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

Cale discusses how, through faith people can overcome the darkness that comes with a difficult terminal cancer diagnosis. 

Cale discusses devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and whether it can be perceived as a stumbling block for Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Cale discusses writer Matthew Fray's broken marriage, which all started with a dirty drinking glass. Callers flood the switchboard with their takes and share their personal joys and struggles   https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/marriage-problems-fight-dishes/629526/  

Cale discusses the story of the Supreme Court and the case of Joe Kennedy, an ex-high school football coach who lost his job after praying on the field. Listeners passionately react to the case.

Cale reacts to Elon Musk buying Twitter; He also talks about what to do when we're wounded and mentions Fr. jacque Philippe's book "Searching for Maintaining Peace" Cale answers questions about the cruficixition A little bit about the ending of the Gospel of Mark and who exactly wrote it

Cale talks about the story and movie about Fr. Stuart Long with his guest Fr. Bart Tolleson who tells stories about his best friend.

Guest Host Brooke Taylor discusses the rising levels of anxiety and stress in teens with her guest Dr. Nellie Cruz-Krawczynski. They talk about therapy for those struggling with depression pinpointing that which is and isn’t compatible with our Catholic Faith.

Cale takes a look at the Burial Cloth of Jesus.  He breaks down the urban legend of Jesus’ burial cloth as a dinner napkin shows how it’s not true at all. Cale also takes listener calls about the Shroud of Turin and the full moon during the crucifixion. At the end of the show, he talks about the possibility of Easter being borrowed from a pagan holiday.

Cale discusses why Easter is NOT a Pagan Holiday; Also, he talks about why Coffee is Good for You https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/no-evidence-for-the-pagan-easter-thesis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/well/eat/coffee-health-benefits.html?referringSource=articleShare  

Cale talks about why the Gospel of John is NOT Anti-Semitic and that it should be read on Good Friday.  Also, he discusses why Jesus kept his wounds after The Resurrection

Cale Clarke talks about the death of Jesus and what he went through physically on Good Friday.  He also gives descriptive details on the scourging at the pillar, the way of the cross, the Crucifixion and the burial.  Cale talks about the archaeological evidence that Jesus was crucified.

Cale discusses in detail the beauty of Holy Thursday and the origins and meaning behind the foot washing at the Last Supper. He discusses the gospel of St. John where we find the story of the foot washing and how, through this Jesus is preparing the apostles for their ministry.

Cale discusses the problem of clericalism in the Catholic Church. He talks about Vatican II and the universal call to holiness and how some responded positively to this after the second Vatican Council, but there is still a lot of work to be done https://canadiancatholic.net/we-desperately-need-new-vision-laity Cale discusses the heroics of up and coming golf star Scottie Scheffler and his Masters...

Former Canadian ambassador to China, David Mulroney joins the Cale Clarke Show to talk geopolitics, religious freedom, & more. He speaks about his experience as ambassador and discusses the pressure that China is putting on the rest of the world. He discusses religious freedom and the lack thereof in China. David talks about while China has changed, it is the last of the empires and consistent...

Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer talks about Holy Week and ask listeners to call and share how their Lent is going and what some of their traditions are during the holiest week of the year. 

Cale discusses how the Hubble Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it's ever observed, at an astounding 28 billion light-years away. The star might be between 50 to 500 times larger than our sun, and millions of times brighter. It's the farthest detection of a star yet, from 900 million years after the big bang. Astronomers have nicknamed the star Earendel, which means "morning star...

Cale discusses an article from Sofie Isenberg which claims that on average religious people tend to experience better health mentally and even physically, during war, and even a pandemic. Something changed during the COVID-19 pandemic when Isenberg felt a hole and couldn’t place what was missing. Her research shows that people who go to religious services or have a daily prayer routine are m...

Cale discusses the story of a Dallas Mavericks writer Jonathan Tjarks who details his story of being diagnosed with a very rare form of terminal cancer and the struggle to find God  and community. In this article. Tjarks shares what he is doing to make sure his son has a good example of what it means to make the best of the time you have. https://www.theringer.com/2022/3/3/22956353/fatherhood...

Cale discusses near death experiences including the story of how the brainwaves of a dying human brain were captured for the first time in a Vancouver patient. Cale discusses hoaxes of near death experiences including a boy a boy named Alex Malarkey. Cale talks about the huge body of evidence for near death experiences even coming from secular publications. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...

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 wr...

Cale talks with his guest Leah Church about realizing her dream to play college basketball for the North Carolina Tar heels and ultimately following God when it came time to choose her sport or her God  

Cale discusses how the Hubble Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it's ever observed, at an astounding 28 billion light-years away. The star might be between 50 to 500 times larger than our sun, and millions of times brighter. It's the farthest detection of a star yet, from 900 million years after the big bang. Astronomers have nicknamed the star Earendel, which means "morning star...

Cale discusses an article from Sofie Isenberg which claims that on average religious people tend to experience better health mentally and even physically, during war, and even a pandemic. Something changed during the COVID-19 pandemic when Isenberg felt a hole and couldn’t place what was missing. Her research shows that people who go to religious services or have a daily prayer routine are m...

Cale talks with Villanova’s basketball and football chaplain, Fr. Rob Hagan about Villanova’s trip to the Final Four. Fr. Hagan talks about his time as a student at Villanova and what drew him to be an Augustinian priest. Before the priesthood, he became a lawyer but after seven years of working with clients, realized he was called to something bigger. Fr. Hagan also shares his experie...

Cale discusses the fallout from “the slap heard around the world,” with his guest Jen Fulwiler. Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars award ceremony Sunday night. Cale and Jen talk about Jada Pinkett Smith’s medical condition, alopecia, that has caused Smith to lose her hair. Listeners share their quest...