

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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jul 19, 2022 • 52min
The Marian Blue Wave (Katie Brown) 7/19/22
We welcome Katie Brown of the American Life League to discuss their initiative, the Marian Blue Wave. How important is prayer in this stage of the Pro-Life movement? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts, reflecting on the news of the day.
National Prayers Focus on Shutting Down Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Mega Facility
The Marian Blue Wave
The American Life League

Jul 18, 2022 • 52min
Civil Liberties 101 (Dr. Julie Ponesse) 7/18/22
We welcome back Dr. Julie Ponesse, the Pandemic Ethics Scholar for The Democracy Fund, to discuss her new series Civil Liberties 101. How do we fight against the epidemic of passivity in our modern cult of the expert?
Civil Liberties 101
My Choice: The Ethical Case Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
More Questions Than Answers Podcast
The Two Reasons Totalitarian States Detest the Church
On Being Angry Forever

Jul 15, 2022 • 52min
Confronting Post-Roe Rage (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 7/15/22
In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue focuses on the hate and vitriol in reaction to the Dobbs decision, both online and in person. What can the prophet Isaiah teach us about our inverted and perverted culture? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness, helping you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Warren Targets Pregnancy Centers
The DOJ Is Creating A 'Reproductive Rights Task Force.' Here's What We Know
They "Should Never Know Peace Again": Harvard Instructor Calls For People To "Accost" Justices In Public
Don't Clean Pro-Abort Graffiti Off Churches and Pregnancy Centers

Jul 14, 2022 • 52min
TLM: Dead and Buried? (Dr. Joseph Shaw) 7/14/22
We welcome back Dr. Joseph Shaw of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales to discuss the latest document from Rome on the liturgy. Is the Mass commonly celebrated in parishes what Vatican II actually called for? Is it possible to course correct?
Pope Francis' Liturgical Longing
Best Quotes on the Liturgy by Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI
The Mass According to Vatican II
Apostolic Letter - DESIDERIO DESIDERAVI

Jul 13, 2022 • 52min
The Genesis of Gender (Dr. Abigail Favale) 7/13/22
We welcome Dr. Abigail Favale of Notre Dame University to discuss her new book with Ignatius Press: The Genesis of Gender. What does God reveal about Himself in making us either male or female, and why does that matter?
The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion
Courage International

Jul 12, 2022 • 52min
The Supreme Court & Religious Schools, Now What? (Rabbi Yaakov Menken) 7/12/22
We welcome Rabbi Yaakov Menken of the Coalition for Jewish Values to discuss the funding of religious schools, as well as the crucial difference between "freedom of religion" and "freedom from religion". Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Rabbis Welcome SCOTUS Decision Supporting Parental Choice of Religious Schooling
Supreme Court Rules for Parents Seeking State Aid for Religious Schools
Maine AG's Response to Supreme Court Win for Religious Schools Blasted as 'Baffling and Offensive'
Amici Curiae of The National Jewish Commission On Law and Public Affairs ("COLPA") and Other Orthodox Jewish Organizations in Support of Petitioners

Jul 11, 2022 • 52min
What’s a Synod & Why Do We Need One? (Fr. John Perricone) 7/11/22
We welcome Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to discuss Synodality and the concept of "Synodal Listening". How does that differ from Marian listening, and does that difference matter?
The Navel-Gazing of Synodal "Listening"
Father Perricone's Website
The "Wisdom" Of Demons Was Invoked In The Australian Synod
Fish Eaters - Online Catholic Library
Baltimore Catechism - Volume 4 PDF
The Jesuits: History's Most Effective Special Operators

Jul 8, 2022 • 52min
Why Celebrate Abnormality? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 7/8/22
In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue asks why it is that we want what is not good for us? What happens to the appetites of a society ruled by crafty men? Is evil really inevitable? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for Sunday Mass.
Celebrating Abnormal Behavior
The Lost Symbolism of the Liturgy
Why Do We Desire What's Bad for Us?
Worship in a Time of War
Executive Order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services

Jul 7, 2022 • 52min
How Supreme Court Justices are Made (Mike Davis) 7/7/22
We welcome Mike Davis of the Article III Project to discuss the process of a Supreme Court nomination. How did it become so politicized, and is there any hope of a return to judicial sobriety?
The Article III Project
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Sworn-In Thursday to Supreme Court After Breyer Officially Retires
Former Gorsuch Law Clerk to Susan Collins: You Have a 'Fundamental Misunderstanding of the Law of Precedent'
A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Jul 6, 2022 • 52min
Roe Is Gone - The Fight Continues (Dr. Steven Christie, M.D., J.D) 7/6/22
We welcome back Dr. Steven Christie to discuss the Dobbs decision from both the legal and spiritual dimension. What led us to where we are today, and where do we go from here? Do check out his book Speaking for the Unborn: 30-Second Pro-Life Rebuttals to Pro-Choice Arguments.
Speaking for the Unborn: 30-Second Pro-Life Rebuttals to Pro-Choice Arguments
Speaking for the Unborn Website
The Gabriel Project
The Catholic Current Episode - Speaking for the Unborn
The Catholic Current Episode - Goodbye to Roe! Now What?


