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.
Episodes
We welcome scholar Robert L. Kmita to the show to discuss why Tolkien is hated by some, and how Tolkien's work stands apart from some other famous Christian writers.
Show Notes
Tolkien's True Love - by Robert Lazu Kmita
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What’s the real state of the Church today—revival or collapse, hope or delusion? Fr. Robert McTeigue uses the red pill vs. blue pill metaphor to confront hard truths, false comforts, and the call to radical fidelity. If you’re tired of denial and despair, this is your wake-up call to live the truth.
Watch on YouTube: It's Time for the Truth
We welcome back Sarah Cain to ask if Catholic media is different to secular news sources and if it should it be. Father and Sarah share their stories about how they found themselves working in media. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
Homefront Crusade (Sarah Cain)
Failing Foundations: The Pillars of the West Are Nearing Collapse
What if the answer to the end of the Easter season wasn't a simple as Pentecost or Corpus Christi, but was somehow eternal? What if how we live ought to relate to a reality that is outside of and beyond time? And how would we live that way while acknowledging life's sufferings? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look.
Watch on YouTube: When Does Easter End?
Planned Parenthood activists have begun proclaiming that saints performed abortions and that abortion was once not considered a sin by the Church. Fr. McTeigue takes apart these deceptions and sheds truth on the lies. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
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We welcome back Dr. Ray Guarendi to talk about how we can better get along with the people in our lives. What's an appropriate amount of compromise, and how do we know when to walk away?
Show Notes
How to Get Along with Almost Everybody
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What if you were there at the first Easter—would you have recognized the Risen Christ? In this episode, Fr. Robert McTeague, S.J., reflects on the call that comes with the Resurrection: to believe, to proclaim, to reconcile, and to live as saints. Because He is risen, we each have a mission. Let's take a closer look.
Watch on YouTube: Christ Is Risen, Now What?
We welcome back Matt Archbold to discuss what a difference Easter makes in the lives of Christians and the rest of the world. Are you changed?
Show Notes
Catholic Unscripted: Interfaith idols and Catholic conversion.
Catholic Unscripted: Perversion and Conversion
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In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, Fr. McTeigue seeks three different perspectives: a Jesuit, Fr. Fessio; a pastor, Fr. Casey Jones; and a shepherd, Bishop Olson. He closes with his own thoughts about how we should focus and pray in the coming days and weeks.
Show Notes
Universi Dominici Gregis (February 22, 1996) | John Paul II
Happy Easter! In this thought-provoking reflection, Fr. McTeigue challenges us to move beyond just saying "He is risen" and to truly examine whether we live as though it's true.
Watch on YouTube: Do You Really Believe He Is Risen?
Most people look at a cross, but never see it. Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., unpacks why the crucifixion should shock us, what it reveals about our wounds, and how it exposes both the horror of sin and the triumph of divine love. This isn't sentimentality. It's a wake-up call.
Watch on YouTube: Have You Seen the Crucified?
We welcome back Steve Pokorny to talk about the all-too-common struggles with porn addiction and how such media affects people's brains, especially those who are still developing. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children
Holy Week isn't just a liturgical shift—it's a call to examine our souls. Are we truly ready for Easter, or just eager for Lent to end? Fr. Robert McTeigue offers four unsettling signs we might not be ready, and what to do before it's too late.
Watch on YouTube: Ready for Easter? (Probably Not)
In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Father looks at the world of reading, and the world that doesn't read. Do we lose more than we realize when we turn away from the written word and towards other mediums? Why has reading become a sign of status? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
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We welcome Jaspreet Singh Boparai to the show to discuss recent cultural and religious conferences in London, the decline of meaningful engagement in modern society, and the urgent need for cultivating truly transformative Catholic intellectual and artistic renewal.
Show Notes
Prayer and Pikachu in London | Jaspreet Singh Boparai | The Critic Magazine
Ever felt like philosophy is disconnected from the “real world”? Fr. Robert McTeigue challenges that assumption and reveals how the true, the good, and the beautiful are more real than the chaos we’re sold.
Watch on YouTube: Who Needs the Real World?
We welcome Gary Isbell to shed light on the supposed mass graves at Canadian Catholic schools, and how it has now been shown that they don't exist. Churches were burned and vandalized without cause, and no apology has been given. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. challenges the common question 'How can I pray better?' and invites us to ask something deeper: 'How can I pray always?' Discover the heart of a true prayer life—and why it’s not just about set times but living in the presence of God.
Watch on YouTube: Pray More, Pray Better, Or...?
In today's episode of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue explores how our addiction to our phones is affecting our culture, our relationships, and our souls. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
We welcome back Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute to explain how so many of the hymnals at Catholic parishes are produced by companies that are not Catholic and are opposed to Church doctrine. Are the music choices at your parish undermining worship and funding the Church's enemies?
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