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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. Show Notes 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.) 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!

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. Show Notes Pilgrimages with Steve and Janet Ray Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God: Scott Hahn 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!

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. Show Notes Christ Transforms the End: A Reflection for Advent - 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!