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Fr. Robert McTeigue reflects on the meaning and purpose of time. If our lives are a journey toward God, how should that change the way we face suffering, death, and the choices we make each day? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.
 
Show Notes
Is this how the consummation of the world begins?
A Brief History of Our Annihilation
Vatican marks 60 years of Nostra Aetate with new document stating Christ is the ‘one and only Redeemer’
Christian Bale Opens Long-Dreamed of Foster Care Village Aimed at Keeping Siblings Together
How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan
Daily Readings: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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We welcome Father Dave Tomaszycki of the Archdiocese of Detroit to discuss his new collection of Fulton Sheen’s writings on the demonic. How does such a compilation come together, and why do Sheen’s warnings still matter today?
 
Show Notes
On the Demonic
God’s holy weapons against Satan, Part 1: The gift of prophecy
God’s holy weapons against Satan, Part 2: The gift of kingship
God’s holy weapons against Satan, Part 3: The gift of priesthood
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Fr. Robert McTeigue examines why many women today seem unhappy despite political and cultural promises of liberation. He suggests a spiritual, even diabolical, root to the crisis.
Watch on YouTube: Women Torn Apart?

We welcome convert and musician Josh Long to take a hard look at liturgical music. Why has the liturgy become more focused on entertainment than worship, and what would it take to restore sacred music to its proper place? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
 
Show Notes
Vaguely Pious Noises
What Many Priests No Longer Believe
The Cantor Sings (The Yoo-Hoo Song)
Messy Mondays: How to Write a Worship Song (In 5 Minutes or Less)
The Worship Song Song by Random Action Verb Worship
Parody Of Our Modern Church Service
Why Catholics Can't Sing: Revised and Updated With New Grand Conclusions and Good Advice
Sing Like a Catholic
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Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. examines alarming recent cases and cultural trends, and asks what is happening with women, such that so many women seem to embrace ending new life.
Watch on YouTube: Women Overshadowed?

Father Robert McTeigue continues his "Novel Prophecies" series with Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon. How does a society lose its sense of truth, and what happens when people stop questioning the claims of those in power? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.
 
Show Notes
Darkness at Noon: A Novel
Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament – Federation of the Holy Spirit (5 September 2026)
Bishop Mutsaerts - Open letter to His Holiness on “Synodality”
Bonnie Pierce, the Anti-Lindsay Clancy
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In this special episode, Father Robert McTeigue speaks candidly about the faith, the Church, and the moral challenges of our time. From St. Peter Claver and modern slavery to abortion and spiritual discipline, Father tackles the crises around us and the personal work of living the faith.
 
Show Notes
Advice from an aging, repentant sinner
St. Peter Claver
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Fr. Robert McTeigue reacts to a striking recent phrase about Eucharistic adoration: "a God who has become bread." Can you guess which member of the people-who-should-really-know-better club said it?
Watch on YouTube: Theological Proofreading

We welcome Patience Sunne, Engagement Director at Them Before Us, to examine the differences between adoption and surrogacy or IVF. What happens when the desire of adults to have a child takes precedence over the child’s needs? How do these practices shape a child’s sense of identity and connection to his or her biological family? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
 
Show Notes
The "Primal Wound"
No, Adoption and Third-Party Reproduction Are Not the Same
Them Before Us
It's A Girl
Babies, Made to Order: The New York Times Sounds the Reproductive Technology Alarm
Orchid Health
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Father Robert McTeigue continues his "Novel Prophecies" series with Sinclair Lewis’ It Can't Happen Here, a novel that asks whether totalitarianism could take root in America. What should we be watching for, and what does it mean to remain faithful when the culture demands conformity? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.
 
Show Notes
It Can't Happen Here
Survivals and New Arrivals: The New and Old Enemies of the Catholic Church
Whose side are you on?
The 2 reasons totalitarian states detest the Church
Wishful Thinking Will Kill Us | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.
The Life of Julia
Florida Teens Design Charity App to Help Generous Locals Deliver ‘Pizza for a Purpose’
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We welcome author and literary critic Liza Libes to examine the contemporary status and future prospects of literary study. Is classic literature losing its place in our culture as short-form media and changing classrooms redefine how we read? If so, what will it take to bring it back?
 
Show Notes
Pens and Poison
Liza Libes
Pens and Poison - YouTube
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The FBI promises that it won't confuse "radical traditional Catholics" with violent extremists again, but how sure can we really be? Father Robert McTeigue takes a closer look.
Watch on YouTube: Wishful Thinking Will Kill Us
Read the FBI report: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/weaponization-working-group-releases-report-2023-fbi-richmond-field-office-memo-targeted-non
 

We welcome Belgian scholar Drieu Godefridi to take a hard look at what lies ahead for Europe. As birth rates fall and migration increases, the continent is also facing economic troubles and a growing loss of cultural and religious identity. Is there reasonable hope for improvement? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
 
Show Notes
Do the Math: Why Europe May Not Pull Through
How the EU is Controlling the Ceuta Story
Asylum seekers told rape and harassment illegal in UK in new Home Office booklet
Why Comfortable People Don’t Revolt: Propaganda, Debt, and Control
EU President Ursula von der Leyen says that savings accounts are a problem
The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God
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Father Robert McTeigue reflects on living under pervasive falsehoods during the Soviet Union and connects that to modern diocesan communications. He asks listeners for help. 
Links that were referenced in the video:
https://catholicproject.catholic.edu/catholic-church-finances/diocesan-restructuring/
https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/live-not-by-lies 
Watch this episode on Youtube:  Culture of Lies—Catholic Edition? 

Fr. Robert McTeigue continues his "Novel Prophecies" series with E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops. Written more than a century ago, the story imagines people living apart from one another and relying on technology for nearly everything. Does Forster's world still look quite so far-fetched today? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.
 
Show Notes
The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Moms Love This Initiation Ritual Freshmen Must Go Through at This Oklahoma High School
Christianity-hating activist moves to tear down historic Los Angeles cross — but proud LA group is having none of it
White liberal woman says she aborted her baby because of how much she loved him
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