The Catholic Current

We welcome back Fr. Bill Watson S.J. of the Sacred Story Institute to discuss synodality, discernment, and the Church in Germany. How are we to find and maintain our peace in the midst of troubling headlines? Show Notes Will the Synod on Synodality Change Church Moral Teaching? - Ask Fr. Bill #128 Sacred Story Institute Synod.va INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS LCWR members discuss stark reality of future leadership in religious life | National Catholic Reporter Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Confessing Your Whole Life (Fr. Bill Watson, S.J.) 4/20/23 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 the Eucharistic irreverence seen at World Youth Day. What was so controversial, and who thought it was a good idea? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Snow Notes The Eucharist at WYD? | Fr. Z's Blog World Profanation Day - Crisis Magazine Eyewitness Report from WYD - Savannah Dudzik Anonymous Eyewitness Report from WYD Rites of Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons Chapter VI: The Requisites for the Celebration of Mass | USCCB Catena Aurea: Commentary On the Four Gospels Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers: Volumes 1 to 4 (Illustrated) - Kindle edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas FBI turns over docs on Catholic 'extremism' to Judiciary Committee amid contempt threat FBI offices coordinated on Catholic targeting memo: Jim Jordan Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. Robert Nixon OSB of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity to discuss the spiritual classic by Thomas à Kempis: The Imitation of Christ. Why does this work continue to have such power, and what have the good people at TAN Books done to bring it to a new generation of Catholics?   Show Notes The Imitation of Christ (Deluxe Edition) Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in Today's Language The Commentaries - Imitation of Christ New Norcia Can reading books save your soul? Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Dr. Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children to discuss school choice and parental rights. What does the education landscape look like, and is there any hope for the future? Show Notes Mediocrity: 40 Ways Government Schools are Failing Today's Students American Federation for Children Education Freedom Pledge The School-Choice Election Wave - WSJ Georgia Democrat defects to GOP after she says Dems 'crucified,' 'abandoned' her | Fox News The Little Red Schoolhouse Could Do With a Little Competition - WSJ Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. John Bergsma of the Saint Paul Center to discuss humility, scripture, and priestly formation. With so many resources now available, why are many Christians still biblically illiterate? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.    Show Notes Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood – St. Paul Center The Word of the Lord – St. Paul Center Living Sacrifice: The Priesthood in Scripture – St. Paul Center Ten-Day Free Trial of Emmaus Academy | St. Paul Center Biblia Clerus Bible Basics for Catholics: John Bergsma A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture: Scott Hahn Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss an article of his from Crisis Magazine. What does traditionalism, orthodoxy, and obedience mean, and at what point does the preference for familiarity become normalcy bias?   Show Notes Is Traditionalist Catholicism a Sect? - Crisis Magazine Controversiae Ecclesiasticae | Controversies in Church History Podcast EXCLUSIVE: Archdiocese of Kansas City Comments on SSPX in Light of Recent Immaculata Church Consecration - Catholic Family News Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion: Ronald Knox True Obedience in the Church: A Guide to Discernment in Challenging Times Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Father McTeigue opens up the mailbag once again to answer some of the listener questions that have been submitted recently. Did yours make it in? Keep sending in your 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 Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum On Facilitating Reception of Communion in Certain Circumstances | EWTN MEMORIALE DOMINI How Ancient Is Communion in the Hand? | Catholic Answers Debunking the myth that today's Communion in the hand revives an ancient custom - LifeSite What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests Cheating God and Our Children With Shoddy Worship | Aleteia The Magis Center The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Ohio's Pro-Abortion Amendment Is Slated to Go Nationwide | Rally for Life and Children - Aaron Baer The treatment of our Eucharistic Lord at World Youth Day... | Lepanto Institute Twitter Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome historian and archivist Dr. Johan Ickx of to discuss his latest book with Sophia Institute Press. Why is Pope Pius XII so consistently slandered, and what is the truth of his efforts during the second World War? Show Notes The Pope's Cabinet - Sophia Institute Press In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin: Erik Larson PIUS XI - Mit Brennender Sorge (March 14, 1937) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine. Why is it so wrong to believe that Jesus "loves us just the way we are", and more importantly who would even want that statement to be true?   Show Notes Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are? | Crisis Magazine Life of Christ: Fulton Sheen My Path to Heaven: A Young Person's Guide to the Faith Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23 The Spiritual Combat: and a Treatise on Peace of Soul Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in Today's Language The Commentaries: The Imitation of Christ | TAN Direction: Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB In the Likeness of Christ: Fr. Edward Leen CSSp Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

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