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The vocations crisis is a self-imposed outcome of an attitude that downplays both the priesthood and healthy masculine virtues. If we want men to sign up to be priests, we must treat them differently.

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We welcome back Karl Denninger to tackle a frequent error. In a time of enforced immigration laws, we must ask the question: Is it true that Americans won't do the jobs that immigrant labor has been doing in the USA for decades? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

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There's No Harm And Nobody Wants The Jobs (Market Ticker)

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How do we grieve as Catholics, not as spiritual orphans? How do we acknowledge loss and death and tragedy without doing the disservice of being dismissive or flippant? Father McTeigue takes a closer look.

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Are we properly equipping Christians for the battles ahead, or has the Church become less like a warship and more like a cruiseliner? In this episode of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue looks further at the spiritual movements that Catholics are faced with and discusses how we ought to be responding.

Show Notes

The Drama of Atheist Humanism (Henry De Lubac)

God and Philosophy (Etienne Gilson)

The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology

There used to be a better class of atheist

Old Errors and New Labels (Fulton Sheen)

Nefarious (2023) - IMDb

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We welcome Dr. Shane Owens, author of Return to the Heart, for a conversation about one of the Church's most profound and pivotal voices. With an Augustinian pope at the helm, there's no better time to rediscover the spiritual legacy of this great Doctor of the Church—and how his insights can shape our own journey toward God.

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Return to the Heart: The Biblical Spirituality of St. Augustine's Confessions

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The Confessions: Saint Augustine (Translated by Maria Boulding)

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Have you ever thought about the difference between atheism and anti-theism? How about what Marx had to say about God, and how that relates to our cultural battles today? Father McTeigue takes a closer look.

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We welcome back Shawn Carney to discuss the importance of fathers and how they are being treated in different areas of life, from the Church to Hollywood. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

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40 Days for Life - Discover What God Has Done...Imagine What He Can Do

The Beginning of the End of Abortion: 40 Inspiring Stories of God Changing Hearts and Saving Lives

To the Heart of the Matter - The 40-Day Companion to Live a Culture of Life

Shall We Cancel Father's Day?

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What happens when nuns, a bishop, and devout Catholics spend Independence Day singing the Salve Regina by firelight—then face off against the modern world? In this episode of Let's Take a closer Look, Father McTeigue explores the tension between faith and Americanism, the heresy Pope Leo XIII warned about, and why true justice demands love of God, family, and country.

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In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue posits the notion that the graces conferred upon a Catholic can help him to become a better scholar, intellectual, or searcher of the Truth. The Faith provides a proper grounding for explorations and centers him rightly. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

Catholic Brain Death? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.

A Gilson Reader: Selected Writings of Etienne Gilson

There used to be a better class of atheist 

The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

The God of Faith and Reason: Foundations of Christian Theology (Not In A Series): Sokolowski, Robert

Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living

Aeterni Patris (August 4, 1879) | LEO XIII

Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998) | John Paul II

Veritatis Splendor (6 August 1993) | John Paul II

Etienne Gilson The Ethics of Higher Studies | PDF

Regaining Hands After 17 Years, Swiss Man Gets Life-Changing Double Transplant

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We welcome back Bill Whittle to talk about artificial intelligence—where it fails, where it thrives, and where it's scary. What are the implications of an emotionless tool with a survival instinct? Hear it all on this special extended edition of The Catholic Current.

Radio listeners: You can continue listening to the extended content starting at 44:12. 

Show Notes

Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Second Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Corporate Governance [Rome, 19–20 June 2025] | LEO XIV 

AI: Decoding the Psyop - UNSHADOWED 

Episode 478 – We Need To Talk About AI | The Corbett Report 

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) - IMDb 

Going old school: Some professors return to pen and paper, tech-free classrooms | The College Fix 

Is Tech-Induced Brain Rot a Thing?

Is Google Making Us Stupid? 

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