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What if you were there at the first Easter—would you have recognized the Risen Christ? In this episode, Fr. Robert McTeague, S.J., reflects on the call that comes with the Resurrection: to believe, to proclaim, to reconcile, and to live as saints. Because He is risen, we each have a mission. Let's take a closer look.

Watch on YouTube: Christ Is Risen, Now What?

We welcome back Matt Archbold to discuss what a difference Easter makes in the lives of Christians and the rest of the world. Are you changed?

Show Notes

Catholic Unscripted: Interfaith idols and Catholic conversion.

Catholic Unscripted: Perversion and Conversion

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"Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist

Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify

Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel

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In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, Fr. McTeigue seeks three different perspectives: a Jesuit, Fr. Fessio; a pastor, Fr. Casey Jones; and a shepherd, Bishop Olson. He closes with his own thoughts about how we should focus and pray in the coming days and weeks.

Show Notes

Universi Dominici Gregis (February 22, 1996) | John Paul II

Matthew 16:18-20 - Bible Gateway

St. Catherine of Siena Novena

Bishop Olson Interviewed

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"Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist

Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify

Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel

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Happy Easter! In this thought-provoking reflection, Fr. McTeigue challenges us to move beyond just saying "He is risen" and to truly examine whether we live as though it's true.

Watch on YouTube: Do You Really Believe He Is Risen?

Most people look at a cross, but never see it. Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., unpacks why the crucifixion should shock us, what it reveals about our wounds, and how it exposes both the horror of sin and the triumph of divine love. This isn't sentimentality. It's a wake-up call.

Watch on YouTube: Have You Seen the Crucified?

We welcome back Steve Pokorny to talk about the all-too-common struggles with porn addiction and how such media affects people's brains, especially those who are still developing. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. 

Show Notes

Freedom Coaching 

Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children

A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue

The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality: Expanded Edition

A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart: Pieper, Josef

The Enemies Of Love: Watkin, Aelred

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Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works!

"Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist

Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify

Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel

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Holy Week isn't just a liturgical shift—it's a call to examine our souls. Are we truly ready for Easter, or just eager for Lent to end? Fr. Robert McTeigue offers four unsettling signs we might not be ready, and what to do before it's too late.

Watch on YouTube: Ready for Easter? (Probably Not)

In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Father looks at the world of reading, and the world that doesn't read. Do we lose more than we realize when we turn away from the written word and towards other mediums? Why has reading become a sign of status? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

Why everyone stopped reading (YouTube) 

Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd ed: McEntyre, Marilyn

Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education

Another Sort of Learning: Schall S.J., Fr. James V.

The average college student today (Scriptorium Philosophia Substack)

Midnight Maxims: Dalrymple, Theodore

The Quotable Chesterton: The Wit and Wisdom of G.K. Chesterton: Belmonte, Kevin

The Power of the Word Project 

How Romantics and Victorians Organized Information: Commonplace Books, Scrapbooks, and Albums

The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College 

My unread books remind me I'm running out of time (just in time for Lent)

The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance

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Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works!

"Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist

Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify

Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel

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We welcome Jaspreet Singh Boparai to the show to discuss recent cultural and religious conferences in London, the decline of meaningful engagement in modern society, and the urgent need for cultivating truly transformative Catholic intellectual and artistic renewal. 

Show Notes

Prayer and Pikachu in London | Jaspreet Singh Boparai | The Critic Magazine

The Lamp Magazine | Cristina Campo

A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine

The Unforgivable: And Other Writings by Cristina Campo 

Resistance Writer by Robert McTeigue | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity

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Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify

Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel

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Ever felt like philosophy is disconnected from the "real world"? Fr. Robert McTeigue challenges that assumption and reveals how the true, the good, and the beautiful are more real than the chaos we're sold.

Watch on YouTube: Who Needs the Real World?