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We welcome back Fr. John Perricone, professor of philosophy at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, as Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., talks about the demise of DEI. What would a real Catholic education look like if there were no DEI? Father also finishes with timely thoughts. Show Notes: RIP, DEI: The End of Our Captivity - Crisis Magazine  In Tune With The World (Book)  The Reconstruction of the Republic (Book) Dept of Education warns states to eliminate DEI policies in public schools or lose federal funding — Post Millennial 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 could it be that the fundamental elements of mortal sin and good preaching would be the same? Let's take a closer look. Let's Take A Closer Look: Good Preaching is Like Mortal Sin

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses raising mature disciples of Christ. Can we offer our children an example better than flowchart theology at St. Typical's? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Dancing Teenagers around Relics of St. Maria Goretti Parenting and Pop Culture - Aleteia  What are we preparing our children for, if not how to face difficulty?  Have we surrendered our kids to the popular culture - Aleteia  Dance in the Liturgy | EWTN  Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time by Marva J. Dawn  Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Thomas Aquinas: Catena Aurea - Matthew: Latin & English Thomas Aquinas: Catena Aurea - Mark: Latin & English Thomas Aquinas: Catena Aurea - Luke: Latin & English Thomas Aquinas: Catena Aurea - John: Latin & English 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 discuss ideological colonialism, DOGE, and the untold history of USAID. Was USAID really immoral from its very beginning? Show Notes A Question of Charity - The Lepanto Institute The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Federal government agencies are using, on average, just 12% of the space in their DC headquarters... Nearly 90% of Feds' Office Space in D.C. Going to Waste, Government Report Finds Is it fair to ask: why does an American President upholding American law precipitate a 'major crisis'? Trump's NGO Apocalypse ━ The European Conservative Apostolic Letter issued "Motu Proprio" Intima Ecclesiae natura on the Service of Charity (11 November 2012) | BENEDICT XVI Catholic Clarity about Charity (Dr. Michael Pakaluk) 2/6/25 Poverty, Inc. Ministry or Apostolate?: What Should the Catholic Laity Be Doing - Russell Shaw 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 did martyrs do it? Grace is not magic, nor does it happen by chance. Let's take a closer look. Let's Take A Closer Look: Magic and Martyrs

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss DOGE, grift, and restoring sanity to women's sports. What are we to make of the response of those in government who prefer to both work and spend in secret? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes DOGE vs. FEMA Is Here How American Educators Are Conning Kids - by Frannie Block Trump mass-fires military academies' 'boards of visitors' in purge of 'woke leftist ideologues'  Media Should Investigate Federal Waste Instead Of The People Uncovering It  House Democrats denied entry into Education Department - POLITICO Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America (10 February 2025) | Francis Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Allen Vigneron of the Archdiocese of Detroit; Appoints Bishop Edward Weisenburger as Successor | USCCB Catholic bishops rebuke Trump's asylum changes, suggest 'canonical penalties' 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 you are at Mass and the priest says, "In the name of the creator, the redeemer, and the sanctifier."  What would you do? Let's take a closer look.   Let's Take a Closer Look: Don't Fix the Mass

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses IVF and the horrific practice of having frozen embryos turned into jewelry. How did we get to the point where we not only celebrate, but sentimentalize our sin? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes The Horror of Human Embryo Jewelry | Desiring God IVF Embryo Jewelry, Custom Fertility Jewelry About Embryo Jewelry, Custom Fertility Jewelry – Revive Jewelry Selling Embryos & Making A Killing (Dr. Tara Sander Lee) 7/10/23 Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24 A Fresh Look at IVF (Sister Renée Mirkes) 8/7/24 The Gianna Center | Catholic Health Pope Paul VI Institute Contact the Center for NaProEthics – Pope Paul VI Institute Biotechnology and the Assault on Parenthood: Donald DeMarco | Internet Archive A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Universalis: Office of Readings Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyrs 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. Michael Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America to discuss the corruption of the virtue of Charity, synodality, and the role of the laity in ordering secular affairs through his latest article in The Catholic Thing. Why do many Bishops defy the roles laid out by Vatican II?   Show Notes Lay Responsibilities and the Order of Charity - The Catholic Thing JD Vance is Right About the 'Ordo Amoris' | Compact Why the Catholic Bishops Are Wrong on Immigration  U.S. Debt Clock USCCB collects money for 'immigration services' but never for 'pro-life activities': Michael Hichborn - LifeSite Billions in Blood Money - Crisis Magazine Ministry or Apostolate?: What Should the Catholic Laity Be Doing - Russell Shaw  Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Poverty, Inc. 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 was the first time you began to suspect there's REALLY something wrong with the world? What have you done with that suspicion? Let's take a closer look.   Let's Take A Closer Look: When Did You First Suspect...? "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist