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We welcome back Stefano Gennarini of C-Fam to discuss recent changes in United States foreign policy, abuses of international aid, and national sovereignty. Might the country be moving closer towards a core element of Catholic Social Teaching: subsidiarity? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes How Trump's Dismantling Of USAID Marks A Seismic, Historic Shift In America's Role In The World | ZeroHedge USAID D.C. Headquarters Closed To Staff After Musk Declares Agency Shutdown With Trump's Approval – One America News Network DHS official confirms dept will defy Kristi Noem if they 'don't agree with' her priorities: OMG  BREAKING NEWS: Trump Announces Vast Pro-Life Policies - C-Fam The Dirty Truth Behind Bill Kristol's 'Private' Funding – PJ Media Trump Eradicates Gender Ideology on Week One - C-Fam Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization – The White House World Health Organization: Friend or Foe? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 5/27/22 The World Health Organization Doesn't Like You (Dr. Rebecca Oas) 2/19/24 Contradictions from the UN? (Dr. Rebecca Oas) 11/18/24 Elon Musk Confirms Trump Admin Shutting Down Pro-Abortion USAID - LifeNews.com Tiktok influencer and activist from Uganda thanks the U.S. for ending USAID aid.... U.S. Debt Clock 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 are we to respond to those who claim that there are "more important things to do" besides serving the Truth? Can such moral relativism ever be the "pastoral approach"? Let's take a closer look. Let's Take A Closer Look: Father, Truth Is Divisive! 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 Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses cooperation with the living God, the power of nature, and the modern idolatry of technology. Are we the masters or the servants of the tools that we have created? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes The Cross and the Machine | First Things  Paul Kingsnorth  Episode 9: Against Paul Kingsnorth  Technology Is Not Neutral - Crisis Magazine  Analog Hunger in a Digital World: Confronting Today's Identity Crisis  The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry  Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It Gerald Gardner and the Origins of Wicca: Emerging Worldviews 21 - Breakpoint Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) - IMDb Colossus The Forbin Project (1970) The Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection Montana kills bill to jail priests for 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling - LifeSite World's Most Premature Baby Ever, Born at 21 Weeks, Celebrates His 4th Birthday 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. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the recent Executive Order regarding gender ideology. What is the right way to respond to body dysmorphia, and what are the ramifications of returning discourse at all levels to biological reality?   Show Notes Ruth Institute Parent Resources – Ruth Institute References, Sources, and Citations – Ruth Institute Mom, I think I'm gay. Dad I think I'm trans. — How to Respond | Ruth Institute Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government – The White House Trump's education department probes blue state school for turning girls' bathroom into 'all-gender' space Trump signs executive order to prohibit gender transition procedures for minors - OSV News  'Transgender' Inmate Sues Trump Administration Over Order Removing Men from Women's Prisons | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald Dismantling The Administrative State Is A Critical Task Requiring Great Effort - American Thinker  Homily of His Eminence Card. Joseph Ratzinger | Vatican Basilica April 18, 2005 A Brief History of Our Annihilation - 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!

Why is it more courageous to rescue a child rather than a case of Bud Light from a burning building? Is there a distinctively Christian form of Bravery? Let's take a closer look.   What is Christian Courage? | Let's Take A Closer Look

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to take the temperature of the Pro-Life movement with the change in the American administration. Where does he think we should go next, and how likely is that to occur? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life | Linktree 40 Days for Life | Search Your Location Day 41 Magazine To the Heart of the Matter: The 40-Day Companion to Live a Culture of Life What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion What to Say When 2: Your Proven Guide in the New Abortion Landscape - How to Discuss, Clarify, and Question Abortion in a Hostile Culture | Shawn Carney Buy Both Books with Special Pricing Defund Planned Parenthood | 40 Days for Life President Donald Trump Signs Pardons for 23 Pro-Life Americans - LifeNews.com Vance Condemns Abortion at March for Life: "We Need More Babies in America" - LifeNews.com Here's 9 Pro-Life Actions President Trump Took During His First Week - LifeNews.com Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24 A Fresh Look at IVF (Sister Renée Mirkes) 8/7/24 LIME 5: Exploited by Choice - Mark Crutcher Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2024, Killing 73 Million People - LifeNews.com California Drops Prosecution Against Sandra Merritt, Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Aborted Baby Part Sales - LifeNews.com 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!

There's a hot new club that's opened in the past few years. Membership may be skyrocketing, but here's the thing: nobody should want to be a part of it. Let's take a closer look. Don't Join This Club... | Let's Take A Closer Look

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue again discusses Acedia and the subtle idolatries of delusional optimism. How can we break from the desires for others to "do the work" for us? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium"  Symposium on Catholics & American Political Life | New Oxford Review  A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper Kingship Of Christ and Organized Naturalism - Angelus Press JFK : Houston Ministerial Association Full Speech "Religious Belief and Public Morality: A Catholic Governor's Perspective," an address by Gov. Mario Cuomo of New York - September 13, 1984, as a Lecture in the University of Notre Dame's Department of Theology | Archives of the University of Notre Dame Cardinal Pie and the Social Kingship of Christ - Crisis Magazine President Donald Trump Signs Pardons for 23 Pro-Life Americans - LifeNews.com Jean Shepherd Live at the Limelight - "Scratchy Suit & Steel Mill Mailroom (restored)" 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 author Matthew Plese to discuss his latest book about the comprehensive culture of Christendom. What was lost, and how can we rise above indifferent membership in the Church?   Show Notes Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom: Second Edition | Matthew Plese The Roman Catechism Explained for the Modern World The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence A Catholic Life The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity - Josef Pieper   A Catholic Life: What is Epiphanytide? Understanding Epiphanytide: The Octave of Epiphany through Septuagesima Living a Liturgical Life | The Fatima Center 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 don't have the luxury of endless opining. Sometimes we have to stop talking and we have to start doing what needs to be done.   Let's take a closer look. After All the Listening—Then What? "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist