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A Catholic Take
Hosted by Joe McClane
- 7:00am Eastern
- Monday-Friday
A BOLD SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION
A Catholic Take with Joe McClane is a nationally syndicated live talk-radio program, covering the headlines from a courageous Catholic perspective. Featuring compelling guest interviews, news headlines, a saint of the day, the Gospel of the day, commentaries, audience interaction, and much more! LIVE Monday-Friday at 7am Eastern, across The Station of the Cross Radio Network, iCatholicRadio, and multiple social media and video platforms.
Joe McClane is the Director of Content and Production at The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network. Joe is also a powerful and dynamic Catholic speaker, radio host, documentary filmmaker, and author – working full-time in Catholic evangelization since 2008, traveling across the USA and overseas lighting a fire in the hearts of thousands for Christ and His Church. Joe came into the Catholic Church from Protestantism in 1999, was married in 2000, and he, his wife, six kids, and three grandkids live in Houston, Texas.
Jakob Martin Kraft, more commonly referred to as Producer Jake, is a Production Associate at The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network. Besides engineering A Catholic Take, Jake also produces the Saints & Seasons project, among other tasks. Jake graduated from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in his native Buffalo, NY, and holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Hamilton College. Before joining the network, Jake worked a variety of jobs in the construction and manufacturing fields. When his time is not occupied by the curse of Adam, Jake directs Gregorian chant for the Traditional Latin Mass at his parish, collects briar pipes, and pontificates to anyone who’ll listen on the subjects of Catholic liturgy, Catholic monarchy, history, film, tobacco, and the 1980s.
Join us and Dr. Anthony Stine’s Return to Tradition in praying a 54-Day Rosary Novena for the wolves in shepherds’ clothing among the Church’s hierarchy. If we don’t pray for the salvation of their souls…who will?
Intention: the conversion of the “wolves” in the hierarchy.
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Show Notes
Tensions Rise, and so does Christian Persecution!
Guests:
- Edward F. Clancy – Aid to the Church in Need
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- Vatican names new head of Texas Carmel after year-long conflict with Bishop Olson
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The News:
- Judge says Manhattan DA can cross-examine Trump about Carroll and fraud decisions
- Columbia makes early morning decision yesterday to move classes online amid pro-Palestinian protests
- USCCB DENOUNCES BIDEN RULE FORCING ABORTION AGENDA ON EMPLOYERS
- German prelate commissions 13 female ‘deacons in the spirit’ with support of bishops’ conference head
- 30 Candidates Killed During Mexico’s Current Electoral Season
- MAINE JOINS BLUE STATE PUSH TO DITCH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Saint of the Day:
- St. George – Martyr (d. 303) – One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers – patron of Georgia, England, Russia, etc. – patron of soldiers, horsemen, against skin diseases
Gospel of the Day:
John 10:22-30
The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter. And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify to me. But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”
The Signs of the Times & the Battle for the Family!
Guests:
- Jason M. Craig – Articles at Those Catholic Men
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The News:
- House passes $60B Ukraine aid bill as GOP rebels threaten to oust Johnson
- 15 State Officials Warn Bank of America About ‘De-Banking’ of Christians
- Multiple bills introduced in Congress to defund NPR
- US Military Denies Any Involvement in Airstrike That Hit Iran-Backed Forces in Iraq
- Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui’s housing crisis
- Biden signs bill extending federal warrantless surveillance program
Saint of the Day:
- Ss. Soter & Caius – Popes & Martyrs (d. ca. 174, 283) – shared the same feast day for centuries
Gospel of the Day:
John 10:1-10
Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”
Dr. Anthony Stine – Pope Benedict’s Election
Guests:
- Dr. Anthony Stine – Return to Tradition
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- Baltimore archbishop says Latin Mass will be suppressed at all parishes, FSSP Mass will continue
- Planned Parenthood committed record 392,715 abortions last year: annual report
- Pledge to pray for the heroic pro-life rescuers facing 11 years in jail
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The News:
- Senate Kills Mayorkas Impeachment
- DHS Gave Work Permit to Laken Riley’s Accused Killer Knowing He Had Criminal Record
- Two jurors excused in Trump’s NY criminal ‘hush money’ trial
- Dubai rocked by heaviest downpour in 75 years and fatal floods following cloud-seeding missions
- Vatican liturgy office denies Rupnik is still a consulting member
Saint of the Day:
- St. Alphege of Canterbury – Bishop & Martyr (d. ca. 1012) – first Archbishop of Canterbury to be martyred – inspired St. Thomas Becket
Gospel of the Day:
John 6:52-59
Then the Jews started arguing among themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ Jesus replied to them: In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise that person up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person. As the living Father sent me and I draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will also draw life from me. This is the bread which has come down from heaven; it is not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. This is what he taught at Capernaum in the synagogue.
Fr. Brancich on the Precepts of the Faith!
Guests:
- Brent Haynes – Attorney, Political Analyst, Catholic Freedom Fighter
- Veteran Editor Resigns from NPR, Says New CEO’s ‘Divisive’ Left-Wing Views Confirm Bombshell Exposé
- Trump’s ‘Peers’ On N.Y. Jury Get News From The Propagandists At Google, TikTok, New York Times
- Condemning ‘death to America’ chants should be easy. Not for liberal Michigan Gov. Whitmer.
- Rashida Tlaib Snaps at Fox News Over ‘Death To America’ Question
- Bill Maher: ‘We’ve passed the Rubicon with ‘Death to America’ chants on US soil’
- Fr. John Brancich, FSSP – St. Stanislaus, Nashua, NH
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The News:
- Disgraced Cardinal Wuerl received over $4 million from Archdiocese of Washington since 2020
- House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
- British Lawmakers Back Smoking Ban for People Born After 2009
- Ford recalling 450,000 vehicles over drive power loss
Saint of the Day:
- St. Apollonius the Apologist – Martyr (d. ca. 186) – Roman senator and Christian convert
Gospel of the Day:
John 6:44-51
No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
EVERYONE is in a State of Grace…or of Mortal Sin!
Guests:
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- The Cristero War is history worth remembering
- Viva Cristo Rey! The Cristeros Versus the Mexican Revolution
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The News:
- Brussels Police Try To Shut Down Conference Featuring Leading European Conservatives
- U.S. Supreme Court: Idaho can enforce ban on sex changes for children
- DC Knights call for Rupnik art removal
- NPR Punishes Senior Editor Who Blasted Network’s Leftist Mindset and ‘Angered’ Colleagues
Saint of the Day:
- St. Stephen Harding – Abbot & Confessor (d. 1134) – one of the three founders of the Order of Cistercians, along with St. Robert of Molesme and St. Alberic
Gospel of the Day:
John 6:35-40
Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst. But, as I have told you, you can see me and still you do not believe. Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me; I will certainly not reject anyone who comes to me, because I have come from heaven, not to do my own will, but to do the will of him who sent me. Now the will of him who sent me is that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me, but that I should raise it up on the last day. It is my Father’s will that whoever sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and that I should raise that person up on the last day.
Jason Jones: the Sabotaging of the Great Reset!
Guests:
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- A MASS MURDERER REPENTS: The Case of Rudolf Hoess, Commandant of Auschwitz
- EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Porn Star Finds Faith, Says Her ‘Life Will Never Be the Same’
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The News:
- Australian police arrest male suspect following stabbing attack at Sydney church
- Police Officer And Sheriff’s Deputy Shot And Killed In Central New York
- JESUIT UNIVERSITY TO HOST ‘DRAG’ SHOW
- Vatican speaks out after French court fined Cardinal Ouellet for expelling nun
- Illegal migrants take over NYC block with prostitution, open-air market selling stolen goods
- BIDEN ADMIN TO IMPOSE PRO-ABORTION RULE ON EMPLOYERS
Saint of the Day:
- St. Bernadette Soubirous – Virgin (d. 1879) – received the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes – Sister of Charity with the name Marie-Bernarde
Gospel of the Day:
John 6:30-35
The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” So they said to Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
