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 20, 2022 • 52min
Catholic Excuses for Abortion (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/20/22
In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue once again outlines some of the wicked and illogical excuses that self-identified Catholic politicians use to support abortion on demand. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness.
BREAKING: Letter to the Faithful on the Notification Sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians Are Numerous
Defending Roe, Biden Claims Religions Don't Say When Life Begins, Despite Catholic Teaching
After Weeks of Pro-Abortion Violence, Radical Abortion Activists Start "Summer of Rage" Campaign
Early Abortion: Venial or Mortal Sin?
The First LTAT: Congressional Catholics – Let's Tell the Truth
May 19, 2022 • 52min
The Economics of the Parables (Fr. Robert Sirico) 5/19/22
We welcome back Fr. Robert Sirico of the Acton institute to discuss the wisdom of the parables. Why did Jesus choose to teach this way, and what can we learn from them?
The Economics of the Parables
Think Jesus Sends All Rich People Straight to Hell? Think Again
The Sin of Greed – Because the Whole World Is Not Enough
Almsgiving Is Not An Investment Strategy
May 18, 2022 • 52min
Getting Older - Everyone’s Doing It (Kerry Foley) 5/18/22
We welcome back Licensed Clinical Social Worker Kerry Foley to discuss aging, end of life affairs, and the effect these discussions can have on loved ones. How can one age gracefully, and what happens when one tries to deny the reality of death?
Preparing for the Golden Years
A Place for Mom
I'm Dead, Now What? Important Information About My Belongings, Business Affairs, and Wishes
A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death
Death? It's About Time!
May 17, 2022 • 52min
Who Is Vandalizing Our Churches? (Matt Archbold) 5/17/22
We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss the recent attacks on Catholic Churches, the horrific attack in Buffalo, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Father finishes with some Timely Thoughts.
Isn't it Fitting That the Sunday the Left Chooses to Attack Catholic Churches Because of Her Teaching on Life is Mother's Day?
FULL LIST: Pro-Abortion Vandalism, Church Storming Over Possibility Roe v. Wade Will Fall
Arson, Vandalism, and Other Destruction at Catholic Churches in the United States
Nostalgia: Going Home in a Homeless World
May 16, 2022 • 52min
No, Annulment Is NOT Catholic Divorce (Fr. Gerald Murray) 5/16/22
We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to discuss the misunderstandings of marriage that have resulted in a culture of annulment. Check out his latest book Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society.
I'd Like to Tell the 2015 Synod Fathers about my Friend, Pete
A Martyr for Marriage?
Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society
Apr 29, 2022 • 52min
Why Is Family Life So Hard? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/29/22
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue tells stories of marriages lived right to answer the questions: Why is family life so difficult, and how can spouses treat each other so badly? As always, he finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for Sunday Mass.
Can Pain Be a Near Occasion of Sin?
How Can Family Bring Out the Worst In Us?
Apr 28, 2022 • 52min
Fearing Death Is for the Pagans (Raymond Dansereau) 4/28/22
We welcome the co-editor of Gaudium Magazine, Raymond Dansereau to discuss his latest for Crisis Magazine, Fearing Death Is for the Pagans. What does it do to a culture when we try to hide from and escape the reality of death?
Fearing Death Is for the Pagans
Seriously… How Can Death Be "Unexpected"?
Sickness as a Harbinger of Death
Apr 27, 2022 • 52min
Amazon’s Tolkien: Will They Do It Right? (Ben Reinhard) 4/27/22
We welcome Ben Reinhard of Christendom College to discuss Amazon Studios' upcoming Rings of Power series. Is it possible to adapt Tolkien's work to film? Should studios keep trying in the first place?
Amazon's Tolkien
How I Was Wrong About the Movie "Tolkien"
Beowulf - Translated by Ben Reinhard
Apr 26, 2022 • 52min
The Incarnation, and Why Matter Matters (Jerome German) 04/26/22
On this Timely Tuesday, we welcome to the show retired manufacturing engineer Jerome German to discuss craftsmanship, love, family, and the Incarnation. You can find his great work at Crisis Magazine. Father finishes with some Timely Thoughts.
Our Hands-On, Tool-Wielding Savior
What the Ascension Teaches Us About Our Bodies
Apr 25, 2022 • 52min
The Death of Secular Conservatism (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 04/25/22
We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the death of secular conservatism, and whether it's possible to be good without God.
Dave Rubin and the Death of Secular Conservatism
The Faux Family of Dave Rubin
The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along
