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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.
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Dr. Craig Mullen joins us to discuss how we can continue to see the mercy of God, even when children suffer the horrors of cancer. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
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Childhood Cancer and the Problem of Evil - The Society of Catholic Scientists
Why didn’t God heal Mom?
The Problem of Evil: The Aquinas Lecture by Errol Harris
Saint Thomas and the Problem of Evil (Aquinas Lecture 6) - Jacques Maritain
Psalms and Compassions: A Jesuit's Journey Through Cancer
When a Kid Like Me Fights Cancer
What Happens When My Sibling Has Cancer: A Book for the Brothers and Sisters of Pediatric Cancer Patients): Olsher, Sara
Support4Families for Children & Parents | Crossroads4Hope
Support Networks for Parents of a Child with Cancer - Together by St. Jude™
The Problem of Pain: Lewis, C. S.
PDQ® Cancer Information - NCI
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We've been told for 60 years that we've been enjoying the fruits of Vatican II. And we've been told that we haven't had "the real Vatican II—yet." Which is it?
Watch on YouTube: The Vatican II Merry Go Round?
Fr. Robert McTeigue takes a closer examination of the roles of Christ as Priest, Prophet, and King. Was the sacrifice of Christ inevitable in the way that the Kingship of Christ was? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.
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We welcome Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report to discuss the trends in college admissions, which young people ought to seek college, and how college landscapes are changing. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
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As the supply of applicants declines, college admissions gets kinder and gentler
The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy
Mississauga's Holy Name of Mary College to close | The Catholic Register
College of St. Joseph the Worker
Peter Schiff asks,is a college degree worth the cost?
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Why does the modern world bristle at the words Christ is King? Father Robert McTeigue examines Epiphany, modern resistance to divine authority, and why Christ’s kingship is not optional but foundational to reality itself.
Watch on YouTube: Too Early for the End of Days?
Father McTeigue reflects on what the passage of time means for Christians, who aim for eternity, and how we ought to approach a year of uncertainty and potential trial.
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Notes on The Gates of Hell – Maureen Mullarkey
Against Fate: An Essay on Personal Dignity by Glenn Tinder
The Fabric of Hope: Glenn Tinder
Church Militant Field Manual: Special Forces Training for the Life in Christ
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A short New Year’s reflection from Father Robert McTeigue on hope as a choice, God’s faithfulness, and walking into the future with Christ and His Mother.
Watch on YouTube: Hope on New Year's Eve?
We welcome Dr. Christian Bottenfield of Thinking West, who discusses Western decline, demographic collapse, and the urgent need to rebuild strong, generational families rooted in Christian tradition. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
Show Notes
The Solution to Western Decline? Building Generational Families | YouTube
ThinkingWest | Substack
ThinkingWest (@thinkingwest) on X
The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God
Christians at the End of the Pax Americana | New Oxford Review
The 2 reasons totalitarian states detest the Church
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In this special edition of Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue discusses the Christmas season and how we ought to live it uniquely as Catholics. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness.
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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola: Second... | Sacred Texts Archive
A Woman Wrapped in Silence: John W. Lynch
A REMAINING CHRISTMAS
1984 Sears Christmas Commercial
Sears Christmas 1979 TV commercial
1970 Sears Christmas Wishbook
Singing with Other People Improves Health More Than Singing Alone
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On this Christmas Eve, Fr. Robert McTeigue wants to share with you a special message, The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ from the Roman Martyrology.
Watch on YouTube: A Christmas Proclamation
We are joined by Karl Denninger from Market Ticker to discuss the political and economic choices of last year, and what we can reasonably expect in 2026. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
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2025: The Year In Review, And Get Stuffed in [Market-Ticker]
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Christmas is increasingly reduced to a celebration of vague “positive values.” But if God did not truly become Man, everything else collapses. Fr. McTeigue examines what’s at stake when the Incarnation is replaced with sentiment.
Watch on YouTube: Christmas Without Christ?
In this week's Let's Talk About This, Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. reflects on tradition, warning against celebrations that keep the sentiment while sidelining Christ Himself. Drawing on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and emotive Christmas poetry, he identifies the most decisive event of human history. He concludes with Weekend Readiness, preparing you for Sunday Mass.
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Are Your Christmas Traditions Fire or Ashes?
The O Antiphons: A Sacred Countdown to Christmas
Christmas Traditions: Ashes or Fire
Can't Go Home for Christmas? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.
Advent: Time to Take Out the Trash! (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.)
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Fr. Robert McTeigue is joined by Holy Land expert Steve Ray to help listeners enter more deeply into the mystery of the Nativity. They walk through Bethlehem and beyond, illuminating what Christ, Mary, and Joseph encountered at His birth, and how this vivid "composition of place" can transform our prayer and worship today.
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Pilgrimages with Steve and Janet Ray
Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God: Scott Hahn
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As Christmas approaches, Father Robert McTeigue, S.J. reflects on memory, tradition, and what it truly means to celebrate the birth of Christ. He challenges us to cherish what we have received at Christmas and faithfully hand it on to the next generation.
Watch on YouTube: Christmas Traditions: Ashes or Fire
We are joined by Dr. Darrick Taylor, to ask the question: How might Advent lead to a life of conversion? Moreover, what does Advent have to do with death? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
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Christ Transforms the End: A Reflection for Advent - Crisis Magazine
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Are you dreading returning home for Christmas? Perhaps your family has fallen away from the Faith or they treat you badly? Father McTeigue takes a closer look at how to handle these scenarios.
Watch on YouTube: Can't Go Home for Christmas?
Father McTeigue explores why Advent can only be fully understood in light of Christ's final return, how Natural Law restrains the man of lawlessness, and why every generation must remain vigilant in the spiritual battle that has raged since Calvary. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
The Return of the King: Discourses on the Latter Days by Henry James Coleridge
The Four Great Evils of the Day by Henry Edward Manning
Please Don't Cancel Christmas | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.
A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine
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We welcome back Dr. Catherine Pakaluk to discuss the birth dearth, and how the way that children are raised plays a role in the decision to avoid having families. If economic incentives aren't enough, what should we be doing differently?
Show Notes
Why Children Became Useless: Faith and the Future of the Family | Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | 2025
Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth
Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | Washington, D.C. | The Busch School of Business, Washington, DC | CUA
Are There Good Reasons to Have Children Today? w/Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | Ep. 117
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What does taking out the trash have to do with Advent? Fr. McTeigue takes a closer look.
Watch on YouTube: Advent: Time to Take Out the Trash!
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