The Catholic Current

By 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... more

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August 28, 2026 Novel Prophecies Pt. 7 - Forster’s “The Machine Stops” (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/28/26
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
Daily Readings - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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August 27, 2026 Kneeling Before the World? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 8/27/26
We welcome back historian and friend of the show Dr. Darrick Taylor to examine how the Church's relationship with the modern world has changed since Vatican II. What have Catholics gained and lost in trying to keep pace with a culture that has changed so dramatically?

Show Notes
Kneeling Before the World, 60 Years On
A Catholic seminary in New Jersey that once trained boys for the priesthood is set to become the fourth campus of an expanding Islamic school network
My Appeal to Pope Leo XIV: The TLM Is Easier for Me to Actively Participate In
A Remaining Christmas (Hilaire Belloc)
In Tune With The World
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August 25, 2026 The Revenge of Amoris Laetitia (Eamonn Clark) 8/25/26
We welcome licensed moral theologian Eamonn Clarke to discuss the legacy of Amoris Laetitia ten years after its publication. Has the push for a more flexible pastoral response created greater confusion about marriage, annulments, and cohabitation? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes
The Revenge of Amoris Laetitia
Ten years after Amoris laetitia: proclaiming the Gospel with families today
Amoris Laetitia - Thematic Framework
Precepts of the Church: Basic Norms for Active Catholics
The Number One Reason for Divorce… and How to Avoid It
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August 24, 2026 LTACL: Why Does Evil Smile? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
Why does evil smile? Father McTeigue takes a closer look at the recent abortion legislation in Massachusetts and New Jersey. He is perplexed at why Governor Mikie Sherrill and Governor Maura Healey would sign this harmful legislation with glee despite both being Catholic. Using context from history, Father McTeigue examines why evil operates without remorse and with a smile.
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August 21, 2026 Novel Prophecies Pt. 6 - Huxley’s “Brave New World Revisited” (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/21/26
Fr. Robert McTeigue continues his "Novel Prophecies" series with Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World Revisited. Huxley warned that propaganda and technology could make people easier to control. Are we seeing some of that today, and if so, what can we do about it? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
The Inner Ring
76 Fallacies
Propaganda Watch | The Corbett Report
Daily Readings - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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51min
August 20, 2026 What Next for America? (Karl Denninger) 8/20/26
We welcome back Karl Denninger from Market Ticker to evaluate the economic issues facing America, from runaway debt and rising healthcare costs to job losses and the AI boom. How serious are these problems, and what can ordinary Americans do now to prepare?

Show Notes
So Perhaps My Podcast Was A Bit Of A Downer...
You Have Died Of Mathematics
The Market Ticker
Leverage: How Cheap Money Will Destroy the World
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August 19, 2026 LTACL: Cristero War 2.0? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
Father McTeigue examines the current conflict between Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, and the Catholic Church. Although history may not repeat itself, similar patterns from the Cristero War are arising in this conflict. Is this a sign of a new bloodbath to come? Father takes a closer look.
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August 18, 2026 Whom Do You Serve? (Matt Archbold) 8/18/26
We welcome back friend of the show Matt Archbold to examine the growing rejection of truth in our culture. What happens when truth is replaced by ideology, and how can Catholics remain faithful to Christ in a culture that increasingly rejects the good, the true, and the beautiful? Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts.

Show Notes
Whom Do You Serve?
Catholic Governor Approves Abortion Up Until Birth
The Massachusetts bishops' polite collapse
Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday
Who Hired the Ridiculous Jason Arday at Cambridge? I Have the Names.
Catholic priest gets tens of thousands of baseball fans to exchange the Sign of Peace during game between Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds
University of Michigan Will Hide Letter Grades for Freshman Students’ Mental Health
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51min
August 17, 2026 LTACL: The Saint We Need Right Now (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
Which saint do we most need to hear from today? Father McTeigue has in mind a martyr whose heroic death has overshadowed his great words of wisdom—words that can help us make our way through the current crisis.
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August 14, 2026 Novel Prophecies Pt. 5 - Huxley’s “Brave New World” (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/14/26
Fr. Robert McTeigue continues his "Novel Prophecies" series with Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, a novel about a society in which suffering has been largely eliminated at the cost of freedom, family, and individuality. What does Huxley’s imagined world tell us about the things that people are willing to give up for an easier life? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
The Far Side - Sheep Cartoon
How To Be a Nonconformist: 22 Irreverent Illustrated Steps to Counterculture Cred from 1968
Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain
Chesterton on Cheese
Daily Readings - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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51min

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