The Catholic Current

In the latest installment of the tyranny series, Father McTeigue describes how people are manipulated by the deceptive words of tyrants, and how we might resist. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.

Show Notes

How to Slay a Wizard: Benjamin, Owen 

Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power

Propaganda Watch | The Corbett Report 

Thank You for Arguing, Fourth Edition (Revised and Updated): What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents

The Origins of Totalitarianism: With a New Introduction by Anne Applebaum 

April's Lyrid Meteor Shower to Streak Across Moonless Sky for a Perfect Stargazing Show 

This Is Why Eating Healthy Is Hard (Time Travel Dietitian) 

Lost on the Road to Emmaus | Fr. McTeigue’s Sermon

We welcome Fr. Paul Sullins of the Ruth Institute to talk about what conversion therapy is, and what the recent victory at the supreme court means. It's not what you've probably been told. 

Show Notes

Ruth Institute Applauds Supreme Court Counseling Freedom Case 

New Evidence: Sexual Orientation Can Change. Therapy Can Help. – Ruth Institute 

Amicus Brief 

Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here’s Why – Catholic World Report 

Resource Centers – Ruth Institute 

Courage International

Powerful people, in politics and within the Church, can use emotionally charged buzzwords and slogans like magic spells to manipulate people into obedience, fear, or unthinking agreement. Father McTeigue takes a closer look.

Watch on YouTube: Tyrants Are Wizards

We welcome back Fr. Michael Rennier to discuss whether knowledge of older rites enriches contemporary worship, fosters humility and obedience, and helps safeguard the Church’s sacramental life and spiritual heritage. Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Should a Novus Ordo Catholic be familiar with older liturgies? | Fr. Michael Rennier's Substack 

Watch the Mass of the Ages Trilogy 

How Not to Say Mass, Third Edition: A Guidebook on Liturgical Principles and the Roman Missal 

A Beginner's Guide to the Traditional Latin Mass 

Know Your Mass: Fr. Demetrius Manousos, O.F.M., Cap., Addison Burbank

The False Hope of a “More Apostolic Church” | New Oxford Review 

Holy Week was a different religion

What Many Priests No Longer Believe - Homiletic & Pastoral Review

It seems that everyone has an opinion about the pope; and it seems that the pope has (or is expected to have) an opinion about everything. How does a faithful Catholic navigate the confusion? Father McTeigue offers some guidance.

Watch on YouTube: Opinions About the Pope?