We welcome back Dr. Anne Hendershott of Franciscan University of Steubenville to begin our week-long discussion on Dignitas Infinita. What is moral mumbling, and what ought to have been highlighted in the document? Is this all the Church can say about human dignity?   Show Notes   Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity Hiring for Mission at Catholic Colleges and Universities - Crisis Magazine Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here’s Why – Catholic World Report The Politics of Envy - Dr. Anne Hendershott Status Envy: The Politics of Catholic Higher Education The Politics of Deviance: Dr. Anne Hendershott Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! What’s Catholic about Catholic Higher Education? (Dr. Anne Hendershott) 3/6/24 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!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses life within the Easter season. How can you know that you lived Lent well, and if you didn't, how can you reform your life now to be ready should God grant you another Lent? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Four Signs you might not be ready for Easter (but there’s still time!)  Why celebrate Easter joy amid tears and flames?  How to make Easter the connecting thread of past, present, and future  Three Tasks that Easter demands of us  Good Friday by Christina Rossetti | Aleteia A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper Edward Feser: Two problems with Dignitas Infinita Harvard student calls Chris Rufo's anti-plagiarism campaign racist, proposes reviewing ALL college faculty | Not the Bee 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!

We welcome back Dr. Peter Kwasniewski to discuss the second half of his latest book from Angelico Press in light of the recent document from Rome. How are we to respond to confused and confusing directives?   Show Notes Bound by Truth: Authority, Obedience, Tradition, and the Common Good by Peter Kwasniewski | Angelico Press Tradition and Sanity by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski | Substack Dr. Peter Kwasniewski | Website True Obedience in the Church: A Guide to Discernment in Challenging Times Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life Cantabo Domino Obedience and Hope In Times of Trial (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski & Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.) 04/13/22 Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23 Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era St. Joseph's Apprentice 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!

We welcome back Pastor and canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murry of EWTN to begin the discussion on the newest Vatican document on human dignity. Why is the United Nations being cited as a credible source, and why isn't Quas Primas and the social reign of Christ the King?   Show Notes  Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment Jesus didn’t “turn the other cheek”—neither should you Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on the Feast of Christ the King 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!

We welcome Kathleen Carr of the Sacred Art Institute to discuss the universal need for beauty in the life of man. How does the absence of liturgical beauty affect us, and how can sacred art aid in evangelization? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Mediocrity Will Convert No One, but Beauty Will: The Purpose of Sacred Art in the Modern World| National Catholic Register Catholic Art Institute Catholic Art Institute - YouTube Conference 2024 | Catholic Art Institute Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2023 | Catholic Art Institute Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2022 | Catholic Art Institute Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2021 | Catholic Art Institute Sacred Art Prize Gallery 2020 | Catholic Art Institute Way of Beauty Art Tour – National Gallery of Art, Saturday Apr 13, 2024 The Cult of the Imperial Self Fynders Keepers Brokerage and Church Supply Looking for Jesus at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Letter to Artists, (April 4, 1999) | John Paul II 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!

We welcome back Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine to discuss gimmick, pandering, and the utter farce by those in authority who call for us to be a "listening Church". Why write and then pay attention to surveys meant to pander to those who do not believe?   Show Notes Following the Unfaithful - Crisis Magazine The False Hope of a “More Apostolic Church” - CatholicCitizens.org  The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston's Catholic Culture | Phil Lawler Courage International  The Cult of the Imperial Self The False Hope of a “More Apostolic Church” - CatholicCitizens.org Happy Despite Them: The four groups entirely excluded by the Synod Excluded From the Synod? (Leila Lawler) 11/15/23 I’d Like to Tell the 2015 Synod Fathers about my Friend, Pete Alternatives to Pride (Fr. Kyle Schnippel) 6/15/23 Being Prepared for Tough Talk at Thanksgiving (Fr. Bochanski) 11/24/21 Models of Courageous Love (Fr. Philip Bochanski) 07/26/21 Does the Church Hate Homosexuals? (Fr. Bochanski) 11/21/18 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!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses Nineveh, repentance, and Psalm 78. What does it take to bring about conversion, in ourself and in others? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes Psalm 78 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition This 28-year-old Dutch woman is scheduled to be euthanized in May because she is depressed and it's sad how happy she seems about it | Not the Bee 87-year-old concentration camp survivor is one of 11 pro-lifers recently arrested by FBI Message of Akita on 50th Anniversary Is More Timely Than Ever Doomscrolling Past Christ French government cracks down on priest who said homosexual relations are sinful Michigan mayor says he’s been asked to stop the eclipse | Not the Bee 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!

We welcome back Matt Archbold of Creative Minority Report to discuss the virtue of Hope in light of the Resurrection. If Christians are called to be out-of-sync with the desires of the world, why do so many compromise to try and fit in?   Show Notes 28 Year Old Netherlands Woman to Legally Commit Suicide for Depression – Creative Minority Report Biden Honors Transgender Visibility Day While Demanding No Religious Messages on Easter Eggs. – Creative Minority Report Out with Christianity and In with ??? - Creative Minority Report Orrin Tucker - I've Been Waiting For Your Phone Call For 18 Years Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium” Despair, Presumption, and Other Falsehoods (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/9/23 Beware of Hopium and Copium (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/24/23 Can Pain Be a Near Occasion of Sin? Why Can’t We Reason With Pain and Sin? How to Unite Mind, Soul, and Body Against Sin Faith, Hope, Love - Josef Pieper 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!

We welcome back Joseph Pearce to discuss an article in his Unsung Heroes of Christendom series in Crisis Magazine highlighting E.F. Schumacher. What can an economist teach us about the true meaning of the phrase "the common good"?   Show Notes Joseph's Website The Unsung Convert Who Converted Millions to Catholic Teaching - Crisis Magazine Unsung Heroes of Christendom - Crisis Magazine Small is Still Beautiful: Economics as if Families Mattered | Joseph Pearce Return to Order: From A Frenzied Economy to An Organic Christian Society – Where We've Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go Rerum Novarum: On Capital and Labor (Pope Leo XIII, 1891) Quadragesimo Anno: Reconstruction of the Social Order (Pope Pius XI, 1931) Centesimus Annus: On Catholic Social Teaching (Pope John Paul II, 1991) Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin Small Is Beautiful ( 1973) E. F. Schumacher | Internet Archive  What is Distributism? Understanding a Controversial Alternative to Socialism and Plutocracy - The Imaginative Conservative  Hilaire Belloc and the Catholic Cultural Revival - Crisis Magazine Reclaiming the Trades: A New of Form of Higher Education (Mike Sullivan) 12/19/23 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!

We welcome back Mary Carmichael of Homeschool Flip House to discuss humility, flexibility, and the importance of fostering community in the creation of a successful homeschool family. What's the real purpose of education, and why is that so easy to lose track of? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Homeschool Flip House Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace - Sarah Mackenzie Leisure: The Basis of Culture - Josef Pieper Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family? (Mary Carmichael) 8/3/22 Mid-Term Homeschool Checkup (Mary Carmichael) 11/21/22 Examination of Conscience” for Homeschooling Parents Catholic Homeschool Community Are We Educating for Freedom? Does Modern Education Endanger the Soul? How They Lit New York For Easter - 1956 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!

We welcome back Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life to discuss the attractiveness of Truth, the repulsiveness of "at least" Catholicism, and the joy that comes from fighting on the winning side. How are we to celebrate our victories without resting on our laurels?   Show Notes 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life | Search Your Location Day 41 Magazine DAY 41: Late-Term Abortion Halted on Operating Table! To the Heart of the Matter: The 40-Day Companion to Live a Culture of Life What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin 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!

In this Holy Week special episode, Fr. McTeigue reads more excepts from his next book project to help us better enter the Sacred Triduum. How can we overcome the apathy of familiarity and pray fruitfully from the Passion into the Resurrection?   Show Notes The Plenary Indulgences of Holy Week, Easter Octave and Divine Mercy Sunday for Everyone| National Catholic Register  Getting the spiritual works of mercy right When you’re ready to stop talking and start doing, turn here Good Friday by Christina Rossetti | Aleteia Poem: “An Autobiography in Five Chapters” by Portia Nelson Stations of the Cross composed by Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-Mei during his imprisonment in Communist China 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!

We welcome back Sarah Cain, better known as The Crusader Gal to discuss mischief within corporate medicine and purveyors of "The Science". Are we right to have lost confidence in much of the medical industry? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes When Medicine Mandates Murder The Crusader Gal Homefront Crusade 90% of U.S. Cheese Contains GMO Made by Pfizer | GreenMedInfo | Blog  U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Interview 1762 – James Corbett Produces a Biosecurity Data Dump  Dehumanizing the Vulnerable (revised): William Brennan Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse 'will spark US food & car supply issues & strengthen calls to cut foreign imports' 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!

This Monday in Holy Week we welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the ongoing Muslim persecution of Christians. As we contemplate the sufferings of Christ, how can we best fight against ignorance and misinformation?   Show Notes The Muslim Persecution of Christians Reports - Archive ‘Dirty Christians—I’m Going to Kill You All!’ The Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2024 Impregnating Infidels: Another Form of Jihad   Iran: Muslim converts to Christianity, is charged with ‘propaganda against state’ and ‘insulting Islamic beliefs’  Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Defenders of the West (Raymond Ibrahim) The Eastern Defenders of Christendom (Raymond Ibrahim) 11/17/22 The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs The Regensburg Lecture - w/ Intro by Fr. James Schall 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!

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!

As we prepare for Holy Week, we welcome Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. to discuss his latest book with TAN Books about the book of Isaiah. What can Isaiah teach us about the value of knowing our history, and what is the difference between optimism and hope?   Show Notes Commentary on the Book of Isaiah: An In-Depth Look of the Gospel of the Old Testament Isaiah's Job To Be a Prophet is a Blessing and a Burden Passing the “redemption point”: The Limits of Prophecy The Promise of Prophecy 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!

We welcome back John Horvat II of The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and Return to Order to discuss the result of living a divided life via his latest article for The Imaginative Conservative. What happens to Christians when they attempt to compartmentalize their faith?   Show Notes Liberals and the Libel of “Christian Nationalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property Return to Order The Book | Return to Order: From A Frenzied Economy to An Organic Christian Society – Where We've Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The two reasons totalitarian states detest the Church Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin What Is Christian Nationalism? (Doug Wilson) 1/4/24 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!

We welcome back Cameron O'Hearn of Horselord Films to discuss the third episode in the Mass of the Ages trilogy premiering online today. How is this one different from the first two, and what will come next in their promotion of Tradition? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Mass of the Ages | Website GUARDIANS OF TRADITION (Official) Trailer Watch Guardians of Tradition in Theaters Watch Mass of the Ages: Episode 3 — Guardians Of Tradition Law, Love & Liturgy (Fr Gerald Murray, Cameron O’Hearn) 08/12/21 Watch Mass of the Ages: Episode 1 — Discover the Traditional Latin Mass Who Improved the Mass? (Cameron O'Hearn) 5/24/22 Watch Mass of the Ages: Episode 2 — A Perfect Storm The Cutting Edge: Priest Posts 1966 Video as Response to “Mass of the Ages” | New Liturgical Movement 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!

We welcome back Michael Hichborn of The Lepanto Institute to discuss the latest bombshell report on Catholic Relief Services and their links to the promotion of contraception and abortion in Africa. What did they find, and what has been the response to the report?   Show Notes REPORT: Catholic Relief Services, Government Funding, and Contraception - The Lepanto Institute Catholic Relief Services - The Lepanto Institute Charity Report Charity Reports - The Lepanto Institute Moral Theologian Calls on Bishops to Withdraw Support from Catholic Relief Services - The Lepanto Institute PRI Investigation Finds CRS In Violation Of Papal Teaching Study Links Catholic Relief Services to Contraception, Abortion Programs in Africa Getting the spiritual works of mercy right 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!

In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the effects of modern idolatry. Who are these "dark gods", and what have they inspired in modern western society? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.   Show Notes 'The dark gods are back': enraged crowds, psychosis and possession. Ashenden Scripted Are the dark gods back: Enraged crowds, psychosis and possession? - Catholic Herald To Be a Prophet is a Blessing and a Burden Passing the “redemption point”: The Limits of Prophecy The Promise of Prophecy A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Cult of the Imperial Self Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin Breaking Up With Pornography (Steve Pokorny) 10/10/23 Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on the Feast of Christ the King We Need To Be Clear About Who Rules the World What Is Christian Nationalism? (Doug Wilson) 1/4/24 Diocese of Buffalo announces sale of headquarters to pay sex abuse victims 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!