Let’s Take A Closer Look: When Did You First Suspect...?
Release Date: 02/05/2025
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
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New Rules for Transgenderism? (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 1/30/25
The Catholic Current
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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Let’s Take A Closer Look: What is Christian Courage?
The Catholic Current
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.
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Good News for Pro-Lifers? (Shawn Carney) 1/28/25
The Catholic Current
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
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Let’s Take A Closer Look: Don't Join This Club...
The Catholic Current
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_outlineWhen 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.
Let’s Take A Closer Look: When Did You First Suspect...?
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