In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue reflects on death, grief, and sorrow as we prepare or Holy Week. He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes  The Easter When God Went All “Dirty Harry” on Me  Should we be angry with the dead?  Seriously… how can death be “unexpected”? The art of dying well | St. Robert Bellarmine Preparation for death; or, Considerations on the eternal maxims | St. Alphonsus Liguori  Who wants to think of death? I do, and I want you to, and here’s why Death? It’s about time! Rebuking death in 2020 Sickness as a Harbinger of Death 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!

Now and at the Hour of Our Death (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/22/22

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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the virtues needed to commit to the truth. How can we prepare ourselves to better hear and accept difficult and painful calls to conversion? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes  An Unteachable Society and the Church   Does modern education endanger the soul?  Why do we lie to ourselves?   What will make people more likely to accept the “truthiness” of truth?  Are we educating for freedom?   Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available!  Docilitas: On Teaching and Being Taught: Fr. James Schall S.J.  Diocese of Buffalo plans merger of one-third of its parishes  Diocese of Buffalo Announces Plan to Reshape the Number of Parishes through Merger 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!

What To Do When the Truth Hurts (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 5/31/24

We welcome back Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. of EWTN to begin to scratch the surface in discussing Eastern Catholicism. How did the spread of the twelve apostles lead to such liturgical diversity within the Catholic church, and how can we best appreciate and participate in this rich history?   Show Notes  Why Istanbul Is Not Constantinople (Anymore)  Answering Orthodoxy - A Catholic Response to Attacks from the East: Michael Lofton Finding A Hidden Church - Eastern Christian Publications The Forgotten: Catholics of the Soviet Empire from Lenin through Stalin Fr. Pacwa Interviews Fr. Daniel Dozier | EWTN Live The Light of the East | EWTN  The Eastern Catholic Church Explained: 7 Fascinating Facts All Roman Catholics Should Know  20 ANSWERS: EASTERN CATHOLICISM | EWTN Religious Catalogue Light of the East Podcast Fr. Thomas Loya Fr. Thomas Loya - Tabor Life Institute 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!

Who Are the Eastern Catholics? (Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.) 5/30/24

We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute to discuss the newly instituted Ex-Gay Visibility Day to be celebrated on June 2nd. Why do proponents of the sexual revolution despise those who advocate for sexual orientation change?   Show Notes Ruth Institute Counseling Freedom For All – Ruth Institute References, Sources, and Citations – Ruth Institute Parent Resources – Ruth Institute Refute the Top 5 Gay Myths – Ruth Institute  Father Sullins Research – Ruth Institute  The Dr. J Show - Podcast Free - YouTube  Gay no More: Testimonies from Women and Men who Journeyed away from an LGBT Identity - YouTube Born That Way? Dr. Sullins Puts the Myth to the Test (And Finds It Wanting) | Dr. J Episode 209 pt2 Courage International Who Is Silencing Therapists? (Fr. Paul Sullins) 1/3/24 Human Dignity and the Gender Agenda (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 4/17/24 Don't Be Fooled by the Rainbow (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 6/1/23 Five Ways to Protect Your Family (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 5/8/23 Sexual Identity–Behavior Discordant Heterosexuals in Britain: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyle 2010–2012 The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along Discernment in the Service of Friendship - Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J Breaking Up With Pornography (Steve Pokorny) 10/10/23 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!

Life After Homosexuality (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) 5/29/24

We welcome back Liz Yore of Yore Children to discuss the history of the Catholic Church in China and the reports of an upcoming renewal of the Vatican's secret deal with China. Is there any reason to believe that this won't be another slap in the face of the many missionaries and martyrs who ministered to the people of China? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Cardinal Kung Foundation  The Pope's Cabinet: Pius XII's Secret War for Saving Jews | Johan Ickx  The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi Divini Redemptoris On Atheistic Communism - Papal Encyclicals  To the new Minister of China (16 February 1947) | PIUS XII  Cupimus imprimis. - All'Episcopato, al clero e ai fedeli della Cina (18 gennaio 1952) | PIO XII On the Supranationality of the Church - Papal Encyclicals Communism and the Church in China - Papal Encyclicals The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom Jimmy Lai | Acton Institute  Catholic Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai: ‘The Lord is suffering with me’  Catholic pro-democracy figure Jimmy Lai gets jail time for involvement in Hong Kong Tiananmen Square vigil  Pro-democracy Catholic Jimmy Lai marks 1,000th day in jail awaiting trial The Life of Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-Mei | Msgr Stephen M DiGiovanni Cardinal Kung Foundation - Our Lady of China prayer  Ten facts you should know about the Chinese Marian shrine of Sheshan - ACN International  Vatican Conference on Catholic Church in China Reflects the Vatican’s Compromises  Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty | AP News  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle: the "new beginning" of the Council of Shanghai and the mission of the Church today - Agenzia Fides  Vatican offers assurances as China sets out rules for dialogue - Catholic Herald  Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty - ABC News  The Pope wants Chinese Catholics to be 'best among citizens,' Cardinal Parolin says  Vatican wants China deal to be renewed | Crux  Parolin’s ‘no diplomacy’ diplomacy for a Chinese Church  VATICAN - Between memory and prophecy. Insights from the "Council of Shanghai" documents - Agenzia Fides  Vatican Apologizes for Catholic Missionaries in China, Calls on Communist “Bishops” to Rule the Chinese Church 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!

Putting the Church in Chinese Hands (Liz Yore) 5/28/24

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses skepticism, credulity, and the intersection of symbol and mystery. What's wrong with the desire to always "understand" and "comprehend" the mysteries of the Faith? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes  “We May Not Fully Understand…” Reality Beyond Words Or, Why It Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately — Part 1 | Tradition & Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Worship in a Time of War  The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy after Seventy Years of Exile  “Three Essential Books for Laity” Bundle | Os Justi Press Illusions of Reform: Responses to Cavadini, Healy, and Weinandy in Defense of the Traditional Mass | Os Justi Press  Does a past-less present mean a hopeless future? Why We Need the Holy Spirit Peachy Keenan: "I want to know where this boy went to college because that’s where I’ll send my daughters"  Kansas City Has ‘Separated’ From Employee Who Doxxed Harrison Butker | The Daily Wire   Remember the New Jersey gym owner who was fined for opening up during lockdowns? He has now been cleared of all charges | Not the Bee  Baltimore to cut number of parishes, as city’s population declines | Crux 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!

Now and at the Hour of Our Death (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/22/22

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