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We welcome back Matt Lamb of The College Fix to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on issues in higher education. Why are things continuing to go off the rails in universities across America? Are there any bright spots? Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts.

Show Notes

Professor made student 'uncomfortable' with open debate, gets fired | The College Fix

Texas professor fired after teaching sex is determined by chromosomes: legal group | The College Fix

Catholic Loyola University Chicago covers abortion in student health plan | The College Fix

40% of Brown University students are LGBT: student newspaper | The College Fix

Catholic University of San Diego won't explain why it helps students get abortions | The College Fix

'Guadalupe Project' supports pregnant students at Catholic University of America | The College Fix

Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23

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We welcome Elisabeth Sullivan of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education to begin a week reflecting on education. What difference does authentically Catholic education make for both teachers and students, and what can the Institute do to help foster it?

The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

National Conference - Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

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Joy of Education Report - Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision for a Secular Age

Étienne Gilson – The Intelligence in the Service of Christ the King (1937)

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In this podcast-extended Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue once again goes line-by-line through a "statement of principles" released by Catholic members of Congress who try to cite their Faith as reason for their advocacy for abortion. Is this year's statement any better than their first one?

DeLauro Leads Catholic Lawmakers In Releasing Renewed Statement of Principles

DeLauro Statement on One Year Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Father's First LTAT: Congressional Catholics – Let's Tell the Truth

Right And Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice 2nd Edition

Christifideles Laici (December 30, 1988) | John Paul II

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We welcome back author, composer, and scholar Dr. Peter Kwasniewski to discuss his latest book on sacred music with TAN Books. What is the proper understanding of music and participation in liturgy, and why is it so important to get right?

Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski

Cantabo Domino

Tradition and Sanity

WARNING: The Music at Mass May Be Harmful to Your Soul - Crisis Magazine

Instruction on Sacred Music (Tra le Sollecitudini) | Pope Saint Pius X

What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review

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We welcome back Tom Brejcha of the Thomas More Society to discuss the recent Supreme Court Cases that handed wins to Christians. Is the desire to practice your faith an "undue burden" on employers? What did the rulings say, and what's next in the legal sphere for Christians?

Thomas More Society

Thomas More Society Praises Big Victory for Religious Liberty in Unanimous High Court Ruling

US Supreme Court Decision Favoring 303 Creative Solidifies Tastries Bakery Free Speech Win

Jesus didn't "turn the other cheek"—neither should you

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We welcome back Matt Gaspers of Catholic Family News to discuss the upcoming World Youth Day in Portugal. How do we teach the faith to young adults without resorting to pandering and bad imitations of pop culture? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Future Portuguese Cardinal on WYD: 'We Don't Want to Convert the Young People to Christ'| National Catholic Register

WYD Lisbon 2023

World Youth Day

Beware the juvenilization of American Christianity

Contemporary Eucharistic Miracles [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

4 Approved Eucharistic Miracles from the 21st Century

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In a Podcast-extended episode, we welcome back Dr. Tara Sander Lee of the Charlotte Lozier Institute to discuss the recent academic push to develop so-called synthetic embryos. Who thought this was a good idea, and what excuses are these academics using to further erode the sanctity of human life? Dr. Lee and Father cover IVF and surrogacy in the extended segment, so be sure to stay tuned till the end!

First reported synthetic human embryo sparks ethical concerns, creates questions | Catholic News Agency

Lozier Institute

The Voyage of Life | Lozier Institute

Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living

Forever Connected: The Lifelong Biological Consequences of Fetomaternal and Maternofetal Microchimerism - PMC

The Concentration Can: When Does Human Life Begin? an Eminent Geneticist Testifies: Lejeune, Jerome

The Gianna Center | Catholic Health

Anne Nolte, M.D. – MyCatholicDoctor Foundation

Pope Paul VI Institute

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In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses culture, music, and the necessity for silence in the spiritual life. What is the effect of (at least) three generations of failure to hand on these basic truths? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

Have we surrendered our kids to the popular culture - Aleteia

JPII's penetrating question to Chicago's Cardinal George

Parenting in the pop culture: Prepping our children for Heaven or Hell?

Modern Civilization Is A Universal Conspiracy Against All Interior Life - Intellectual Takeout

Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life

The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today

Fr. Timothy Gallagher – Discernment of Spirits Podcasts

The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise - Cardinal Robert Sarah

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We welcome back Peachy Keenan of the American Mind to continue the discussion on Affirmative Action and the recent Supreme Court ruling. Why was the decision not as big of a win as is being advertised? How will the enemies of merit subvert the decision of the court? Is there anything that can be done about it?

Peachy Keenan's Extremely Domestic | Substack

The Race for College Admission

College: Whites and Asians Need Not Apply (Peachy Keenan) 3/20/23

The End of Affirmative Action? | City Journal

Harvard united in resolve in face of Supreme Court's admissions ruling

Colleges to implement 'adversity scores' in admissions after Supreme Court rejected race-based admissions | The Post Millennial

Sean Davis on Twitter: "What comes next? Not merit-based university admissions. Instead, we'll see the opposite. Bolshevik madrassas masquerading as universities…"

Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War

The Newman Guide

Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23

The Death of Christian Culture

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We welcome back Wai Wah Chin of the Manhattan Institute to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision regarding affirmative action. What did the ruling say, and what are we to make of the apparent loopholes left open by the court to be exploited by those parties seeking racial quotas by another name?

The Supreme Court and Harvard's Racial Discrimination | City Journal

The Next Battle Over Racial Preferences | City Journal

The End of Affirmative Action? | City Journal

Harvard united in resolve in face of Supreme Court's admissions ruling

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