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We welcome back seasoned journalist Erika Ahern to examine why many modern churches became plain or ugly, tracing causes from the Reformation and Enlightenment to 20th-century trauma and post‑conciliar changes. Has a loss of reverence and faith in the Eucharist shaped our worship spaces? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

The Real Reason Modern Catholic Churches Are Ugly | The Deep

Ugly As Sin: Why They Changed Our Churches from Sacred Places to Meeting Spaces-And How We Can Change Them Back Again

Duncan G. Stroik

Catholic Art Institute

Cornelius Edmund Sullivan

New portal of Angers Cathedral: “But how can you ask a renowned architect to efface himself before the monument?”

Duncan Stroik | Adoremus

Dover Beach | The Poetry Foundation

Why Catholics Can't Sing: The Culture of Catholicism and the Triumph of Bad Taste

iCatholic Mobile

The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max

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Why would a cleric visit a shrine outside of his own religion? Is he searching for what his own faith can’t offer? Is he going there to meet equals? Is he merely curious? And how does he want others to view his visit? Can there be scandal? Father McTeigue considers the possibilities.

Watch on YouTube: Pilgrim, Tourist, or Customer?

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