

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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Jan 23, 2024 • 52min
Good News, Bad News, and Catholic Hope (Michael Hichborn) 1/23/24
We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss some of the biggest headlines in the year of 2024 thus far. How can we avoid the temptation to explain away bad news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
The Lepanto Institute
Müller - 'Fiducia supplicans' is 'self-contradictory'
Cardinal explains how African rejection of Fiducia Supplicans was handled | Catholic News Agency
Vatican's Chief Guardian of Doctrine Wrote Pornographic, Blasphemous Book - The Lepanto Institute
Multiple Texts Showing Cardinal Fernández's 'idée fixe' - The Catholic Thing
Audience with members of the International Association of Journalists Accredited to the Vatican (22 January 2024)
Time-lapse videos show impressive turnout for 2024 March for Life - LifeSite
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Jan 22, 2024 • 52min
Who Is Worship For? (Monsignor Richard Antall) 1/22/24
We welcome author and pastor Monsignor Richard Antall to discuss his recent article in Crisis Magazine. What is the meaning of worship, and why do so many Catholics get this wrong?
Show Notes
Worship for God…or for Us? - Crisis Magazine
What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Who Needs Worship? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/20/23
Why Mass Doesn't Need To Be "New and Improved"
Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass
Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23
Whatever Happened to the Sabbath? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/25/23
Finding Liturgical Truth (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 3/7/23
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Jan 19, 2024 • 52min
Whatever Happened to Happy New Year 2024? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/19/24
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the correct way to view the passing of time. How can we learn to trust in God when in times of sorrow? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper
Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity - Glenn Tinder
The Fabric of Hope: An Essay - Glenn Tinder
A New Year's Celebration? It's About Time
No More Happy New Years?
Does a past-less present mean a hopeless future?
With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps
He Leadeth Me | Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J.
Lenten Enrollment – The Discalced Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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Jan 18, 2024 • 52min
Feminism Against Progress (Mary Harrington) 1/18/24
We welcome author Mary Harrington of UnHerd to discuss her bestselling book from Regnery Publishing: Feminism Against Progress. What are the arguments against feminism, and given is it even possible to "go back to the way things were before"?
Show Notes
Feminism against Progress | Mary Harrington
Reactionary Feminist
Mary Harrington, a writer for UnHerd
The Misogyny Myth (John Tierney) 10/19/23
The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture
Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War
Winning the Culture War (Peachy Keenan) 5/31/23
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Jan 17, 2024 • 52min
Does Everyone Need Therapy? (Theodore Dalrymple) 1/17/24
We welcome back Theodore Dalrymple of City Journal to discuss the omnipresence of therapy and psychology. Have these disciplines been reduced to a kind of superstition?
Show Notes
The Therapeutic Turn | City Journal
Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality | Theodore Dalrymple
Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy | Theodore Dalrymple
The Weaponization of Psychology (James Corbett) 9/6/23
The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia | Samuel Johnson
Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences | The Imaginative Conservative
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Jan 16, 2024 • 52min
Expecting the Unexpected in 2024 (Shawn Carney) 1/16/24
We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss his latest webcast about the current year. Are there reasons for optimism in 2024? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
40 Days for Life
40 Days for Life Podcast
Expect the Unexpected Webcast | The good and bad developments to watch for in 2024
Day 41 Magazine
Project Rachel
The Monitoring the Future Study | Tables and Figures
High school boys are trending conservative | The Hill
Norway monks consecrate new church in area of ancient ruins of Munkeby – Catholic World Report
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Jan 15, 2024 • 52min
West Coast Walk For Life 2024 (Eva Muntean) 1/15/24
We welcome back Eva Muntean of Ignatius Press to discuss the upcoming West Coast Walk for Life on Saturday the 20th. Who will be speaking, and where does the Pro-Life movement go from here?
Show Notes
Walk for Life West Coast
Speakers - Walk for Life West Coast
2024 Walk for Life Promo video
Project Rachel
Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Catholic Response to Crisis Pregnancy (Ally Laake) 5/18/23
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Jan 12, 2024 • 52min
A Closer Look at the Latest from Rome (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/12/24
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue wraps up the week long discussion on Fiducia Supplicans by discussing the Overton Window and the providential timing of Lent. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va
The Overton Window
RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document)
FIRST REACTION: SHOCK! - Orthodox Bishop on the same-sex 'blessings' in the Roman Catholic Church
Russian Orthodox metropolitan says 'dangerous' Fiducia Supplicans damages ecumenical relations - LifeSite
Pope Francis: Marxists and Christians have a Common Mission
Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News
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Jan 11, 2024 • 52min
What is a Couple Anyway? (Kennedy Hall) 1/11/24
We welcome back author and journalist Kennedy Hall to continue our discussion on the recent documents from Rome by discussing his article in Crisis Magazine. How do you remain faithful in times of trial and confusion?
Show Notes
What Is a Couple? - Crisis Magazine
Mere Tradition with Kennedy Hall
BREAKING: WHOLE CONTINENT OF AFRICA Officially REJECTS Pope Francis' G*Y Blessings
RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document)
RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church
Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report
Fiducia supplicans: Between a rock and a hard place
OCCULT PERVERSION: The Dark Side of Cardinal Fernandez is worse than you thought
Canadian Martyrs Men's Conference
The Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23
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Jan 10, 2024 • 52min
What Tradition Says About Blessings (Dr. Joseph Shaw) 1/10/24
We welcome back Dr. Joseph Shaw of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales to continue our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. What does tradition say about blessings, and is that subject to change?
Show Notes
Briefing from the Chairman: The Blessing of Irregular Relationships | Latin Mass Society of England and Wales
The Abomination of Desolation | Catholic Answers Magazine
"What was the actual intended message of Fiducia Supplicans?" - Edward Feser | Twitter
RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church
An Abundance of Blessings | A Teaching from Bishop Robert Pipta | Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23
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