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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue wraps up the week long discussion on Fiducia Supplicans by discussing the Overton Window and the providential timing of Lent. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Overton Window RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document) FIRST REACTION: SHOCK! - Orthodox Bishop on the same-sex 'blessings' in the Roman Catholic Church Russian Orthodox metropolitan says 'dangerous' Fiducia Supplicans damages ecumenical relations - LifeSite Pope Francis: Marxists and Christians have a Common Mission Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News 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 author and journalist Kennedy Hall to continue our discussion on the recent documents from Rome by discussing his article in Crisis Magazine. How do you remain faithful in times of trial and confusion? Show Notes What Is a Couple? - Crisis Magazine Mere Tradition with Kennedy Hall BREAKING: WHOLE CONTINENT OF AFRICA Officially REJECTS Pope Francis' G*Y Blessings RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document) RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Fiducia supplicans: Between a rock and a hard place OCCULT PERVERSION: The Dark Side of Cardinal Fernandez is worse than you thought Canadian Martyrs Men's Conference The Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23 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. Joseph Shaw of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales to continue our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. What does tradition say about blessings, and is that subject to change? Show Notes Briefing from the Chairman: The Blessing of Irregular Relationships | Latin Mass Society of England and Wales The Abomination of Desolation | Catholic Answers Magazine "What was the actual intended message of Fiducia Supplicans?" - Edward Feser | Twitter RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church An Abundance of Blessings | A Teaching from Bishop Robert Pipta | Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma Fasting & Abstinence — What You Need To Know (Matthew Plese) 3/2/23 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 Archbold of Creative Minority Report to continue our reflections on Fiducia Supplicans and the recent Roman scandals. How can we respond with Faith, rather than hopium and copium? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. Show Notes Confusion is the Intent | Creative Minority Report Stop Flattening the Faith | Creative Minority Report Why We Are Almost Always Betrayed | Creative Minority Report Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Vatican Blesses "Same-Sex Couples" - OnePeterFive Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News It Is Not Good for Some Couples to Be Alone - Crisis Magazine 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 Father Gerald Murray of EWTN to begin our week long reflection on Fiducia Supplicans. Where did this document come from, and what does it mean for clergy in terms of canon law? How might the faithful respond to it? Show Notes Fiducia Supplicans — On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings | Vatican.va The Vatican Blesses "Same-Sex Couples" - OnePeterFive Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith clarifies application of 'Fiducia supplicans' - Vatican News BLESSINGS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES? 2023: The Fiducia Fiasco, Synodality, Fr. Rupnik, and more It Is Not Good for Some Couples to Be Alone - Crisis Magazine 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!

Father McTeigue begins the new year by opening up the mailbag to answer some listener questions that have been submitted recently. Did yours make it in? Keep sending in your questions to our Ask Father page to get in for next time! Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Show Notes Let's Talk About This - Ask Father Mailbag (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/30/23 Ask Father Mailbag #2 (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 8/4/23 The Five First Saturdays Devotion Ten Ways to Crush the Morale of Priests What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review Sunday Mass At St. Typical's (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 4/21/23 Will there be a Eucharistic revival? Still Concerned About the Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Tim Glemkowski - Crisis Magazine The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today The Moral Imagination of Children (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 9/1/23 The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Ignatius Catholic Study Bible — New Testament 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 author Doug Wilson of Christ Church in Idaho to discuss the notion of Christian Nationalism. Why does that phrase strike such vehement opposition in this day, and in reality are those terrified by the phrase more opposed to the word "Christian" or the word "Nationalism"? Why is the sovereignty of Christ the King seen as a controversial position? Show Notes Mere Christendom — Doug Wilson Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Doug's Website — Blog & Mablog 11 Resolutions for 2024, Culture War Edition | Doug Wilson A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The Poison of Subjectivism by C.S. Lewis Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences (Joseph Pearce) 11/13/23 The False Hope of a "More Apostolic Church" - CatholicCitizens.org The two reasons totalitarian states detest the Church Christian Nationalism: The Movie | Doug Wilson A Brief Scattershot Primer on Christian Nationalism | Doug Wilson 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. Paul Sullins of the Ruth Institute to discuss faulty data analysis that resulted in bans on therapies allowing for sexual orientation change. What is claimed by the idealogues, what is the truth, and why is the narrative so backwards? Show Notes Counseling Freedom For All – Ruth Institute Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here's Why – Catholic World Report Data: 26 States That Banned Therapy For LGBT People Upped Suicide Risks The Battle for Counseling Freedom for All: A Small Victory and a Huge Setback For Those With Gender Dysphoria Counseling Freedom for All — Executive Summary Legal Bans on "Conversion Therapy" — Ruth Institute Position Statement Counseling Freedom for All: Experts Defending Therapeutic Choice - YouTube Testimonies of Former LGBT - YouTube A Parent's Guide To Preventing Homosexuality - New, Revised 2017 Edition by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi (Softcover, 280 pages)

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Let's Talk About This Encore. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Who Needs Another New Year? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/30/22

This is the new Weekend Readiness segment for today's Let's Talk About This Encore. Be sure to listen to the full episode linked in the show notes. Show Notes Pre-Christmas Reflections (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 12/23/22