

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 7, 2024 • 47min
Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 2
Did you miss the live version of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current. 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal: "This is My Body... This is My Blood." Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

May 7, 2024 • 38min
Ask Father McTeigue 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal - Day 1
Did you miss the live version of Ask Father during the On-Air Appeal? Check out his answers to your questions sent in, and please consider donating to The Station of the Cross to help us continue the great work of The Catholic Current. 2024 Spring On-Air Appeal: "This is My Body... This is My Blood." Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

May 3, 2024 • 11min
Weekend Readiness (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/3/24
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 Finding, Remembering, and Sharing Wisdom (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 2/16/24 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!

May 2, 2024 • 53min
The Last of the Catholic Troubadours? (Joseph Pearce) 5/2/24
We welcome back Joseph Pearce for another episode from his series in Crisis Magazine on the Unsung Heroes of Christendom: this time highlighting Roy Campbell. What does a 20th century poet have to do with the preservation of the writings of St. John of the Cross, and why has he been all-but written out of history? Show Notes Joseph's Website Unsung Heroes of Christendom - Crisis Magazine A Convert Among Communists and Carmelites - Crisis Magazine Unafraid of Virginia Woolf: The Friends and Enemies of Roy Campbell | Joseph Pearce C.S. Lewis & Roy Campbell: The Best of Friends & Enemies - Crisis Magazine Poems Every Catholic Should Know The Man Who Saved the Papers of St. John of the Cross ~ The Imaginative Conservative The Poems of St. John of the Cross - Translated by Roy Campbell The flaming terrapin by Roy Campbell The Georgiad : a satirical fantasy in verse by Roy Campbell 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!

May 1, 2024 • 53min
God's Spymaster (Joseph Pearce) 5/1/24
We welcome back Joseph Pearce for another episode from his series in Crisis Magazine on the Unsung Heroes of Christendom, this time highlighting St. Nicholas Owen. What can this master craftsman teach us about bravery and self sacrifice, and how is it that his story is not better known? Show Notes Joseph's Website Unsung Heroes of Christendom - Crisis Magazine The Unsung St. Nicholas - Crisis Magazine What Fr. John Gerard's escape teaches us now | Catholic Culture Faith of Our Fathers The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest: Fr. John Gerard, S.J. Campion's 'Brag' | EWTN 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!

Apr 30, 2024 • 11min
Timeless Thoughts (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/30/24
This is the new Timeless Thoughts segment for today's Remastered Timely Tuesday episode. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Shote Notes Catholicism Is About Swords (Fr. John Perricone) 3/12/24 The Great Shantytown Plausibility Structure | Doug Wilson Interview with NYU protester: "I really don't know... [turns to friend] Why are we protesting here?" | Not the Bee Reality Rejected: New NPR CEO Says 'There Are Many Truths' - Intellectual Takeout 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!

Apr 29, 2024 • 53min
Here We Go Again... (Matt Archbold) 4/29/24
We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to once again discuss the madness in the world and the sanity of Christ. What happens when man attempts to create "Heaven on Earth"? Show Notes Feds Mandate Time Off for Abortion Joe Biden Makes the Sign of the Cross at an Abortion Rally Pennsylvania Priest Arrested. But Don't Worry, It's Just a Candy Crush Addiction. The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population | Politico Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include 'gender identity' – Catholic World Report Teen Girls Refuse to Throw Shotput Against Male after Court Tosses Law Banning Boys from Competing in Girl's Category Don't Homeschool Your Kids, They'll be Weird. Meanwhile, Students at Public School Walkout After Being Attacked by Furries. Seriously. Interview with NYU protester: "I really don't know... [turns to friend] Why are we protesting here?" | Not the Bee Pittsburgh police will no longer respond to calls that are not 'in-progress' emergencies amid resource crunch | The Post Millennial Criminal Attacks On American Churches Up 800 Percent In Last Six Years Tracker: Over 400 Attacks on U.S. Catholic Churches Since May 2020 - CatholicVote org The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese - Complete 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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Apr 26, 2024 • 53min
Confronting the Demon of Discouragement (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/26/24
In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses what to with discouragement and desolation. How do we fight back against our spiritual enemies? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes St Ignatius of Loyola's Prayer Against Depression – EWTN Global Catholic Television Network Depressed? Demoralized? What's the Difference? (Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J.) 6/10/22 Christian resilience is not what you think What Should You Do When You Are Discouraged? The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times Doomscrolling Past Christ When It's Time to Fast from the News Doomscrolling Past Christ (Dr. Darrick Taylor) 8/15/22 "Devout Catholic" Joe Biden makes sign of the cross at pro-abortion rally to deride Florida's abortion ban | Not the Bee Black athletic director of Baltimore high school arrested for creating AI deepfake of white principal to stage race hoax | The Post Millennial Tennessee passes death penalty for child rapists. Here's some of the twisted reasoning why some Dems opposed it. 59-year-old Breaks Women's World Record for the Longest Time in an Abdominal Plank Position 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!

Apr 25, 2024 • 53min
Half-hearted, Half-witted Revival (Leila Lawler) 4/25/24
We welcome back Leila Lawler to discuss do-something-ism, McTeigue's Axiom, and unsatisfactory attempts at Eucharistic Revival. Can revival ever occur if those in charge refuse to address the problems that got us in our current position? Show Notes Eucharistic revival is not something our bishops know about Like Mother, Like Daughter Eucharistic devotion cut off at knees: two little examples The 8th National Eucharist Congress | October 17-20, 1938 The Catechesis of Tradition – Padre Peregrino Catholic Art Institute Catholic Art Institute - YouTube Retrieving Sacred Art (Kathleen Carr) 4/9/24 Eucharistic Art & Culture (Kathleen Carr) 4/23/24 Contagious Faith: Why the Church Must Spread Hope, Not Fear in a Pandemic: Philip F. Lawler 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!

Apr 24, 2024 • 53min
Motherhood and Human Dignity (Dr. Catherine Pakaluk) 4/24/24
We welcome back Dr. Catherine Palaluk of The Catholic University of America to continue the discussion on her latest book through Regnery Publishing, Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth. What are the effects of many years of denigrating motherhood and family life? Show Notes Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth Women Defying the Birth Dearth (Dr. Catherine Pakaluk) 2/8/24 The Women Defying America's Birth Dearth: An Interview with Catherine Pakaluk ━ The European Conservative Q&A with Catherine Pakaluk, Author of Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth The State Can't Save the American Family Seoul, South Korea Considers Paying Couples $72,500 Bonus per Baby What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster When Medicine Mandates Murder The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God: George Weigel Rerum Novarum: On Capital and Labor (Pope Leo XIII, 1891) 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!


