The Catholic Current

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...

We welcome author Mary Harrington of UnHerd to discuss her bestselling book from Regnery Publishing: Feminism Against Progress. What are the arguments against feminism, and given is it even possible to "go back to the way things were before"? Show Notes Feminism against Progress | Mary Harrington Reactionary Feminist Mary Harrington, a writer for UnHerd The Misogyny Myth (John Tierney) 10/19/23 Th...

We welcome back Theodore Dalrymple of City Journal to discuss the omnipresence of therapy and psychology. Have these disciplines been reduced to a kind of superstition? Show Notes The Therapeutic Turn | City Journal Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality | Theodore Dalrymple Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy | Theodore Dalrymple The Weaponization...

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss his latest webcast about the current year. Are there reasons for optimism in 2024? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life Podcast Expect the Unexpected Webcast | The good and bad developments to watch for in 2024 Day 41 Magazine Project Rachel The Monitoring the Future Study | Tables and Figur...

We welcome back Eva Muntean of Ignatius Press to discuss the upcoming West Coast Walk for Life on Saturday the 20th. Who will be speaking, and where does the Pro-Life movement go from here? Show Notes Walk for Life West Coast Speakers - Walk for Life West Coast 2024 Walk for Life Promo video Project Rachel Silent No More Awareness Campaign Catholic Response to Crisis Pregnancy (Ally Laake) 5/18/23...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue wraps up the week long discussion on Fiducia Supplicans by discussing the Overton Window and the providential timing of Lent. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Overton Window RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Reje...

We welcome back author and journalist Kennedy Hall to continue our discussion on the recent documents from Rome by discussing his article in Crisis Magazine. How do you remain faithful in times of trial and confusion?   Show Notes What Is a Couple? - Crisis Magazine Mere Tradition with Kennedy Hall BREAKING: WHOLE CONTINENT OF AFRICA Officially REJECTS Pope Francis' G*Y Blessings RORATE CÆLI: Afri...

We welcome back Dr. Joseph Shaw of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales to continue our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. What does tradition say about blessings, and is that subject to change?   Show Notes Briefing from the Chairman: The Blessing of Irregular Relationships | Latin Mass Society of England and Wales The Abomination of Desolation | Catholic Answers Magazine "What wa...

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to continue our reflections on Fiducia Supplicans and the recent Roman scandals. How can we respond with Faith, rather than hopium and copium? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Confusion is the Intent | Creative Minority Report Stop Flattening the Faith | Creative Minority Report Why We Are Almost Always Betrayed | Creative M...

We welcome back Father Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. Where did this document come from, and what does it mean for clergy in terms of canon law? How might the faithful respond to it?   Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Vatican Blesses "Same-Sex Couples" - OnePeterFive Dicastery for Doctrine of the F...

Father McTeigue begins the new year by opening up the mailbag to answer some listener questions that have been submitted recently. Did yours make it in? Keep sending in your 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 Let's Talk About This - Ask Father Mailbag (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S...

We welcome author Doug Wilson of Christ Church in Idaho to discuss the notion of Christian Nationalism. Why does that phrase strike such vehement opposition in this day, and in reality are those terrified by the phrase more opposed to the word "Christian" or the word "Nationalism"? Why is the sovereignty of Christ the King seen as a controversial position?   Show Notes Mere Christendom — Doug Wils...

We welcome back Fr. Paul Sullins of the Ruth Institute to discuss faulty data analysis that resulted in bans on therapies allowing for sexual orientation change. What is claimed by the idealogues, what is the truth, and why is the narrative so backwards?   Show Notes Counseling Freedom For All – Ruth Institute Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Data: 26 States T...

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Let's Talk About This Encore. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes.   Show Notes Who Needs Another New Year? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/30/22

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Let's Talk About This Encore. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes.   Show Notes Pre-Christmas Reflections (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/23/22

We welcome back Fr. Bill Watson of the Sacred Story Institute to reflect on the graces still available in Advent. What do we need to do in order to enter the Christmas season with Hope? What is the best gift that we can give to Our Lord?    Show Notes Confessing Your Whole Life (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/20/23 The Whole Life Confession – Sacred Story Institute The Whole-Life Confession: Four Weeks...

We welcome John McGuirk of Gript Media Network to discuss the situation on the ground in Ireland. He reports rising crime, a collapsing birth rate and unchecked immigration. Is this how cultures and civilizations die? Show Notes State spending on "allowance" for migrants has tripled in four years - Gript The Government's surrender to Brussels on immigration - Gript McEntee's bizarre intervention o...

We welcome Mike Sullivan of the College of St. Joseph to discuss the newest school that combines the best of Liberal Education with the practical teaching of the trades. How can the Church and the world benefit from tradesmen trained from the fullness of Christendom? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts, giving his first take on the latest controversial document from Rome.   Show Notes College of...

We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Home School FlipHouse to evaluate and encourage home schooling parents at the end of the fall semester. How can an examination of conscience assist those who have embraced homeschooling - both new and experienced? Show Notes Homeschool FlipHouse Examination of Conscience" for Homeschooling Parents 2024 Homeschool Declutter and Design Package The Examen Prayer: Ig...

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the passing of time by reflecting on the upcoming new year. What is the truly Christian view of time? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era A New Year's Celebration? It's About Time For the tired, worried, and stretched ver...