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We welcome back Fr. Michael Rennier to discuss whether knowledge of older rites enriches contemporary worship, fosters humility and obedience, and helps safeguard the Church’s sacramental life and spiritual heritage. Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Should a Novus Ordo Catholic be familiar with older liturgies? | Fr. Michael Rennier's Substack 

Watch the Mass of the Ages Trilogy 

How Not to Say Mass, Third Edition: A Guidebook on Liturgical Principles and the Roman Missal 

A Beginner's Guide to the Traditional Latin Mass 

Know Your Mass: Fr. Demetrius Manousos, O.F.M., Cap., Addison Burbank

The False Hope of a “More Apostolic Church” | New Oxford Review 

Holy Week was a different religion

What Many Priests No Longer Believe - Homiletic & Pastoral Review

It seems that everyone has an opinion about the pope; and it seems that the pope has (or is expected to have) an opinion about everything. How does a faithful Catholic navigate the confusion? Father McTeigue offers some guidance.

Watch on YouTube: Opinions About the Pope?

We welcome author and radio host Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead to discuss her book Infertile but Fruitful: Finding Fulfillment When You Can’t Conceive. How can couples navigate the emotional and spiritual trials of infertility without losing hope, and what does it mean to live a truly fruitful life when parenthood does not unfold as expected?

Show Notes

Infertile but Fruitful: Finding Fulfillment When You Can’t Conceive

Saint Paul VI Institute

MyCatholicDoctor - Faithful Healthcare You Can Trust

Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead - Website

Conversations with Consequences - EWTN

The Catholic Association

Leigh Snead on Instagram

iCatholic Mobile

The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max

Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works!

"Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist

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 historian Dr. Darrick Taylor to speak about the development of doctrine. What has the Church historically taught about the death penalty, and can it change? How does the recent pronouncement regarding Mary as Co-redemptrix compare to Cardinal Newman's description of doctrinal development? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Pope Leo and the Death Penalty Charade - Crisis Magazine

The Truce of '68 Revisited - Crisis Magazine 

By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment

Mater Populi fidelis - Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary's Cooperation in the Work of Salvation (4 November 2025)

Fr. Peter Totleben, O.P on Co-Redemptrix 

Development of Doctrine and Its Discontents - Crisis Magazine

iCatholic Mobile

The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max

Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works!

"Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist

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!

Father is joined by Cherise Trump, the Executive Director of Speech First, to discuss free speech on college campuses, self-censorship, and how a student should respond in situations of attempted campus censorship.

• Speech First
• Student Self-Censorship Is Driven by Fear Amidst a Toxic Environment
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts on College Campuses Distract From Education
• University of Houston Case
• Virginia Tech Case
• University of Central Florida Case

Author Julia Meloni joins us to discuss her thrilling new book: The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church. Is this group real, who are the players involved, and what the significance of this group? You don't want to miss this one.

• Francis Allies Reveal Their Plans for Revolutionary Change
• The Weapon of the St. Gallen Mafia is Synodality
• Buy Julia's Book - The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group within the Church

Author and journalist Kennedy Hall of LifeSiteNews returns to give an update on the situation in Canada, as well as to discuss what the recent actions of Prime Minister Trudeau might mean for the United States and the rest of the world.

• Is Canada Becoming Cuba?
• Canada's House of Commons Votes to Extend Emergency Powers for Trudeau, Continuing Police Crackdown
• Atlas Parked: Tactical and Strategic Analysis of the Freedom Convoy
• The Naked Face of New Normal Fascism
• And Now, It's Economic Warfare

In today's special double-guest episode, we first welcome back author and Technology Correspondent Allum Bokhari to discuss the most recent overreach by Big Tech regarding the Canadian trucker's fundraising campaigns. We then welcome back author and journalist Michelle Malkin to discuss why she was banned from Airbnb along with her husband for simply speaking at a conference.

• Twitter Remains Silent on GiveSendGo Hack Despite 'Hacked Materials' Policy
• Doxed Ontario Staffer Loses Job over $100 Donation to Freedom Convoy
• Why Airbnb Banned Me (And My Hubby, Too!)
• #DELETED: Big Tech's Battle to Erase a Movement and Subvert Democracy
• Open Borders Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction?

In the Friday portion of Let's Talk About This, Father addresses the differences between sympathy, empathy, and pity, before asking if we are building a moral house in which we want to live. The show finishes with Weekend Readiness.

• Spiritual Warfare: No Pacifists Allowed!
• How Much Should Lent Hurt?
• Jesus Didn't "Turn the Other Cheek" — Neither Should You
• C.S. Lewis Quote - No Ordinary People

We welcome back to the show Father Casey Jones of the Diocese of Venice, FL to discuss the state of parish life two years into the Covid Interruption.

• Let's do Purgatory for Lent
• Old Normal, New Normal, or New-And-Improved Normal?
• No More Excuses! Go to Confession
• A Detailed Catholic Examination of Conscience
• St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church