The Catholic Current

In this podcast-extended episode, we welcome back social and political commentator Bill Whittle to discuss the addiction to the use of technology. What is it that we've lost along the way, and does the loss only affect the younger generations?    Show Notes Ham-Handed Surgeons Bill Whittle | Website Planting Our Flag in the Real World: Parents Take the Postman Pledge - Front Porch Republic Taking the Postman Pledge - The American Conservative Our Cultural Surrender To Screens Has Bred An Entirely Unserious Generation Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway Resistance Writer by Robert McTeigue | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity The Magis Center Isaiah's Job Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses his concerns with the upcoming Synod based off the Instrumentum Laboris as released from the Vatican. Is there any way to read this document benignly? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness and dispels misunderstandings about the gates of Hell not prevailing over Christ's Church.   Show Notes Cardinal Burke drops bombshell on Synod of 'ideology' and 'schism' - Catholic Herald The Synodal Process Is a Pandora's Box: 100 Questions & Answers | Free PDF Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Instrumentum Laboris | Synod.va Job Listing - "Accompaniment Specialist [for the] Institute on the Catechism" Notes on The Gates of Hell » Maureen Mullarkey The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne - Word on Fire

We welcome back YouTuber Kristin Barlow to discuss how to grow in humility. Why in both self-development and the life of faith should we focus on strengthening our weaker areas? How can we use our perceived weaknesses to grow in sanctity?   Show Notes Dear Kristin | YouTube Dear Kristin | Website Literally No Subtext with Dear Kristin | Podcast Stretched for Greater Glory: What To Expect From The Spiritual Exercises - George Aschenbrenner A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper How to Pray Always (Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V.) 9/7/22

We welcome back Austin Ruse of The Center for Family and Human Rights to discuss an article of his from Crisis Magazine. Why are so many in the younger generations filled with an unquenchable rage? What happens when children grow up without love, and when did this started occurring? Show Notes The Rage of Feral Children - Crisis Magazine Under Siege: No Finer Time to Be a Faithful Catholic The Center for Family and Human Rights A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Another Look at Adam and Eve (Mary Eberstadt) 3/23/23 The Genesis of Gender (Dr. Abigail Favale) 7/13/22 Keep Your Kids Safe During the Summer Months (Steve Pokorny) 6/27/22 Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics The Case Against the Sexual Revolution - Louise Perry Rethinking Sex: A Provocation: Christine Emba Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Paul Thigpen to discuss the end times. Why are there so many temptations to both run from the Cross and to doomscroll in a mix of presumption and despair? We're then joined by host of the new show on The Station of the Cross Media Network Jordan Pacheco to discuss the brand new show premiering on Monday - Ask A Priest Live.   Show Notes The Burden: A Warning of Things to Come: Dr. Paul Thigpen The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to End Times Fever - Dr. Paul Thigpen, Marcus Grodi Soothsayers of the Second Advent -  William Alnor Our Cross || Venerable Fulton Sheen We need to be clear about who rules the world Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" No, it's not time to panic. Here's why Ask A Priest Live! - Facebook Page Ask A Priest Live! - YouTube Channel

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss his breaking follow-up report on CommonSpirit Health. Has this so-designated Catholic Hospital network helped to create Panned Parenthood 2.0? Show Notes REPORT: Largest Catholic Health Network Performs Sex-Change Operations - The Lepanto Institute Largest Catholic Health Network is Partnered With Abortion Provider - The Lepanto Institute The Screwtape Letters (The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics) Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Will Catholic Doctors Soon Be Safe, Legal and Rare? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In this special episode of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue celebrates his Five Year Anniversary as host of The Catholic Current. How did the show come to be, and what are his plans for its future? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes How Gratitude Can Transform Your Life How to exercise "the discipline of gratitude" throughout the New Year "Lord, I Want to See": How to Keep Your Spiritual Eyes Open. Bishop of Malakal: Cardinal Parolin's visit to South Sudan brings us hope - Vatican News Into the Cannibal's Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa - Ilana Mercer

Apologist and author Gary Michuta discusses defending the authenticity of the Gospels. Topics include the reliability of the Gospels, efforts made by early Christians to transmit Jesus's teachings, the unique cultural context of Jesus being Jewish, evidence supporting the accuracy of the Gospels, and the importance of recognizing the word of God.

We welcome back Mike Aquilina of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss the Catholic teachings about Mary. How can the common objections of Protestants be answered, and why is her motherhood so needed in today's culture? Show Notes Centuries later, we're still discovering reasons to celebrate the Assumption Keeping Mary Close: Devotion to Our Lady through the Ages – Mike Aquilina History's Queen: Exploring Mary's Pivotal Role from Age to Age | Ave Maria Press Mike Aquilina's Website Mary, human nature made perfect Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption (Oxford Early Christian Studies) How the Virgin Mary became the 'Queen of History' How Our Lady of Guadalupe saved both the New World and the Old Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P. to discuss the Rosary and to promote the upcoming Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage. Why should we pray the Rosary, and how can we pray it more fruitfully? Father finishes with some Timeless Thoughts, reflecting on his now 33 years in religious life.   Show Notes Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Joyful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Sorrowful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Glorious Mysteries How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol - Archived Version Who's Scared of the Rosary? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/26/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!