The Catholic Current

We welcome back Philumina Johanni of Judicial Watch to evaluate some of the recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. How can we be better informed about court decisions, and why is it important to not give blind trust to government institutions? Show Notes Justices rule Trump has some immunity from prosecution - SCOTUSblog Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies - SCOTUSblog Murthy v. Missouri - SCOTUSblog Judicial Watch FOIA.gov Oyez | Cornell's Legal Information Institute The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray of EWTN to discuss synodality, the role of the laity, and to examine the cases of Archbishop Viganò and Fr. Marko Rupnik. Show Notes Two Perspectives on the Synod's New 'Working Document' - The Catholic Thing Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Press Release - 7/5/2024 Edward Feser | Blogspot BREAKING: Knights of Columbus to cover Rupnik art in DC and Connecticut – Catholic World Report The Love Song of M. Ivan Rupnik » Maureen Mullarkey The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Matt Lamb of The College Fix to discuss free speech, dehumanization, and radicalized discourse on college campuses. Are we building a moral house in which we would like to live? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes The College Fix Pro-Palestinian student group claims Trump assassination attempt 'staged,' distraction from Gaza war | The College Fix The Crisis of Western Education Squelching Campus Unrest National Champions! – Bill Whittle College grad sues to stop mandatory student fee that supports liberal activist group Indiana U. could ban classroom speech under proposed 'expressive activity' policy, group argues | The College Fix Highs and Lows of Catholic Commencements in 2024 - Cardinal Newman Society Dartmouth Dean Rallies Students for Trans Agenda - Moonbattery The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine on fatherhood. Why is fatherhood hated by so many, both inside and out of the Church, and what happens when we undermine the role of Fathers? Show Notes Fathers, Rise to Your Greatness - Crisis Magazine Do Men Need to Apologize for Masculinity? (Dr. Anthony Esolen) 5/26/22 No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men Why the World and the Devil Hate Men, and What the Church Can Do About It What's a Manly Man and How Can We Get More of Them? The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud The Life Of Julia The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the Instrumentum Laboris for the October session of the Synod on Synodality. Is this one as bad as the one from 2023? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes New 'Instrumentum Laboris' Focuses on How to Implement Goals of Synod on Synodality| National Catholic Register "Instrumentum laboris" for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2024) The Synod: A Crash Landing? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/25/23 The First (Bitter) Fruits of Synodality (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/17/23 "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 Vatican bans Latin Mass in Marian shrine for thriving Spanish walking pilgrimage - LifeSite The problem of religious traditionalists | Joseph Shaw | The Critic Magazine Silk Purses and Sow's Ears: "Inclusive Language" Comes to Mass by Paul V. Mankowski, S.J. Splitting the Faithful: Inclusive Language Is Wrong Biblically, Pastorally, and Doctrinally - Crisis Magazine Goodbye Good Men By Michael S. Rose This Porsche executive was convicted for (take the time to read this slowly) throwing her newborn daughter out of her window to save her career | Not the Bee She Finally Earned Her Stanford Master's Degree at 105: 'I've waited a long time for this' The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Fr. Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice Florida to discuss the role of a pastor. How have we gotten to the point where less important administrative tasks prevent pastors from focusing on the preaching of the Gospel? Show Notes Pastor | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Pastors, Administrators, Parochial Vicars (catholiceducation.org) Panel Discussion: Christian Nationalism, Women in Politics, & Jewish Influence on American Society 10 Ways to crush the morale of priests--Aleteia What Many Priests No Longer Believe - Homiletic & Pastoral Review Catholic priests survey finds lower morale, 'conservative shift' among U.S. clergy Is Catholic Preaching That Bad? Is Your Parish Like a Convenience Store? Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God? - Crisis Magazine Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the ideological unreality of queer theory, and the attempts to render both motherhood and fatherhood meaningless. Where can we find stories of hope in this seemingly never-ending battle? Show Notes The Ruth Institute Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute Kansas' attorney general is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law | PBS News "Bill #H4750 in MA would remove the word "father" on birth certificates..." Who's Carl? When parents are the last to know about their trans kids Proposed California bill aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ youth encourages parents to affirm their child's gender identity - ABC7 Los Angeles 3 Ways Feminism Laid The Groundwork For Transgenderism Seeing Things: Female Impersonation Maureen Mullarkey (studiomatters.com) A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Ruth Institute Podcast: Pedophilia from the Beginning - Dr. Jennifer Morse, Wichita, KS Combatting the Sexual Revolution at the Eighth Day Institute Symposium Interview With a Detransitioner - by Sarah Cain From Abuse Victim, to Lesbian, to Redemption: Nancy Charles Shares her Story | Dr. J Show ep. 243 Courage Is A Habit Parent Resources – Ruth Institute The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of The Lepanto Institute to discuss the many tangled knots surrounding the notorious CCHD along with other headlines in the Church. Are there any signs of good news? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Michael Hichborn and Timothy Flanders Discuss the Real Presence Survey Survey of U.S. Catholic Laity on the Real Presence Cause for hope in new data on Eucharistic faith? Eucharistic Faith and Wishful Thinking (Fr. Peter Stravinskas) 7/2/24 CCHD head resigns; program facing financial woes - CatholicCitizens.org USCCB Cuts Social Justice Staff - U.S. News CCHD Funds Controversy: False Claim by Gamaliel Foundation - The Lepanto Institute The Case of Bishop Stowe The Church and the Transgender Celebrity Hermit On Promoting Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ | Catholic Culture Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus | EWTN The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal, to discuss the role of religion within society and the modern misunderstandings of secularism. Why is there such ignorance of both American and Church history? Show Notes The Crusader Gal Homefront Crusade Cardinal Pie and the Social Kingship of Christ - Crisis Magazine CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Louis-Edouard-Desire Pie What Is Christian Nationalism? (Doug Wilson) 1/4/24 What's the Truth about Christian Nationalism? (John Horvat II) 3/20/22 Mere Christendom — Doug Wilson Liberals and the Libel of "Christian Nationalism" ~ The Imaginative Conservative Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue again discusses Pope Leo XIII's letter on Americanism. How does the document from 1899 answer today's calls for a "synodal Church" with a contextual theology? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes What Is the Heresy of Americanism? (Jerome German) 2/8/23 The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII/True and False Americanism in Religion - Wikisource Library : Americanism, Then and Now: Our Pet Heresy | Catholic Culture The Heresy of (Protestant) Americanism - Ad Fontes Americanism: Heresy or Fiction? - A Response to Miles Smith - Ad Fontes Integralism and the Common Good: Selected Essays from The Josias (Volume 1: Family, City, and State) Integralism and the Common Good: Selected Essays from The Josias (Volume 2: The Two Powers) Mere Christendom: The Case for Bringing Christianity Back into Modern Culture - Leading by Faith to Convert Secularism A Quick Christian Nationalism Walk Through | Doug Wilson Isaiah's Job To Be a Prophet is a Blessing and a Burden Archbishop Viganò Excommunicated UK cultural grandees urge Vatican to keep TLM in new 'Agatha Christie' letter Cardinal Parolin: 'The concept of just war needs to be reviewed' - Vatican News 88-year-old 'Proud' Foster Mom Retires After Raising Over 40 Children The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network 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!