

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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May 4, 2023 • 46min
Ask Father McTeigue 2023 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 4
Did you miss day four of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current.
The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers
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May 3, 2023 • 40min
Ask Father McTeigue 2023 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 3
Did you miss day three of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current.
The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers
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May 2, 2023 • 43min
Ask Father McTeigue 2023 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 2
Did you miss day two of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current.
The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers
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May 1, 2023 • 38min
Ask Father McTeigue 2023 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 1
Did you miss day one of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current.
The Station of the Cross 2023 Spring Appeal: Lord, Hear Our Prayers
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Apr 28, 2023 • 1h 26min
Fact-Checking Catholic Theologians, Part 1 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/28/23
Father McTeigue begins a new series in Let's Talk About This, starting with a podcast-extended analysis of the "Open Letter From Catholic Women" theologians who advocate for abortion. What did they say, and more importantly what did they really mean? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Open Letter from Catholic Women: Reclaiming Public Debates about Abortion & Reproductive Justice
Let's Have a Grown-Up Conversation About One's Conscience
Conscience Should Begin, Not End, Moral Discourse
Conscience: You're Probably Doing It Wrong
Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living
Evangelizing Our Reality-Denying Nonculture - Crisis Magazine
Project Rachel
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Apr 27, 2023 • 52min
Invalid Marriages? (Leila Lawler) 4/27/23
We welcome back author Leila Lawler to discuss marriage, prudence, and how to rightly answer questions about attending weddings of dubious validity. Our children are watching - what are we teaching them by our actions?
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Why Parish Marriage Prep Fails, with Leila Miller - The Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture
Vatican Is Preparing Text for Divorced-and-Remarried Couples, Cardinal Farrell Says| National Catholic Register
Two Commentaries on the McElroy Controversies - The Catholic Thing
No, Annulment Is NOT Catholic Divorce (Fr. Gerald Murray)
I'd Like to Tell the 2015 Synod Fathers about my Friend, Pete
God Has No Grandchildren: A Guided Reading of Pope Pius XI's Encyclical Casti Connubii - Leila Lawler
The Summa Domestica 3-Volume Hardcover Set - Sophia Institute Press
Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living
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Apr 26, 2023 • 52min
Conservatives Pretending to Conserve? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 4/26/23
We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History to discuss a recent article of his in Crisis Magazine. Why are so many attached to using the political and cultural strategies of old to address our insane and increasingly uncivil society?
The Conservative Ghost Dance - Crisis Magazine
Dr. Taylor's Podcast - Controversiae Ecclesiasticae
The Age of Entitlement - Christopher Caldwell
Evangelizing Our Reality-Denying Nonculture - Crisis Magazine
Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era
Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living
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Apr 25, 2023 • 52min
Learning to Lead On Abortion (Jon Schweppe) 4/25/23
We welcome back Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project to discuss the current political standing Pro-Life movement. Why does there seem to be a desire to back down from the fight? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
American Principles Project
Republicans Should Follow Ron DeSantis's Lead on Abortion | Opinion
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill to Ban Abortions on Babies With Beating Hearts - LifeNews.com
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Heartbeat Protection Act
Whoopi Goldberg: "Damn All of You" Pro-Life People Saving Babies From Abortions - LifeNews.com
Republicans Need To Stop Being Cowards on Abortion, Save the Babies - LifeNews.com
Colorado hearing on "abortion reversal" reveals nationwide chaos on reproductive health
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Apr 24, 2023 • 52min
The Cold War: Then & Now (Bill Whittle) 4/24/23
We welcome back cultural and political commentator Bill Whittle to discuss the Cold War. Why is this period of history so poorly understood? Can we learn from the past, or are we doomed to fall to the pride of utopian ideology?
The Best Cold War Series - Trailer
The Cold War: What We Saw Part 1: An Iron Curtain
Silent America: Essays from a Democracy at War - Bill Whittle
The Cold War: What We Saw Podcast | The Daily Wire
A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine
What Ever Happened to Empathy? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ)
THE STORY OF FRIENDLYISM!
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Apr 21, 2023 • 1h 21min
Sunday Mass At St. Typical’s (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23
In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue offers a podcast-extended reflection on Sunday Mass at the metaphorical parish of St. Typical's. What goes on there, any why is it so bad for souls? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review
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
WARNING: The Music at Mass May Be Harmful to Your Soul
The Cantor Sings (The Yoo-Hoo Song)
Gregorian Chant: Perfect Music for the Sacred Liturgy
Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession – St. Paul Center
Confession as Spiritual Warfare
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