The Catholic Current

We welcome Erika Ahern of Catholic Vote to talk about what is happening in our educational institutions and how the misuse of technology is causing young people to be improperly formed and under-developed. Show Notes How ChatGPT Blindsided Colleges (and no one can stop it) Episode 478 – We Need To Talk About AI | The Corbett Report Opting Out of Technocracy – #SolutionsWatch | The Corbett Report Diabolus Ex Machina - by Amanda Guinzburg Analog Hunger in a Digital World: Confronting Today's Identity Crisis World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says Why South Korean women aren't having babies The Poor Old Liberal Arts The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration of Christian Culture The LOOPcast - YouTube CatholicVote org Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business The Class of 2026: AI is doing to the universities what Gutenberg did to the monasteries iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Catholic parishes are closing. Religious and priestly vocations are dwindling. The numbers of those exiting the Church far exceed coming into the Church. Yet it seems that many Church leaders wish for better numbers, while unwilling to consider how and why Catholic communities are failing. Father Robert McTeigue, S.J. asks some hard questions and points towards some unexpected answers. Watch on YouTube: Why Are Catholic Communities Failing?

We welcome back Matt Archbold to talk about the divisions within the Church, why the faithful are facing persecutions, the Charlotte fiasco, and the state of Catholic education. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Saint Boniface: Laying the Axe to the Root of Evil - Catholic Insight New: Supreme Court Hands Down Huge Ruling in Ohio 'Reverse Discrimination' Case – RedState Charlotte's War on Reverence: A Priesthood Undone - Crisis Magazine Who Can Help the Diocese of Charlotte? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. Why Can't Catholics Be Happy? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What does it mean to quit—not your vocation, not your duty, but the illusions that someone else is coming to save us? Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., confronts the anxiety and chaos of our times and explains why trusting in political saviors, clever plans, or worldly fixes is not only futile but dangerous. Watch on YouTube: I'm Thinking of Quitting

The Charlotte Diocese has been dominant in the news cycle for the bishop's attempts to both reduce access to the Latin Mass and eliminate reverence in the Novus Ordo. In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue discusses what the GIRM really calls for, and how parishes could worship better. Show Notes Why a bishop's preferences can never become law – Catholic World Report Charlotte's War on Reverence: A Priesthood Undone - Crisis Magazine Rorate Exclusive: The Anti-Traditional and Anti-Liturgical Pastoral Letter to be Sent by the Bishop of Charlotte on Liturgical Norms in His Diocese General Instruction of the Roman Missal (at Vatican.va) General Instruction of the Roman Missal (as PDF) Bishop grants request to pause restrictions on Latin Mass until Vatican's October deadline Completing the Implementation of Traditionis Custodes in the Diocese of Charlotte Who Can Help the Diocese of Charlotte? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. Response to Father Robert McTeigue - ChantWorks FBI Spied on St Stanislaus MKE Old Rite Parish iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Matt Lamb of the College Fix to discuss what academia has looked like over the last year, including the major DEI and plagiarism scandals. He and Father discuss whether college is a wise decision, and what parents and students ought to consider before they sign up. Show Notes The College Fix Harvard Law Review Accused of Race-Based Discrimination Fire professors who oppose 'gender-affirming care,' Harvard faculty chair says | The College Fix NIH investigates Biden last-minute $89 billion grant to 'seemingly dormant' University of California nonprofit | The College Fix Let's Rethink Higher Education (Dr. Jacob Imam) 5/14/24 iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Some Catholics are thriving—young, joyful, devout—living out traditions the Church once praised. So why are they being told to stop? Fr. Robert McTeigue unpacks the paradox of "forbidden joy" and what it reveals about the Church today. Watch on Youtube: Why Can't Catholics Be Happy?

Is it true that communion on the hand is the old and therefore right way to receive? We welcome back Fr. Peter Stravinskas to talk about the real roots of this common practice, and why it matters. Show Notes An Open Letter to Archbishop Bruno Forte – Catholic World Report Dominus Est It Is the Lord! Reflections of a Bishop of Central Asia on Holy Communion On Communion in the Hand and Similar Frauds Portland archdiocese: Coronavirus or no, Communion can be received on the tongue | Catholic News Agency Bishops Cannot Mandate Communion on the Hand or Forbid Communion on the Tongue Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The Diocese of Charlotte is in trouble. Bishop Michael Martin, who was recently appointed, has been trying to bring about rapid changes in liturgical norms. But what does the Church actually teach? Let's take a closer look. Watch on YouTube: Who Can Help the Diocese of Charlotte?

Could you explain the Ascension in a way that makes sense to a non-believer? Why would it be that the Ascension of God is better than having Him with us in a more tangible way? Fr. McTeigue explains what is often left out of explanations about this important Feast. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Hail the Day That Saw Him Rise Are you tired of making excuses for God? What the Ascension teaches us about our bodies Russia rejects Vatican offer to host peace talks on Ukraine - OSV News 4 German bishops opt out of national synodal body Young Adults Joining 'Offline Clubs' Across Europe–to Replace Screen Time with Real Time Orthodox Christianity: Young US men joining 'masculine' Russian churches Faith, Hope, Love: Pieper, Josef iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!