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Did you miss the third day of Ask Father during the Fall Fund Drive? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years!   Show Notes 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss the third day of Ask Father during the Fall Fund Drive? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years!   Show Notes 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal Day 2 - Sins Against Synodality? Let's Talk About This Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!  

During Day Two of The Station of the Cross' Fall Fund Drive, Father McTeigue breaks tradition to discuss the breaking news coming out of Rome today with Joe McClane of A Catholic Take. A so-called penitential service was held to kick off the latest round of the Synod on Synodality. How will the spin doctors try to give a positive interpretation to the shocking and scandalous statements that came out of this Marxist struggle session?   Show Notes 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! Michael Haynes: "The Vatican's Synod Confession ceremony just ended..." Pope leads penitential service on eve of Synod with cardinals confessing list of new sins Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did you miss day one of Ask Father during the Fall Fund Drive? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! Show Notes 2024 Fall On-Air Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years! 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! 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, Father McTeigue once again opens up the mailbag to answer listener questions. Keep sending in questions to our Ask Father page to get in for next time! Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Catena Aurea - Matthew Catena Aurea - Mark Catena Aurea - Luke Catena Aurea - John The Magis Center for Reason and Faith Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998) | John Paul II A Closer Look at Faith and Reason (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/6/23 Science at the Doorstep to God Are Science and Faith Compatible? How Catholicism Started Modern Science (Gary Michuta) 01/12/22 The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings Sacred Story Institute The Whole Life Confession – Sacred Story Institute The Whole-Life Confession: Four Weeks of Awakening to Mercy, Healing and Peace Sacred Story: An Ignatian Examen For The Third Millennium Nefarious: The Must-See Movie (Cary Solomon) 5/15/23 Talking Back: A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer: Scriptural Reflections According to the Spiritual Exercises | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Christians at the End of the Pax Americana: From A Warfare State to A Welfare State The Cult of the Imperial Self The Dying of the Light: The Disengagement of Colleges and Universities from Their Christian Churches | James Tunstead Burtchaell The Poor Old Liberal Arts Pontifex Minimus by Paul V. Mankowski | Articles | First Things Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism: Scott & Kimberly Hahn What's the Truth About Pfizer Pharmaceuticals? (Dr. Naomi Wolf) 9/19/24 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! 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 Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. of the Magis Center to discuss his recent book from Sophia Institute Press on happiness and the recent and disturbing rise of despair. What is happiness, and why does modern culture reject what it really takes to find it? Show Notes The Four Levels of Happiness - Sophia Institute Press The Magis Center for Reason and Faith Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998) | John Paul II A Closer Look at Faith and Reason (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/6/23 Science at the Doorstep to God Are Science and Faith Compatible? How Catholicism Started Modern Science (Gary Michuta) 01/12/22 The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings The Confessions: Saint Augustine of Hippo The God We Seek - Dr. Paul Weiss The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church (Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.) 1/26/22 The Abolition of Man: C. S. Lewis 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! 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 Mary Carmichael of Homeschool Flip House to discuss commitment and the often misunderstood word of "resilience" in relation to those desiring to remain faithful to a good discernment. Our spiritual enemies want us disheartened and discouraged to continue doing a good work: how can we prevent them from succeeding? Show Notes Homeschool FlipHouse Homeschool Help (Mary Carmichael) 03/03/21 Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family? (Mary Carmichael) 8/3/22 Mid-Term Homeschool Checkup (Mary Carmichael) 11/21/22 Here Come the Homeschoolers (Mary Carmichael) 9/11/23 Homeschool Report Card: Fall Semester (Mary Carmichael) 12/18/23 Finishing the Homeschool Year Strong (Mary Carmichael) 4/2/24 The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer: Scriptural Reflections According to the Spiritual Exercises | Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. How to Pray Always (Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V.) 9/7/22 Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace The Intellectual Life - A. D. Sertillanges The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci: Jonathan Spence 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! 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 Kenney of the Pro-Life Partners Foundation to discuss a new video series to better spread the Pro-Life message. How can this series help to change hearts and minds? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Pro Life Partners Foundation American Pro-Life Movement | Videos 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 Speaking for the Unborn: 30-Second Pro-Life Rebuttals to Pro-Choice Arguments Speaking for the Unborn (Dr. Steven A. Christie) 01/19/22 What's a Pro-Lifer to Do? (Shawn Carney) 9/11/24 Rethinking Our Words and Images (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/20/24 'Republicans need to match': Anti-abortion groups roll out new messaging The Way Forward After Dobbs by Ryan T. Anderson | Articles | First Things Ryan Anderson: The Pro-Life Movement Needs to Shift to Promoting Chastity and Marriage| National Catholic Register Note About the Spiritual Experience Connected with Medjugorje | Vatican.va 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! 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 his recent exposé on St. Jude Children's Hospital and its founder Danny Thomas, as well as to share some of the graces from a recent and challenging pilgrimage. What lies beneath the surface of this research hospital for childhood illnesses, and why would they align themselves with such objectionable causes and organizations?   Show Notes St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | The Lepanto Institute The Lepanto Institute Charity Reports - The Lepanto Institute In Eminenti - Papal Encyclicals Vatican Doctrine Office Reaffirms That Catholics Cannot Be Freemasons Declaration on Masonic Associations Nov 26, 1983 "Membership in Freemasonry by the Catholic Faithful" - 13 November 2023  "It is Great to be a Freemason" by Danny Thomas 33rd Degree The First Catholic Mass on the Summit of Mt. Ararat | The Lepanto Institute Doomscrolling Past Christ When It's Time to Fast from the News 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! 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 spreading the Gospel in the age of short-form digital video. It's crucial to use, master, and capture all technology for Christ and His Kingdom, but why does Father still recommend the written word? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Resistance Writer by Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity The Humiliation of the Word: Jacques Ellul Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power: Josef Pieper Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd ed: Marilyn McEntyre Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology: Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction: Alan Jacobs The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: Nicholas Carr 6 Take-aways from a dad in the video game industry Have we surrendered our kids to the popular culture - Aleteia The Struggle For Stupidity | Bill Whittle The Word Cannot Be Cancelled | Father Robert McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D. | TEDxLambethSalon Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ Speaks at The Station of The Cross 25th Anniversary Celebration! Note About the Spiritual Experience Connected with Medjugorje | Vatican.va The Canadian military pushed for a hate-crime investigation because someone destroyed tampon dispensers in men's washrooms | Not the Bee New Canadian military report claims space exploration is both racist and sexist | Not the Bee Canadian judge convicts pastor of "criminal harassment" for protesting drag queen events for kids | Not the Bee 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! 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!