The Catholic Current LTACL: Giving Up on England (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
Oct 29, 2025
Exploring the legacy of Edmund Campion, Father McTeigue dives into the martyr's courageous return to England amidst great danger. He reflects on Campion's poignant letters to Queen Elizabeth, urging her salvation. The discussion shifts to a modern context, pondering the implications of a recent papal meeting with King Charles and whether true conversion was addressed. With a nod to the hopes of English Catholics today, the conversation challenges listeners to consider the faith's future in England.
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Toast In A Historic London Pub
- Fr. Robert McTeigue recounts sitting in a 13th-century London pub and toasting martyrs of Elizabethan England while alive and well as a Jesuit.
- He celebrates surviving in a place once owned by an anti-Jesuit Earl as a small, personal victory.
Walking Edmund Campion's Last Steps
- Fr. Robert McTeigue describes studying St. Edmund Campion and walking Campion's final path from Newgate Prison to Tyburn Tree.
- He emphasizes Campion's choice to return to England knowing it meant torture and a gruesome death for the hope of restoring the faith.
Mission Framed As Divine And Inevitable
- St. Edmund Campion wrote that Jesuits were resolved to win the queen for the faith or die trying, framing mission as sacrificial and inevitable.
- Fr. Robert McTeigue highlights Campion's conviction that the enterprise was from God and unstoppable.