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On the Necessity of Latin (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 1/25/23

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of the Controversies in Church History Podcast to discuss his latest in Crisis Magazine about the importance of Latin within the Church. What is the real purpose of language in general, and why should we go through the effort of learning Latin? On the Necessity of Latin | Crisis Magazine Why Latin Is the Right Language for Roman Catholic Worship | Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Why Our Forebears Defended Latin in the Liturgy | OnePeterFive Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition USCCB Sponsors Eucharistic Revival Songwriting Competition Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Joyful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Sorrowful Mysteries Latin Rosary With Subtitles - Glorious Mysteries Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Can the US ”Follow the Science”? (Terry Schilling) 1/24/23

We welcome back Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project to discuss Civil Rights and the differing medical treatments of gender dysphoria between the US and in Europe. Will America learn to "Follow the Science"? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. The American Principles Project US More Lenient On Transgender Treatment Than Europe, Study Shows | Fox News New APP Report Exposes Origins, Influence of "Transgender Leviathan" The Transgender Lobby Is a Massive and Well-Funded Leviathan The Transgender Leviathan There Are 6,500 Genetic Differences Between Men And Women | Daily Mail Online J&B Whisky Goes Trans – PJ Media Feelz Navidad: Watch Grandpa Groomer in this J&B Ad and Yule Wonder 'What's in that Scotch?' Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

”Died Suddenly” (Ed Dowd) 1/23/23

We welcome Ed Dowd of Phinance Technologies to discuss his important new book with Skyhorse Publishing, Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022. What does data from insurance companies and funeral homes show regarding excess mortality, and why are we now seeing the phrase "Died Suddenly" within news stories? "Cause Unknown": The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 Warning from Ed Dowd: 7,500 Americans are killed or disabled EACH DAY They Lied, People Died Data Analysis Referenced by Ed - Phinance Technologies Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Who Needs Worship? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/20/23

In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses the human need for worship. How is it that when one lives without worship, they live without joy? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Cheating God and Our Children With Shoddy Worship Must Worship Be Entertaining? Worship in a Time of War Why Bother with Worship? Why Mass Doesn't Need To Be "New and Improved" In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity - Josef Pieper Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition USCCB Sponsors Eucharistic Revival Songwriting Competition Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass George Neumayr, RIP: We Have Lost An Irreplaceable Treasure Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The Devil and Bella Dodd (Dr. Paul Kengor) 1/19/23

We welcome Dr. Paul Kengor of The American Spectator to discuss his latest book on Bella Dodd with TAN Books. Who was she, what influence did she have within public education, and what influence did she have within the Catholic Church before her conversion? The Devil and Bella Dodd: One Woman's Struggle Against Communism and Her Redemption - Dr. Paul Kengor Communism and the Conscience of the West - Fulton Sheen The Catholic Case Against Communism | The American Spectator School of Darkness - Bella Dodd My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich - Dietrich von Hildebrand Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Bureaucratic Bullies (Theodore Dalrymple) 1/18/23

We welcome back Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute Theodore Dalrymple to discuss his latest in City Journal about the "Reign of the Administrators". Is there any escape from endless bureaucracy? Reign of the Administrators | City Journal Cuckoo Policies - Taki's Magazine Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses Charlie Gard vs The Duty to Die Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Pro-Life Without Apology (Rebecca Kiessling) 1/17/23

We welcome Rebecca Kiessling of Save The 1 to discuss what it means to be Pro-Life without exception and without apology. What is the real meaning of compassion, and how can minds and hearts be changed to protect all life? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Walk for Life West Coast Save The 1 Project Rachel Philosophical Abortion Essay | Rebecca Kiessling Names: 64 Catholics Who Voted Against Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What Is the Common Good? (Dennis Knapp) 1/16/23

We welcome Dennis Knapp of the Patheos blog The Latin Right to discuss the common good. Why do so many Catholics take a secularized and collectivist view of the Common Good, and why is that incorrect? What Constitutes the Common Good? | Dennis Knapp The Broken Path: How Catholic Bishops Got Lost in the Weeds of American Politics Christians at the End of the Pax Americana: From A Warfare State to A Welfare State Too Woke to Feed the Poor? - Sarah Cain Let's Look at Canada's Suicide Ad - Sarah Cain Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Ask Father McTeigue 2023 Winter On-Air Appeal - Day 2

Did you miss the last day of Ask Father during the Two-Day 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 Winter On-Air Appeal Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Ask Father McTeigue 2023 Winter On-Air Appeal - Day 1

Did you miss day one of Ask Father during the Two-Day 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 Winter On-Air Appeal Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

”Gender Affirming Care” And Other Lies (Dr. Leor Sapir) 1/11/23

We welcome back Dr. Leor Sapir of the Manhattan Institute and City Journal to discuss the pernicious misnomer of "gender affirming care". How did that euphemism for mutilation creep into modern language, and why is the European medical model differing from what is being done in America? The Distortions in Jack Turban's Psychology Today Article on 'Gender Affirming Care' WPATH Finally Acknowledges Europe's Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care "Gender-Affirming Care" and the Placebo Effect | City Journal Twitter Thread on Misleading Dutch Studies Twitter Thread on the "Sex-As-Spectrum" Thesis Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The Rise of Bureaugamy (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 1/10/23

We welcome back historian Dr. Darrick Taylor to discuss a recent article of his in Crisis Magazine with a curious title. Government overreach has metastasized from being a "Nanny State" into that of a "Hubby State". Why is the government attempting to replace men, both in nature and within the social order? The Rise of Bureaugamy: What It Means for Social Conservatives Dr. Taylor's Podcast: Controversiae Ecclesiasticae - Controversies in Church History Live Action Satire Video Mocks Pro-Abortion Companies for 'Generous Offer' to Employees The Life Of Julia Hungary Seeks to Give Incentives, Tax Breaks for Having More Children Have Four or More Babies In Hungary and You'll Pay No Income Tax for Life, Prime Minister Says The Reconstruction of the Republic - Harold Brown Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Government Internet Censorship (Mike Benz) 1/9/23

We welcome Mike Benz of Foundation For Freedom Online to discuss internet censorship. The interconnected web of parties behind the push for censorship is far bigger than most realize. What is the logic used by these agencies to justify censorship in the name of "protecting freedom"? What can be done about it? Foundation For Freedom Online Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) / Twitter Twitter Thread Regarding the #TwitterFiles DHS Censorship Agency Had Strange First Mission: Banning Speech That Casts Doubt On 'Red Mirage, Blue Shift' Election Events Interview w/ Mike Benz on the #TwitterFiles Behind the Twitter Files Hype on Unlimited Hangout - The Corbett Report From Tweets to Tanks Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

A Closer Look at Faith and Reason (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/6/23

In Let's Talk About This, Father walks through the common misunderstandings of the relationship between Faith and Reason. What's the proper understanding, and why do so many get it wrong? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for Sunday Mass. The Magis Center Aeterni Patris (August 4, 1879) | LEO XIII Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998) | John Paul II Do You Have to Choose Between Science and Religion? Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology - Robert Sokolowski Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages - Etienne Gilson Pope Benedict XVI: Honoring the Legacy Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith (Joseph Pearce) 1/5/23

We welcome back Joseph Pearce to discuss his biography of Pope Benedict XVI. Given the variety of topics that Pope Benedict wrote and spoke about, what does Joseph think his legacy should be? Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith Joseph's Website The Judgment of the Nations - Christopher Dawson Pope Benedict XVI: Honoring the Legacy Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!