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We welcome Kathleen Carr of the Sacred Art Institute to discuss the universal need for beauty in the life of man. How does the absence of liturgical beauty affect us, and how can sacred art aid in evangelization? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts.

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Mediocrity Will Convert No One, but Beauty Will: The Purpose of Sacred Art in the Modern World| National Catholic Register

Catholic Art Institute

Catholic Art Institute - YouTube

Conference 2024 | Catholic Art Institute

Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2023 | Catholic Art Institute

Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2022 | Catholic Art Institute

Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2021 | Catholic Art Institute

Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2020 | Catholic Art Institute

Way of Beauty Art Tour – National Gallery of Art, Saturday Apr 13, 2024

The Cult of the Imperial Self

Fynders Keepers Brokerage and Church Supply

Looking for Jesus at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Letter to Artists, (April 4, 1999) | John Paul II

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Following the Unfaithful - Crisis Magazine

The False Hope of a "More Apostolic Church" - CatholicCitizens.org 

The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston's Catholic Culture | Phil Lawler

Courage International 

The Cult of the Imperial Self

The False Hope of a "More Apostolic Church" - CatholicCitizens.org

Happy Despite Them: The four groups entirely excluded by the Synod

Excluded From the Synod? (Leila Lawler) 11/15/23

I'd Like to Tell the 2015 Synod Fathers about my Friend, Pete

Alternatives to Pride (Fr. Kyle Schnippel) 6/15/23

Being Prepared for Tough Talk at Thanksgiving (Fr. Bochanski) 11/24/21

Models of Courageous Love (Fr. Philip Bochanski) 07/26/21

Does the Church Hate Homosexuals? (Fr. Bochanski) 11/21/18

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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses Nineveh, repentance, and Psalm 78. What does it take to bring about conversion, in ourself and in others? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

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Psalm 78 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

This 28-year-old Dutch woman is scheduled to be euthanized in May because she is depressed and it's sad how happy she seems about it | Not the Bee

87-year-old concentration camp survivor is one of 11 pro-lifers recently arrested by FBI

Message of Akita on 50th Anniversary Is More Timely Than Ever

Doomscrolling Past Christ

French government cracks down on priest who said homosexual relations are sinful

Michigan mayor says he's been asked to stop the eclipse | Not the Bee

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We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss the virtue of Hope in light of the Resurrection. If Christians are called to be out-of-sync with the desires of the world, why do so many compromise to try and fit in?

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28 Year Old Netherlands Woman to Legally Commit Suicide for Depression – Creative Minority Report

Biden Honors Transgender Visibility Day While Demanding No Religious Messages on Easter Eggs. – Creative Minority Report

Out with Christianity and In with ??? - Creative Minority Report

Orrin Tucker - I've Been Waiting For Your Phone Call For 18 Years

Beware of "Hopium" and "Copium"

Despair, Presumption, and Other Falsehoods (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/9/23

Beware of Hopium and Copium (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/24/23

Can Pain Be a Near Occasion of Sin?

Why Can't We Reason With Pain and Sin?

How to Unite Mind, Soul, and Body Against Sin

Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper

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We welcome back Joseph Pearce to discuss an article in his Unsung Heroes of Christendom series in Crisis Magazine highlighting E.F. Schumacher. What can an economist teach us about the true meaning of the phrase "the common good"?

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The Unsung Convert Who Converted Millions to Catholic Teaching - Crisis Magazine

Unsung Heroes of Christendom - Crisis Magazine

Small is Still Beautiful: Economics as if Families Mattered | Joseph Pearce

Return to Order: From A Frenzied Economy to An Organic Christian Society – Where We've Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go

Rerum Novarum: On Capital and Labor (Pope Leo XIII, 1891)

Quadragesimo Anno: Reconstruction of the Social Order (Pope Pius XI, 1931)

Centesimus Annus: On Catholic Social Teaching (Pope John Paul II, 1991)

Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin

Small Is Beautiful ( 1973) E. F. Schumacher | Internet Archive 

What is Distributism? Understanding a Controversial Alternative to Socialism and Plutocracy - The Imaginative Conservative 

Hilaire Belloc and the Catholic Cultural Revival - Crisis Magazine

Reclaiming the Trades: A New of Form of Higher Education (Mike Sullivan) 12/19/23

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We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Homeschool Flip House to discuss humility, flexibility, and the importance of fostering community in the creation of a successful homeschool family. What's the real purpose of education, and why is that so easy to lose track of? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

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Homeschool Flip House

Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace - Sarah Mackenzie

Leisure: The Basis of Culture - Josef Pieper

Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family? (Mary Carmichael) 8/3/22

Mid-Term Homeschool Checkup (Mary Carmichael) 11/21/22

Examination of Conscience" for Homeschooling Parents

Catholic Homeschool Community

Are We Educating for Freedom?

Does Modern Education Endanger the Soul?

How They Lit New York For Easter - 1956

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We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss the attractiveness of Truth, the repulsiveness of "at least" Catholicism, and the joy that comes from fighting on the winning side. How are we to celebrate our victories without resting on our laurels?

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40 Days for Life

40 Days for Life | Search Your Location

Day 41 Magazine

DAY 41: Late-Term Abortion Halted on Operating Table!

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

What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion

Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin

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In this Holy Week special episode, Fr. McTeigue reads more excepts from his next book project to help us better enter the Sacred Triduum. How can we overcome the apathy of familiarity and pray fruitfully from the Passion into the Resurrection?

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The Plenary Indulgences of Holy Week, Easter Octave and Divine Mercy Sunday for Everyone| National Catholic Register 

Getting the spiritual works of mercy right

When you're ready to stop talking and start doing, turn here

Good Friday by Christina Rossetti | Aleteia

Poem: "An Autobiography in Five Chapters" by Portia Nelson

Stations of the Cross composed by Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-Mei during his imprisonment in Communist China

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We welcome back Sarah Cain, better known as The Crusader Gal to discuss mischief within corporate medicine and purveyors of "The Science". Are we right to have lost confidence in much of the medical industry? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts.

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When Medicine Mandates Murder

The Crusader Gal

Homefront Crusade

90% of U.S. Cheese Contains GMO Made by Pfizer | GreenMedInfo | Blog 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Interview 1762 – James Corbett Produces a Biosecurity Data Dump 

Dehumanizing the Vulnerable (revised): William Brennan

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse 'will spark US food & car supply issues & strengthen calls to cut foreign imports'

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This Monday in Holy Week we welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the ongoing Muslim persecution of Christians. As we contemplate the sufferings of Christ, how can we best fight against ignorance and misinformation?

Show Notes

The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive

'Dirty Christians—I'm Going to Kill You All!' The Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2024

Impregnating Infidels: Another Form of Jihad 

 Iran: Muslim converts to Christianity, is charged with 'propaganda against state' and 'insulting Islamic beliefs' 

Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam

Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim)

The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22

The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs

The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall

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