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April 3rd, 2025 - Please join Jake and Sarah in praying the Stations of the Cross and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary on this Good Friday. 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, info...

April 2nd, 2025 - Please join Jake and Sarah for some extended Holy Thursday commentary and spiritual reflections, along with some brief news analysis, as we enter into the Holy Triduum. 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...

April 1st, 2026 - Blessed Spy Wednesday, our final live show for Holy Week. President Trump will address the nation tonight at 9pm Eastern regarding the Iran war. He stated yesterday that the conflict will end in the next two to three weeks, if not earlier. The United Arab Emirates plan to join U.S. military efforts to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz. Pope Leo yesterday stated directly that he...

March 31st, 2026 - Blessed Holy Tuesday! The U.S. national gas average has hit $4 for the first time since 2022. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration expressed concern to Israeli officials about the lack of access to the sacred sites during Holy Week. The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in President Trump’s case against bi...

March 30th, 2026 - Blessed Holy (or "Fig") Monday! The third round of “No Kings” protests broke out around the country; Los Angeles 'No Kings' protest turned into violent assault on courthouse, with arrests made. Pope Leo gave a forceful homily on Sunday about not using God to justify war, as he continues to make changes in the Curia. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem was prevented from celebrating...

March 27th, 2026 - Blessed feasts of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. John Damascene! War Department officials say President Trump is considering sending another ground 10,000 troops to the Middle East, hoping to provoke Iran’s capitulation. The Senate has voted unanimously to reopen the Department of Homeland Security without funding immigration enforcement or deportations. Pope Leo sent a greeting to...

March 26th, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Ludger! The US Army has increased the maximum enlistment age to 42, up from 35, now matching the Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. Iran has rejected the US 15-point ceasefire plan and proposed their own 5-point alternative. President Trump is reportedly eager to end the war by May at the latest, while Israel is pushing to destroy as much of Iran’s mil...

March 25th, 2026 - Happy feast of the Annunciation! Israeli Defense Minister Katz announced yesterday that Israel plans to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River — an area that would amount to nearly a tenth of Lebanon. The Department of War will be deploying 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East, though officials repeated that no decision has yet been made to put American...

March 24th, 2026 - Blessed feast of Ss. Gabriel & Oscar Romero! Trump says he's dealing with an Iranian leader not named Mojtaba, and the conflict could be settled within 5 days. Jeff Webb, the businessman hailed as Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s mentor, died unexpectedly after a freak accident while playing pickleball. He was 78. Serial killer and late-term abortionist Kermit Goznel...

March 23rd, 2026 - Blessed Passion Monday, and feasts of St. Joseph Oriol and St. Toribio! Former FBI Director and special counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated purported Trump-Russia connection, dies. President Trump celebrated his death. The War with Iran escalated over the weekend, with Pope Leo issuing calls for peace, and focusing on the victims of war. CBS News is shutting down its radio...

March 20th, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Cuthbert! Pope Leo is summoning the leaders of the Episcopal Conferences for “discernment” on Pope Francis’s Amoris Laetitia. The Trump Admin Quietly Registers ‘Aliens.gov’ Domain Ahead of UFO Files Release. JD Vance is considering not running for President in 2028 due to "family priorities". UK lawmakers have voted to decriminalise DIY abortions at any stag...

March 19th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Joseph! President Trump has publicly demanded that Israel cease attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure. The Holy See continues to speak out in favor of Catholic morality at the UN. The dark side of leftist Cesar Chavez is being revealed. And good news from the UK! Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to he...

March 18th, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Cyril of Jerusalem! A Vatican court finds procedural violations in the finance trial involving Cardinal Becciu. The original trial's verdicts and sentences remain in force, though the potential ramifications could get complex. Trump's counterterrorism chief Joe Kent has resigned over the Iran war, while Israeli airstrikes continue to target Iranian officials...

March 17th, 2026 - Happy St. Patrick's Day! It is expected that Pope Leo XIV’s much-anticipated document on artificial intelligence will be published soon after Easter; the title will likely be "Magnifica Humanitas". Pope Leo will also accept the National Constitution Center’s annual Liberty Medal this year. The number of U.S. troops wounded in the Iran war thus far has surpassed 200, with the maj...

March 16th, 2026 - Blessed feast of Ss. Jean de Brébeuf & Herbert! Pope Leo is moving back into the Apostolic Palace. Over 2,000 Marines are heading to Iran, rumored to be readying for troops on the ground. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said yesterday that the Iran war will “certainly” end “in the next few weeks”. Cuba and the USA have entered into talks, with President Trump commenting that C...

March 13th, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Nikephorus of Constantinople! Two attacks linked to Islamic terror occurred yesterday, with at least one death confirmed. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed, and more American servicemen have lost their lives as a result of the Iran war. The Senate remains deadlocked on DHS funding and the SAVE America Act. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sa...

March 12th, 2026 - Blessed traditional feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great! A preliminary investigation alleges that the U.S. was responsible for a strike that hit an elementary school in Iran, killing nearly 200 people including schoolchildren. Several hundred million barrels are being released from oil reserves to try and keep fuel prices low. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah...

March 11th, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Eulogius of Córdoba! A Democrat politician is leaving politics because she can't reconcile the party's platform with her Christian faith. Catholic leaders in Nepal are speaking out in support of the surprising political changes in the country. The Strait of Hormuz remains a hotspot in the war with Iran, as the U.S. sinks mine-laying ships and fuel prices rem...

March 10th, 2026 - Happy feast of the 40 Holy Martyrs of Armenia & St. John Ogilvie! The Wall Street Journal is claiming that several advisors have urged President Trump to exit the war with Iran sooner rather than later; oil prices are expected to rise further, though they did plunge dramatically yesterday after an equally dramatic initial increase. Trump did claim yesterday in one interview...

March 9th, 2026 - The U.S. death toll in the war with Iran has risen over the weekend, as have oil prices. Trump has issued an ultimatum on the SAVE America Act. Protests and potential terrorist attacks related to the war continue to crop up, from New York City to Oslo. All that, plus a crazy A.I. tragedy, and more. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft...

March 6th, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. Perpetua & Felicity, as well as St. Colette! Kristi Noem is out as chief of the Department of Homeland Security, replaced by Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma. Noem will take a new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a "new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere". A Politico reports says the War Department is internally expecting...

March 5th, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Ciarán the Elder! Pope Leo XIV told reporters he "can't comment" on Jimmy Lai's sentencing. The war with Iran continues, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth saying combat operations could continue for up to eight weeks. The Strait of Hormuz has been almost entirely shut down, causing an energy and fuel crises exacerbated by Iranian attacks on oil and gas produ...

March 4th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Casimir! 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 each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

March 3rd, 2026 - Blessed feast of St. Katherine Drexel! 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 each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

March 2nd, 2026 - Blessed feasts of St. Chad of Mercia and St. John Maron. Pray for peace! 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 each day with joy an...