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We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss DOGE, grift, and restoring sanity to women's sports. What are we to make of the response of those in government who prefer to both work and spend in secret? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

DOGE vs. FEMA Is Here

How American Educators Are Conning Kids - by Frannie Block

Trump mass-fires military academies' 'boards of visitors' in purge of 'woke leftist ideologues' 

Media Should Investigate Federal Waste Instead Of The People Uncovering It 

House Democrats denied entry into Education Department - POLITICO

Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America (10 February 2025) | Francis

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Allen Vigneron of the Archdiocese of Detroit; Appoints Bishop Edward Weisenburger as Successor | USCCB

Catholic bishops rebuke Trump's asylum changes, suggest 'canonical penalties'

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What if you are at Mass and the priest says, "In the name of the creator, the redeemer, and the sanctifier."  What would you do?

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Let's Take a Closer Look: Don't Fix the Mass

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses IVF and the horrific practice of having frozen embryos turned into jewelry. How did we get to the point where we not only celebrate, but sentimentalize our sin? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

The Horror of Human Embryo Jewelry | Desiring God

IVF Embryo Jewelry, Custom Fertility Jewelry

About Embryo Jewelry, Custom Fertility Jewelry – Revive Jewelry

Selling Embryos & Making A Killing (Dr. Tara Sander Lee) 7/10/23

Human Fertility and Current Controversies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk) 4/22/24

A Fresh Look at IVF (Sister Renée Mirkes) 8/7/24

The Gianna Center | Catholic Health

Pope Paul VI Institute

Contact the Center for NaProEthics – Pope Paul VI Institute

Biotechnology and the Assault on Parenthood: Donald DeMarco | Internet Archive

A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine

Universalis: Office of Readings Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyrs

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We welcome back Dr. Michael Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America to discuss the corruption of the virtue of Charity, synodality, and the role of the laity in ordering secular affairs through his latest article in The Catholic Thing. Why do many Bishops defy the roles laid out by Vatican II?

Show Notes

Lay Responsibilities and the Order of Charity - The Catholic Thing

JD Vance is Right About the 'Ordo Amoris' | Compact

Why the Catholic Bishops Are Wrong on Immigration 

U.S. Debt Clock

USCCB collects money for 'immigration services' but never for 'pro-life activities': Michael Hichborn - LifeSite

Billions in Blood Money - Crisis Magazine

Ministry or Apostolate?: What Should the Catholic Laity Be Doing - Russell Shaw 

Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

Poverty, Inc.

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When was the first time you began to suspect there's REALLY something wrong with the world? What have you done with that suspicion?

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Let's Take A Closer Look: When Did You First Suspect...?

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We welcome back Stefano Gennarini of C-Fam to discuss recent changes in United States foreign policy, abuses of international aid, and national sovereignty. Might the country be moving closer towards a core element of Catholic Social Teaching: subsidiarity? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

How Trump's Dismantling Of USAID Marks A Seismic, Historic Shift In America's Role In The World | ZeroHedge

USAID D.C. Headquarters Closed To Staff After Musk Declares Agency Shutdown With Trump's Approval – One America News Network

DHS official confirms dept will defy Kristi Noem if they 'don't agree with' her priorities: OMG 

BREAKING NEWS: Trump Announces Vast Pro-Life Policies - C-Fam

The Dirty Truth Behind Bill Kristol's 'Private' Funding – PJ Media

Trump Eradicates Gender Ideology on Week One - C-Fam

Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization – The White House

World Health Organization: Friend or Foe? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 5/27/22

The World Health Organization Doesn't Like You (Dr. Rebecca Oas) 2/19/24

Contradictions from the UN? (Dr. Rebecca Oas) 11/18/24

Elon Musk Confirms Trump Admin Shutting Down Pro-Abortion USAID - LifeNews.com

Tiktok influencer and activist from Uganda thanks the U.S. for ending USAID aid....

U.S. Debt Clock

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How are we to respond to those who claim that there are "more important things to do" besides serving the Truth? Can such moral relativism ever be the "pastoral approach"?

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Let's Take A Closer Look: Father, Truth Is Divisive!

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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses cooperation with the living God, the power of nature, and the modern idolatry of technology. Are we the masters or the servants of the tools that we have created? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

The Cross and the Machine | First Things 

Paul Kingsnorth 

Episode 9: Against Paul Kingsnorth 

Technology Is Not Neutral - Crisis Magazine

 Analog Hunger in a Digital World: Confronting Today's Identity Crisis

 The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry

 Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It

Gerald Gardner and the Origins of Wicca: Emerging Worldviews 21 - Breakpoint

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) - IMDb

Colossus The Forbin Project (1970)

The Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

Montana kills bill to jail priests for 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling - LifeSite

World's Most Premature Baby Ever, Born at 21 Weeks, Celebrates His 4th Birthday

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We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the recent Executive Order regarding gender ideology. What is the right way to respond to body dysmorphia, and what are the ramifications of returning discourse at all levels to biological reality?

Show Notes

Ruth Institute

Parent Resources – Ruth Institute

References, Sources, and Citations – Ruth Institute

Mom, I think I'm gay. Dad I think I'm trans. — How to Respond | Ruth Institute

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government – The White House

Trump's education department probes blue state school for turning girls' bathroom into 'all-gender' space

Trump signs executive order to prohibit gender transition procedures for minors - OSV News

 'Transgender' Inmate Sues Trump Administration Over Order Removing Men from Women's Prisons | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald

Dismantling The Administrative State Is A Critical Task Requiring Great Effort - American Thinker 

Homily of His Eminence Card. Joseph Ratzinger | Vatican Basilica April 18, 2005

A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine

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Why is it more courageous to rescue a child rather than a case of Bud Light from a burning building? Is there a distinctively Christian form of Bravery?

Let's take a closer look.

What is Christian Courage? | Let's Take A Closer Look