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We welcome Rob Marco to discuss the effects of artificial intelligence on our lives. In all of the focus on what we can gain from this technology, might we pause to consider what we lose? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Humans > Humanity - Crisis Magazine

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Why Matter Matters: Philosophical and Scriptural Reflections on the Sacraments

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We all experience spiritual desolation, those times when we feel like we are alone in darkness. Using Ignatian spirituality, Fr. McTeigue can help us to find our way back towards the light.

Watch on YouTube: Finding Our Way in the Dark

In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue analyzes the history of those who have created worldviews and ideologies that exclude God while attempting to enact a utopian vision. He also scrutinizes some contemporary advocates of such policies, and shows exactly where their arguments fall apart. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass. 

Show Notes

Can we be Good without God? On the Political Meaning of Christianity

Liberty: Rethinking an Imperiled Ideal

Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity

Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come

Kansas City lawsuit over stolen Host

3-year-old is Hero for Braving the Dark to Help Great-Grandma After Bloody Fall: 'Yay, I did it!'

WA superintendent threatens to cut funds for district that vows to tell parents about students' gender identity | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

UK drops to its unhappiest world ranking to date – here's why

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We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones to explore how a pastor uniquely views Lent, and what mistakes he sees his congregation making with some Lenten practices. He even shares his line-up of how not to make a good confession. 

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A Detailed Catholic Examination of Conscience

Do you struggle to fast during Lent, or with penances more broadly? Fr. Robert McTeigue takes a closer look at the fasting of Lent, and how we should re-evaluate our understanding of the practice. We can learn a surprising amount about love, food, and sacrifice from the Italians.

Watch on YouTube: This Lent—Fast Like an Italian!

We welcome Dr. James Wood to discuss the cultural changes in regards to the acceptance of Christianity and religiosity more broadly. These are strange times for Christendom. Father finishes with timely thoughts.

Show Notes

Christendom's Autopsy - by James Wood - Aaron Renn

Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture: Renn, Aaron M.: 9780310155157

A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine

Christians at the End of the Pax Americana | New Oxford Review

The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

A Secular Age: Taylor, Charles - Books

The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God: Weigel, George

Can we be Good without God? On the Political Meaning of Christianity: Tinder, Glenn

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On St. Patrick's Day, plenty of Irish Americans have their own ideas about how to best celebrate, but modern day Ireland is in trouble. St. Patrick worked for its conversion, and today, we need to continue that mission.

Watch on YouTube: Can a Word Heal Ireland?

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If we cannot distinguish between loneliness, solitude, and isolation, we will not be able to fight against what can be a crippling source of pain. We live in a fallen world, and we must know how to identify what is merely normal human emotion, as well as lies from the Devil. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

The Life of Solitude: Finding God in the Solitude of Francisco Palau

The cure for loneliness the world won't tell you about 

The Loneliness of Lent 

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

The Importance of Developing and Maintaining Your Social Fitness 

Poem: Pain has an Element of Blank

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We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor to explore American relations with Israel and the Middle East. Then looking at America, can we rejoice that the age of liberalism is coming to an end, or are we just living in a new iteration of it?

Show Notes

"America First" Does Not Mean Unlimited Support for Israel - Crisis Magazine 

Reports of Liberalism's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated - Crisis Magazine 

The Secret History of Hamas | The Corbett Report 

IVF: Mr. President—You're Wrong. Call Me. | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. 

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Lent is easy for people to get wrong. What is the most important question to ask yourself to begin Lent well? If you don't know, and if your focus is wrong, you will do more harm than good in this season. Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. 

Watch on YouTube:  Here's Goliath! Where's David?