Podcast appearances and mentions of robert mcteigue

We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta to talk about what needs to happen to fix our public schools, what we should be asking of our representatives, and how parents ought to be responding in the meantime. Show Notes Dr. Duke Pesta - Public School Exit  It's Time for a School-Choice Program in New York  Teachers Are Quitting Because Kids Can't Read (video) Teachers Quit because of Technology (video)  The Dr. Duke Show - FreedomProject Media  The Upstart 'Classic Learning Test' Gets a Testy Welcome From the SAT | RealClearInvestigations Herald of the Gospel Sermons | Podcast on Spotify Homeschool FlipHouse  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!

Most people treat church like “anti-hell insurance” — quick in, quick out, no change required. That's not how saints are made. In this episode, Fr. McTeigue calls out the culture of “St. Typicals” and asks: Are you being trained for heroism… or comfort? Watch on YouTube: What's Your Parish Good For?  

We welcome Dr. Ryan Messmore from the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education to talk about how Catholic education can be done better, and what that would look like. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Institute for Catholic Liberal Education The Mind That Is Catholic: Fr. James Schall Another Sort of Learning: Schall S.J., Fr. James V. The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods (Not In A Series) Docilitas: On Teaching and Being Taught: Schall S.J., James V. 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 do we pray rightly? Fr. McTeigue guides listeners through the steps of thoughtful, reflective, and rightful prayer, that we may not only pray better, but live more prayerfully.

Since South Korea, with its advanced technological culture, has one of the highest suicide rates along with other signs of societal despair, what does that suggest about the direction we're heading? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness. Show Notes South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society  Why South Korea is Collapsing: The Coming Economic Crisis  South Korea Is a Dystopia  South Korea Archives - Zeihan on Geopolitics  The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII: Gilson The Cult of the Imperial Self | New Oxford Review The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: Carr, Nicholas Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom: Plese, Matthew R 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 Karl Denninger to discuss the brokenness of the healthcare industry and what ought to be done about it. Since the vast majority of us accept that something is wrong with the current model, let's imagine something different, and how that would impact the rest of society. Better yet, let's talk about what would happen if existing laws were enforced. Show Notes The Bill To Permanently Fix Health Care For All in [Market-Ticker] Leverage: How Cheap Money Will Destroy the World | Wiley Surgery Center of Oklahoma 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 treat God like a smartphone? Swipe when you need Him. Ignore when you don't. Demand instant answers. Get annoyed when He doesn't "perform." God isn't your emergency backup. Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: The Presence and Absence of God  

We welcome Dr. Stanley Ridgley to share how DEI is deeply woven into our institutions, how much money its proponents are being paid to promote it, and why so many schools are afraid to say no. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes DEI Exposed: How the Biggest Con of the Century Almost Toppled Higher Education Sowell EXPOSES Everything WRONG with IVY LEAGUE Schools (Video) Apple executive sorry for saying white people can be diverse Daily Beast Mocks Stabbing Victim Salman Rushdie for Canceling Commencement Address  Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline America's College Towns Go From Boom to Bust  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. explains why saying Truth with a capital T sends today's academics into meltdown—and how Christ offers not control, but fulfillment. Watch on YouTube: Why Do Academics Hate the Truth?

What have we lost through an ignorance of our collective history? What are we being manipulated into forgetting? Father McTeigue confronts these questions in this week's episode of Let's Talk About This. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Nicholas Carr | What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains  Teachers Quit because of Technology  The Shallows: How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember Amusing Ourselves to Death 20th (twentieth) edition Text Only: Neil Postman The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains  Forgotten Customs of Rogation Days - OnePeterFive Another Sort of Learning: Schall S.J., Fr. James V. Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom Hey! We Found Your Culture! (Matthew Plese) 1/23/25 Social media giant hit with scathing ad campaign amid anger over AI chatbots sexually exploiting kids 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 Cassandra Nelson to discuss whether there is value in fiction in terms of our spiritual lives. Is there an implicit message about the human soul that can be revealed by reflecting on how Christ used stories to teach? Show Notes A Theology of Fiction: Nelson, Cassandra Cassandra Nelson: Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture A Theology Of Reading: The Hermeneutics Of Love: Jacobs, Alan The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction: Jacobs, Alan Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind 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 Diane O'Toole to talk about what crisis pregnancy centers really do, and how the state of Massuchusetts is using tax dollars to persecute such places and keep women away from the help that they need. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Pregnancy Care Alliance of Massachusetts Choice Begins Here  The Fatima Center  Rachel's Vineyard Worldwide Directory of Pregnancy Help 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!

5/9/25 - Change of plans... we have a new Pope! Joe McClane, host of A Catholic Take, joins Father McTeigue as we unpack the first sermon delivered by Pope Leo XIV and consider some potential "first steps" that our Holy Father may consider taking.  If you enjoy The Catholic Current and the other great Catholic programs from The Station of the Cross, please consider making a donation of any size to support our apostolate! As a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, your donations are tax deductible and help us to continue spreading the Gospel to the airwaves for years to come! To make a donation, call 1-877-711-8500, visit thestationofthecross.com, or use your iCatholicRadio mobile app. We also offer a great assortment of thank-you gifts, which can be viewed at thestationofthecross.com! Thank you for your generosity.

5/8/25 - Change of plans... we have a new Holy Father! Joe McClane, host of A Catholic Take, joins Father McTeigue as we provide live commentary and first reactions to the introduction of Pope Leo XIV! If you enjoy The Catholic Current and the other great Catholic programs from The Station of the Cross, please consider making a donation of ay size to support our apostolate! As a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, your donations are tax deductible and help us to continue spreading the Gospel to the airwaves for years to come! To make a donation, call 1-877-711-8500, visit thestationofthecross.com, or use your iCatholicRadio mobile app! We also offer a great assortment of thank-you gifts, which can be viewed at thestationofthecross.com! Thank you for your generosity!

5/7/25 - We are joined all week by special guest Joe McClane, host of A Catholic take, as Father McTeigue answers YOUR questions live on the air! If you enjoy The Catholic Current and the other great Catholic programs from The Station of the Cross, please consider making a donation of ay size to support our apostolate! As a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, your donations are tax deductible and help us to continue spreading the Gospel to the airwaves for years to come! To make a donation, call 1-877-711-8500, visit thestationofthecross.com, or use your iCatholicRadio mobile app! We also offer a great assortment of thank-you gifts, which can be viewed at thestationofthecross.com! Thank you for your generosity!

5/6/25 - We are joined all week by special guest Joe McClane, host of A Catholic take, as Father McTeigue answers YOUR questions live on the air! If you enjoy The Catholic Current and the other great Catholic programs from The Station of the Cross, please consider making a donation of ay size to support our apostolate! As a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, your donations are tax deductible and help us to continue spreading the Gospel to the airwaves for years to come! To make a donation, call 1-877-711-8500, visit thestationofthecross.com, or use your iCatholicRadio mobile app! We also offer a great assortment of thank-you gifts, which can be viewed at thestationofthecross.com! Thank you for your generosity!

5/5/25 - We are joined today by special guest Joe McClane, host of A Catholic take, as Father McTeigue answers YOUR questions live on the air! If you enjoy The Catholic Current and the other great Catholic programs from The Station of the Cross, please consider making a donation of ay size to support our apostolate! As a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, your donations are tax deductible and help us to continue spreading the Gospel to the airwaves for years to come! To make a donation, call 1-877-711-8500, visit thestationofthecross.com, or use your iCatholicRadio mobile app! We also offer a great assortment of thank-you gifts, which can be viewed at thestationofthecross.com! Thank you for your generosity!

Can you distinguish between guilt and shame? Can you live a life of contrition without drowning beneath the crippling shame of your sins? Fr. McTeigue would like to explain how you are called to live, as a loved sinner. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Furious Longing of God The Devil You Don't Know: Recognizing and Resisting Evil in Everyday Life: Cameli, Louis J. Learning to love what God has made  This might be the best trick the devil has up his sleeve  Self-Hatred as a Barrier to One's Calling - 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!

We welcome scholar Robert L. Kmita to the show to discuss why Tolkien is hated by some, and how Tolkien's work stands apart from some other famous Christian writers.  Show Notes Tolkien's True Love - by Robert Lazu Kmita  Kmita's Library  Amazon.com: The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien Tolkien On Fairy-Stories 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's the real state of the Church today—revival or collapse, hope or delusion? Fr. Robert McTeigue uses the red pill vs. blue pill metaphor to confront hard truths, false comforts, and the call to radical fidelity. If you're tired of denial and despair, this is your wake-up call to live the truth. Watch on YouTube: It's Time for the Truth

We welcome back Sarah Cain to ask if Catholic media is different to secular news sources and if it should it be. Father and Sarah share their stories about how they found themselves working in media. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Homefront Crusade (Sarah Cain) Failing Foundations: The Pillars of the West Are Nearing Collapse What will make people more likely to accept the “truthiness” of truth?  Do we need a review of Church teaching on reputation and slander?  Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power: Pieper, Josef Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies: McEntyre, Marilyn 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 if the answer to the end of the Easter season wasn't a simple as Pentecost or Corpus Christi, but was somehow eternal? What if how we live ought to relate to a reality that is outside of and beyond time? And how would we live that way while acknowledging life's sufferings? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look.   Watch on YouTube: When Does Easter End?

Planned Parenthood activists have begun proclaiming that saints performed abortions and that abortion was once not considered a sin by the Church. Fr. McTeigue takes apart these deceptions and sheds truth on the lies. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Didache | EWTN Flash of Light When Human Egg is Fertilized (Video) Epistle to Diognetus What Did St. Thomas Aquinas Believe about "Ensoulment?" | Catholic Answers Q&A Has the Church Really Changed Its Teaching on Abortion? | Catholic Answers Magazine Cardinal Tagle Sings on Stage Hong Kong gives cardinal his passport back for Pope Francis's funeral after 2022 arrest 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 Dr. Ray Guarendi to talk about how we can better get along with the people in our lives. What's an appropriate amount of compromise, and how do we know when to walk away? Show Notes How to Get Along with Almost Everybody 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 Matt Archbold to discuss what a difference Easter makes in the lives of Christians and the rest of the world. Are you changed? Show Notes Catholic Unscripted: Interfaith idols and Catholic conversion. Catholic Unscripted: Perversion and Conversion 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!

Happy Easter! In this thought-provoking reflection, Fr. McTeigue challenges us to move beyond just saying "He is risen" and to truly examine whether we live as though it's true. Watch on YouTube: Do You Really Believe He Is Risen?

In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, Fr. McTeigue seeks three different perspectives: a Jesuit, Fr. Fessio; a pastor, Fr. Casey Jones; and a shepherd, Bishop Olson. He closes with his own thoughts about how we should focus and pray in the coming days and weeks. Show Notes Universi Dominici Gregis (February 22, 1996) | John Paul II Matthew 16:18-20 - Bible Gateway St. Catherine of Siena Novena Bishop Olson Interviewed 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!

Most people look at a cross, but never see it. Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., unpacks why the crucifixion should shock us, what it reveals about our wounds, and how it exposes both the horror of sin and the triumph of divine love. This isn't sentimentality. It's a wake-up call. Watch on YouTube: Have You Seen the Crucified?

We welcome back Steve Pokorny to talk about the all-too-common struggles with porn addiction and how such media affects people's brains, especially those who are still developing. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.  Show Notes Freedom Coaching  Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality: Expanded Edition A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart: Pieper, Josef The Enemies Of Love: Watkin, Aelred 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!

Holy Week isn't just a liturgical shift—it's a call to examine our souls. Are we truly ready for Easter, or just eager for Lent to end? Fr. Robert McTeigue offers four unsettling signs we might not be ready, and what to do before it's too late. Watch on YouTube: Ready for Easter? (Probably Not)

In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Father looks at the world of reading, and the world that doesn't read. Do we lose more than we realize when we turn away from the written word and towards other mediums? Why has reading become a sign of status? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Why everyone stopped reading (YouTube)  Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd ed: McEntyre, Marilyn Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education Another Sort of Learning: Schall S.J., Fr. James V. The average college student today (Scriptorium Philosophia Substack) Midnight Maxims: Dalrymple, Theodore The Quotable Chesterton: The Wit and Wisdom of G.K. Chesterton: Belmonte, Kevin The Power of the Word Project  How Romantics and Victorians Organized Information: Commonplace Books, Scrapbooks, and Albums The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College  My unread books remind me I'm running out of time (just in time for Lent) The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance 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 Jaspreet Singh Boparai to the show to discuss recent cultural and religious conferences in London, the decline of meaningful engagement in modern society, and the urgent need for cultivating truly transformative Catholic intellectual and artistic renewal.  Show Notes Prayer and Pikachu in London | Jaspreet Singh Boparai | The Critic Magazine The Lamp Magazine | Cristina Campo A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Unforgivable: And Other Writings by Cristina Campo  Resistance Writer by Robert McTeigue | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity 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!

Ever felt like philosophy is disconnected from the “real world”? Fr. Robert McTeigue challenges that assumption and reveals how the true, the good, and the beautiful are more real than the chaos we're sold. Watch on YouTube: Who Needs the Real World?  

We welcome Gary Isbell to shed light on the supposed mass graves at Canadian Catholic schools, and how it has now been shown that they don't exist. Churches were burned and vandalized without cause, and no apology has been given. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Four Years, $320 Million and Zero Bodies: The Mystery of the “Graves” at Canada's Kamloops School - The American TFP First indigenous nun at Canadian school contradicts anti-Catholic ‘mass grave' narrative Are you guilty of informational littering? Do we need a review of Church teaching on reputation and slander? 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. challenges the common question 'How can I pray better?' and invites us to ask something deeper: 'How can I pray always?' Discover the heart of a true prayer life—and why it's not just about set times but living in the presence of God. Watch on YouTube: Pray More, Pray Better, Or...?

In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue explores how our addiction to our phones is affecting our culture, our relationships, and our souls. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: Carr, Nicholas Redeemed Vision: Setting the Blind Free from the Pornified Culture The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future(Or, Don 't Trust Anyone Under 30) The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults 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 Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to explain how so many of the hymnals at Catholic parishes are produced by companies that are not Catholic and are opposed to Church doctrine. Are the music choices at your parish undermining worship and funding the Church's enemies? Show Notes The Hymnal Industrial Complex - The Lepanto Institute Sing Like a Catholic (Book) Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns: How Pop Culture Rewrote the Hymnal (Book) What Many Priests No Longer Believe - Homiletic & Pastoral Review The Problem With “Mary Did You Know” New Liturgical Movement: Fons et Culmen Sacred Liturgy Summit - July 1–4, Menlo Park, California  Elevating Worship: Christendom College Unveils Liturgical Training Program - Adoremus  Centenary of the Motu Proprio Tra Le Sollecitudini | EWTN 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 Eric Sammons to talk about the demographic crisis that is happening in the Catholic Church, and especially in America. If the numbers show decline, why is our model not changing, and how should we proceed? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes The “New Evangelization” Has Officially Failed. – Padre Peregrino Crossroads -- Religion trends are full of puzzles 12 Proposals For Catholic Renewal In a Post-Institution Age - Catholic Missionary Disciples - College Station, TX  Not Even AI Can Save Us Now - Crisis Magazine No Church for Young Men - 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!  

In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue explores the effect of sin on our lives, as well as the connection between sin and pain. He instructs listeners in the different ways that they can learn to resist sinful habits. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes American Antigone: Archbold, Matthew - Books Why Do You Repeat Your Sins?  Why do we lie to ourselves? How to unite mind, soul, and body against sin  Advice from an aging, repentant sinner  Pain--has an Element of Blank-- by Emily Dickinson 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 scholar John Rist to the show, who explains where and when England began to turn its back against Christianity. He makes the compelling argument that Catholics and even clergy are failing today to defend the Faith, because they have not learned how.  Show Notes Prominent English Scholar Says His Country's Decline Began With the Reformation England's Decline: As ‘Our Lady's Dowry' Wanes, Is the Catholic Faith Set for a Revival?  A Brief History of Our Annihilation (Fr. McTeigue) - 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!

We welcome Rob Marco to discuss the effects of artificial intelligence on our lives. In all of the focus on what we can gain from this technology, might we pause to consider what we lose? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Humans > Humanity - Crisis Magazine Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Why Matter Matters: Philosophical and Scriptural Reflections on the Sacraments 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 today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue analyzes the history of those who have created worldviews and ideologies that exclude God while attempting to enact a utopian vision. He also scrutinizes some contemporary advocates of such policies, and shows exactly where their arguments fall apart. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass.  Show Notes Can we be Good without God? On the Political Meaning of Christianity Liberty: Rethinking an Imperiled Ideal Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come Kansas City lawsuit over stolen Host 3-year-old is Hero for Braving the Dark to Help Great-Grandma After Bloody Fall: ‘Yay, I did it!' WA superintendent threatens to cut funds for district that vows to tell parents about students' gender identity | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com UK drops to its unhappiest world ranking to date – here's why 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 struggle to fast during Lent, or with penances more broadly? Fr. Robert McTeigue takes a closer look at the fasting of Lent, and how we should re-evaluate our understanding of the practice. We can learn a surprising amount about love, food, and sacrifice from the Italians. Watch on YouTube: This Lent—Fast Like an Italian!  

We welcome Dr. James Wood to discuss the cultural changes in regards to the acceptance of Christianity and religiosity more broadly. These are strange times for Christendom. Father finishes with timely thoughts. Show Notes Christendom's Autopsy - by James Wood - Aaron Renn Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture: Renn, Aaron M.: 9780310155157 A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Christians at the End of the Pax Americana | New Oxford Review The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation A Secular Age: Taylor, Charles - Books The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God: Weigel, George Can we be Good without God? On the Political Meaning of Christianity: Tinder, Glenn 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!

If we cannot distinguish between loneliness, solitude, and isolation, we will not be able to fight against what can be a crippling source of pain. We live in a fallen world, and we must know how to identify what is merely normal human emotion, as well as lies from the Devil. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Life of Solitude: Finding God in the Solitude of Francisco Palau The cure for loneliness the world won't tell you about  The Loneliness of Lent  Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community The Importance of Developing and Maintaining Your Social Fitness  Poem: Pain has an Element of Blank 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 Dr. Darrick Taylor to explore American relations with Israel and the Middle East. Then looking at America, can we rejoice that the age of liberalism is coming to an end, or are we just living in a new iteration of it? Show Notes “America First” Does Not Mean Unlimited Support for Israel - Crisis Magazine  Reports of Liberalism's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated - Crisis Magazine  The Secret History of Hamas | The Corbett Report  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!

Lent is easy for people to get wrong. What is the most important question to ask yourself to begin Lent well? If you don't know, and if your focus is wrong, you will do more harm than good in this season. Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look.  Watch on YouTube:  Here's Goliath! Where's David?

We welcome Stacy Trasancos to discuss IVF, examining both the biological and moral flaws. Father and Stacy explore alternatives for women and whether IVF is merely the lazy choice for doctors. Father finishes with timely thoughts. Show Notes Catholics: First and Final Defense Against IVF - Crisis Magazine  IVF: Mr. President—You're Wrong. Call Me. | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.  Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 162: Gene-Edited Babies and the Runaway Train of IVF  Gianna Center (Women's Health Fertility in Manhatttan) NaPro Technology  Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) - Natural Womanhood  IVF is Not the Way: The False Promises of Artificial Procreation Particles of Faith: A Catholic Guide to Navigating Science Why In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Is Evil 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. takes on this week's Let's Talk About This by comparing the time that we are in now with a prior year in which so much change was taking place. Can we use the mistakes of the past to forge a better future? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis The Year Of Our Lord 1943 (Book Review)   What 2018 Can Learn from 1943 Return of the Strong Gods Worship in a Time of War 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 William M. Briggs, known as Statistician to the Stars, to talk about feminism in the workplace and academia, as well as what the data can really show us. He explores the victim mindset and how we have built institutions around perceived oppression. Show Notes US Atty Ed Martin Tells Georgetown Law the DOJ will reject any applicant for a fellowship or internship program from a school with DEI programs | The Post Millennial  “Feminism Is A Disease Of The Rich” – William M. Briggs Jobs for the Girls (PDF) Letter to Women (June 29, 1995) | John Paul II  St. John Paul II's ‘Letter to Women' at 25: ‘Feminine Genius' Affirmed| National Catholic Register  Everything You Believe Is Wrong by William M Briggs The Church and the Culture War by Joyce A. Little Ungodly Rage: The Hidden Face of Catholic Feminism by Donna Steichen 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!