Rise Right

August 24th, 2026 - Jake and Sarah interview Fr. Cory Catron on being a parish priest and a Benedictine oblate. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face...

August 21st, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Jane Frances de Chantal and Pope Pius X! Click here to learn more about Elisius Salt. North Korea carried out its third round of ballistic missile tests this month yesterday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, as President Trump says he plans to meet with Kim Jong Un in December. It has been revealed that the FBI seized former Rep. Eric Swalwe...

August 20th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux! Sarah and Jake welcome Fr. Cory Catron, parish priest and Benedictine oblate, to discuss our great saint of the day. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well....

August 19th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. John Eudes! Trump-endorsed Byron Donalds has won the Republican nomination for Florida governor. Meanwhile, the winning Democrat nominee, David Jolly, has explicitly distanced himself from socialism after a DSA candidate won a Florida senate nomination. A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty Tuesday to plotting t...

August 18th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Helena! President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender yesterday. House Speaker Mike Johnson declared yesterday that he believes Republicans will grow their majority in Congress in November amid an increase in far-left democratic socialist candidates nati...

August 17th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Hyacinth! President Trump has instructed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to “scale back” joint military exercises with South Korea, expressing dissatisfaction with their level of support for the U.S. Newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated he does not think the FBI should take over the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case, though federal autho...

August 14th, 2026 - Hapy feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe! Springfield Bishop Thomas John Paprocki and multiple religious healthcare providers are suing Illinois over a new law they say would force them to discuss, promote, and facilitate assisted suicide despite their religious convictions. The Justice Department announced that an investigation into the California female prison system has found that...

August 13th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Jan Berchmans! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced yesterday that she will leave the Trump administration at the end of August, saying she wants to spend more time with her children. Boston Archbishop Richard Henning condemned Massachusetts’ newly enacted law allowing abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy and urged the faithful t...

August 12th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Clare! Among other primary results yesterday, Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell and DSA candidate Francesca Hong lost their respective primaries in surprising upsets. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an emergency court order ensuring an unborn baby, whose intended parents requested an abortion after he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition, will rec...

August 11th, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Clare & Philomena! A federal judge reopened a challenge brought by Christian counselor Brian Tingley to Washington's “conversion therapy” ban, which he argues violates his free-speech rights by preventing him from helping young clients address unwanted same-sex attraction or discomfort with their sex. Newly released text messages show Dr. Anthony Fauci p...

August 10th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Lawrence! Todd Blanche was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney General. The White House says it's not bothered that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects the Trump-mediated 15-point Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal. Syria and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding under which Russian military installations in Syria will be transformed into joint Syrian-Rus...

August 7th, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. Cajetan and Pope Sixtus II! President Donald Trump signed two executive orders yesterday that attempt to restrict birthright citizenship and end the practice of “birth tourism," in hopes of circumventing a recent Supreme Court decision. Anthony Fauci was held in contempt of Congress yesterday, in a vote of 8-7. Senator Rand Paul then announced that the recomme...

August 6th, 2026 - Happy feast of the Transfiguration! Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index rose seven points to -31 in July, continuing its rebound from a May low of -45. But 67% of Americans still say the economy is worsening. Democratic consultant Paul Rivera says the party omitted an entire chapter from its 2024 election autopsy questioning President Joe Biden’s reelection bid and asking whether...

August 5th, 2026 - Happy feast of Our Lady of the Snow! Abdul El-Sayed defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary and will face Republican Mike Rogers in November. Abdul is aligned with far-left streamer Hasan Piker. President Trump has declined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for 300 Patriot interceptor missiles, with the U.S. P...

August 4th, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Dominic & John Vianney! President Donald Trump yesterday said negotiations are underway to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Iran is being given “every last chance before decapitation.” USCCB international justice chairman Bishop A. Elias Zaidan issued a statement saying the U.S.-led roadmap accepted by Hamas could mark a major step toward peace....

August 3rd, 2026 - Happy feast of the Finding of St. Stephen's Relics! President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran recommence today after he canceled what he called “by far the biggest attack since World War II,” citing appeals from Iran and Gulf allies to give diplomacy more time. At least 72 migrants died — many by drowning, others in a stampede — after an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 peopl...

July 31st, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola! The President’s profanity-laced threats yesterday preceded two hours of U.S. strikes and renewed Iranian attacks, while Pope Leo XIV and other Catholic leaders have pressed for diplomacy. President Donald Trump announced a historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. New York City Mayor Mamdani...

July 30th, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Peter Chrysologus, Abdon & Sennen! The United States resumed airstrikes inside Iran Wednesday night in retaliation for Tehran’s attempted surprise ballistic-missile attack on American forces, as an Iran expert warned that the regime has become increasingly willing to test Washington despite its weakened military capabilities. During a large Russian missile...

July 29th, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. Martha, Mary & Lazarus! In a rare post to X, President Trump said he intends to bring a 16yo lifeguard to the White House, to offer him a "High Civilian Honor” for saving a drowning boy from dangerous waters in California. Video of the heroic rescue has gone viral online. Michigan health officials reported 9,680 cases of cyclosporiasis on Tuesday, an increa...

July 28th, 2026 - Happy feast of Pope St. Innocent I! President Donald Trump said yesterday the United States is engaged in “very deep talks” with Iran but warned Washington is prepared to resume “very strong military action” if diplomacy fails, saying he agreed to pause plans to expand the U.S. military campaign to give negotiations another opportunity. Human-rights advocate Nina Shea is urging P...

July 27th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Pantaleon! The U.S. paused strikes on Iran for a second straight night, and Tehran halted its retaliatory attacks as talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz moved in what officials called a “positive direction.” Pope Leo yesterday mourned civilians killed in Gaza and the West Bank and called for renewed negotiations toward a just political solution. ICE is pr...

July 24th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Charbel! Republican Rep. Andy Ogles announced yesterday he is introducing legislation barring federal courts from enforcing surrogacy contract provisions that force a woman to abort the child she is carrying. A suspect is in custody after allegedly yelling "Allahu Akbar" while stabbing two men in Manhattan's Upper West Side yesterday afternoon. A new Catholic b...

July 23rd, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Apollinaris & Bridget of Sweden! President Donald Trump joined Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of four soldiers killed in Jordan and Iraq due to the ongoing Iran war. The U.S. military death toll since the Iran war began now stands at 18. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani conceded that ci...

July 22nd, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Mary Magdalen! The Iranian Interior Minister made a trip to Pakistan yesterday with a “high-level delegation” to meet with the Pakistani Prime Minister and his defense chief. The Pakistanis are apparently hoping to restart talks between the U.S. and Iran as hostilities continued for the tenth straight day. New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill yesterday adm...

July 21st, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi! A senior Iranian official said yesterday that “mediators” have shopped a proposal to Iran that would “de-escalate” the conflict with the United States by first establishing a ten-day ceasefire, and then building up to “revive” the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed in June. President Donald Trump yesterday imposed a 50 perce...