

The Catholic Current
The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
Bringing Christ to the World and the World to Christ! Producer and Host Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. illuminates today's issues with the love of Christ and the authority of His Church. Each show features expert guests that shed light on relevant and important topics.
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Aug 30, 2024 • 10min
Weekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/30/24
This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes.
Show Notes
Scenes from the War Against God and Man (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 10/20/23
Daily Readings for September 1st, 2024
Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown
Ohio bill would allow parents to claim tax credit for babies in the womb
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Aug 27, 2024 • 10min
Timely Thoughts (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/27/24
This is the new Timely Thoughts segment for today's Remastered Timely Tuesday episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes!
Shote Notes
This Is Your City on Fentanyl (Charles Fain Lehman) 10/17/23
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Aug 23, 2024 • 53min
What’s Your Parish Good For? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/23/24
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses his latest article in Crisis Magazine evaluating the effectiveness of many parishes. In the next persecution, are the parishioners of St. Typical's more likely to rise to the occasion, or fall to the level of their training? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
Parishes Preparing Their People for…What Exactly? - Crisis Magazine
Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine
What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23
Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/7/24
Are You In A Powerless Parish? (Eric Sammons) 7/25/23
Keeping Catholicism Weird - Crisis Magazine
Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 October 1774
Rethinking Forgiveness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/2/23
Why does God care about 'little' sins?
Repentance: Why "I'm sorry" isn't enough
Why Do You Repeat Your Sins?
Forgiveness
The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - The Catholic Company
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
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Aug 22, 2024 • 53min
At the Intersection of Tragedy and Farce (Matt Archbold) 8/22/24
We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to walk through some headlines and to discuss the evangelical power of a life lived joyfully. As global news continues to trend towards the bleak and the absurd, how can we remain faithful and happy warriors?
Show Notes
That's a Lot of Police for a Convention of Joy. Hmmm… | Creative Minority Report
'Terrifying development': New U.S. Army policy spells trouble for Christians * WorldNetDaily * by J.M. Phelps
Pro-Life Woman Arrested for Praying Outside Abortion Center Wins Settlement From Police - LifeNews.com
Anglican Archbishop 'Woke Welby' abandons his people in favour of the left and Islam
Anglican Church: now the church of Woke — Catholic Arena
The two reasons totalitarian states detest the Church
Abortions and Vasectomies Offered at DNC Convention. That is So On Brand. | Creative Minority Report
How Does Western Culture Differ From Aleister Crowley's Satanic Religion? | Creative Minority Report
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
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Aug 20, 2024 • 53min
A Bold Rosary Initiative (Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P.) 8/20/24
We welcome back Fr John Paul Kern, O.P to discuss Marian devotion and the second Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage. Father McTeigue finishes with Timeless Thoughts, using the writings of the saints to further encourage prayer of the Rosary.
Show Notes
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage
2024 Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Novena Card
The Hillbilly Thomists
Indulgences | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. - The Holy Rosary, Our Recourse on Earth
The Graces of Pilgrimage
The Reasons We Go On Pilgrimage
Rediscovering the Rosary (Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P.) 8/15/23
Protestant Objections to Mary (Mike Aquilina) 8/16/23
Sacred Story Rosary: An Ignatian Way to Pray the Mysteries
The Rosary of Our Lady: Romano Guardini
Rosary Companion
Rosary for a Eucharistic Revival
The Reed of God: Caryll Houselander
Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Joyful Mysteries
Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Sorrowful Mysteries
Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Glorious Mysteries
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
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Aug 19, 2024 • 53min
Can We Talk About Police Reform? (Rafael Mangual) 8/19/24
We welcome back Rafael Mangual of The Manhattan Institute to discuss his article in City Journal on recent police reform movements. How do we begin to have a sober conversation on this topic, what would it take to honestly admit what went wrong, and what needs to be done to fix it?
Show Notes
Can We Get Back to Tougher Policing? | City Journal
When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives
When Race Trumps Merit (Heather Mac Donald) 6/29/23
Race, Fact and Law (Heather Mac Donald) 7/26/23
More Crimes, Fewer Convictions? (Heather Mac Donald) 6/6/24
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
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Aug 16, 2024 • 11min
Weekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/16/24
This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes.
Show Notes
The Dark Gods Have Returned (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/15/24
Daily Readings for August 18th, 2024
Death of Sr. Agnes Sasagawa, locutionist of Our Lady of Akita
Photo Released of Would-Be Assassin Thomas Crooks Walking Around Building with a Gun Before Shooting President Trump
Report: Female SS Agent Nursed Baby at Trump Campaign Event; Agents Snoozed at Mar-a-Lago
UK Authorities Arrest Citizen Over Social Media Post Containing "Inaccurate Information"
Non-Defenders of the Faith: Christianity Under Assault in England
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
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Aug 14, 2024 • 53min
British Riots—American Lessons? (Sarah Cain) 8/14/24
We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as the Crusader Gal to discuss nationalism, a two-tiered justice system, and the riots in England. What can Americans learn from both the causes and the effects?
Show Notes
The Crusader Gal
Homefront Crusade
English Riots: A Prelude to Civil War?
Silkie Carlo: Get ready for the crackdown
Keir Starmer uses the disorder as an opportunity to lay the foundations for a police state
YouTube and TikTok are vital for democracy in Britain, and so the government wishes to suppress them
What is two-tier policing in Britain?
Keir Starmer uses the disorder as an opportunity to lay the foundations for a police state
Keir Starmer is secretly delighted to see the rioting in England; it fits in with his plans
The far-right do not exist in Britain, but so useful is the concept that nobody wishes to admit this
Katie Hopkins. Saying the Unsayable. The truth behind the riots in the U.K.
Concern Over Concern - Taki's Magazine
The Truth about the (Muslim?) Murderer of Three British Children
The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty

Aug 13, 2024 • 53min
Worshiping God Through the Arts (Kathleen Carr) 8/13/24
We welcome back Kathleen Carr of the Catholic Arti Institute to discuss the Catholic imagination and the deep impact of theology on works of sacred art. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
Conference 2024 | Catholic Art Institute
Reverent Catholic Mass
Home | Stabat Mater Foundation
St. John Cantius Church
As Hundreds of Churches Sit Empty, Some Become Malls and Restaurants
Sacred Art Prize 2024 | Catholic Art Institute
Sacred Art Prize 2023 | CatholicArtInstitute
Sacred Art Prize 2022 | Catholic Art Institute
Sacred Art Prize 2021 | CatholicArtInstitute
Sacred Art Prize 2020 | CatholicArtInstitute
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works!
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Aug 12, 2024 • 53min
Abortion As an Election Issue (Shawn Carney) 8/12/24
We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss abortion as an area of concern in the upcoming election. How can we prevent ourselves from being overwhelmed when facing pro-abortion argumentation?
Show Notes
40 Days for Life
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
Vice President Kamala Harris names Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate | Fox News
Kamala Harris Ordered Raid on Undercover Journalist Who Exposed Planned Parenthood's Sale of Baby Parts, Seized Videos to Block Their Release to the Public | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
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25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works!
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