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We welcome John Tierney of The Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal about the myth of institutional misogyny and the irrationality of widespread cultural misandry. Who is really being mistreated? What happens when society is structured on valorized victimology? Show Notes: The Misogyny Myth by John Tierney The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the Unive...

We welcome Steven Malanga of The Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal about the effects of retail theft. The claim is that stores are being looted by hungry people in order to feed their children. What does the data show, and how does widespread theft impact the local community?   Show Notes: Myth of the Starving Shoplifter by Steven Malanga The Return of Urban Retail Deserts...

We welcome Charles Fain Lehman of the Manhattan Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal about fentanyl abuse. Why is this no longer an issue simply for large cities, and why have attempts to solve the issue been ineffective? Father finishes with some Timeless Thoughts on pain management. Snow Notes: This Is Your City on Fentanyl by Charles Fain Lehman The fentanyl crisis is worsening under...

We welcome Dr. Joshua Katz of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his latest in City Journal about higher education. Two organizations recently ranked universities, and the rankings differ dramatically. Why do many of the so-called elite universities rank so low in regard to free speech? Show Notes: Ranking Colleges by Free Speech Commitment | City Journal Do Humanists Care about Academic...

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the latest dubia submitted by some of the Cardinals of the Church. How were the simple yes-or-no questions answered, and why ask in the first place? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Please pray for Fr. McTeigue as he begins his annual retreat. Show Notes: Full Text of New Dubia Sent to Pope...

We welcome Anna Reynolds of Crisis Magazine to discuss the odd scenario of couples desiring to have more kids but choosing not to do so. What policies and worldviews have created such a family-unfriendly society?   Show Notes: Why Are Americans Having Fewer Children Than They Want? - Crisis Magazine A Catholic Take on the Declining Birth Rate What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Comin...

We welcome back John Horvat of Tradition, Family, and Property to discuss the latest Apostolic Exhortation on the environment. Why has a particular set of scientific conclusions been painted with a false sense of infallibility? What moral weight does the document itself hold?   Show Notes: "Laudate Deum": Apostolic Exhortation (4 October 2023) | Vatican The American Society for the Defense of Trad...

We welcome back Steve Pokorny of Freedom Coaching to discuss breaking up with pornography. What lies of the enemy are at the heart of those compulsions, and how can one find healing in Christ? Be sure to check the Show Notes, as Steve has a very generous offer for listeners of The Catholic Current. Show Notes: The Break Up Letter to Pornography Freedom Coaching | Mention The Catholic Current in Ap...

We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal to discuss the need to admit the spiritual war at hand. Can we be in any way rooted in the Gospel when living under the false notion that we have no enemies? Who benefits from our normalcy bias?   Show Notes We Must Acknowledge Our Enemies - by Sarah Cain They're Ranking Churches Now – PJ Media Isaiah's Job Christendom Lost and Found: Meditatio...

Did you miss the last day 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. The Station of the Cross 2023 Fall Appeal: Heaven Is Our Home Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day four 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. The Station of the Cross 2023 Fall Appeal: Heaven Is Our Home Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day three 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. The Station of the Cross 2023 Fall Appeal: Heaven Is Our Home Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day two 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. The Station of the Cross 2023 Fall Appeal: Heaven Is Our Home Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day one 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. The Station of the Cross 2023 Fall Appeal: Heaven Is Our Home Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the new book by Andrew Isker, The Boniface Option. We're living in a sick system made sick by design. Why are so many hesitant and unable to admit this? More importantly, what do we do about it? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Boniface Option: A Strategy For Christian Counter...

We welcome José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo de Izcue - the authors of a brand new book on the Synod available for free through Tradition, Family, and Property. Why write a book-length warning about the synod, and what has the response been since its publication? The Synodal Process Is a Pandora's Box: 100 Questions & Answers - eBook - TFP Cardinal Burke drops bombshell on Synod of 'ideology...

We're honored to welcome back Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan to continue our week-long critique of the upcoming Synod of Synodality. How is the current form of "synodality" undermining the nature and the purpose of the Church? Show Notes Credo - Sophia Institute Press A New "Synodal Church" Undermines the Catholic Church "Suffocated by Meetings" - Bishop Schneider on Synodality Prominen...

We welcome back Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to continue the conversation on the upcoming Synod of Synodality. With all the issues in the Church and the world, why focus on the things outlined the Instrumentum Laboris? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Snow Notes Regimini Militantis Ecclesiae New dates for the Synod on Synodality The Lies of Synodality - Crisis Magazine Be Angry - Crisis...

We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin our week of discussions on the upcoming Synod of Synodality. Can this even properly be called a Synod? How are faithful Catholics to keep their peace without running to various forms of Hopium and Copium? Show Notes Full text of "Critical Study Of New Mass Ottaviani Intervention" The World Over September 21, 2023 | Synod Central Code of Canon Law...

We welcome back Dawn Eden Goldstein to discuss the history of Alcoholics Anonymous. Who was Father Edward Dowling, and how did his Jesuit vocation help shape the development of AA? We're then given a message of hope from one who benefited from the work of AA. Show Notes Father Ed: The Story of Bill W's Spiritual Sponsor The Dawn Patrol: UPCOMING TALKS & MEDIA APPEARANCES Sacred Heart Church Ho...

We welcome back Canadian journalist Kennedy Hall of Crisis Magazine to discuss the Anti-Catholic & Anti-Western destruction that took place in Canada recently. What's the history of these alleged mass graves, and has anyone apologized now that the story has been proven to be a hoax?   Show Notes Trudeau's Empty Graves Canada's Mass Graves HOAX Hoax confirmed: Excavation of Canada's Native Amer...

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the continual push from transgender idealogues. Why are they putting ideology over monetary? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts, asking who is being prepared to rebuild society. Show Notes The Ruth Institute Allied Organizations | #ResistPride The Ruth Institute | Top 5 Myths Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute Diocesan P...

We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal to discuss the lost art of intelligent argumentation. How can engaging in healthy debate lead to better knowledge of our own positions, and why are so many afraid to fight for the Truth?   Show Notes   A Lost Art: To Disagree - by Sarah Cain | Homefront Crusade The Crusader Gal Sarah's Substack: Homefront Crusade Real Philosophy for Real People...

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue finishes the discussion from last week by explaining the tried and true spiritual resistance training program to fight against the new manifestations of evil. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Meet the New Faces of Evil (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/8/23 The Screwtape Letters Narrated by Joh...

We welcome back Dr. Anne Hendershott of Franciscan University of Steubenville to discuss her article in Crisis Magazine on "performative Catholicism" by politicians and public figures. If their public behavior is so contrary to the faith they claim to profess, why bother faking it?   Show Notes Performative Catholicism - Crisis Magazine Anne Hendershott – Catholic World Report Joe Biden: "Next Rep...