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Dec 5, 2024 • 53min

How to Stop Being Stupid About Sex (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 12/5/24

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss an important new book that she contributed to on the many destructive lies of the sexual revolution. What is behind the phrase "Lived Experience" and why do many appeal to it in order to subvert Catholic teaching?   Show Notes Lived Experience and the Search for Truth: Revisiting Catholic Sexual Morality Responding to the Vatican: Lived Experience Validates Church Teaching | The Ruth Institute Healing From the Sexual Revolution – Ruth Institute The Ruth Institute Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute Courage International Don't Be Fooled by the Rainbow (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 6/1/23 Five Ways to Protect Your Family (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 5/8/23 The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here’s Why – Catholic World Report A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine I’d Like to Tell the 2015 Synod Fathers about my Friend, Pete The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese - Complete 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 Nefarious: The Must-See Movie (Cary Solomon) 5/15/23 Nefarious | Official Website Listen to Justice Alito run laps around the ACLU lawyer who thinks toddlers can choose their gender | Not the Bee 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! 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!
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Dec 4, 2024 • 53min

When Conspiracy Theory Becomes Conspiracy Fact (Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.) 12/4/24

We welcome back Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. of Ignatius Press to discuss the loss of trust in news sources and educating oneself beyond The Narrative. How can we rise above the white noise of perpetual media coverage and seek Truth?   Show Notes After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path Forward | Final Report of The  Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic  Committee on Oversight and Accountability: U.S. House of Representatives  The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading: Mortimer Adler  How to Be a Conspiracy Realist (James Corbett) 10/20/22 What is the Biosecurity State? (James Corbett) 2/20/23 Conspiracy Theories and the Church (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 6/26/24 Covid: True or False? (Dr. Robert Malone) 3/13/23 Covid Masks: Facts & Fantasies (James Agresti) 02/09/22 76 Fallacies: Dr. Michael LaBossiere 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! 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!
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Dec 3, 2024 • 53min

What Ever Happened to Strong Families? (Anna Reynolds) 12/3/24

We welcome back Anna Reynolds of Inspire Virtue to discuss her latest article on family in Crisis Magazine. What is behind the apparent contempt for large families in modern society, and how can we begin to heal this complex issue? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Real Population Growth Means Strong, Faith-Filled Families - Crisis Magazine The Children We Never Had (Anna Reynolds) 10/12/23 What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster: Jonathan V Last Demographic Winter: The decline of the human family  Watch Demographic Bomb: Demography is Destiny | Prime Video The Government Will Pay You to Have Babies in These Countries Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth Motherhood and Human Dignity (Dr. Catherine Pakaluk) 4/24/24 Why Despise Children? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 8/12/22 Morbid Safetyism | Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | First Things Car Seats as Contraception 10-year-old walks alone a mile away from Georgia home, leading to his mother's arrest Philosophy of Household | John Cuddeback | LifeCraft Charles Peguy on Fatherhood 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! 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!
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Dec 2, 2024 • 53min

What’s This “Hope” Thing Anyway? (Matt Archbold) 12/2/24

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss acedia, courage, and misunderstandings of the virtue of Hope. How can fidelity to our state in life help lukewarm Christians to join the fight?   Show Notes Forgiving Ourselves and Being Forgiven: Taking Out the Trash for Advent  Four Words to Guide Your Advent Season  St. Charles Borromeo: On the Meaning of Advent Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Onlyfans Model, Dem Women Say Trump Election ‘Forced’ Them to Get Sterilized Rather Than Lose ‘Reproductive Rights'  southern orders: DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! WILL ROBINSON!  988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 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! 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!
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Nov 29, 2024 • 10min

Weekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/29/24

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Remastered Let's Talk About This episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes.   Show Notes Who Needs Another Advent? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/1/23 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! 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!
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Nov 27, 2024 • 53min

A New and Improved Church? (Fr. John Perricone) 11/27/24

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine. How does the concept and modern execution of synodalism lead to an administrative cul-de-sac, and how can the Church escape the tyranny of the lowest common denominator?   Show Notes Synodal Fallout: Putting Light Under Bushel Baskets - Crisis Magazine Father Perricone's Website The Seven Sins Against the Holy Spirit: A Synodal Tragedy | Gerhard Cardinal Müller | First Things Vatican approves Mayan rite with ritual dance, female incensors and lay leadership of Mass parts - LifeSite Nicolás Gómez Dávila and the ‘Authentic Reactionary’ ~ The Imaginative Conservative The Authentic Reactionary: Selected Scholia of Nicolás Gómez Dávila Scholia To An Implicit Text - Nicolás Gómez Dávila French TV Channel Fined for Calling Abortion the World's Leading Cause of Death ━ The European Conservative 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 What to Say When 2: Your Proven Guide in the New Abortion Landscape - How to Discuss, Clarify, and Question Abortion in a Hostile Culture | Shawn Carney Buy Both Books with Special Pricing Speaking for the Unborn: 30-Second Pro-Life Rebuttals to Pro-Choice Arguments Speaking for the Unborn (Dr. Steven A. Christie) 01/19/22 Fish Eaters - Online Catholic Library Baltimore Catechism - Volume 4 PDF 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! 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!
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Nov 26, 2024 • 53min

A Closer Catholic Look At the Election (Terry Schilling) 11/26/24

We welcome back Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project to discuss building strong families and the Catholic and cultural outcomes of the changing political administration. What are we to look forward to? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes American Principles Project The Ruth Institute Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute Counseling Freedom For All – Ruth Institute References, Sources, and Citations – Ruth Institute Parent Resources – Ruth Institute Refute the Top 5 Gay Myths – Ruth Institute APP Study: Biden-Harris Admin Weaponized Education Office to Target Christian and Career Colleges - American Principles Project APP Applauds Speaker Johnson for Protecting Women's Private Spaces - American Principles Project Who Is Silencing Therapists? (Fr. Paul Sullins) 1/3/24 The Two Reasons Totalitarian States Detest the Church US Officials Discussed Giving Nuclear Weapons To Ukraine | ZeroHedge  Pete Hegseth's Nomination is Causing a Surge in Military Re-Enlistments. Red Counties in California, Illinois Move to Secede and Form Their Own States  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! 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!
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Nov 25, 2024 • 53min

Does the Vatican Need a Mascot? (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 11/25/24

We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor of Controversies in Church History to discuss his latest article in Crisis Magazine on the Vatican's mascot for the upcoming jubilee year. Why must the Church emphasize the sense of the sacred within art, and how can one reach out to spread the Gospel to new audiences without pandering?   Show Notes The Unserious “House of Luce” - Crisis Magazine Luce the Vatican's Anime Mascot | Know Your Meme Vatican plumps for Global Lifestyle Brand as Mascot for "The Holy Year 2025" Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time by Marva J. Dawn  The Problem with Bad Church Music | Catholic Answers Magazine  Looking for Jesus at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Liturgical Arts Journal The Love Song of M. Ivan Rupnik » Maureen Mullarkey  Philip Larkin Poem “Church Going" (1954) In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity- Josef Pieper   Why Icon Writing and not Painting? New Life for Liturgical Music? (Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka) 11/5/24 Planning for a Beautiful Advent (Kathleen Carr) 10/29/24 The Problem With “Mary Did You Know” 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! 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!
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Nov 22, 2024 • 53min

From Hysterical to Homicidal? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/22/24

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the evils of detraction, despair, and Doomscrolling. How can we resist the many temptations that come from obsessive media consumption? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Snow Notes What’s Behind the Post-Election Liberal Meltdown? - Crisis Magazine My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump — So I'm Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas Do we need a review of Church teaching on reputation and slander? Catholic Encyclopedia: Detraction Catholic Encyclopedia: Calumny Catholic Encyclopedia: Slander Real fear isn’t uploaded: Why social media screams are fake  Are you guilty of informational littering?  When It’s Time to Fast from the News Doomscrolling Past Christ - Crisis Magazine Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Dirty Laundry (2024 Remaster) | Don Henley Dirty Laundry Music Video | Don Henley US Diocese Launches Order of Widows 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! 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!
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Nov 21, 2024 • 53min

Why Not the Traditional Latin Mass? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 11/21/24

We welcome back Dr. Peter Kwasniewski to discuss active receptivity, worship, and common objections to the Traditional Latin Mass using his latest book with TAN Books. How can we avoid the tragic pitfalls that occur too often when having discussion about liturgy?   Show Notes Turned Around: Replying to Common Objections Against the Traditional Latin Mass Tradition and Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski | Substack Dr. Peter Kwasniewski | Website “We May Not Fully Understand…” Reality Beyond Words: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 1 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Incomprehension, Wonder, and the Search for Truth: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 2 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Vindicating Mystery Against Its Rationalist Enemies: Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Conclusion | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Ministry or Apostolate?: What Should the Catholic Laity Be Doing - Russell Shaw Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Third Edition 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! 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!

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