The Cale Clarke Show - Today's issues from a Catholic perspective.

Cale shares the stirring story of the martyrdom of St Paul Miki and his companions, and explains the creation covenant God made “in the beginning”. Plus: why your boss is a coward, and The Week That Was!

How can we keep our humanity intact in the age of AI? Plus: the real origin of St Blaise and the blessing of throats.

A Letter to a Dead Wife: The poignant letter a famous scientist penned to his departed bride. Plus: While the secular world celebrates Groundhog Day, today’s real Feast is the Presentation of the Lord.   https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/no-other-love-heart-wrenching-letters-from-richard-feynman-to-his-late-wife-arline  

Peek over Cale’s shoulder to read his text messages with a friend who questions the Virgin Birth, the Immaculate Conception, and more. Plus: Tom Brady retires (again) and more faith, facts, and fun!

Kansas City Chiefs chaplain Fr. Richard Rocha joins Cale live to talk faith, football, and Super Bowl LVII! Plus, speaking of “super bowls”, as it were, who’s got the best food?

Meet a group of Brooklyn students who meet every week in Prospect Park, rain, shine or snow, dedicated to promoting a life of freedom from social media and technology. Zuckerberg, my friends, might be in trouble.   https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/style/teens-social-media.html    

Cale discusses the rather recent phenomenon of people who deny the existence of Jesus. Based on the poll ‘Jesus in America - 2022’, twenty-five percent of Americans think Jesus never existed. Eleven percent of Christians think Jesus never existed, while fifty percent of people from other non-Christian religions believe Jesus never existed. Cale details historical proof including the writings of Pl...

A Michigan priest briefly dies, comes back to life, and claims Rihanna’s music tortures people in Hell. Have there been legitimate tours of the underworld? What about Heaven? All will be revealed!   The Dogma of Hell https://tanbooks.com/products/books/afterlife/hell/the-dogma-of-hell-illustrated-by-facts-taken-from-profane-and-sacred-history/

A viral video surfaces from the March for Life in which a “comedian” asks a pro-lifer why God “killed people” in the Flood. How do we answer this charge? Plus: as we celebrate the Conversion of St Paul, we see how God, like a good woodworker, works with the grain of our personality and experiences, and not against them.

Cale shows us how St. Francis de Sales helps us find God in ordinary life. Plus: an 800-billion-dollar business hiding in plain sight, and the tinfoil-hat conspiracies about the whereabouts of Damar Hamlin.

Have you ever acted on a “nudge” from the Holy Spirit? Or, failed to act? What happened? Cale shares some stories, and listeners call in with their own experiences. Plus: exactly what is the “unforgivable sin” against the Holy Spirit?

Cale shares the beautiful story of twin sisters who spoke at today’s 2023 March for Life: one has Down’s Syndrome, and the other became a nun—one of the Sisters of Life. Plus: the man who secretly healed a small town, and the show team make their NFL Divisional Round picks!   https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253403/twin-sisters-speak-out-for-the-unborn  +  https://www.pillarcatholic.com/why...

Cale sits down with Relevant Radio superfan and former NFL MVP Rich Gannon to talk about the power of prayer in the Damar Hamlin story, the role of faith in the league, and Rich’s playoff picks leading up to Super Bowl LVII. Plus: more faith, facts, & fun!

Popular Bible teacher Beth Moore gets dragged on social media for a controversial post. Did she really go too far, or are people simply being too harsh? Callers jam the phone lines with passionate takes on either side of the debate. Plus: Cale takes calls from non-Catholics intrigued by our way of worship and Eucharistic realism.

Cale sits down for an in-depth interview with #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz about his difficult upbringing, writing life, and how his Catholic faith informs and inspires his work.

Cale looks at the question of why you spend money on what you do. What does it say about who you are, who you want to be, and what you really want? Plus: The Week That Was.

Archbishop Chaput speaks out after the deaths of Pope Benedict and Cardinal Pell. Plus: the picks are in! We’ll get you set for Super Wild Card Weekend in the NFL Playoffs with our staff picks. Plus: Tesla drops prices! This show is electric!   https://www.pillarcatholic.com/chaput-speaking-the-truth-is-polarizing/amp/  

Cale shares the story of the real-life priest behind the movie “Nacho Libre”. Plus: A listener asks: “What’s the reason for priestly celibacy?”

Cale takes a look at a viral video from a Mormon scholar who says Jesus never claimed to be God in the New Testament. Plus: life in the slow (checkout) lane!

Cale explores the incredible cure of 13-year-old Alyssa, whose leukemia seemed certain to kill her. Is this the cure for cancer the world has been longing for? Plus, more faith, facts, and fun!   https://www.gobourbon.com/10-health-related-benefits-of-drinking-bourbon-responsibly/

If Jesus really is the sinless Son of God, what is he doing submitting to the baptism of repentance offered by John the Baptist? Plus: a storybook day in Buffalo, and Prince Harry endangers himself and others.   Novena for Work https://www.stjosemaria.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/novena_work.pdf Novena for the Sick https://www.stjosemaria.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/novena_sick.pdf

Today is the feast of “God’s Doorkeeper”, St André Bessette, who built St Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal against all odds. Plus: The ONE secret to having a successful relationship, and how Damar Hamlin brought a nation to prayer.

A Catholic priest and a Protestant professor walk into a radio show…to raise a toast to one of the greatest popes of all time. Fr Harrison Ayre and Dr Craig Evans join Cale for a celebration of Pope Benedict’s life and legacy, on this momentous day when he was laid to rest.

The potentially deadly injury suffered by Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills during Monday Night Football has arrested America’s attention. Religious scholar Dr Sean O’Neil joins Cale to talk about faith, football (even football AS faith), and human fragility, and what this moment means.   https://religionnews.com/2023/01/03/buffalo-bills-damar-hamlins-televised-collapse-should-change-how-we-watch-...

Cale shares the stupendous new discovery that helps to prove the events of the biblical books of the Maccabees really happened!