

The Catholic Current
The Station of the Cross
Bringing Christ to the World and the World to Christ! Producer and Host Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. illuminates today's issues with the love of Christ and the authority of His Church. Each show features expert guests that shed light on relevant and important topics.
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May 29, 2025 • 52min
Any Hope for Public Schools? (Dr. Duke Pesta) 5/29/25
 We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta to talk about what needs to happen to fix our public schools, what we should be asking of our representatives, and how parents ought to be responding in the meantime. Show Notes Dr. Duke Pesta - Public School Exit   It's Time for a School-Choice Program in New York  Teachers Are Quitting Because Kids Can't Read (video) Teachers Quit because of Technology (video)  The Dr. Duke Show - FreedomProject Media   The Upstart 'Classic Learning Test' Gets a Testy Welcome From the SAT | RealClearInvestigations Herald of the Gospel Sermons | Podcast on Spotify Homeschool FlipHouse  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! 

May 28, 2025 • 6min
What's Your Parish Good For? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.
 Most people treat church like "anti-hell insurance" — quick in, quick out, no change required. That's not how saints are made. In this episode, Fr. McTeigue calls out the culture of "St. Typicals" and asks: Are you being trained for heroism… or comfort? Watch on YouTube: What's Your Parish Good For?   

May 27, 2025 • 52min
Reasserting Catholic Education (Dr. Ryan Messmore) 5/27/25
 We welcome Dr. Ryan Messmore from the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education to talk about how Catholic education can be done better, and what that would look like. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Institute for Catholic Liberal Education  The Mind That Is Catholic: Fr. James Schall  Another Sort of Learning: Schall S.J., Fr. James V.  The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods (Not In A Series)  Docilitas: On Teaching and Being Taught: Schall S.J., James V. 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! 

May 26, 2025 • 12min
Prayer: How and Why (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
 How do we pray rightly? Fr. McTeigue guides listeners through the steps of thoughtful, reflective, and rightful prayer, that we may not only pray better, but live more prayerfully. 

May 23, 2025 • 51min
Let's Choose a Better Future (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/23/25
 Since South Korea, with its advanced technological culture, has one of the highest suicide rates along with other signs of societal despair, what does that suggest about the direction we're heading? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness. Show Notes South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society  Why South Korea is Collapsing: The Coming Economic Crisis  South Korea Is a Dystopia  South Korea Archives - Zeihan on Geopolitics   The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII: Gilson  The Cult of the Imperial Self | New Oxford Review  The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: Carr, Nicholas  Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom: Plese, Matthew R 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! 

May 22, 2025 • 52min
A Simple Way to Fix Healthcare (Today!) (Karl Denninger) 5/22/25
 We welcome Karl Denninger to discuss the brokenness of the healthcare industry and what ought to be done about it. Since the vast majority of us accept that something is wrong with the current model, let's imagine something different, and how that would impact the rest of society. Better yet, let's talk about what would happen if existing laws were enforced. Show Notes The Bill To Permanently Fix Health Care For All in [Market-Ticker]  Leverage: How Cheap Money Will Destroy the World | Wiley Surgery Center of Oklahoma 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! 

May 21, 2025 • 11min
Let's Take a Closer Look: The Presence and Absence of God (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
 Do you treat God like a smartphone? Swipe when you need Him. Ignore when you don't. Demand instant answers. Get annoyed when He doesn't "perform." God isn't your emergency backup. Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: The Presence and Absence of God   

May 20, 2025 • 52min
Goodbye to DEI? (Dr. Stanley Ridgley) 5/20/25
 We welcome Dr. Stanley Ridgley to share how DEI is deeply woven into our institutions, how much money its proponents are being paid to promote it, and why so many schools are afraid to say no. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes  DEI Exposed: How the Biggest Con of the Century Almost Toppled Higher Education Sowell EXPOSES Everything WRONG with IVY LEAGUE Schools (Video)  Apple executive sorry for saying white people can be diverse  Daily Beast Mocks Stabbing Victim Salman Rushdie for Canceling Commencement Address  Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline  America's College Towns Go From Boom to Bust  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! 

May 19, 2025 • 12min
LTACL: Why Do Academics Hate the Truth? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
 Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. explains why saying Truth with a capital T sends today's academics into meltdown—and how Christ offers not control, but fulfillment. Watch on YouTube: Why Do Academics Hate the Truth? 

May 16, 2025 • 52min
Are We Losing Our Minds (or Our Memories?) - Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. 5/16/25
 What have we lost through an ignorance of our collective history? What are we being manipulated into forgetting? Father McTeigue confronts these questions in this week's episode of Let's Talk About This. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes Nicholas Carr | What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains  Teachers Quit because of Technology  The Shallows: How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember Amusing Ourselves to Death 20th (twentieth) edition Text Only: Neil Postman The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains  Forgotten Customs of Rogation Days - OnePeterFive  Another Sort of Learning: Schall S.J., Fr. James V. Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom  Hey! We Found Your Culture! (Matthew Plese) 1/23/25  Social media giant hit with scathing ad campaign amid anger over AI chatbots sexually exploiting kids 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! 


