Rise Right

The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
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Co-Hosted by Sarah Cain and Jakob Martin Kraft, Rise Right is a live morning program designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. In an age of outrage, our goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Together we’ll stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face the day while maintaining our joy and reason. Produced by The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.

  1. 6h ago

    The Pope vs. AI + St. Peter's Turnover

    October 5th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Faustina! A Department of Homeland Security investigation found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was given more than 3 million leads on illegal visa overstays between 2021 and 2024. Due to a 2021 directive, ICE made only 12 arrests. Cardinal Pizzaballa mourned two Christian women, a mother and daughter, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, offering prayers for their family and the enclave’s small Christian community. The Trump administration announced nearly $55 million in federal funding to improve care for mothers and babies, expand emergency services and cancer screening, and train healthcare workers in rural Alabama. A new Department of Health and Human Services review found widespread fraud in the vetting of sponsors for unaccompanied migrant children under the Biden administration, with a group of “representative cases” telling of children being raped, going missing, and dying. A mass shooting at a neighborhood block party in South Georgia left two people dead and 35 wounded early Sunday morning. Over 1,000 people were gathered when more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia.  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

  2. Sep 25

    A Bishop Who's Reasonable on Migration??

    September 25th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Finbar of Cork! The Iranian President flatly denied yesterday that Tehran wants a nuclear bomb while claiming Iran is willing to submit its nuclear program for international inspection, blaming Washington for the nearly seven-month war in the Middle East and accusing it of blocking diplomacy. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration would immediately ask the Supreme Court to intervene after an appeals court blocked its current deportation policy. President Donald Trump issued a message yesterday marking the beatification of Blessed Fulton Sheen, who became the first American-born bishop beatified by the Catholic Church. Firebrand conservative Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, slammed both Democrats and Republicans who have resisted passage of the SAVE America Act after a report found that 30,000 noncitizens were "mistakenly" registered to vote in states across the country since 2000. A divided panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a lower court injunction Sept. 23, allowing Ohio to continue enforcing a law requiring documentary proof of citizenship before Bureau of Motor Vehicles workers offer voter registration forms to driver’s license applicants. A Pittsburgh children's hospital doctor was stabbed to death and his wife critically injured after a man allegedly entered their Pennsylvania home and attacked the couple as they slept early yesterday. Pope Leo XIV arrived in France today for a four-day visit to the country that begins with a packed first day, with stops at UNESCO headquarters, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the national stadium for a prayer vigil with 80,000 young people. Leo is the first pope to visit Paris since Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. 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

  3. Sep 24

    The Beatification of Archbishop Sheen

    September 24th, 2026 - Happy feast of Our Lady of Ransom! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made the surprising admission that, by ignoring fraud and abuse in government programs, the political left has allowed the right to dictate the narrative and has lost the people's trust. The Supreme Court decided not to stop a California court ruling recognizing a couple as the legal parents of an infant carried by surrogate mother McKenna West, who refused the parents’ request to abort the child after doctors diagnosed him with a serious yet treatable heart defect. Six major hospital systems have now agreed to end gender “transition” procedures for children under deals with the Trump administration. Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed that the hospitals “that target children in these practices and then fraudulently obtain payment for the procedures will be held to account.” Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a summit with President Donald Trump, four months after the two leaders reached a sweeping agreement that included Chinese commitments on rare earths, agricultural purchases, trade and investment. President Donald Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico suffered a setback yesterday after a federal judge ordered the administration to restore White House access to the outlets. The order will be in effect for 14 days.  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

  4. Sep 23

    MAID Madness Updates

    September 23rd, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Padre Pio! President Donald Trump said he is poised to make a “big decision” on the war with Iran, threatening to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” if it rejects a deal. A new survey conducted by the Center for Strategic Politics found that nearly six in 10 would feel positively if military leaders removed Trump from power to “safeguard the Constitution” and assumed control of the U.S. A network of socialist and communist organizations helped organize and promote an anti-ICE protest in Austin, Texas, within hours of an ICE-involved shooting, according to a Fox News Digital investigation. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) used established local and national networks to promote the demonstration shortly after the shooting. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced that it has launched a research program to improve autism diagnosis and care. In the case of the MA couple fighting to regain custody of their daughter, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey cited criminal charges while disputing the parents’ account. However, newly reported DCF records revealed the state agency found no reasonable cause to believe the parents had abused their daughter. 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

  5. Sep 22

    Canada's War on the Elderly Worsens

    September 22nd, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Maurice & Companions! President Trump is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly today. U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz told reporters that Trump’s remarks would highlight peace deals the president has worked on, U.S. actions in the Western Hemisphere and progress on his 20-point peace plan in Gaza. French intelligence is now almost certain there will be a major Russian attack on Europe by 2030. Current projections assess the attack will happen in autumn 2027. Poland recently went on alert as Russian air operations took place near the Polish border. With an election on the horizon, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged to ban burqas and other Islamic face coverings at schools, limit the number of foreign students allowed in classrooms, and require foreign children to learn Italian to integrate into society. Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger quietly ended a regulatory effort launched under former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that would have barred men from competing in women’s sports and entering certain female-only spaces. The anti-immigration AfD party won a second major win in Germany, knocking out the establishment Christian Democratic Union. Rep. Chris Smith will host a hearing today to highlight the plight of Christians who are imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party. The hearing will feature a recently freed pastor and some of the more than 200 cases involving Americans detained in China under coercive measures. France has invited all the country leaders of the European Union to Metz for Pope Leo's speech on Europe next Monday. 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

  6. Sep 21

    Which Ecumenism? + Wins Against Trans Ideology

    September 21st, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Matthew! The Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud recently identified tens of millions of taxpayer dollars misused in what officials dubbed the “homeless industrial complex.” Alliance Defending Freedom and CatholicVote thanked senators for revising the Protect College Sports Act to address concerns that the bill could override state laws barring men from competing in women’s sports. An ICE agent was involved in a shooting in Texas. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances of the non-fatal incident, while the illegal alien who was shot awaits deportation in federal custody. In addition to Biship Barron, President Trump nominated Protestant Pastor Andrew Brunson to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Brunson spent 23 years as a missionary in Turkey before being detained for 2 years on false charges, and finally released after diplomatic pressure. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri is calling on officeholders and candidates from both parties to sign a new “Declaration for Life” affirming human dignity from conception to natural death and calling for a national ban on mifepristone. The Department of Homeland Security's top lawyer sent a pointed letter to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, laying out a legal justification for tightening asylum standards and warning attorneys that those who file weak or fraudulent claims could face fines and are responsible for creating the 3.5-million case backlog. 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

  7. Sep 18

    Rupnik Rumble: Fatima vs. Lourdes?

    September 18th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Joseph of Cupertino! The Environmental Protection Agency will analyze drinking water for more than 1,400 chemicals, including abortion drugs, contraceptives, and hormones sometimes used in gender “transition” treatments. A bombshell congressional report concluded that the Democratic Party-aligned fundraising giant ActBlue likely committed widespread fraud and knowingly accepted donations from foreign sources. The U.S. child poverty rate fell to a record low 13.4% in 2025, while overall poverty neared historic lows and inflation-adjusted median household income reached a record high, according to new Census Bureau data. The White House highlighted 250 actions it says demonstrate that Trump is “the most pro-faith, pro-life, and pro-religious liberty president in American history,” including religious freedom protections, conscience safeguards, and efforts to investigate anti-Catholic bias under the Biden administration. The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award she presented to a Pakistani Muslim cleric after reports revealed that he had previously praised Osama bin Laden. New satellite imagery shows Iran has added new defenses around tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, the deeply buried nuclear-linked site President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike. A left-wing journal in France has leaked a video of the chaplain of the elite 3rd Parachutist Marine Infantry Regiment preaching for a crusade against "leftists" and "the great replacement" during a Mass in a church filled with soldiers.  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

  8. Sep 17

    The One Question "Ecumenism" Ignores

    September 17th, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. Hildegard, Robert Bellarmine, and the Impression of the Stigmata of St. Francis! The sole juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial who refused to find the accused “not guilty” of the murder of her three children has been identified as a Haitian Catholic. Seven House Republicans joined Democrats to approve a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to end U.S. hostilities against Iran not approved by Congress. President Trump said yesterday that Iran has contacted the United States “directly” and “Hopefully we’re toward the end of the war.” Natalie Khalil asked the President to help secure the release of her father, Sadad Mayor Suleiman Khalil, who is credited with organizing his town’s successful defense against ISIS. The Christian mayor was arrested without charge more than one year ago. Florida’s lawsuit against major pediatric organizations for misleading the public about the safety of transgender procedures can now proceed, thanks to a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Texas’ Republican attorney general confirmed that seven foreign nationals have been arrested for voting in U.S. elections. The House of Representatives has unanimously voted to pass the Common Cents Act, which would send the United States penny into extinction. The European Commission President yesterday proposed making Canada the European Union's first "associate member." 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

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Co-Hosted by Sarah Cain and Jakob Martin Kraft, Rise Right is a live morning program designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. In an age of outrage, our goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Together we’ll stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face the day while maintaining our joy and reason. Produced by The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.

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    2026
  • Episodes
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