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
In response to recent announcements about the Vatican encouraging "hot priests" and "influencers," we welcome back Matt Archbold to discuss what Catholic media ought to look like, and why our evangelization efforts are failing.
Show Notes
When was the last time that you seriously thought that you were going to die? Were you ready? Father McTeigue takes a closer look at what we ought to be doing, and how we ought to prepare.
Watch on YouTube: Are We Running Out of Time?
When you are in pain, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, how do you deal with it? In this week's Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue teaches us how we can avoid the temptations of sin when we are at our most vulnerable, and how it's not simply about "powering through" or "being reasonable." Father finishes with Weekend Readiness.
Show Notes
We welcome back Fr. John Perricone to discuss how to truly grow in the cardinal virtues and live a better Catholic life. What does that look like in practical ways?
Show Notes
A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart: Pieper, Josef
The Classical Moment: Selected Essays on Knowledge and Its Pleasures
In this finale of the three-part series, Father McTeigue takes a closer look at spiritual warfare, and shows how we win the war. This segment focuses on Priesthood.
Watch on YouTube: Spiritual Warfare 3: Priesthood
We welcome back Dr. Darrick Taylor to distinguish between patriotism, nationalism, and populism, and discuss whether the surge in nationalism is a positive step, or something to be feared.
Show Notes
The Church and the Resurgence of Nationalism, Part I - Crisis Magazine
The Church and the Resurgence of Nationalism, Part II - Crisis Magazine
In this special three-part series, Father McTeigue takes a closer look at spiritual warfare, how to spot the temptations, to resist them, and to win the war. This is the second part, focusing on Kingship.
Watch on YouTube: Spiritual Warfare 2: Kingship
In this week's Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue raises the issue of the denial of truth, and the refusal to address it in favor of misguided notions, both within Catholic circles and the broader world. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness.
Show Notes
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power: Pieper, Josef
What will make people more likely to accept the “truthiness” of truth?
We welcome back canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray to help explain the latest synodal document, and to talk more broadly on what synodality means for a hierarchical Church.
Show Notes
Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod
Vatican offers new guidance for Synod’s implementation phase
In this special three-part series, Father McTeigue takes a closer look at spiritual warfare, how to spot the temptations, to resist them, and to win the war. First up: Prophecy.
Watch on YouTube: Spiritual Warfare 1: Prophecy
We welcome back Sarah Cain, known as The Crusader Gal, to discuss the frenzy that occurred after a priest denied Holy Communion to a politician who voted in favor of euthanasia. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
The Mercy of Withholding the Eucharist - Crisis Magazine
Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., confronts the disturbing trend of religious unseriousness in the face of staggering moral crises. While Catholic influencers gather in Rome and headlines celebrate "hot priests" on Instagram, half a million unaccompanied children are missing in the U.S.—and almost no one is asking where they went.
Watch on YouTube: Joker(s) in the Church?
In the modern age, we are all producers. Every time we hit send. Given that, how should Catholics interact differently? How should we conduct ourselves within the context of Catholic social teaching, knowing that people have a right to the possession of their reputation, for example? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness.
Show Notes
We welcome Monsignor Charles Pope to talk about his new book, The Hell There Is. The dogma of Hell is intrinsically tied to the dignity of the human person, and to the importance of the decisions that we make. Monsignor Pope implores us to take Hell seriously, and to do the same with our worship and our practice of the Faith.
Show Notes
The Hell There Is: An Exploration of an Often-Rejected Doctrine of the Church
Hell is real—because our choices matter. Fr. McTeigue explains how the dogma of hell upholds human dignity and divine justice.
Watch on YouTube: What the Hell...?
We welcome J.J. Carrell, former Senior Leader for the Border Patrol, to discuss how the U.S. government has been funding and encouraging child sex trafficking, alongside major NGOs. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
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JJ Carrell Testifies Before Congress (YouTube)
TREASON: The Biden Administration's Strategic and Malicious Destruction of America's Sovereignty
What happens when authority fails—or is abused? Fr. McTeigue explores how we've misunderstood power in families, government, and the Church—and why it's time to return to true, God-given authority.
Watch on YouTube: Failing Authority
How are we to live with hope without falling into presumption? How do we avoid despair while surrounded by a world that is crumbling? Get the answers on today's episode of Let's Talk About This. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
Faith, Hope, Love: Pieper, Josef
Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium”
We welcome distinguished guest Dr. Ben Carson to discuss the state of medicine and what can be done to reform it. Public trust in medicine is at an all-time low, and DEI hiring practices have only made matters worse. How do we reverse course?
Show Notes
What Underlies the Erosion of Trust in Modern Medicine?
The vocations crisis is a self-imposed outcome of an attitude that downplays both the priesthood and healthy masculine virtues. If we want men to sign up to be priests, we must treat them differently.
Watch on YouTube: Want Priests? Stop Hating Men!
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