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Fathers, Rise to Your Greatness (Fr. John Perricone) 7/15/24

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine on fatherhood. Why is fatherhood hated by so many, both inside and out of the Church, and what happens when we undermine the role of Fathers? Show Notes Fathers, Rise to Your Greatness - Crisis Magazine Do Men Need to Apologize for Masculinity? (Dr. Anthony Esolen) 5/26/22 No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men Why the World and the Devil Hate Men, and What the Church Can Do About It What's a Manly Man and How Can We Get More of Them? The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud The Life Of Julia The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Who’s Ready for Another Synod? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/12/24

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the Instrumentum Laboris for the October session of the Synod on Synodality. Is this one as bad as the one from 2023? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes New 'Instrumentum Laboris' Focuses on How to Implement Goals of Synod on Synodality| National Catholic Register  "Instrumentum laboris" for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2024) The Synod: A Crash Landing? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/25/23 The First (Bitter) Fruits of Synodality (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/17/23 "We May Not Fully Understand…" Reality Beyond Words: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 1 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Incomprehension, Wonder, and the Search for Truth: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 2 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Vindicating Mystery Against Its Rationalist Enemies: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Conclusion | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Vatican bans Latin Mass in Marian shrine for thriving Spanish walking pilgrimage - LifeSite The problem of religious traditionalists | Joseph Shaw | The Critic Magazine Silk Purses and Sow's Ears: "Inclusive Language" Comes to Mass by Paul V. Mankowski, S.J. Splitting the Faithful: Inclusive Language Is Wrong Biblically, Pastorally, and Doctrinally - Crisis Magazine Goodbye Good Men By Michael S. Rose This Porsche executive was convicted for (take the time to read this slowly) throwing her newborn daughter out of her window to save her career | Not the Bee She Finally Earned Her Stanford Master's Degree at 105: 'I've waited a long time for this' The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What Is a Pastor? (Fr. Casey Jones) 7/11/24

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice Florida to discuss the role of a pastor. How have we gotten to the point where less important administrative tasks prevent pastors from focusing on the preaching of the Gospel?   Show Notes Pastor | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Pastors, Administrators, Parochial Vicars (catholiceducation.org) Panel Discussion: Christian Nationalism, Women in Politics, & Jewish Influence on American Society  10 Ways to crush the morale of priests--Aleteia  What Many Priests No Longer Believe - Homiletic & Pastoral Review  Catholic priests survey finds lower morale, 'conservative shift' among U.S. clergy  Is Catholic Preaching That Bad?  Is Your Parish Like a Convenience Store? Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The Erasure of Parents (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 7/10/24

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the ideological unreality of queer theory, and the attempts to render both motherhood and fatherhood meaningless. Where can we find stories of hope in this seemingly never-ending battle?   Show Notes The Ruth Institute Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute Kansas' attorney general is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law | PBS News "Bill #H4750 in MA would remove the word "father" on birth certificates..."  Who's Carl? When parents are the last to know about their trans kids  Proposed California bill aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ youth encourages parents to affirm their child's gender identity - ABC7 Los Angeles  3 Ways Feminism Laid The Groundwork For Transgenderism  Seeing Things: Female Impersonation Maureen Mullarkey (studiomatters.com) A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Ruth Institute Podcast: Pedophilia from the Beginning - Dr. Jennifer Morse, Wichita, KS Combatting the Sexual Revolution at the Eighth Day Institute Symposium Interview With a Detransitioner - by Sarah Cain From Abuse Victim, to Lesbian, to Redemption: Nancy Charles Shares her Story | Dr. J Show ep. 243 Courage Is A Habit Parent Resources – Ruth Institute The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Hopeful Signs? (Michael Hichborn) 7/9/24

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of The Lepanto Institute to discuss the many tangled knots surrounding the notorious CCHD along with other headlines in the Church. Are there any signs of good news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Michael Hichborn and Timothy Flanders Discuss the Real Presence Survey Survey of U.S. Catholic Laity on the Real Presence Cause for hope in new data on Eucharistic faith? Eucharistic Faith and Wishful Thinking (Fr. Peter Stravinskas) 7/2/24 CCHD head resigns; program facing financial woes - CatholicCitizens.org  USCCB Cuts Social Justice Staff - U.S. News  CCHD Funds Controversy: False Claim by Gamaliel Foundation - The Lepanto Institute  The Case of Bishop Stowe The Church and the Transgender Celebrity Hermit On Promoting Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ | Catholic Culture Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus | EWTN The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Church, State, and Other Misunderstandings (Sarah Cain) 7/8/24

We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal, to discuss the role of religion within society and the modern misunderstandings of secularism. Why is there such ignorance of both American and Church history? Show Notes The Crusader Gal Homefront Crusade Cardinal Pie and the Social Kingship of Christ - Crisis Magazine CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Louis-Edouard-Desire Pie What Is Christian Nationalism? (Doug Wilson) 1/4/24 What's the Truth about Christian Nationalism? (John Horvat II) 3/20/22 Mere Christendom — Doug Wilson Liberals and the Libel of "Christian Nationalism" ~ The Imaginative Conservative Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The Heresy of Americanism: Then and Now (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/5/24

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue again discusses Pope Leo XIII's letter on Americanism. How does the document from 1899 answer today's calls for a "synodal Church" with a contextual theology? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes What Is the Heresy of Americanism? (Jerome German) 2/8/23 The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII/True and False Americanism in Religion - Wikisource  Library : Americanism, Then and Now: Our Pet Heresy | Catholic Culture  The Heresy of (Protestant) Americanism - Ad Fontes  Americanism: Heresy or Fiction? - A Response to Miles Smith - Ad Fontes  Integralism and the Common Good: Selected Essays from The Josias (Volume 1: Family, City, and State)  Integralism and the Common Good: Selected Essays from The Josias (Volume 2: The Two Powers)  Mere Christendom: The Case for Bringing Christianity Back into Modern Culture - Leading by Faith to Convert Secularism  A Quick Christian Nationalism Walk Through | Doug Wilson  Isaiah's Job To Be a Prophet is a Blessing and a Burden Archbishop Viganò Excommunicated UK cultural grandees urge Vatican to keep TLM in new 'Agatha Christie' letter Cardinal Parolin: 'The concept of just war needs to be reviewed' - Vatican News 88-year-old 'Proud' Foster Mom Retires After Raising Over 40 Children The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Beauty Beyond the Power of the World (Joseph Pearce) 7/3/24

We welcome back Joseph Pearce of The Imaginative Conservative to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine on Catholic beauty. Why do some desire to stifle the gifts of Catholic beauty, both physical and liturgical? Show Notes Joseph's Website Beauty Beyond the Power of the World - Crisis Magazine The Mystery of the 'Agatha Christie Indult' Catholic Art Institute Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child: Anthony Esolen The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful (Joseph Pearce) 12/13/23 The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: A History in Three Dimensions The Catholic Art Institute | Conference 2024 The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Eucharistic Faith and Wishful Thinking (Fr. Peter Stravinskas) 7/2/24

We welcome back Fr. Peter Stravinskas to discuss his article in Catholic World Report. Many are rejoicing in the results of a new survey on Catholic belief in the Eucharist, but is this a case of false hopes and wishful thinking? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Cause for hope in new data on Eucharistic faith? The "Eucharistic Revival" in practical mode?  Gutting the Mystery out of the Mystery  What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion - Ronald Knox Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium" Number of German Catholics formally leaving the Church since 2019 The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Science & Religion Meet at the Brain (Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.) 7/1/24

We welcome back Fr. Robert Spitzer of The Magis Center for Reason and Faith to discuss the complexity of the human brain and the rise of theistic faith within the scientific community. Of believers and non-believers, which group is really the minority?   Show Notes The Magis Center for Reason and Faith Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail | Nature The Four Levels of Happiness: Your Path to Personal Flourishing - Sophia Institute Press Is Science a Gateway to God? (Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.) 12/7/23 The Human Brain: A Primer  Curious Bedfellows: Soul and Brain  The Remarkable Evidence for the Human Soul  Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence of the Mind and the Proof that Will Change the Way We Live Our Lives  Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998) | John Paul II A Closer Look at Faith and Reason (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/6/23 Life's irreducible structure. Live mechanisms and information in DNA are boundary conditions with a sequence of boundaries above them Mind and cosmos : why the materialist neo-Darwinian conception of nature is almost certainly false : Thomas Nagel | Internet Archive Why Only Us: Language and Evolution Insight; a study of human understanding : Bernard Lonergan | Internet Archive Evolution of the brain : creation of the self : John Eccles | Internet Archive The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Good and Bad Catholic Memories (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/28/24

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the modern tendency towards institutional amnesia. What does it mean to have a good Catholic memory? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes RORATE CÆLI: URGENT - URGENT - Growing Rumors of a "Final Solution" for the Traditional Latin Mass - TLM The Remnant Newspaper - Vatican Document Further Restricting TLM said to Exist, Backed by Cardinal Parolin  RORATE CÆLI: Archbishop Viola, the violator of Tradition -- the dangerous secretary of Divine Worship and the man behind the attempts to ban the Traditional Mass. His letter to the Melbourne Archbishop  The Library of Alexandria is on Fire | The Corbett Report  Interview 1794 – The eLibrary is on eFire – #NewWorldNextWeek | The Corbett Report  How to Scale a Paywall (and other useful tips) – #SolutionsWatch | The Corbett Report The Last Catholic in America - John R. Powers RORATE CÆLI: Accept or Reject the New Mass?  Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era WE DO BELIEVE, O LORD (Theme Song Winner) on SoundCloud | The National Eucharistic Revival Catholic Art Institute https://twitter-thread.com/t/1801718918085808619 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13551465/Pornhub-BANS-five-states-age-verification-laws-blocked.html https://twitter-thread.com/t/1806439543249203408 https://twitter-thread.com/t/1806137782596931967 The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The Devil and Communist China (Steve Mosher) 6/27/24

We welcome back Steven Mosher of the Population Research Institute to discuss his latest book with TAN Books, The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi. How can a closer study of history help to break through modern academia's pro-communist propaganda? Show Notes The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi Population Research Institute Vatican plans to renew its secretive China deal amid persecution of the underground Church - PRI Bishop Fulton Sheen and Chairman Mao Agreed: Hate Drives Communism - PRI China's Population Collapse Will Change The World Forever - Peter Zeihan New Chinese Demographic Data = Population Collapse || Peter Zeihan Zeihan Vindicated: Chinese Population DROPS Again Vatican official praises China for witness to Catholic social teaching Putting the Church in Chinese Hands (Liz Yore) 5/28/24 The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Conspiracy Theories and the Church (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 6/26/24

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of the Controversies in Church History podcast to discuss a recent article of his in Crisis Magazine. In this age of short attention spans, how can we be careful researchers without falling prey to either naïveté or confirmation bias?   Show Notes Controversiae Ecclesiasticae | Controversies in Church History Podcast Dr. Taylor's Substack Pope Francis and the Conspiracy Against the Church - Crisis Magazine Notes on The Gates of Hell » Maureen Mullarkey  When the Vatican Gets It Wrong - Crisis Magazine Jack T. Chick | Infogalactic  How to Be a Conspiracy Realist (James Corbett) 10/20/22 Humanae Vitae | Controversies in Church History Podcast Doomscrolling Past Christ The News Is a Social Construct (James Corbett) 6/17/24 The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Whatever Happened to Common Sense? (Sarah Cain) 6/25/24

We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal, to discuss our culture's lack of moral imagination and why trying to build Christian culture without reference to Christ will always fail. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes The Crusader Gal Homefront Crusade Louisiana Faces Lawsuit Over Mandatory Display of Ten Commandments in Classrooms The Freeloading Atheism of Richard Dawkins and Republicans On Christian Secularism: In Conversation with Jeff Ventrella | Doug Wilson A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are? - Crisis Magazine Is Christ a Magician? - Crisis Magazine Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Is The Mass Really A Sacrifice? (Steve Ray) 6/24/24

We welcome back apologist Steve Ray to discuss atonement, covenant, and the meaning of Catholic worship. Why do many Catholics neglect and downplay the sacrificial nature of the Mass?   Show Notes Steve Ray's Website | catholicconvert.com SteveRaysStore.com Defending the Eucharist Is The Mass Really A Sacrifice? Steve Ray's Audio Collection New Liturgical Movement: "The Old Leaven" of Catholic Truth, Part 1: Eucharistic Language and Eucharistic Faith in Medieval England  New Liturgical Movement: "The Old Leaven" of Catholic Truth, Part 2: Eucharist as Sacrifice in the Language of Medieval England  New Liturgical Movement: How Do Sins Against the Eucharist Cause Our Lord to Suffer?  Will there be a Eucharistic revival? Still Concerned About the Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Tim Glemkowski - Crisis Magazine Adoration of the Lamb, 1432 - Jan van Eyck - WikiArt.org The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!