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In Let's Talk About This, Fr. McTeigue finishes his week long analysis of Dignitas Infinita. What is the most important duty of the Church, and what might the emphasis in recent Vatican documents lead one to believe the answer is? What context must we read this document in? He finishes with Weekend Readiness to help you prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass.
Show Notes
Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus (November 1, 1900) | LEO XIII 
Dignitas Infinita and the Idolization of Man - Crisis Magazine
On the Question of Human Dignity - The Lepanto Institute
The Cult of the Imperial Self
A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart - Josef Pieper
PE Coach Pairs Unmotivated Students to Run with Shelter Dogs–Adoptions Soar 
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We welcome back Dr. Michael Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America to discuss Grace, sin, and the odd silences within Dignitas Infinita. Why is the Gospel urgency missing from a document on human dignity, and what has replaced it?
 
Show Notes
Dr. Pakaluk Tweet: "I’ve so far only defended 'Infinity Dignity' in print. But there’s plenty wrong with it..."
What’s Right about ‘Infinite Dignity’ - The Catholic Thing 
The Dangers of Half-Truths | Michael Pakaluk | First Things
The Other Footnote in Amoris Laetitia | Michael Pakaluk | First Things
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment
Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here’s Why – Catholic World Report
Can There Ever Be a Just War? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 03/25/22
Anger: When is It Time to Pull the Pin?
SUMMA THEOLOGIAE: The vices opposed to perseverance (Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 138)
The Catechism of The Council of Trent
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We welcome back Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse from The Ruth Institute to discuss the strong statements against gender ideology within Dignitas Infinita. How can this document be useful for Catholics working in the public square?
Show Notes
Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
Yes, Some Moral Acts Are Disordered—Here’s Why – Catholic World Report
Gender Ideology’s Verbal Engineering| National Catholic Register
Gender Ideology’s Verbal Engineering, Part 2: An Irrational Agenda That Few Want| National Catholic Register
Believe data, not activists: Transgenderism among kids is mostly a fad
The Ruth Institute Allied Organizations | #ResistPride
The Ruth Institute | Top 5 Myths
Dr J Show Archives – Ruth Institute
The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along
A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine
The Ruth Institute's Transgender Resource Center
Courage International
Who Is Silencing Therapists? (Fr. Paul Sullins) 1/3/24
Why Transgenderism? Why Now? (Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse/Dr. Paul Hruz) 11/7/22
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We welcome back Fr. John Perricone of Iona College to continue the discussion on Dignitas Infinita. What does Catholic tradition have to say about the true nature of human dignity? Fr. McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts.
 
Show Notes
Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
Sacrosanctum Concilium: A Lawyer Examines the Loopholes 
On the Question of Human Dignity - The Lepanto Institute
Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are? - Crisis Magazine
Is Opposition to Illegal Immigration a Sin? - Crisis Magazine
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment
Can There Ever Be a Just War? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 03/25/22
The First (Bitter) Fruits of Synodality (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 11/17/23
The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese - Complete
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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
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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
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