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August 28th, 2026 - Jake and Sarah delve into the life and work of St. Augustine, including two newly discovered sermons.
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.
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August 27th, 2026 - Jake and Sarah interview Fr. Robert McTeigue of the Society of Jesus, host of The Catholic Current.
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.
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August 26th, 2026 - Jake and Sarah interview Adele Keim of the Becket Fund on a lawsuit by Catholic nuns against New York State.
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.
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August 25th, 2026 - Jake and Sarah interview Austin Ruse of Crisis Magazine on his new book, Not Just for Kings.
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.
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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 each day with joy and reason.
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August 21st, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Jane Frances de Chantal and Pope Pius X!
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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 Swalwell’s electronic devices at San Francisco airport and from his Washington, D.C., home last weekend as part of a probe into sexual misconduct allegations. A sixth major hack occurred yesterday in France. Alaxione, a medical platform, had all its 6.8M files stolen and exposed online. The files contain the identities of citizens alongside insurance information and medical conditions. At this point, almost every single French citizen's personal information is available online. The FBI arrested a woman yesterday who allegedly pledged herself to ISIS and planned to bomb the New York Capitol in Albany. The bishop who oversees the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France has said the popular Catholic pilgrimage site will cover all of its mosaics by disgraced priest Father Marko Rupnik.
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.
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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. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason.
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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 to conceal federal records. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday new sanctions against the International Criminal Court’s President and Senior Trial Lawyer. Democrats and pro-LGBT groups are preparing a decade-long campaign to reverse public opposition to the “transgender” agenda by promoting personal stories intended to sway voters and investing millions of dollars in political campaigns. Baby Gabriel, whose surrogate mother carried him to term after refusing his biological parents’ request for an abortion, recently underwent the first of three planned surgeries for his heart condition.
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.
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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 nationwide. The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s petition asking them to reconsider their earlier refusal to review the E. Jean Carroll verdict. Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from a regional museum in Sicily over the weekend. On Saturday, the feast of the Assumption, the Catholic Church in Poland dedicated the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in Europe.
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.
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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 authorities continue to provide assistance. In a statement defending her decision to sign radically pro-abortion legislation into law, a spokesperson for Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey called Healey “a proud Catholic” as context for her support of the bill. A Russian missile strike has damaged the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kharkiv. Four states are taking Meta to trail in California this week, accusing the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that get children addicted to its platforms. 
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.
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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 it allegedly failed to keep female prisoners safe from sexual abuse and harassment by staff. Former Biden administration aide Michael LaRosa, a lifelong Democrat, is backing Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, citing concerns about El-Sayed’s ties to progressive streamer Hasan Piker and his unwillingness to confront extremist rhetoric. The Texas surrogate who refused the intended parents’ request to abort their unborn child, McKenna West, gave birth yesterday to a baby boy who is now receiving treatment for a serious heart condition. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified OBGYN, is pushing back against Massachusetts’ new abortion law, arguing that third-trimester abortions are medically unnecessary and can put mothers at risk. The White House has released a comprehensive report detailing "The Great Transshipment Scam," a system where Chinese exporters route goods through third-party countries to evade U.S. tariffs. The practice costs the U.S. $19 billion to $26 billion in annual revenue. President Donald Trump’s name is returning to the Kennedy Center. Yesterday, the center’s board of trustees voted to add an inscription bearing President Trump’s name back on the front of the performing arts center in the nation’s capital. 
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.
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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 to continue defending unborn life. Following nearly seven hours of jury deliberations, Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders, 76, was convicted of abusing two young men. He will be sentenced at a later date. After narrowly defeating democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Aug. 11 Democratic gubernatorial primary, nominee David Crowley said he would campaign alongside his former rival on a statewide “unity tour” aimed at reuniting the party's progressive and establishment wings. The State Department announced that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals under President Donald Trump, citing criminal activity, calls for violence against Americans, fraud, abuse of the immigration system, and threats to national security. Former Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) intelligence director Heidi Beirich was arrested Aug. 12 in California on federal fraud and money laundering charges stemming from allegations that she helped oversee secret payments to informants inside white supremacist groups. Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics during his General Audience yesterday to reclaim Sunday as the Lord’s Day, emphasizing that the Eucharist draws the faithful into Christ’s Resurrection and directs them toward the hope of his return. He called Sunday the “weekly Easter.” After the Diocese of Oakland asked one of its Catholic high schools to remove pride flags displayed on campus, the school replaced them with a new rainbow-colored "Inclusive O" symbol meant to affirm its “LGBTQ+” community. An Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed into a field in Salado, Texas, yesterday afternoon, bursting into flames and killing the two soldiers on board. Please pray for the soldiers and their loved ones.
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.
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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 receive life-saving care. The surrogate mother refused to abort the baby. Pope Leo XIV confirmed Cardinal Reinhard Marx in his position as coordinator of the Council for the Economy, a position he has held since 2014. The Pontiff also appointed eight new members to the Council: four of them cardinals and four of them laity, including Princess Gisela of Liechtenstein. Abdul El-Sayed, who won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate earlier this month, removed at least 100 YouTube videos — including one in which he called for an end to 4th of July fireworks and another floating the elimination of the Second Amendment — from his channel ahead of launching his campaign. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said yesterday that federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funds will no longer pay for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or “transgender” surgeries performed on children. Father Benedict Chao, the last Trappist monk exiled from China during Mao-era communist persecution, died at age 108 after 79 years of religious life. He helped reestablish the Abbey of Our Lady of Joy in Hong Kong after communist persecution displaced his community from its original monastery. Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery said that Moscow may be providing Beijing with technology to make its submarines harder for the U.S. Navy to detect, potentially eroding a key military advantage in the tensions over Taiwan.
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.
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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 privately acknowledged a concern in January 2021 about miscarriage following COVID-19 vaccination weeks before publicly saying regulators had found “no red flags” for vaccination during pregnancy. At least 100 people were killed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing dozens of buildings, damaging a historic Catholic cathedral, and leaving residents trapped beneath rubble. Rescue operations are underway to recover survivors, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration stands ready to support the country. A New York judge yesterday temporarily blocked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s secondary residence tax after homeowners sued over the city’s handling of the program. Israel’s military declared Taybeh, the last entirely Christian town in the West Bank, a closed military zone Aug. 9, barring Israeli settlers and other non-residents from entering the area. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America warned that a Massachusetts bill that could allow abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.
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.
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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-Russian training and qualification centers. Hunter Biden says former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has metastasized into his bones "and further," causing severe pain and leaving him debilitated in many respects. The 83 year old is nevertheless planning to release his memoir after the midterms. Former NBA first-round pick and Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Royce White says he will join Enes Kanter Freedom in declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft in order to force the league to define “woman” in its entry criteria. Following Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian corridors and an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, then mourned multiplying civilian deaths — including children — in Ukraine and Russia. At a political event attended by one of India’s chief ministers, speakers reportedly called for called for the state to be made “church-free” and demanded restrictions on people they labeled “infidels.”
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.
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