The Catholic Current

We welcome back Sarah Cain better known as The Crusader Gal to discuss her most recent article in Crisis Magazine. Why have so many so-called thought leaders in the Church and the world capitulated to moral relativism? What happens to a society that lacks the courage necessary to defend the Truth?   Show Notes The Moral Cowardice of Ignoring Trans Adults - Crisis Magazine Reuters Encourages Anorexia Suicide The Crusader Gal Sarah's Substack: Homefront Crusade Pontifex Minimus by Paul V. Mankowski | Articles | First Things REPORT: Largest Catholic Health Network Performs Sex-Change Operations - The Lepanto Institute Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) 7/25/22 The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living 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 effects of a failure of developing one's moral and aesthetic imagination. What had to go wrong for someone to compare the experience of going to a pop concert to the worship of the all-holy God? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert felt a lot like going to Mass | America Magazine The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era St. Thomas Aquinas Summa Contra Gentiles, Book I, chapters 1-9 Chapter 1: The function of the wise man SCG1 - Aquinas 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 Crisis Magazine and OnePeterFive to give context and refute false narratives while discussing the history of failed ecumenical councils. Why are reactions so visceral when some question whether Vatican II might be a failed council?   Show Notes Vatican II Failed, Not the Church - OnePeterFive Dr. Taylor's Website - Controversiae Ecclesiasticae Dr. Taylor's Substack Of Smurfs and Synodality What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 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 distinguished author and scholar Heather Mac Donald of The Manhattan Institute to discuss disparate impact analysis and its effects on the legal system. What are the common narratives around policing and crime, and how do they compare to the actual facts and statistics?   Show Notes When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives Heather Mac Donald | Bestselling Author | Manhattan Institute and City Journal FakeHateCrimes.org - a Database of Hate Crime Hoaxes in the USA The Life Of Julia Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to discuss the collapse of parish life. What happens to the faithful when a parish seems to lose sight of its singular mission? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes The Problem of Powerless Parishes What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta of Freedom Project Academy to discuss modern attempts to devalue Christianity through the re-writing of ancient prayers. Why do some Christians seem embarrassed by the Christianity that they claim to profess?   Show Notes Is 'The Sparkle Creed' Proof of the 'Decline of Christianity'? – PJ Media The Latest Trans-Outrage, Turning The Apostle's Creed Into The "Sparkle Creed" FreedomProject Academy Jesus Never Imposes: 'Amoris Laetitia', discernment, and Christian maturity Lord's Prayer opening may be 'problematic', says archbishop | Anglicanism | The Guardian Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report 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 finishes our week of reflections on education. How does our current educational model cheat both our ancestors and our posterity? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Does modern education endanger the soul? An Unteachable Society and the Church Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living The Intellectual Life - A. D. Sertillanges Another Sort of Learning - Fr. James Schall, S.J. The Mind That Is Catholic: Philosophical and Political Essays - - Fr. James Schall, S.J. The Magis Center Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Michael Hartney of The Hoover Institution to continue our week reflecting on education. What did Catholic schools do differently during the Covid Interruption, and why did it work in comparison to public schools? What can public education learn from the Catholic model? Show Notes What the shocking Nation's Report Card scores reveal about Catholic schools | Fox News How Policies Make Interest Groups: Governments, Unions, and American Education - Michael T Hartney Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23 G.K. Chesterton Starts a New School! (Dale Ahlquist) 12/14/22 Not One Student Was Proficient In Math In 23 Baltimore Schools: REPORT | The Daily Caller Still the Ones to Beat: Teachers' Unions and School Board Elections | Manhattan Institute Lost Classroom, Lost Community: Catholic Schools' Importance in Urban America Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Joshua Long of Crisis Magazine to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on catechesis. What do we need to change about our approach to teaching the Faith, and why?    Show Notes The Improper Catechesis of Catholic Schools - Crisis Magazine Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23 G.K. Chesterton Starts a New School! (Dale Ahlquist) 12/14/22 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matt Lamb of The College Fix to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on issues in higher education. Why are things continuing to go off the rails in universities across America? Are there any bright spots? Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts.   Show Notes Professor made student 'uncomfortable' with open debate, gets fired | The College Fix Texas professor fired after teaching sex is determined by chromosomes: legal group | The College Fix Catholic Loyola University Chicago covers abortion in student health plan | The College Fix 40% of Brown University students are LGBT: student newspaper | The College Fix Catholic University of San Diego won't explain why it helps students get abortions | The College Fix 'Guadalupe Project' supports pregnant students at Catholic University of America | The College Fix Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!