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We welcome Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss how Christmas has changed over recent decades, and how we ought to approach the season. We end with special guest Viviana Falleti, who introduces us to the joy of her children's books, just in time for Christmas. 

Show Notes

Chevy's New Christmas Ad Marks the End of an Era - Cypher News

The Happiest Christmas Tree Ever | Children's Book

Books by Viviana Falleti

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Our Lord came to us in history, remains with us in mystery, and will return to us in glory. That last part is often overlooked. Father McTeigue offers a corrective.

Show Notes

Get ready for the Apocalypse with this one neat trick!

The Four Great Evils of the Day |  Henry Edward Manning

Discourses On The Latter Days |  Father Henry James Coleridge S.J.

Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings | Alfred Delp

Superman No.1 Comic Book Found in Mom's Attic Bags $9.1 Million in Most Valuable Comic Auction Ever 

Justice in the Church: Gender and Participation | Benedict Ashley 

Women in the Priesthood?: A Systematic Analysis in the Light of the Order of Creation and Redemption

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We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life, to discuss the fallacy of the so-called Seamless Garment. Is it true that a pro-lifer who exclusively fights against abortion is doing something wrong, or not doing enough? 

Show Notes

The "Seamless Garment" Is Quiet Propaganda for Abortion. – Padre Peregrino

Unraveling the Seamless Garment | Catholic Answers Magazine 

The Seamless Garment: Death for the Pro-Life Movement | EWTN 

The Consistent—and Not So Seamless—Ethic of Life

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Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. warns of a ditty that you might hear in the coming days, "Mary did you know?" and explains how it cancels Christmas.

Watch on YouTube: Please Don't Cancel Christmas

Show Notes 

https://www.catholic.com/tract/immaculate-conception-and-assumption

https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius09/p9ineff.htm

https://aleteia.org/2015/12/09/the-problem-with-mary-did-you-know/ 

We welcome Ryan McMaken from the Mises Institute to discuss why the SNAP program keeps expanding, and how it was originally designed not to alleviate poverty, but to raise food prices. Father closes the episode with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Why Food Stamp Recipients (and Government Contractors) Should not Be Allowed to Vote | Mises Institute 

41 Million (One in Eight) US Residents Are on Food Stamps | Mises Institute

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In this first installment of his Advent reflection series, Father Robert McTeigue, S.J., shares his sermon for the First Sunday of Advent—an unflinching call to spiritual alertness. He invites listeners to pray for humility, clarity, and generosity this season as we live as people destined for glory.

In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue examines the fading of Christendom through history, culture, and theology, pushing back against claims that its decline is either inevitable or desirable. He challenges the Church to reckon with how we arrived here and what rebuilding authentic Catholic civilization must look like. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

To a Hierarch…with Regret… | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. 

[Catholic Caucus] Head of Italian bishops says 'the end of Christendom is not a defeat' 

'We have no consensus to gain': Zuppi calls for new commitment to evangelization 

Italian Cardinal Zuppi hails 'end of Christendom,' says it won't be a defeat - American Thinker 

https://x.com/Monarchies2000/status/1992285831198015904 

A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine

Catena Aurea: Commentary On the Four Gospels Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers

Thomas Aquinas: Catena Aurea - Matthew: English 

First Sunday of Advent | USCCB

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What should we be doing this Advent? No, not about the lights, or the tree, or even the presents. What should we be doing as Catholics? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look.

Watch on YouTube: What Do You Want for Advent?

We welcome S.A. McCarthy from The American Spectator to the show, to discuss how Islam conquered Catholic Spain, and what American Catholics ought to learn from the mistakes of Europe. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. 

Show Notes

How Islam Conquered Catholic Spain — Again | The American Spectator

American Christians: Heed the Example of Decimated Europe | The American Spectator 

Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West 

What Catholics Need to Know About Islam: William Kilpatrick

Gunmen abduct over 200 students from Catholic school in Nigeria

Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

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What happens when a prominent Catholic hierarch seems to have made…ahem…a misstatement—on a world stage? Father McTeigue has a suggestion.

Watch on YouTube: To a Hierarch…with Regret…