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1. Dr. Anthony Stine – Return to Tradition
   
   • Francis Makes Wild Claims About Benedict XVI And The Men Who Gave Him The Papacy
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• 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.

Guests:

1. 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’
2. 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.”

Guests:

1. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, STD, CPC, KHS – Website – Books
   
   • Everyone on Earth (Including You) Is Either in a State of Grace, or a State of Mortal Sin

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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.

Guests:

1. Jason Jones – Vulnerable People Project
   
   • The Great Campaign Against the Great Reset

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• 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.”

Guests:

1. Rachel Mastrogiacomo – Mastros on Mission
   
   • Leila Miller: Satanic ritual abuse and its cover-up. Why Bishop McElroy should never become a Cardinal
   • Lay woman’s saga illustrates clerical sexual abuse of adults
   • A Survivor of Occult Clergy Abuse Tells Her Story | Rachel Mastrogiacomo on The Dr J Show
   • WSJ: Stopping the Priests Who Prey on Adults

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The News:

• Iran Officials Threaten US Not to Retaliate to Its Attack on Israel
• Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl and wounds 7 people including small children, police say
• Trillions of Shrieking Cicadas to Emerge in Areas of the United States
• Biden told Bibi U.S. won’t support an Israeli counterattack on Iran
• U.S. Steel shareholders approve $14.9 billion buyout by Nippon Steel
• BUFFALO DIOCESE RESPONDS TO BISHOP’S CRITICS

Saint of the Day:

• St. César de Bus – Confessor (d. 1607) – founder of the Congregation of Christine Doctrine, also known as Christian Doctrine Fathers or Doctrinaries – a patron of catechists

Gospel of the Day:

John 6:22-29

[After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea.] The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left. Other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread when the Lord gave thanks. When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.” So they said to him, “What can we do to accomplish the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”

Guests:

1. John Daniel Davidson – The Federalist
   
   • Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come

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The News:

• Fed Economist On Hidden Camera says Central Bank Worked To Counter Trump
• Society of St. Pius X priest admits to years of sexual misconduct with minors
• In a Surprise Move Pope Francis will give a nunciature to Benedict XVI’s former private secretary
• Maine amendment to enshrine abortion-on-demand fails in state legislature
• OJ Simpson dead at 76 from cancer
• The EU wants to enshrine abortion as a fundamental right!

Saint of the Day:

• St. Sabbas the Goth – Martyr (d. 372) – Christian convert and cantor

Gospel of the Day:

John 6:1-15

Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.

Guests:

1. Brent Haynes – Attorney, Political Analyst, Catholic Freedom Fighter
   
   • Biden’s Student-Loan Power Grab
   • DOJ refuses to fork over audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel, despite contempt threat
   • ‘Are you kidding me?’: Biden-appointed judge torches DOJ for blowing off Hunter Biden-related subpoenas from House GOP
   • Schumer vows to crush Mayorkas impeachment trial
2. David Rodríguez – Fatima Center
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The News:

• After protest from Catholics, blasphemous potato chip ad ordered pulled in Italy
• Republican Kari Lake opposes pro-life ruling, claims Arizona needs a ‘common sense solution’
• Catholic Nuns Head to Court to Fight New York Mandate Forcing Them to Fund Abortions
• US Inflation Rises to 3.5% as Prices Remain Elevated
• Lunchables found to contain relatively high lead levels
• Pope Francis announces biggest restructuring of the Catholic church in Ireland in 900 years

Saint of the Day:

• St. Leo the Great – Pope, Confessor & Doctor of the Church (d. 461) – saved Rome from Attila the Hun – confirmed the Council of Chalcedon

Gospel of the Day:

John 3:31-36

The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy. For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the Spirit. The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.

Guests:

1. Dr. Alan Harrelson – The Pipe Cottage
   
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   • 8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life
   • Catholics’ Lost Cause: South Carolina Catholics and the American South, 1820–1861 by Prof. Adam L. Tate

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The News:

• Arizona Supreme Court upholds 1864 law banning nearly all abortions
• Melania Trump to host Mar-a-Lago fundraiser for pro-homosexual Log Cabin Republicans
• POLL: LATINO VOTERS SWITCHING FROM BIDEN TO TRUMP
• Idaho teen planned to attack churches in support of ISIS
• Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina
• SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT INVESTING IN RADIO

Saint of the Day:

• Holy Ezekiel – Prophet & Martyr (d. 6th century B.C.) – prophet during the Babylonian captivity – origin of Our Lady’s title Porta Caeli

Gospel of the Day:

John 3:16-21

God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.

Guests:

1. Michael Hichborn – Lepanto Institute
   
   • Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
   • ‘Dignitas Infinita’: New Vatican Document on Human Dignity Condemns Gender Transition, Surrogacy, Abortion
   • Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”
   • Cardinal Fernández calls for change to Catholic condemnation of homosexuality as ‘intrinsically disordered’
   • Live updates: ‘Dignitas infinita’ emphasizes ‘ontological dignity’
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The News:

• Jessica Hanna, Catholic mother who chose life amid cancer battle, dies
• Woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, Florida police say
• Chinese Communist Party Suffocates Christians; The West Should Take Heed
• Bishop’s former secretary claims ‘hush money’ payments made to alleged victims
• FLORIDA BISHOPS SPEAK OUT AGAINST ‘DECEPTIVELY-WORDED’ PRO-ABORTION AMENDMENT
• Pro-Life Organizations Have Mixed Reactions to Donald Trump’s Abortion Position

Saint of the Day:

• St. Waltrude – Widow (d. 686 or 688) – daughter of Ss. Walbert and Bertilia, sister of St. Aldegonde, wife of St. Vincent Madelgarius, mother of four saints

Gospel of the Day:

John 3:7b-15

Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to him, ‘How can this happen?” Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

Guests:

1. Paul Zucarelli – Faith Understood – Branches Center
   
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The News:

• Loss of engine cover on Southwest Boeing 737-800 prompts FAA investigation
• Communion Wafers Found Discarded in Parking Lot of West Virginia Church After Easter Mass
• China Providing Geospatial Intelligence to Russia, US Warns
• Israel Withdraws Almost All Troops From Southern Gaza Ahead of Rafah Operation
• Elon Musk Says X Will Defy Order From Brazil’s Supreme Court After Twitter Files
• Diocese of Rome Shake-Up: Pope Francis Transfers Vicar to Vatican Post

Saint of the Day:

• St. Gabriel – Archangel – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

Gospel of the Day:

John 1:26-38

The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

Guests:

1. Bret Thoman – Books – St. Francis Pilgrimages
   
   • The Life of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina: Mystery, Miracles, and Mission
   • The Diary of Lucia Fiorentino: Mystic, Visionary, and Early Spiritual Daughter of Padre Pio

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• Why paganism and witchcraft are making a comeback
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The News:

• Ukraine Will Join NATO, Says Antony Blinken
• North Face Sponsors LGBT Overnight Camp For 12 Year Olds Where Children Perform In Drag
• MICHIGAN BISHOPS say SURROGACY LAW HARMFUL TO WOMEN
• Nebraska lawmakers overwhelmingly reject Trump-backed ‘winner-take-all’ electoral system
• Swiss Bishop Vitus Huonder dies at 81
• CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVOR FACES JAIL TIME FOR ‘BLOCKADE’ OF ABORTION FACILITY

Saint of the Day:

• St. Vincent Ferrer – Confessor (d. 1419) – “angel of the apocalypse” – preacher and wonder-worker

Gospel of the Day:

John 21:1-14

Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish. When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.” So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead.

Guests:

1. Brent Haynes – Attorney, Political Analyst, Catholic Freedom Fighter
   
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   • Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission
   • Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Catholic Charities Bureau
   • Wisconsin Supreme Court makes bad law in religious liberty case
   • Wisconsin Supreme Court Punishes Catholic Charities for Serving Everyone
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   • 2024 Total Eclipse: Where & When
   • April 8, 2024 Eclipse Will Pass Over 7 United States Cities Named Nineveh

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The News:

• Wisconsin Voters Ban Private Funding of Elections
• Court rules that religious schools’ tax-exempt status does not make them subject to Title IX
• FEDS SUE UTAH FOR TRANS ‘DISCRIMINATION’
• Disney wins board after hedge fund attempts takeover
• Pope Francis says appointing Cardinal Sarah to Roman Curia may have been ‘a mistake’
• Boom in Muslim conversions to Christianity in France

Saint of the Day:

• St. Isidore of Seville – Bishop, Confessor & Doctor of the Church (d. 636) – Archbishop of Seville – author of the Etymologiae – unofficial patron of the Internet

Gospel of the Day:

Luke 24:35-48

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of bread.

While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them.

He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.”