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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses another disturbing aspect of St. Typical's: not taking Lent seriously. What can the faithful do to act against half-hearted pretending? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue...

We welcome therapist Dan Lawson of Catholic Therapy Solutions to discuss the modern state of marriage and the family. How can couples course correct in order to achieve their goals? Show Notes Catholic Therapy Solutions Hearts Renewed Treasuring the Goods of Marriage in a Throwaway Society Smuggling Hope Podcast: How to Build Your Family Culture | Spotify Why Is Family Life So Hard? (Fr. Robert Mc...

We welcome Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J. to discuss his latest articles in First Things and Catholic World Report about Fiducia Supplicans. Why were those who raised concerns about the document labeled as hypocrites?   Show Notes More Confusion About Same-Sex Blessings | John Finnis, Robert P. George, ​Peter Ryan, S.J. | First Things Persona Humana - Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethic...

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days For Life to discuss the witness given by those who choose to pray outside of abortion clinics during Lent. How can this lead to a growth in the virtue of Hope? Father finishes with some Timely Thoughts. Show Notes 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life | Search Your Location Day 41 Magazine To the Heart of the Matter: The 40-Day Companion to Live a Culture of Lif...

We welcome back Dr Rebecca Oas from the Center for Family and Human Rights to discuss recent movements from the World Health Organization. Why are they rushing a treaty about future pandemics, and how are they involved in scientific sleight of hand while pushing transgenderism? Show Notes World Health Organization: Friend or Foe? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 5/27/22 Congressmen Worry New Pandemic Tr...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the power of words by sharing some of his favorite quotes. Why should we create and share commonplace books? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists What is a Commonplace Book? (4 Types Expained) The Lost Art of Reading? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 2/12/2...

We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Homeschool Flip House to discuss living Lent as a family. How do our spiritual enemies make use of anxiety to distract us from the true purpose of our Lenten practices?   Show Notes Homeschool Flip House 40 Lent Activities for Families (That Are Simple And FUN) Lenten Resources – Holy Heroes The Catholic All Year Compendium - Signature Copy Around the Year with t...

On 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 Lent | Diocese of Buffalo Pastoral Statement on Penance...

We welcome Dr. Ingrid Skop of the Charlotte Lozier Institute to discuss the recent attack on scientific papers critical of abortion pills. What are we to do when even peer-reviewed scientific studies are facing politicized censorship? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Assault on Science | Charlotte Lozier Institute Charlotte Lozier Institute A Journal Retracts Three Studies Showing...

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of the Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss the decline in personal reading. Is there more than the rise of technology at fault? What effect does it have on our souls?   Show Notes What We've Been Reading in 2023 | Controversies in Church History The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Mora...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the need to meditate on the Four Last Things as we approach Lent. Why is the common method of Lenten preparation seen at St. Typical's insufficient? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Want a better Lent? Go to Hell!   3 Easy steps to the worst Lent ever!   The Concept of Sin: Josef Piepe...

We welcome back Dr. Catherine Pakaluk of The Catholic University of America to discuss her upcoming book with Regnery Publishing. Why do well-meaning attempts to counter falling birthrates fail, what are the true motives for having large families, and why must government programs fall short of a meaningful solution?   Show Notes Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth | Dr Ca...

We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to update us on the more recent attacks against Christians. Why is there continued media silence on such attacks, and why is hope for a "Muslim Reformation" a foolish idea? Show Notes 'A Field of Jihad' The Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2023 (Christmas Edition) The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive Thousands Fill Dubl...

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss some of the latest headlines in the Church and in the world. Is there anywhere to turn to for hope? Father finishes with some Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Exclusive: Lourdes bishop hopes to make decision on Rupnik mosaics by spring | Catholic News Agency Christian vet who beheaded Satanic statue at Iowa Capital charged with hate c...

We welcome back Dr. John Bergsma of The Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss their newest free Lenten resource, the Exodus & Exile Challenge. How can the book of Exodus help us to strive towards our true home, both during Lent, and beyond?   Show Notes Exodus & Exile Challenge – St. Paul Center Exodus & Exile - Trailer Lent: Sin Can Kill You; Shame Doesn't Have To Straigh...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the role of the mind in Christian discipleship. What does worthy worship have to do with the use of the intellect? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes: Christianity and Philosophy | Etienne Gilson Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! The God...

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice, Florida to discuss the upcoming season of Lent and the faith of the life of parishioners. How can pastors better lead their congregations in the life of faith?   Show Notes Father Bux: 'Fiducia Supplicans' Does Not Belong to the Authentic Magisterium, Calls on Cardinal Fernández to Resign - Edward Pentin Fr. Casey Jones - When Jesus Speaks,...

We welcome back Missy Martinez-Stone of the Center for Client Safety (formerly Reprotection) to discuss the trauma of abortion, and especially the recent push for widespread use of abortion pills. How can we best change the hearts of those operating under misplaced compassion?   Show Notes: Center for Client Safety Project Rachel Biden commemorates Roe v. Wade's 51st anniversary by accusing GOP of...

We welcome Dr. William Boegel of The Opal House Guatemala to talk us through the process of responding to a radical calling from God. Why ought we leave our comfort zones in order to serve Him? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes: The Opal House Guatemala Stretched for Greater Glory: What To Expect From The Spiritual Exercises - George Aschenbrenner Serving Christ on Mission in Asia...

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his latest in Crisis Magazine. How did the methodology seen in the Synod on Synodality help lead to Fiducia Supplicans, and what is "magical thinking"? Show Notes The Time of Magical Thinking - Crisis Magazine Pascendi Dominici Gregis (September 8, 1907) | PIUS X The Syllabus Of Errors - Papal Encyclicals The Cult of the Imperial Self The False Hope of...

We welcome back author and apologist Steve Ray to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press. What can the book of Genesis teach us about the absolute sovereignty of God, and why is typology important?   Show Notes Genesis: A Bible Study Guide and Commentary | Steve Ray Steve Ray's Website | Defenders of the Catholic Faith Abraham: Father of Faith and Works St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide...

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of The Ruth Institute to discuss the many evils involved in surrogacy. How are couples facing the great pain of infertility being manipulated, and what are some of the physical and spiritual dangers involved?   Show Notes Why Everyone Should Oppose Surrogacy Children and Donor Conception and Assisted Reproduction – Ruth Institute Elevated Physical and Medical Ris...

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss some of the biggest headlines in the year of 2024 thus far. How can we avoid the temptation to explain away bad news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes The Lepanto Institute Müller - 'Fiducia supplicans' is 'self-contradictory' Cardinal explains how African rejection of Fiducia Supplicans was handled | Catholic N...

We welcome author and pastor Monsignor Richard Antall to discuss his recent article in Crisis Magazine. What is the meaning of worship, and why do so many Catholics get this wrong?   Show Notes Worship for God…or for Us? - Crisis Magazine What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Who Needs Worship? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/20/23 Why Mass Doesn't Need To Be "New and...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the correct way to view the passing of time. How can we learn to trust in God when in times of sorrow? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity - Glenn Tinder The Fabric of Hope: An Essay - Glenn Tinder A New Year's Cele...