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We welcome back Leila Lawler to discuss false compassion and the emotional manipulation being used to sidestep the numerous moral concerns surrounding IVF. When has this strategy been used in previous cultural issues, and are Catholics on track to fall for it again?   Show Notes Like Mother, Like Daughter The aborted fetal cell research world you know nothing about The Concentration Can: When Does...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue reads some excepts from his upcoming book project to spark your Lenten meditations. How can we best pray with Christ as we move through this time of mortification? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Just Another Lent at Saint Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/23/24 The Chaplet of the Seven Sor...

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice in Florida to discuss Eucharistic profanation, false enthusiasm, and the ill effects of misunderstanding Sunday Mass. What response has Fr. Jones had to preaching uncomfortable truths? Show Notes Seton Naples | YouTube The Grave Danger of Receiving the Eucharist Unworthily Catholics and Protestants in Germany announce intercommunion move des...

We welcome back author and canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to discuss the willful neglect of canon law seen in recent headlines within the Church. What is the effect of both clergy and laymen acting as if law doesn't matter?   Show Notes Vatican Doctrine Office Reaffirms That Catholics Cannot Be Freemasons Report: Cardinal Calls for 'Permanent' Dialogue with Freemasons| National Catholic Re...

We welcome back journalist and artist Julian Kwasniewski of Wyoming Catholic College to discuss his latest articles in The Catholic Thing and Crisis Magazine. How might the rise of so-called AI relationships cause us to make a radical choice for reality? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Why I Love AI (It's Not Why You Think) - The Catholic Thing AI "Girlfriends" Prove Modern Men Do...

We welcome back author and journalist Kennedy Hall to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine. How can we benefit this Lent by meditating on the reality of Hell, and why have the Four Last Things been so often neglected? Show Notes Hellfire is Realer Than Real - Crisis Magazine The Justice and Yes, the Mercy of Hell Want a better Lent? Go to Hell! Fra Angelico - The Last Judgment The Screwta...

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...