement with the change in the American administration. Where does he think we should go next, and how likely is that to occur? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes

info_outline Let’s Take A Closer Look: Don't Join This Club... show art Let’s Take A Closer Look: Don't Join This Club...

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There's a hot new club that's opened in the past few years. Membership may be skyrocketing, but here's the thing: nobody should want to be a part of it. Let's take a closer look.

info_outline We’re Not Hoping & Coping Our Way Out of This One (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/24/25 show art We’re Not Hoping & Coping Our Way Out of This One (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/24/25

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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue again discusses Acedia and the subtle idolatries of delusional optimism. How can we break from the desires for others to "do the work" for us? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes      

info_outline Hey! We Found Your Culture! (Matthew Plese) 1/23/25 show art Hey! We Found Your Culture! (Matthew Plese) 1/23/25

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We welcome back author Matthew Plese to discuss his latest book about the comprehensive culture of Christendom. What was lost, and how can we rise above indifferent membership in the Church?   Show Notes   

info_outline Let’s Take A Closer Look: After All the Listening—Then What? show art Let’s Take A Closer Look: After All the Listening—Then What?

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We don't have the luxury of endless opining. Sometimes we have to stop talking and we have to start doing what needs to be done.   Let's take a closer look.  

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