A Catholic Take
A Catholic Take: What you need to know, right now. A bold synthesis of inspiration and information. Keeping you up to date on news & issues from a Courageous Catholic perspective with Joe McClane. Live, Monday-Friday across the Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.
Handing America Over: The NDAA’s Secret Military Marriage with Israel (Audio)
July 23rd, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to offer thoughts on Congress giving away America's sovereignty to Israel. Then, we welcome Mary Bowen to discuss no-fault divorce and why related laws violate the fundamental right to marriage, due process, and religious liberty.
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The Vatican DEBUNKS the Rupnik Rumors? (Audio)
July 22nd, 2026 - We discuss the Vatican's response to rumors that Marko Rupnik will be acquitted. Then, we welcome Jeb Smith to correct misconceptions about the Middle Ages, medieval kingship, Democracy, and liberty.
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The Third Secret of Fatima: Was 1960 Ever a Divine Deadline? (Audio)
July 21st, 2026 - We welcome Tom from Auxiluium of The Holy Face to discuss how the movement is promoting the Holy Face of Jesus across the Western world as a means of revitalizing the faith of the Church. Then, we welcome Kevin Symonds to take a look at the Third Secret of Fatima and why 1960 was never a divine deadline.
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CLEARED! Marko Rupnik ACQUITTED? (Audio)
July 20th, 2026 - We welcome back Michael Haynes to discuss the possibility of Marko Rupnik being acquitted. Then, we welcome back Mike Koeniger to offer thoughts on Britain's new prime minister, the first Catholic to hold the position in over 500 years.
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Pope Leo the Politician + Women Choosing Bishops? (Audio)
July 17th, 2026 - We welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to react to Pope Leo saying that his job is to be political. Then, we welcome Niwa Limbu to discuss Archbishop Iannone's belief that women bring "different sensitivities" to choosing bishops.
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JOY In the Midst of CHAOS! (Audio)
July 16th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to discuss how we can find joy in the midst of chaos. Then, we welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray to discuss canon law, the SSPX, and the Vatican excommunication appeal.
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Bishop Strickland: Are We Entering the Final Battle? (Audio)
July 15th, 2026 - We welcome back Bishop Joseph Strickland to discuss the final battle: Sodom, Fatima, and our troubling times.
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China's Dragon Attacks Underground Catholics: Xi's Brutal Crackdown! (Audio)
July 14th, 2026 - We welcome back Michael Haynes to discuss the SSPX's bold stand against the Vatican's excommunication penalty. Then, we welcome back Steven Mosher to shine light on China's intensifying crackdown against underground Christians.
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Rome Cracks Down on Tradition… While Promoting Synodal Reformers? (Audio)
July 13th, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to react to the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham. Then, we welcome back Mark Lambert to discuss Pope Leo's promotion of Bishop Christian Wurtz.
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Vatican Newspaper Suggests the Devil Might Not Be Real? (Audio)
July 10th, 2026 - We welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to offer thoughts on the Vatican's publishing of a document that denies the existence of Satan.
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THIS is FAR WORSE than the SSPX Excommunications? Nick Cavazos SOUNDS OFF! (Audio)
July 9th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to react to alarming new Pew Research statistics that suggest that the traditional Church may be dying.
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Are SSPX Confessions Still Valid? Fr. Gerald Murray on the Vatican’s Latest Decree (Audio)
July 8th, 2026 - We welcome Dr. Hanael Bianchi to examine a newly published study of Vatican II implementation that breaks new ground in historical research. Then, we welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray to get his thoughts on the Vatican's excommunication decree on the SSPX.
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The Underground Mass & the Rise of the Antichrist (Audio)
July 7th, 2026 - We provide a first look at Joe's newly released books, Catholic by Design and He is Coming: Rise of the Antichrist.
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Did George Washington Die a Catholic? The Legend, the Evidence, and What Really Happened (Audio)
July 6th, 2026 - We cover the news live today and welcome back Mike Koeinger to discuss whether George Washington died a Catholic. Then we welcome back Michael Hichborn to go over the fallout from the SSPX consecrations.
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BREAKING: SSPX Officially EXCOMMUNICATED (Audio)
July 2nd, 2026 - We cover the news live today and welcome back Nick Cavazos to discuss the excommunication of the SSPX and the future of the traditional movement. Then we welcome back Mark Lambert to discuss the heretical Mass scandal in Westminster.
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Does Rome Misunderstand the Crisis? (Audio)
July 1st, 2026 - We cover the news live today and welcome back Father Jason Charron to discuss the SSPX's consecration of bishops and the church at a crossroads.
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SSPX Crisis🔥Before the Antichrist the Church Will Grow Weaker (Audio)
June 30th, 2026 - We cover the news live today and welcome Joshua Charles to discuss the signs before the Antichrist. Could the SSPX crisis be a textbook example of the church's visible signs darkening?
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SSPX on the Brink, America at 250, and the Catholic Crisis of Clarity (Audio)
June 29th, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to discuss how Catholics should think about patriotism and the American founding at our 250th anniversary. Then, we welcome back Dr. Janet Smith to comment on synodality, the consistory, and the crisis facing the church.
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Pope Leo's Consistory STRIPPED w/ Michael Haynes & Anthony Stine (Audio)
June 26th, 2026 - Pope Leo opened his extraordinary consistory preaching unity and "harmony through obedience" while the biggest crises facing the Church were deliberately kept off the table — today we expose what really happened with two of the sharpest Catholic analysts on the ground and in the tradition.
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Muslims BUY Catholic Church & Dr. Ralph Martin on The Coming Judgment! (Audio)
June 25th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to discuss an Islamic community center raising money to convert Chicago’s closed Our Lady of Victory Church into the city’s first Islamic high school on the North Side. Then, we welcome Dr. Ralph Martin to evaluate whether we are ready for the coming judgment.
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Does Vatican II SQUARE with Tradition? (Audio)
June 24th, 2026 - We react to the Archbishop who led the JPII Institute on Marriage and Family Life aiming to reform ideas of natural law. Then, we welcome Thomas Storck to discuss whether the Second Vatican Council can be reconciled with tradition.
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Cardinal McElroy: Sexual Sin No Longer the Church’s Priority? (Audio)
June 23rd, 2026 - We welcome back Austin Ruse to react to Cardinal McElroy praising the Vatican's downplaying of homosexual sin during James Martin’s conference. Then, we respond to Cardinal McElroy stating that the Church has "frequently wounded LGBT Catholics through judgmentalism and exclusion.”
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What SSPX Supporters & Critics BOTH Get Wrong (Audio)
June 22nd, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to offer thoughts on the latest in politics including Iran relations, the resignation of Keir Starmer, and accusations against Anthony Fauci. Then, we welcome back Eric Sammons to discuss what SSPX supporters and critics each get wrong.
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Rise of the Centurion: Exorcists Warn of Alien Deception as Bishops Blur the Lines (Audio)
June 19th, 2026 - We welcome the anonymous author of Rise of the Centurion to talk about what it truly means to rise as men of the Church Militant. Then, we welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to discuss exorcists' warnings to Catholics about the great satanic deception of our time.
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Cardinals Quietly Drop Just War from Consistory Agenda? Pagan World Cup Ceremony (Audio)
June 18th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to offer thoughts on the just war debate seemingly being dropped from the June Consistory agenda. Then, we welcome back Fr. Daniel Alloy to discuss the Catholic view on sports and competitive competition in light of the World Cup.
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Pope Leo XIV Breaks Silence on SSPX Consecrations: 'Don't Do This' (Audio)
June 17th, 2026 - We welcome back David John to discuss Pope Leo's approach to the scheduled SSPX consecrations. Then, we welcome back Jason Jones to shine light on the treatment of Christians in the West Bank.
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Is ‘Disclosure Day’ Preparing Us for the Great Deception? (Audio)
June 16th, 2026 - We welcome back Adrian Fonseca to discuss Steven Spielberg's new alien film Disclosure Day. Then, we welcome Dr. Annie Tinnin to examine how Jesus fulfills Old Testament feasts.
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Moral Collapse in the Church & the SSPX Response (Audio)
June 15th, 2026 - We welcome back Michael Matt to discuss the moral collapse of the Church, the Vatican's silence, and the SSPX consecrations.
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Pope Leo Meets with Bad Bunny but NOT the SSPX? (Audio)
June 12th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to offer thoughts on fourteen attorneys general demanding an EPA investigation into abortion pills contaminating America's water supply. Then, we welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to discuss a Spanish priest facing backlash after refusing to give a same sex couple Holy Communion, as well as Pope Leo's visit to a migrant hotspot in the canary islands.
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The Tale of TWO VERY Different Catholic Churches (Audio)
June 11th, 2026 - We welcome back Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. to cover the headlines from a Catholic perspective. In the second hour, Joe joins Fr. McTeigue for The Catholic Current!
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Vatican Bishop: 'Abolish God & Religion' – John Lennon Is Right? (Audio)
June 10th, 2026 - We welcome back Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. to cover the headlines from a Catholic perspective and raise funds to keep The Station of the Cross on the air. Because we are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, all donations are tax-deductible! To make a donation, call 1-877-711-8500 or visit thestationofthecross.com
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FBI Fires Agents Over Anti-Trad Catholic Memo + US Gives $240M to CRS! (Audio)
June 9th, 2026 - We welcome back Mark Lambert to offer thoughts on the FBI firing agents for persecuting traditional Catholics. Then, we welcome back Michael Hichborn to discuss Catholic Relief Services receiving more than $240 million from the U.S. Department of State for Lifesaving Humanitarian Assistance.
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Pope Leo’s Consistory: Just War RATHER THAN Liturgy, While Vatican Bishop Says 'Abolish God' (Audio)
June 8th, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to discuss the anti-Catholic roots of America. Then, we welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray to discuss Pope Leo's upcoming consistory and concerning remarks from a Vatican Bishop.
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Pope Leo’s June Consistory Sidesteps Latin Mass – Pushes Just War, AI & Synodality Instead (Audio)
June 4th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to discuss our two tiered justice system. Then, we welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to discuss Pope Leo's June Consistory, which will focus on just war theory, AI and synodality rather than the Latin Mass.
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The Sacred Heart in the Present Distress of the Human Race! (Audio)
June 3rd, 2026 - We cover the news live and read through Pope St. Pius XI's encyclical on the Sacred Heart.
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Why Did Israeli Forces Try to Stop a Catholic Marian Festival in the Holy Land? (Audio)
June 2nd, 2026 - We welcome back Ellen Holmes Steeves-Leblanc to discuss an upcoming traditional pilgrimage to Spain and Portugal. Then, we welcome Alexandrya Pouliot to discuss Cardinal Pizzaballa's intervention after Israeli authorities stopped a Marian festival in the West Bank.
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Anti-Catholic Bias at Washington Nationals? (Audio)
June 1st, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to discuss the fallout from leaked audio that revealed anti-Catholic bias within the Washington Nationals organization. Then, we welcome Brian McCall for an inside look at what's going on at Pelican Plus.
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Tower of Babel 2.0? Pope Leo and His AI Encyclical (Audio)
May 29th, 2026 - We welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine for a critique of Pope Leo's encyclical. Then, we welcome back Timothy Flanders to examine some of the positives within that same document.
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Just War Theory OUTDATED? (Audio)
May 28th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to cover the troubling situation at Pelican Plus. Then, we welcome back Phil Lawler to discuss Pope Leo XIV and Just War Theory.
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What Pope Leo's AI Encyclical DOESN'T Say (Audio)
May 27th, 2026 - We welcome back Michael Hichborn to warn of the dangers of lukewarm approaches to sin and repentance. Then, we welcome back Bishop Joseph Strickland to discuss Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas.
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