TCE (Theology and Current Events) #52 has eight of us Catholic guys sharing drinks and smokes, discussing everything from the saints' stories to the Apostolic Pardon.

Today I interview Gabe, a man who rescues kids from child-sex-slavery in the Caribbean with a professional organization that goes undercover. Most astonishing is the age of the children he is rescuing. "TCE" stands for "Theology and Current Events."

In "Theology and Current Events" (TCE) #50, I interview Fmr.-Captain John Frankman, a Special-Forces Green Beret. He joins us to discuss his service in the Army as a practicing Catholic. We then discuss his decision to separate from the US Military due to their requirements of the C19-j@b.

With "Sound of Freedom" now released, many people are excited to join the anti-trafficking movement. Here's some of the obstacles and miracles to expect in the long haul. Links: - Agape Int'l: https://aimfree.org/child-trafficking/ - Trafficked by her Dad: https://www.padreperegrino.org/2022/05/slavery1/ - Avodah collective recovery home: https://www.avodahcollective.org - Catholic Charities *themselves* found trafficking: https://youtu.be/-M0Lw_-Nik4 - Trafficking hotline: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/contact  

Mike, a retired Navy SEAL (and former parishioner of mine) discuss on today's podcast how to live daily virtue in a Catholic vocation in a society inundated with unnecessary information.  Mike's CV is unusually impressive:  He is a retired career naval officer who served 27 years in Naval Special Warfare, which is the formal community designation for the US Navy SEALs. During his time in uniform, he led or commanded SEAL platoons, task units, assault teams, squadrons, strike forces, and joint task forces during 13 deployments, seven of them to combat. He did three tours at Naval Special Warfare Development Group and was among the first special operators to fight [...]

Theology and Current Events #47 considers "John Lennon's Pact with Satan," by Margaret C. Galitzin at "Tradition in Action." It's a book review of "The Lennon Prophecy" by Joseph Niezgoda. I preface this blog reading on this podcast on how one may extricate oneself from any such pacts already made. -Website: https://www.traditioninaction.org/bkreviews/A_026br_LennonProphecy.htm -Prayer for binding yourself only to God in the confessional before absolution: "In the name of Jesus, I renounce any and all pacts or bonds with Satan or any demons or any damned souls that I have made in my life consciously or unconsciously and I bind myself entirely and exclusively to the Blessed Trinity, Father and Son [...]

Theology and Current Events (TCE) #45 is "Dating Advice to Young Catholics."  It's based on my recent blog post: https://www.padreperegrino.org/2022/06/courting/

Mrs. Elizabeth Yore and I discuss the 2018 Sino-Vatican contract and the subsequent increase of the persecution of Chinese Catholics. - Liz serves as a coalition partner for Save the Persecuted Christians and she is the Founder of www.yorechildren.com and the Global Center for the Protection of Children. -Follow and Donate to the Cardinal Kung Foundation at www.cardinalkungfoundation.org. https://rumble.com/embed/v13fns5/?pub=e5jg1