The Catholic Current

We welcome back author and apologist Steve Ray to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press. What can the book of Genesis teach us about the absolute sovereignty of God, and why is typology important?

Show Notes

Genesis: A Bible Study Guide and Commentary | Steve Ray

Steve Ray's Website | Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Abraham: Father of Faith and Works

St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide & Commentary | Steve Ray

Footprints of God Pilgrimages

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We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of The Ruth Institute to discuss the many evils involved in surrogacy. How are couples facing the great pain of infertility being manipulated, and what are some of the physical and spiritual dangers involved?

Show Notes

Why Everyone Should Oppose Surrogacy

Children and Donor Conception and Assisted Reproduction – Ruth Institute

Elevated Physical and Medical Risks Relevant to the Donor Conception and Assisted Reproduction Experience

Homosexual "Conservative" Purchases Child | Sarah Cain

Pope Paul VI Institute

Dave Rubin and the Death of Secular Conservatism

Memo to Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin: Mothers Are Irreplaceable

Making Life - The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network

Eggsploitation - The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network

Anne Nolte, M.D. – MyCatholicDoctor Foundation

The Gianna Center | Catholic Health

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

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We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to discuss some of the biggest headlines in the year of 2024 thus far. How can we avoid the temptation to explain away bad news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

The Lepanto Institute

Müller - 'Fiducia supplicans' is 'self-contradictory'

Cardinal explains how African rejection of Fiducia Supplicans was handled | Catholic News Agency

Vatican's Chief Guardian of Doctrine Wrote Pornographic, Blasphemous Book - The Lepanto Institute

Multiple Texts Showing Cardinal Fernández's 'idée fixe' - The Catholic Thing

Audience with members of the International Association of Journalists Accredited to the Vatican (22 January 2024)

Time-lapse videos show impressive turnout for 2024 March for Life - LifeSite

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We welcome author and pastor Monsignor Richard Antall to discuss his recent article in Crisis Magazine. What is the meaning of worship, and why do so many Catholics get this wrong?

Show Notes

Worship for God…or for Us? - Crisis Magazine

What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Who Needs Worship? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 1/20/23

Why Mass Doesn't Need To Be "New and Improved"

Our Lady Teaches Us the Meaning of the Mass

Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23

Whatever Happened to the Sabbath? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/25/23

Finding Liturgical Truth (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 3/7/23

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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the correct way to view the passing of time. How can we learn to trust in God when in times of sorrow? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper

Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity - Glenn Tinder

The Fabric of Hope: An Essay - Glenn Tinder

A New Year's Celebration? It's About Time

No More Happy New Years?

Does a past-less present mean a hopeless future?

With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps

He Leadeth Me | Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J.

Lenten Enrollment – The Discalced Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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We welcome author Mary Harrington of UnHerd to discuss her bestselling book from Regnery Publishing: Feminism Against Progress. What are the arguments against feminism, and given is it even possible to "go back to the way things were before"?

Show Notes

Feminism against Progress | Mary Harrington

Reactionary Feminist

Mary Harrington, a writer for UnHerd

The Misogyny Myth (John Tierney) 10/19/23

The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture

Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War

Winning the Culture War (Peachy Keenan) 5/31/23

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We welcome back Theodore Dalrymple of City Journal to discuss the omnipresence of therapy and psychology. Have these disciplines been reduced to a kind of superstition?

Show Notes

The Therapeutic Turn | City Journal

Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality | Theodore Dalrymple

Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy | Theodore Dalrymple

The Weaponization of Psychology (James Corbett) 9/6/23

The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia | Samuel Johnson

Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences | The Imaginative Conservative

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We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss his latest webcast about the current year. Are there reasons for optimism in 2024? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

40 Days for Life

40 Days for Life Podcast

Expect the Unexpected Webcast | The good and bad developments to watch for in 2024

Day 41 Magazine

Project Rachel

The Monitoring the Future Study | Tables and Figures

High school boys are trending conservative | The Hill

Norway monks consecrate new church in area of ancient ruins of Munkeby – Catholic World Report

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We welcome back Eva Muntean of Ignatius Press to discuss the upcoming West Coast Walk for Life on Saturday the 20th. Who will be speaking, and where does the Pro-Life movement go from here?

Show Notes

Walk for Life West Coast

Speakers - Walk for Life West Coast

2024 Walk for Life Promo video

Project Rachel

Silent No More Awareness Campaign

Catholic Response to Crisis Pregnancy (Ally Laake) 5/18/23

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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue wraps up the week long discussion on Fiducia Supplicans by discussing the Overton Window and the providential timing of Lent. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va

The Overton Window

RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document)

FIRST REACTION: SHOCK! - Orthodox Bishop on the same-sex 'blessings' in the Roman Catholic Church

Russian Orthodox metropolitan says 'dangerous' Fiducia Supplicans damages ecumenical relations - LifeSite

Pope Francis: Marxists and Christians have a Common Mission

Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News

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