News on Knees | The Prayer Podcast

Support the Show Transcript:  Good afternoon. It is August 28, 2025. Here is the breaking news we’re praying about today. 1. A tragic shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday, during a Mass left two children dead and 17 people injured, including 14 children. The shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Minneapolis Police Chi...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, today is August 26, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today: 1. The Flat Fire in central Oregon has destroyed several structures, including four homes, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residences in Oregon and Northern California’s wine country as of yesterday. Hundreds of buildings in Oregon’s Deschutes County have been spared s...

Support the Show Transcript:  Happy Monday, everyone. We’re starting off the week with these three prayers penned by the great theologian and philosopher St. Augustine of Hippo.  PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, it is August 22, 2025. Here are today’s stories:  1. Satellite images reveal North Korea is operating a covert missile base 17 miles from China’s border, capable of launching missiles that could reach the U.S. mainland. The site’s proximity to China raises concerns about potential miscalculations among nuclear powers in northeast Asia. This development h...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Thanks for tuning in. It’s August 21, 2025. Here are the headlines we’re praying about today. 1. A June 25, 2025, Clever Offers survey of 1,000 Americans reveals widespread pessimism halfway through President Trump’s second term, with only 31% feeling financially better off and 38% believing the U.S. economy is on the right track. Sweeping chan...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good afternoon, everyone. Today is August 19, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today:  1. On August 15, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest of a woman who traveled from New York to Washington, D.C., for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump. The suspect, identified as "nath.jones" on social media, posted threats...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Thank you for tuning in. Today, I’m reciting an English translation of a Prayer for Peace, attributed to the famous Catholic friar St. Francis of Assisi.  Prayer : Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace: Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where the...

Support the Show Happy Friday, everyone. Thanks for tuning in. Today is August 15, 2025. Here are today’s stories: Starting with some AI headlines… 1. A Reuters review of a 200-page Meta Platforms document revealed that Meta’s AI chatbots are allowed to engage children in inappropriate sensual conversations and spread false medical information, following CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s push for more engagin...

Support the Show Transcript:  Psalm 86 A prayer of David. 1  Hear me, Lord, and answer me,     for I am poor and needy. 2  Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;     save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; 3  have mercy on me, Lord,     for I call to you all day long. 4  Bring joy to your servant, Lord,     for I put my trust in you. 5  You, Lord, are forgiving and good,     aboundi...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, listeners. Thanks for tuning in. Here are the headlines for today: 1. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is assuming control of Washington, D.C.'s police department and deploying 800 National Guard members to curb crime rates. Surrounded by his Attorney General, Defense Secretary, and FBI Director, Trump declared a public safety emerg...

Support the Show Transcript:  Happy Monday, everybody. Thanks for tuning in. Here are the stories from the weekend that we’re praying about today: 1. Reports indicate a growing rift between Russia and Iran. In 2023, Moscow signed a $1.75 billion deal to produce Iran's Shahed drones domestically. Tensions peaked during Iran's 12-day conflict with Israel in June, where Russia only offered ve...

Support the Show Transcript:  Happy Friday, everyone. Today is August 8, 2025. I wanted to end this week with one of the most famous prayers in the English language. It’s what’s commonly referred to as The Serenity Prayer.  Researching online, you’ll see different debates about its authorship and even different versions. Alcoholics Anonymous, for example, phrases it like this:  God, grant me the s...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, thanks for tuning in. Today is August 7, 2025. Here are the headlines and concerns we’re praying about today: 1. The White House introduced a new 25% tariff on India, raising the total to 50%, citing India’s direct or indirect imports of Russian oil, as stated in an executive order by President Donald Trump.   2. Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter arriv...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. No news briefing, I thought it would be a good idea to recite the Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:5-13. 5  “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6  But when you pray, go into your...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is August 4, 2025, Here’s what happened over this past weekend.  1. Tennessee Man Found With 14 Explosive Devices Authorities in Polk County, Tennessee, arrested 54-year-old Kevin Wade O'Neal after discovering 14 improvised explosive devices in his Old Fort home. He was already wanted for making threats against government and law enfo...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is August 1, 2025, we’re covering 6 praise reports today. We start with:  Heroic Rescue in Russia: A Bystander Pulled a Man From the Tracks just Seconds Before a Train Passed. This was captured on video and is available on the link in the show notes An unconditional ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand is holding strong, offering hope...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is July 31, 2025, we’re covering four key headlines, from natural events to global policy shifts. Let’s dive in. 1 : A tsunami advisory for California’s Central and Southern coastlines was lifted Wednesday after a powerful earthquake off Russia caused minor waves but no significant damage. 2 : Mark Zuckerberg says AI superintelligence is...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. This just in… A tragic shooting took place just hours ago in a Manhattan office building on Park Avenue. A Las Vegas gunman armed with an M4 rifle opened fire inside, killing five people, including an NYPD police officer. The attack prompted a swift law enforcement response, and the suspect also among the dead, from an apparent self-inflicted g...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is July 28, 2025. Some of these stories include acts of violence. Listener discretion is advised, if you’re traveling with kiddos. We start with: ​ NASA will lose about 3,870 employees through voluntary resignations, reducing its workforce from 18,000 to 14,000. The cuts come amid Trump’’s federal downsizing initiative. The massive workfo...

Support the Show Transcript: Good afternoon, everybody. Here are today's headlines. 🗞️ National Affairs President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to the Federal Reserve this week, where he publicly clashed with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The disagreement, captured on camera, centered around the costs of a building renovation and rising interest rates. The moment marked a rare—and very pub...

⁠ Support the Show ⁠ TRANSCRIPT: Every day, we’re all bombarded with news — fear, outrage, tragedy, division. It’s constant and overwhelming. And if we’re not careful, the headlines can fill us with anxiety, anger…even despair. But we weren’t made to carry this on our own.  Welcome to the very first episode of News on Knees — a public prayer podcast by Story King Media, where we choose prayer over...