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The Catholic Current

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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Latest Episodes:

The Embarrassments of Christianity (Dr. Duke Pesta) 7/24/23 Jul 24, 2023

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We welcome back Dr. Duke Pesta of Freedom Project Academy to discuss modern attempts to devalue Christianity through the re-writing of ancient prayers. Why do some Christians seem embarrassed by the Christianity that they claim to profess?

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Is 'The Sparkle Creed' Proof of the 'Decline of Christianity'? – PJ Media

The Latest Trans-Outrage, Turning The Apostle's Creed Into The "Sparkle Creed"

FreedomProject Academy

Jesus Never Imposes: 'Amoris Laetitia', discernment, and Christian maturity

Lord's Prayer opening may be 'problematic', says archbishop | Anglicanism | The Guardian

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

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Education: Perils and Promise (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/21/23 Jul 21, 2023

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In Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue finishes our week of reflections on education. How does our current educational model cheat both our ancestors and our posterity? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.

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Does modern education endanger the soul?

An Unteachable Society and the Church

Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living

The Intellectual Life - A. D. Sertillanges

Another Sort of Learning - Fr. James Schall, S.J.

The Mind That Is Catholic: Philosophical and Political Essays - - Fr. James Schall, S.J.

The Magis Center

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Grading Catholic Schools (Michael Hartney) 7/20/23 Jul 20, 2023

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We welcome Michael Hartney of The Hoover Institution to continue our week reflecting on education. What did Catholic schools do differently during the Covid Interruption, and why did it work in comparison to public schools? What can public education learn from the Catholic model?

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What the shocking Nation's Report Card scores reveal about Catholic schools | Fox News

How Policies Make Interest Groups: Governments, Unions, and American Education - Michael T Hartney

Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23

G.K. Chesterton Starts a New School! (Dale Ahlquist) 12/14/22

Not One Student Was Proficient In Math In 23 Baltimore Schools: REPORT | The Daily Caller

Still the Ones to Beat: Teachers' Unions and School Board Elections | Manhattan Institute

Lost Classroom, Lost Community: Catholic Schools' Importance in Urban America

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The Current State of Catechesis (Joshua Long) 7/19/23 Jul 19, 2023

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We welcome Joshua Long of Crisis Magazine to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on catechesis. What do we need to change about our approach to teaching the Faith, and why?

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The Improper Catechesis of Catholic Schools - Crisis Magazine

Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living

Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23

G.K. Chesterton Starts a New School! (Dale Ahlquist) 12/14/22

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What Happened to Higher Education? (Matt Lamb) 7/18/23 Jul 18, 2023

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We welcome back Matt Lamb of The College Fix to continue our week reflecting on education - today focusing on issues in higher education. Why are things continuing to go off the rails in universities across America? Are there any bright spots? Father finishes with Timeless Thoughts.

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Professor made student 'uncomfortable' with open debate, gets fired | The College Fix

Texas professor fired after teaching sex is determined by chromosomes: legal group | The College Fix

Catholic Loyola University Chicago covers abortion in student health plan | The College Fix

40% of Brown University students are LGBT: student newspaper | The College Fix

Catholic University of San Diego won't explain why it helps students get abortions | The College Fix

'Guadalupe Project' supports pregnant students at Catholic University of America | The College Fix

Evaluating Catholic Schools (Kelly Salomon/Dr. Denise Donohue) 5/16/23

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New Hope for Catholic Education (Elisabeth Sullivan) 7/17/23 Jul 17, 2023

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We welcome Elisabeth Sullivan of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education to begin a week reflecting on education. What difference does authentically Catholic education make for both teachers and students, and what can the Institute do to help foster it?

The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

National Conference - Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

Register for the 2023 ICLE National Conference Live Stream

Joy of Education Report - Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision for a Secular Age

Étienne Gilson – The Intelligence in the Service of Christ the King (1937)

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Confronting Congressional Catholics—Again (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 7/14/23 Jul 14, 2023

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In this podcast-extended Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue once again goes line-by-line through a "statement of principles" released by Catholic members of Congress who try to cite their Faith as reason for their advocacy for abortion. Is this year's statement any better than their first one?

DeLauro Leads Catholic Lawmakers In Releasing Renewed Statement of Principles

DeLauro Statement on One Year Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Father's First LTAT: Congressional Catholics – Let's Tell the Truth

Right And Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice 2nd Edition

Christifideles Laici (December 30, 1988) | John Paul II

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Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23 Jul 13, 2023

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We welcome back author, composer, and scholar Dr. Peter Kwasniewski to discuss his latest book on sacred music with TAN Books. What is the proper understanding of music and participation in liturgy, and why is it so important to get right?

Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski

Tradition and Sanity

WARNING: The Music at Mass May Be Harmful to Your Soul - Crisis Magazine

Instruction on Sacred Music (Tra le Sollecitudini) | Pope Saint Pius X

What Many Priests No Longer Believe | Homiletic & Pastoral Review

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Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court (Tom Brejcha) 7/12/23 Jul 12, 2023

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We welcome back Tom Brejcha of the Thomas More Society to discuss the recent Supreme Court Cases that handed wins to Christians. Is the desire to practice your faith an "undue burden" on employers? What did the rulings say, and what's next in the legal sphere for Christians?

Thomas More Society

Thomas More Society Praises Big Victory for Religious Liberty in Unanimous High Court Ruling

US Supreme Court Decision Favoring 303 Creative Solidifies Tastries Bakery Free Speech Win

Jesus didn't "turn the other cheek"—neither should you

Donate to Assist the Work of the Thomas More Society

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World Youth Day: Then and Now (Matt Gaspers) 7/11/23 Jul 11, 2023

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We welcome back Matt Gaspers of Catholic Family News to discuss the upcoming World Youth Day in Portugal. How do we teach the faith to young adults without resorting to pandering and bad imitations of pop culture? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Future Portuguese Cardinal on WYD: 'We Don't Want to Convert the Young People to Christ'| National Catholic Register

WYD Lisbon 2023

World Youth Day

Beware the juvenilization of American Christianity

Contemporary Eucharistic Miracles [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

4 Approved Eucharistic Miracles from the 21st Century

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