The Catholic Current

We welcome back Mike Aquilina of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss the Catholic teachings about Mary. How can the common objections of Protestants be answered, and why is her motherhood so needed in today's culture? Show Notes Centuries later, we're still discovering reasons to celebrate the Assumption Keeping Mary Close: Devotion to Our Lady through the Ages – Mike Aquilina His...

We welcome Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P. to discuss the Rosary and to promote the upcoming Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage. Why should we pray the Rosary, and how can we pray it more fruitfully? Father finishes with some Timeless Thoughts, reflecting on his now 33 years in religious life.   Show Notes Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Joyful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - S...

We welcome back Fr. Bill Watson S.J. of the Sacred Story Institute to discuss synodality, discernment, and the Church in Germany. How are we to find and maintain our peace in the midst of troubling headlines? Show Notes Will the Synod on Synodality Change Church Moral Teaching? - Ask Fr. Bill #128 Sacred Story Institute Synod.va INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS LCWR members discuss stark reality of future lea...

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the Eucharistic irreverence seen at World Youth Day. What was so controversial, and who thought it was a good idea? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Snow Notes The Eucharist at WYD? | Fr. Z's Blog World Profanation Day - Crisis Magazine Eyewitness Report from WYD - Savannah Dudzik Anonymous...

We welcome back Fr. Robert Nixon OSB of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity to discuss the spiritual classic by Thomas à Kempis: The Imitation of Christ. Why does this work continue to have such power, and what have the good people at TAN Books done to bring it to a new generation of Catholics?   Show Notes The Imitation of Christ (Deluxe Edition) Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in Today's L...

We welcome Dr. Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children to discuss school choice and parental rights. What does the education landscape look like, and is there any hope for the future? Show Notes Mediocrity: 40 Ways Government Schools are Failing Today's Students American Federation for Children Education Freedom Pledge The School-Choice Election Wave - WSJ Georgia Democrat defects...

We welcome back Dr. John Bergsma of the Saint Paul Center to discuss humility, scripture, and priestly formation. With so many resources now available, why are many Christians still biblically illiterate? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.    Show Notes Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood – St. Paul Center The Word of the Lord – St. Paul Center Living Sacrifice: The Priesthood i...

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss an article of his from Crisis Magazine. What does traditionalism, orthodoxy, and obedience mean, and at what point does the preference for familiarity become normalcy bias?   Show Notes Is Traditionalist Catholicism a Sect? - Crisis Magazine Controversiae Ecclesiasticae | Controversies in Church History Podcas...

Father McTeigue opens up the mailbag once again to answer some of the 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 Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum On Facilitating Reception of Communion...

We welcome historian and archivist Dr. Johan Ickx of to discuss his latest book with Sophia Institute Press. Why is Pope Pius XII so consistently slandered, and what is the truth of his efforts during the second World War? Show Notes The Pope's Cabinet - Sophia Institute Press In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin: Erik Larson PIUS XI - Mit Brennender Sor...

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine. Why is it so wrong to believe that Jesus "loves us just the way we are", and more importantly who would even want that statement to be true?   Show Notes Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are? | Crisis Magazine Life of Christ: Fulton Sheen My Path to Heaven: A Young Person's Guide to the Faith F...

We welcome Dr. Rebecca Oas of The Center for Family and Human Rights to discuss the American abuse of NGO's, Disaster Relief, and Foreign Aid in order to fund and export abortion to less developed and struggling nations. We wrap up with Jim Havens to discuss his newest Pro-Life initiative. Show Notes Feminist Conference Livid at Presence of Pro-Family Head of State | C-Fam WHO Annual Report Expose...

We welcome back Sarah Cain better known as The Crusader Gal to discuss her most recent article in Crisis Magazine. Why have so many so-called thought leaders in the Church and the world capitulated to moral relativism? What happens to a society that lacks the courage necessary to defend the Truth?   Show Notes The Moral Cowardice of Ignoring Trans Adults - Crisis Magazine Reuters Encourages Anorex...

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the effects of a failure of developing one's moral and aesthetic imagination. What had to go wrong for someone to compare the experience of going to a pop concert to the worship of the all-holy God? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert felt a lot like...

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Crisis Magazine and OnePeterFive to give context and refute false narratives while discussing the history of failed ecumenical councils. Why are reactions so visceral when some question whether Vatican II might be a failed council?   Show Notes Vatican II Failed, Not the Church - OnePeterFive Dr. Taylor's Website - Controversiae Ecclesiasticae Dr. Taylor's Sub...

We welcome back distinguished author and scholar Heather Mac Donald of The Manhattan Institute to discuss disparate impact analysis and its effects on the legal system. What are the common narratives around policing and crime, and how do they compare to the actual facts and statistics?   Show Notes When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threat...

We welcome back Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to discuss the collapse of parish life. What happens to the faithful when a parish seems to lose sight of its singular mission? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes The Problem of Powerless Parishes What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Ten...

We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta of Freedom Project Academy to discuss modern attempts to devalue Christianity through the re-writing of ancient prayers. Why do some Christians seem embarrassed by the Christianity that they claim to profess?   Show Notes Is 'The Sparkle Creed' Proof of the 'Decline of Christianity'? – PJ Media The Latest Trans-Outrage, Turning The Apostle's Creed Into The "Sparkle C...

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue finishes our week of reflections on education. How does our current educational model cheat both our ancestors and our posterity? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Does modern education endanger the soul? An Unteachable Society and the Church Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthf...

We welcome Michael Hartney of The Hoover Institution to continue our week reflecting on education. What did Catholic schools do differently during the Covid Interruption, and why did it work in comparison to public schools? What can public education learn from the Catholic model? Show Notes What the shocking Nation's Report Card scores reveal about Catholic schools | Fox News How Policies Make Int...

We welcome Joshua Long of Crisis Magazine to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on catechesis. What do we need to change about our approach to teaching the Faith, and why?    Show Notes The Improper Catechesis of Catholic Schools - Crisis Magazine Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/2...

We welcome back Matt Lamb of The College Fix to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on issues in higher education. Why are things continuing to go off the rails in universities across America? Are there any bright spots? Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts.   Show Notes Professor made student 'uncomfortable' with open debate, gets fired | The College Fix Texas professor f...

We welcome Elisabeth Sullivan of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education to begin a week reflecting on education. What difference does authentically Catholic education make for both teachers and students, and what can the Institute do to help foster it?   The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education National Conference - Institute for Catholic Liberal Education Register for the 2023 ICLE Nati...

In this podcast-extended Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue once again goes line-by-line through a "statement of principles" released by Catholic members of Congress who try to cite their Faith as reason for their advocacy for abortion. Is this year's statement any better than their first one?   DeLauro Leads Catholic Lawmakers In Releasing Renewed Statement of Principles DeLauro Statement on...

We welcome back author, composer, and scholar Dr. Peter Kwasniewski to discuss his latest book on sacred music with TAN Books. What is the proper understanding of music and participation in liturgy, and why is it so important to get right?   Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Cantabo Domino Tradition and Sanity WARNING: The Musi...