How would Edmund Campion, who was martyred for the faith, have reacted to Pope Leo's recent ecumenical meeting and prayer with King Charles? Father McTeigue takes a closer look.

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We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss the woes of synodality, aggressive ecumenism, and religious indifference. Examining various failed experiments within the Church, he urges us to return to what matters most. Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Tiring of God - Crisis Magazine

Father Perricone

Torches Against the Abyss: The Complete Essays of Rev. John A. Perricone

Unthinkable Before Amoris Laetitia – Leo XIV Received Divorced Remarried British Royals

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III make history with first joint prayer since Reformation

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In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue analyzes the pastoral letter of Fr. Carter, who is pastor of The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Chattanooga, TN. In that pastoral letter, claims were made about the elimination of the Traditional Latin Mass that don't live up to a closer reading.

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TREASURES NEW AND OLD | UNITY IN FAITH | Pastoral Letter

The Hermeneutic of Continuity in a Time of Transition | Oct. 19 2025 Homily

Charlotte, Knoxville, and the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass

The "Latin Novus Ordo" Is Not the Solution

Index Lectionum: A Comparative Table of Readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite (Lectionary Study Aids)

First African Nation to Eliminate River Blindness Treated Millions with Ivermectin to Achieve Great Success

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We welcome back canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray to discuss the new apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, what it means for Catholics, and what the document misses in regards to the poor.

Show Notes

Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

Charity Reports - The Lepanto Institute

Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk

Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Two

Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Three

Dilexi Te: A Multi-Part Fisk-Part Four

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Faithful Catholics are being deprived of their familiar and historic mode of worship without an explanation as to why. Father McTeigue takes a closer look.

Watch on YouTube: An Explanation, Please?

The letter to the faithful from the diocese of Knoxville: https://dioknox.org/news/letter-regarding-traditionis-custodes-in-diocese-of-knoxville

We welcome Doug Truax from Restoration of America to discuss how Christians should understand the political world around them and why the causes our parishes support matter. Father concludes with his Timely Thoughts.

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The way that the Church has historically helped entire cultures to raise themselves out of destitution is not by giving them cash, but Christ. Let's take a closer look at how this worked and why.

Watch on YouTube: The Real Remedy for Poverty

In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue exposes how so much of modern charitable efforts inside and outside the Church are not really about helping those who need it, but about photoshoots and media exposure. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

The Screwtape Letters audiobook (Narrated by John Cleese)

The Screwtape Letters: Lewis, C. S.

Mere Christianity: C. S. Lewis

Chicago procession leader aims at 'solidarity' with detainees, criticizes commission bishops

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: "Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like..."

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | USCCB

Peace President Never Rests: Trump Announces Meeting With Putin to End 'Inglorious' Ukraine War – RedState

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Purchase May be 'Priceless' Glasswork Belonging to Scottish King Robert the Bruce

We welcome back Karl Denninger of Market Ticker to discuss the connection between immigration and poverty, as well as who is hurt by the decisions made by our political elitists. Why are laws regarding the harboring and hiring of illegal aliens not being enforced?

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The Facts Nobody Wants in [Market-Ticker]

Global Trade Realignment in [Market-Ticker]

8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens

Fr. McTeigue exposes the danger of treating "the poor" as an abstraction — or worse, as objects of pity and curiosity. Learn why true compassion means suffering with, not looking down on, and why real Christian charity must include the soul, not just the body.

Watch on YouTube: What About the Poor?