The Catholic Current

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. 

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. 

This week on Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the troubling signs of incivility creeping into our so-called "civilized" world—including within the life of the Church. He then considers practical solutions to these challenges, before closing with his always-insightful Weekend Readiness. Show Notes Dallas Anti-ICE Shooter Searched For Apps That Tracked ICE Activity; Hoped to Instill 'Real Terror' › American Greatness  Progressive pregnant women are 'popping Tylenol like tic tacs' to protest Trump's prenatal autism warning – One America News Network  Lepanto Institute publishes Cdl. Cupich's VG notice to all priests in Diocese Joseph Cardinal Bernardin – Seamless Garment Doctrine Opposition mounts to Archdiocese of Chicago plan to fete Durbin  After statement from Paprocki, Cardinal Cupich defends award for Durbin  Hillary Clinton WARNS against the rise of 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!

We welcome Grayson Quay to discuss the ideology behind artificial womb research and the attempts to elevate the human body beyond its normal, healthy function. What does our society become if it is not limited by the nature of man?  Show Notes The Theology of Transhumanism  A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine  The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis Brave New World by Aldous Huxley NEW BOTTLES FOR NEW WINE BY Julian Huxley The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes by Mortimer J. Adler 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 some places, just getting a marriage license has been turned into an opportunity for Planned Parenthood to advertise its "services." Let's take a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Planned Parenthood Crashes a Wedding

We welcome Fr. Jerry Pokorsky to discuss how sin is an obstacle to human freedom, which is the opposite of what mainstream society proclaims. Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes The Only Obstacle to Freedom | Catholic Culture 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 likens humanity to unruly children and God to an exasperated parent as he traces how voluntary Christian charity has been warped into entitlement-driven bureaucracy. Replacing faith-rooted charity with coercive redistribution only deepens moral disorder. Let's take a closer look. Watch on YouTube: We're Trying God's Patience

In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the distinction between the Real World and the Realm of Common Experience. Can we enter one in order to leave the other?  Show Notes Is This the "Real World"? | New Oxford Review 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 Stephen White of the Catholic Project to discuss the vocations crisis, both towards the priesthood and marriage. What does this mean for our society, and what does the data show us about how we ought to respond? Show Notes The Invisible Vocations Crisis - by Stephen White Conversions and Receptions into the Church: A Look at the Numbers  A candid conversation about the source of vocations  Reflections on 25 Years of Religious Life  The Catholic Project 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 men go from merely coping in the modern world to living as they ought to, and more accurately, as they were called to? Father McTeigue, S.J. takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Men—Merely Coping?