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We welcome back Dr. Catherine Pakulak to discuss the birth dearth, and how the way that children are raised plays a role in the decision to avoid having families. If economic incentives aren't enough, what should we be doing differently? Show Notes Why Children Became Useless: Faith and the Future of the Family | Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | 2025  Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | Washington, D.C. | The Busch School of Business, Washington, DC | CUA  Are There Good Reasons to Have Children Today? w/Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | Ep. 117 iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What does taking out the trash have to do with Advent? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Advent: Time to Take Out the Trash!  

We welcome Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss how Christmas has changed over recent decades, and how we ought to approach the season. We end with special guest Viviana Falleti, who introduces us to the joy of her children's books, just in time for Christmas.  Show Notes Chevy's New Christmas Ad Marks the End of an Era - Cypher News The Happiest Christmas Tree Ever | Children's Book Books by Viviana Falleti iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Our Lord came to us in history, remains with us in mystery, and will return to us in glory. That last part is often overlooked. Father McTeigue offers a corrective. Show Notes Get ready for the Apocalypse with this one neat trick! The Four Great Evils of the Day |  Henry Edward Manning Discourses On The Latter Days |  Father Henry James Coleridge S.J. Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings | Alfred Delp Superman No.1 Comic Book Found in Mom's Attic Bags $9.1 Million in Most Valuable Comic Auction Ever  Justice in the Church: Gender and Participation | Benedict Ashley  Women in the Priesthood?: A Systematic Analysis in the Light of the Order of Creation and Redemption iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life, to discuss the fallacy of the so-called Seamless Garment. Is it true that a pro-lifer who exclusively fights against abortion is doing something wrong, or not doing enough?  Show Notes The "Seamless Garment" Is Quiet Propaganda for Abortion. – Padre Peregrino Unraveling the Seamless Garment | Catholic Answers Magazine  The Seamless Garment: Death for the Pro-Life Movement | EWTN  The Consistent—and Not So Seamless—Ethic of Life iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. warns of a ditty that you might hear in the coming days, "Mary did you know?" and explains how it cancels Christmas. Watch on YouTube: Please Don't Cancel Christmas   Show Notes  https://www.catholic.com/tract/immaculate-conception-and-assumption https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius09/p9ineff.htm https://aleteia.org/2015/12/09/the-problem-with-mary-did-you-know/ 

We welcome Ryan McMaken from the Mises Institute to discuss why the SNAP program keeps expanding, and how it was originally designed not to alleviate poverty, but to raise food prices. Father closes the episode with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Why Food Stamp Recipients (and Government Contractors) Should not Be Allowed to Vote | Mises Institute  41 Million (One in Eight) US Residents Are on Food Stamps | Mises Institute iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this first installment of his Advent reflection series, Father Robert McTeigue, S.J., shares his sermon for the First Sunday of Advent—an unflinching call to spiritual alertness. He invites listeners to pray for humility, clarity, and generosity this season as we live as people destined for glory.

In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the fading of Christendom through history, culture, and theology, pushing back against claims that its decline is either inevitable or desirable. He challenges the Church to reckon with how we arrived here and what rebuilding authentic Catholic civilization must look like. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes To a Hierarch…with Regret… | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.  [Catholic Caucus] Head of Italian bishops says 'the end of Christendom is not a defeat'  'We have no consensus to gain': Zuppi calls for new commitment to evangelization  Italian Cardinal Zuppi hails 'end of Christendom,' says it won't be a defeat - American Thinker  https://x.com/Monarchies2000/status/1992285831198015904  A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Catena Aurea: Commentary On the Four Gospels Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers Thomas Aquinas: Catena Aurea - Matthew: English  First Sunday of Advent | USCCB iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What should we be doing this Advent? No, not about the lights, or the tree, or even the presents. What should we be doing as Catholics? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: What Do You Want for Advent?

We welcome S.A. McCarthy from The American Spectator to the show, to discuss how Islam conquered Catholic Spain, and what American Catholics ought to learn from the mistakes of Europe. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.  Show Notes How Islam Conquered Catholic Spain — Again | The American Spectator American Christians: Heed the Example of Decimated Europe | The American Spectator  Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West  What Catholics Need to Know About Islam: William Kilpatrick Gunmen abduct over 200 students from Catholic school in Nigeria Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What happens when a prominent Catholic hierarch seems to have made…ahem…a misstatement—on a world stage? Father McTeigue has a suggestion. Watch on YouTube: To a Hierarch…with Regret…

How do we consider the End Times without falling into hysteria or the date-guessing that contradicts scripture? In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue explores what we can and should be doing. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Return of the King: Discourses on the Latter Days The Four Great Evils of the Day The Temporal Power of the Vicar of Jesus Christ Soothsayers of the Second Advent iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

For two days only, Joe McClane will join Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. live, and together they'll examine today's hot topics with the light of Faith. Would you like to play a role in supporting the mission of The Station of the Cross? Donate now and pledge your gift.

The USCCB made an announcement on Instagram, regarding their recent Special Statement on immigration.  But should they be using Instagram at all? Watch on YouTube: Bishops on Instagram?!?   Show Notes The original USCCB reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ_uiq8EoTd/?igsh=dmw2b2l6ZXNneTF1 Documentation of Crimes KAYLA HAMILTON: https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/police-teen-gang-member-charged-in-strangling-death-of-aberdeen-woman-with-autism RUBY GARCIA: https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/09/24/michigan-illegal-alien-pleads-guilty-murdering-ruby-garcia-execution-style/ LIZBETH MEDINA: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lizbeth-medina-death-arrest-rafael-govea-romero-edna-texas-cheerleader/ RACHEL MORIN: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/rachel-morin-trial-killer-case-victor-martinez-hernandez-maryland-harford/ LAKEN RILEY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laken_Riley JOCELYN NUNGARY: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/jocelyn-nungaray-death-what-know-houston-19540683.php MOLLIE TIBBETS: https://www.courthousenews.com/immigrant-found-guilty-of-murdering-university-of-iowa-student/ MELODIE WALDECKER: https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2024/07/maryland-woman-dead-after-being-struck-by-her-own-vehicle-in-virginia-carjacking/ 

For two days only, Joe McClane will join Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. live, and together they'll examine today's hot topics with the light of Faith. Would you like to play a role in supporting the mission of The Station of the Cross? Donate now and pledge your gift.

We welcome Fr. Michael Rennier to the show, to discuss whether we are approaching Catholic education the wrong way. Catholic schools tend to be a subject of much debate. We output children with high academic outcomes, but alarming numbers leave the Faith entirely.  Show Notes The purpose and goal of education Death of Christian Culture Restoration of Christian Culture Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education eBook Beauty for Truth's Sake: On the Re-enchantment of Education The Lost Tools of Learning  iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Father McTeigue completes his reflections from earlier in the week, explaining that most people don't realize what sin is, and don't understand the rupture that it causes. Until we grasp this, we cannot grow in the spiritual life. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.  Show Notes The Concept of Sin: Pieper, Josef Why does God care about 'little' sins?  Why Do You Repeat Your Sins?  Saint Thomas and the Problem of Evil: Maritain, Jacques Introduction to the Devout Life | St. Francis De Sales iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Steve Ray, convert and expert tour guide of the Holy Land, to explain how we should think about Purgatory, how we should explain it to others, and why we need to pray for the dead.  Show Notes Catholic Convert | Steve Ray Leaf by Niggle, by J.R.R. Tolkien  The Great Divorce: Lewis, C. S. Miserentissimus Redemptor - Papal Encyclicals Praying for the Dead and Gaining Indulgences During November iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Fr. McTeigue continues his exploration of how modern understandings of sin are lacking, and what else we must do. Pius XI had some things to say. Let's take a closer look.   Watch on YouTube: Repentance Is Not Enough

We welcome back historian Dr. Darrick Taylor to speak about the development of doctrine. What has the Church historically taught about the death penalty, and can it change? How does the recent pronouncement regarding Mary as Co-redemprix compare to Cardinal Newman's description of doctrinal development? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Pope Leo and the Death Penalty Charade - Crisis Magazine The Truce of '68 Revisited - Crisis Magazine  By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment Mater Populi fidelis - Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary's Cooperation in the Work of Salvation (4 November 2025) Fr. Peter Totleben, O.P on Co-Redemptrix  Development of Doctrine and Its Discontents - Crisis Magazine iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Do you go to confession and consider that the slate has been wiped clean? If so, you might be doing it wrong. Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Repentance—Are You Doing It Wrong?

In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the missionary history of the Church, and considers how it relates to the attitudes of many in the Church today. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Deadly Indifference: How the Church Lost Her Mission, and How We Can Reclaim It: Eric Sammons Holy Mass - Jubilee of the Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies (26 October 2025) "Mater Populi Fidelis", Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary's Cooperation in the Work of Salvation  On Mary as Mediatrix of All Graces by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange - OnePeterFive Voters Chose Violence - Creative Minority Report Farmworkers Are Heroes After Rescuing 20 Children from Burning School Bus in California iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

An Organization of Dissident Priests Is Being Supported by Bishops and Cardinals—Why? We welcome Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to explain. Show Notes The Lepanto Institute Catholic Priests and Bishops Promote Dangerous Trans Ideologies - The Lepanto Institute  Courage International Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

When a recent cleric referred to the Traditional Latin Mass as a spectacle, did he know what he was saying? Was he aware of the recent spectacles being promoted in his diocese and beyond? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Better Ghostwriters for the Church?

We welcome Matthew McKenna to the show, to discuss the difficult and nuanced topic of frozen embryoes, and the theological quagmire that they are in. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Even if Embryo Adoption is Moral, You Shouldn't Do It - Catholic Exchange Doctrinal Commentary on concluding formula of 'Professio fidei' | EWTN  The Catholic Current: What Does IVF Do to Our Souls? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/7/25 Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24 The Catholic Current: An Honest Look at IVF (Leila Lawler) 3/4/24 Selling Embryos & Making A Killing (Dr. Tara Sander Lee) 7/10/23 Saint Paul VI Institute Trump Issues Self-Defeating IVF Announcement | Sarah Cain The Slave Market in Our Midst - Crisis Magazine IVF: Mr. President—You're Wrong. Call Me. | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In the current environment of inter-faith sessions, let us look to the martyrs. What would St. Margaret Clitherow, Pearl of York, have done and said? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look.  Watch on YouTube: A Wasted Martyrdom?

Father McTeigue takes a look at the efforts in the Knoxville Diocese to explain how the modern Mass relates to actual Vatican II documents, and he asks some pointed questions. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness, to prepare you for Sunday Mass.  Show Notes YET ANOTHER Sermon by the Rector of D. Knoxville's Basilica: The 3rd time's not the charm | Fr. Z's Blog  Weekly Roundup, October 17, 2025 - by Peter Kwasniewski  The "Latin Novus Ordo" Is Not the Solution  On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Novus Ordo: Dr. Kwasniewski's Lecture "Beyond 'Smells and Bells': Why We Need the Objective Content of the Usus Antiquior"  United we stand? Kneel? Chant? | Charlotte was Both RORATE CÆLI: Full Text of Dr. Kwasniewski's Talk on the Superiority of the Old Lectionary over the New  True Obedience in the Church: A Guide to Discernment in Challenging Times Two Dates, Two Different Feasts: October vs. November "Christ the Kings" New Liturgical Movement: Sadness in the Diocese of Knoxville  A Wider View of Vatican II: Memories and Analysis of a Council Consultor The Memoirs of Louis Bouyer: From Youth and Conversion to Vatican II, the Liturgical Reform, and After Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul Nonprofit Removes 300,000 Landmines in Sri Lanka, Allows 280K People to Return to Their Homes  The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)  Massimo Faggioli explains that the theology of the TLM and the NO are not the same German woman seeks political asylum in US Vatican to weigh in on Mary's role in salvation with doctrine document on Nov. 4 | Catholic News Agency  With thousands in Sudan trapped in besieged city, Catholic leaders amplify calls to end war  Is a Reverent Novus Ordo Just as Good? - Catholic Family News  

We welcome back Erika Ahern from The LoopCast to discuss why conservatives keep making the same mistakes in the culture war. Why are they afraid to use some of the same methods of the Left? Is there an approach that doesn't result in constantly losing ground? Show Notes The Jimmy Kimmel Trap: We Fell For It Again... | The Deep iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

How would Edmund Campion, who was martyred for the faith, have reacted to Pope Leo's recent ecumenical meeting and prayer with King Charles? Father McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Giving Up on England

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss the woes of synodality, aggressive ecumenism, and religious indifference. Examining various failed experiments within the Church, he urges us to return to what matters most. Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Tiring of God - Crisis Magazine Father Perricone Torches Against the Abyss: The Complete Essays of Rev. John A. Perricone Unthinkable Before Amoris Laetitia – Leo XIV Received Divorced Remarried British Royals Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III make history with first joint prayer since Reformation iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue analyzes the pastoral letter of Fr. Carter, who is pastor of The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Chattanooga, TN. In that pastoral letter, claims were made about the elimination of the Traditional Latin Mass that don't live up to a closer reading.  Radio listeners: This is an extended podcast. To continue from where we had to stop broadcasting on the radio, skip to 45:10. Show Notes TREASURES NEW AND OLD | UNITY IN FAITH  | Pastoral Letter The Hermeneutic of Continuity in a Time of Transition | Oct. 19 2025 Homily Charlotte, Knoxville, and the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass The “Latin Novus Ordo” Is Not the Solution  Index Lectionum: A Comparative Table of Readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite (Lectionary Study Aids) First African Nation to Eliminate River Blindness Treated Millions with Ivermectin to Achieve Great Success iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray to discuss the new apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, what it means for Catholics, and what the document misses in regards to the poor.  Show Notes Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025) Charity Reports - The Lepanto Institute Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Two Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Three Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Four Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Five Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Six iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Faithful Catholics are being deprived of their familiar and historic mode of worship without an explanation as to why. Father McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: An Explanation, Please? The letter to the faithful from the diocese of Knoxville: https://dioknox.org/news/letter-regarding-traditionis-custodes-in-diocese-of-knoxville

We welcome Doug Truax from Restoration of America to discuss how Christians should understand the political world around them and why the causes our parishes support matter. Father concludes with his Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Restoration of America iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The way that the Church has historically helped entire cultures to raise themselves out of destitution is not by giving them cash, but Christ. Let's take a closer look at how this worked and why. Watch on YouTube: The Real Remedy for Poverty

In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue exposes how so much of modern charitable efforts inside and outside the Church are not really about helping those who need it, but about photoshoots and media exposure. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Screwtape Letters audiobook (Narrated by John Cleese) The Screwtape Letters: Lewis, C. S. Mere Christianity: C. S. Lewis Chicago procession leader aims at 'solidarity' with detainees, criticizes commission bishops  Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby  Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like...”  Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | USCCB  Peace President Never Rests: Trump Announces Meeting With Putin to End ‘Inglorious' Ukraine War – RedState  Healthy Father Euthanized Alongside Wife in Washington State - Slay News $25 Thrift Shop  Purchase May be ‘Priceless' Glasswork Belonging to Scottish King Robert the Bruce

We welcome back Karl Denninger of Market Ticker to discuss the connection between immigration and poverty, as well as who is hurt by the decisions made by our political elitists. Why are laws regarding the harboring and hiring of illegal aliens not being enforced? Joining from the terrestrial radio? Pick up where you left off by skipping to 44:51. Show Notes The Facts Nobody Wants in [Market-Ticker] Global Trade Realignment in [Market-Ticker] 8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens  

Fr. McTeigue exposes the danger of treating “the poor” as an abstraction — or worse, as objects of pity and curiosity. Learn why true compassion means suffering with, not looking down on, and why real Christian charity must include the soul, not just the body. Watch on YouTube: What About the Poor?

We welcome back author Sarah Cain to discuss how surrogacy ought to cause us to ponder the institution of slavery, as well as why beauty is important in our churches and our liturgies.  Show Notes The Slave Market in Our Midst - Crisis Magazine  Homosexual men at a surrogacy conference Where Heaven Still Touches Earth - by Sarah Cain  Inside the Remaining Charlotte TLM - Crisis Magazine  The Crusader Gal  Failing Foundations: The Pillars of the West Are Nearing Collapse by Sarah Cain Saint Paul VI Institute The National Catholic Bioethics Center Massachusetts Couple Loses Foster Children for Crime of Christianity – Creative Minority Report All Traditional Latin Masses CANCELLED in Diocese of Knoxville  

There has been a lot of talk about the poor recently, but official documents seem to leave much unsaid. Let's take a closer look. Watch on YouTube: The Sacrament of Redistribution

In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue explores the origins of the term "social justice" and walks us through what is being proposed under the dubious auspices of compassion and charity. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025) The Lepanto Institute The Market Ticker (Karl Denninger) Entering the darkness : Christianity and its modern substitutes by Norman, Edward R Leo XIV: A Pontificate On Ice Chesterton on Cheese | The Amish Catholic iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back acclaimed writer Joseph Pearce to show how great literature can help every Catholic man striving for virtue and holiness, and where to start. In a culture that fosters toxic masculinity on the one hand and effeminacy on the other, the literary giants of the past offer an inspiring alternative vision of true manhood. Show Notes Joseph Pearce - jpearce.co Great Books for Good Men: Reflections on Literature and Manhood iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Fr. McTeigue asks the hard question—Who really benefits when bishops champion certain policies? Follow the money, follow the motives, and discover why credibility in the Church is worth protecting at any cost. Watch on YouTube: Should We Follow the Money?

Is America a proposition? An idea? A nation of immigrations? We welcome John Daniel Davidson, who explains that America is being ideologically rewritten in a way that denies her history and nationhood. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes America Isn't A ‘Proposition,' It's A People Open Borders Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction? By Michelle Malkin  Tougher Standards | Bill Whittle iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. examines how the Church's dependence on government money can quietly undermine her mission. When “Caesar's coins” come with strings attached, credibility and moral authority suffer—shown recently in statements about immigration and social justice.  Watch on YouTube: What Does Caesar Want from Us?

We're trying something new here on The Catholic Current for this special edition. All week long, Joe McClane will join Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. live, and together they'll examine today's hot topics with the light of Faith. Would you like to play a role in supporting the mission of The Station of the Cross? Donate now and pledge your gift. You can also call 1-877-711-8500.