The Catholic Current

We welcome back Matt Gaspers of Catholic Family News to discuss recent documents from the synod on synodality. There is a call to "enlarge the tent" in a spirit of "radical inclusion", but are faithful Catholics listened to, or even tolerated within that tent? Desiderio Desideravi, Ecclesiology, and the Traditional Latin Mass Gaspers Joins Taylor Marshall to Discuss Latest Synod News "Enlarge the Space of Your Tent" - Working Document for the Continental Stage - USCCB "Enlarge the Space of Your Tent" - Working Document for the Continental Stage - Vatican's Synod Website Timeline Graph for The Synodal Process: 2021 - 2024 Baltimore Catechism - Volume 4 PDF Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back renowned scholar and author Dale Ahlquist of the Society of GK Chesterton to discuss the Chesterton Schools Network. What makes these schools different? How can a curriculum center itself around the Incarnation, and what difference does that make? Chesterton Schools Network The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton Join North America's Only Online Chesterton Academy Does Modern Education Endanger the Soul? The Story of the Family Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project to discuss the recent revelations on the internal workings of Twitter. What has come out, what does it mean, and what should come next? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. American Principles Project Let the Hearings Begin! Elon Musk Drops 'The Twitter Files' (Should House GOP Issue Subpoenas?) Ousted Twitter Counsel Jim Baker Vetted 'Twitter Files' Without Elon Musk's Knowledge, Matt Taibbi Reveals APP Calls for House Select Committee to Investigate Big Tech's Election Meddling Jon Schweppe joins Fox News to discuss APP's Big Tech Funding Project Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome author and actor James Patrick Riley to discuss the rise of bureaucracy and the loss of personal agency through two of his articles with American Greatness. How can we live well within an anti-human society when we are called to be children of God? Talking To Cogs . . . and Mistaking Them for People The Future Is Coming for Some of You The Atlantic - Let's Declare A Pandemic Amnesty Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father walks us through Ignatian meditations in order to help us to make a definitive choice for Christ as we prepare to meet Him in the manger. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Meditation on the Two Standards – Ignatian Spiritual Exercises The Two Standards A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart My Path to Heaven: A Young Person's Guide to the Faith Third Sunday of Advent | USCCB Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and journalist Phil Lawler to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press on the collected writings of a Jesuit priest, Fr. Paul Mankowski. Why did this witty satirist have to write under a pseudonym, and what was he like, both as a priest and as a friend? Diogenes Unveiled: A Paul Mankowski, S.J. Collection Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J. Pontifex Minimus by Paul V. Mankowski A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome Father Abbot Philip Anderson of Clear Creek Monastery to both discuss and listen to excerpts from the Monastery's latest CD for Advent from Sophia Institute Press: Rorate Caeli. How does sacred music enhance the life of a monk, how can it change us, and how can we learn to "be a little bit monk" in the Advent season? Rorate Cœli: Marian Sounds of Advent Text of the Alleluia: Crastina Die Chant Text of the Rorate Cœli Polyphony Clear Creek Abbey Website Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back historian Dr. Darrick Taylor of Crisis Magazine to discuss the Synod on Synodality. Why is he skeptical of both the process, and the current summary document released by the USCCB? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts. The Synod of the Red Death The Torn Mantle of Paul VI Controversiae Ecclesiasticae U.S. National Synthesis 2021-2023 Synod | USCCB No One Is Born Gay: Cardinal Hollerich Is Not Following the Science Isaiah's Job A Different Kind of Catholicism? - The Catholic Thing Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back author and researcher Kay Hymowitz of City Journal to discuss academic performance among boys. How is the deck stacked against boys in school, and how can strong families counter it? Where the Boys Aren't | City Journal Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys Homeschool Flip House Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

In Let's Talk About This, Father discusses the season of Advent. What is it for, and how can we find ourselves changed and more deeply converted to Christ by Christmas? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings 1941-1944: Fr. Alfred Delp, S.J. Advent is Just What We Sinners Need The Prophetic Witness of a Murdered Jesuit Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!