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Unsolicited Advice for Knoxville (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/31/25

Release Date: 10/31/2025

Re-evaluating Your Spiritual Life (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/14/25

The Catholic Current

Father McTeigue completes his reflections from earlier in the week, explaining that most people don't realize what sin is, and don't understand the rupture that it causes. Until we grasp this, we cannot grow in the spiritual life. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes

The Holy Souls in Purgatory (Steve Ray) 11/13/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome back Steve Ray, convert and expert tour guide of the Holy Land, to explain how we should think about Purgatory, how we should explain it to others, and why we need to pray for the dead. Show Notes

LTACL: Repentance Is Not Enough | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.

The Catholic Current

Fr. McTeigue continues his exploration of how modern understandings of sin are lacking, and what else we must do. Pius XI had some things to say. Let's take a closer look. Watch on YouTube:

The Development or Disruption of Doctrine? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 11/11/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome back historian Dr. Darrick Taylor to speak about the development of doctrine. What has the Church historically taught about the death penalty, and can it change? How does the recent pronouncement regarding Mary as Co-redemptrix compare to Cardinal Newman's description of doctrinal development? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes

LTACL: Repentance—Are You Doing It Wrong? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/10/25

The Catholic Current

Do you go to confession and consider that the slate has been wiped clean? If so, you might be doing it wrong. Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube:

Do We Still Need Missionaries? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/7/25

The Catholic Current

In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the missionary history of the Church, and considers how it relates to the attitudes of many in the Church today. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes

Rogue Priests? (Michael Hichborn) 11/6/25

The Catholic Current

An Organization of Dissident Priests Is Being Supported by Bishops and Cardinals—Why? We welcome Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to explain. Show Notes

LTACL: Better Ghostwriters for the Church? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/5/25

The Catholic Current

When a recent cleric referred to the Traditional Latin Mass as a spectacle, did he know what he was saying? Was he aware of the recent spectacles being promoted in his diocese and beyond? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube:

Adopting Frozen Embryos? (Matthew McKenna) 11/4/25

The Catholic Current

We welcome Matthew McKenna to the show, to discuss the difficult and nuanced topic of frozen embryos, and the theological quagmire that they are in. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes

LTACL: A Wasted Martyrdom? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/3/25

The Catholic Current

In the current environment of inter-faith sessions, let us look to the martyrs. What would St. Margaret Clitherow, Pearl of York, have done and said? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube:

More Episodes

Father McTeigue takes a look at the efforts in the Knoxville Diocese to explain how the modern Mass relates to actual Vatican II documents, and he asks some pointed questions. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness, to prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

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Weekly Roundup, October 17, 2025 - by Peter Kwasniewski

The “Latin Novus Ordo” Is Not the Solution

On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Novus Ordo: Dr. Kwasniewski’s Lecture “Beyond ‘Smells and Bells’: Why We Need the Objective Content of the Usus Antiquior”

United we stand? Kneel? Chant? | Charlotte was Both RORATE CÆLI: Full Text of Dr. Kwasniewski’s Talk on the Superiority of the Old Lectionary over the New

True Obedience in the Church: A Guide to Discernment in Challenging Times

Two Dates, Two Different Feasts: October vs. November “Christ the Kings” New Liturgical Movement: Sadness in the Diocese of Knoxville

A Wider View of Vatican II: Memories and Analysis of a Council Consultor

The Memoirs of Louis Bouyer: From Youth and Conversion to Vatican II, the Liturgical Reform, and After

Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul

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