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We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss courage, the myth of the "modern man", and the powerful witness of facing persecution for Christ. Is the rise of secular activism the inevitable result of rejecting the transcendent?   Show Notes Teen Denied Diploma for Mentioning Christ in Graduation Speech. – Creative Minority Report Tracker: Over 400 Attacks on U.S. Catholic C...

We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to discuss the most recent document coming out of Rome. Is there a difference between what the text says and what it means, and why are some calling for "re-reception" of the teaching of Vatican I?   Show Notes The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in the Ecumenical Dialogues and in the Responses to the Encyclical 'Ut unum sint,' Ecumenism and papal p...

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his recent article in Crisis Magazine. How have modern depictions of Jesus helped bring about the elevation of the self, and what will it take to reclaim our Catholic heritage? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Is Christ a Magician? - Crisis Magazine Works of St. Anselm: Cur Deus Homo: Book First About that 'Personal Relationship with Je...

We welcome back James Corbett of The Corbett Report to discuss the creation of the 24-hour news cycle, mediated reality, and the power of suggestion. How susceptible to narrative are we, and how can we be more intelligent consumers of information?   Show Notes The News is a Social Construct (2017) | The Corbett Report   The Media Matrix | Full Documentary | The Corbett Report   This Is What The Gl...

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes.   Show Notes Confronting the Demon of Discouragement (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/26/24 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching...

Did you miss the live version of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current.   2024 Spring On-Air Appeal: "This is My Body... This is My Blood." 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Questions? Com...

Did you miss the live version of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current.   2024 Spring On-Air Appeal: "This is My Body... This is My Blood." 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Questions? Com...

We welcome back Kathleen Carr of the Catholic Art Institute to discuss beauty, fellowship and the upcoming events of the Institute. How can the Church benefit from the development of the next generation of Catholic artists? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Retreat | Catholic Art Institute Conference 2024 | Catholic Art Institute His Majesty's Men Choral Concert & Conference | C...

We welcome back Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk of the National Catholic Bioethics Center to discuss brain death and the ethically concerning technologies involved in organ donation. Why are some choosing to tinker with the definition of death?   Show Notes Father Tad's Website The National Catholic Bioethics Center Making Sense of Bioethics FatherTad.com | Lectures To Die Well   Seriously… how can death b...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue walks through his latest article published in Crisis Magazine. Does the bad behavior seen at St. Typical's really display an inward resentment of God? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine What To Do When the Truth Hurts (Fr. Robert McTe...

We welcome back Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to discuss her latest in City Journal on the Racial Justice Act of 2020 in California. What was Operation Windstar, and how are unrelated accusations of historical racial bias being used to overturn criminal convictions?   Show Notes California's Looming Crime Catastrophe | City Journal California Racial Justice Act for All Signed Into...

We welcome back Dr. Judge Glock of the Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal on the debt crisis facing major cities. Given the seemingly insurmountable debt they face, is it wrong to ask whether the municipal budgets were designed to fail? Show Notes How Debt Ate Chicago | City Journal U.S. Debt Clock World Debt Clocks Debate: 75 Years after A-Bomb - Did Welfare Cause Detroit's...

We welcome back Steve Malanga of the Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal on homelessness, and the government responses fueled by do-something-ism. How much worse have government housing policies made the situation? Father finishes with some Timeless Thoughts. Show Notes Gimme (Government) Shelter | City Journal U.S. Debt Clock World Debt Clocks Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences...

We welcome back Jim Meigs of the Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal on plagiarism and an anti-scientific trend within the scientific community. Is ideology valued above truth even within scientific journals? Show Notes Unscientific American | City Journal The Great Debate: Dinesh D'Souza v. Dr. Michael Shermer - The Thinking Conservative Two DEI deans at elitist MIT accused...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the virtues needed to commit to the truth. How can we prepare ourselves to better hear and accept difficult and painful calls to conversion? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes An Unteachable Society and the Church   Does modern education endanger the soul?   Why do we lie to ourselve...

We welcome back Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. of EWTN to begin to scratch the surface in discussing Eastern Catholicism. How did the spread of the twelve apostles lead to such liturgical diversity within the Catholic church, and how can we best appreciate and participate in this rich history? Show Notes Why Istanbul Is Not Constantinople (Anymore) Answering Orthodoxy - A Catholic Response to Attacks from...

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the newly instituted Ex-Gay Visibility Day to be celebrated on June 2nd. Why do proponents of the sexual revolution despise those who advocate for sexual orientation change?   Show Notes Ruth Institute Counseling Freedom For All – Ruth Institute References, Sources, and Citations – Ruth Institute Parent Resources – Ruth Institute...

We welcome back Liz Yore of Yore Children to discuss the history of the Catholic Church in China and the reports of an upcoming renewal of the Vatican's secret deal with China. Is there any reason to believe that this won't be another slap in the face of the many missionaries and martyrs who ministered to the people of China? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Cardinal Kung Foundatio...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses skepticism, credulity, and the intersection of symbol and mystery. What's wrong with the desire to always "understand" and "comprehend" the mysteries of the Faith? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes "We May Not Fully Understand…" Reality Beyond Words Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understan...

We welcome back Michael O'Neill of EWTN, known as The Miracle Hunter to continue our discussion on the latest Roman document about discerning supernatural phenomena. Given the changes in the process of discernment, how is his work likely going to change going forward? Is he going to be out of a job soon? Show Notes The Miracle Hunter Science and the Miraculous: How the Church Investigates the Supe...

We welcome back Dr. Mark Miravalle of Ave Maria University to continue our discussion on the latest document from Rome on discerning supernatural phenomena. Will this document help or hinder devotions to classic Marian apparitions, and what are we to make of the factual and historical errors in the document? Show Notes Dr Mark Miravalle's Website Private Revelation: Discerning With the Church | Dr...

We welcome back Mike Aquilina of of The Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology to continue our week long assessment of the latest document out of Rome. What is the historical and biblical basis for Marian apparitions, and why should we still pay attention to them today? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Mike Aquilina's Website Norms of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith...

We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin our week long assessment of the latest document out of Rome on supernatural phenomena and Marian apparitions. What do the categories in the document mean, and what are we to make of the confusing contradictions as a result of their definitions? Show Notes Norms of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for proceeding in the discernment of all...

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue once again opens up the mailbag to answer listener questions. Keep sending in questions to our Ask Father page to get in for next time! Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 1 Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 2 Ask Father McT...

We welcome back Dr. Rebecca Oas of the Center for Family and Human Rights to discuss the pandemic treaty being proposed by the World Health Organization. Is this a chance to enact ideology through opportunism? What is the appeal for developed nations to sign on to such a treaty? Show Notes The Center for Family and Human Rights | C-Fam Latest Draft of WHO Pandemic Treaty Revealed - C-Fam US and Ch...