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A Catholic Take: What you need to know, right now. A bold synthesis of inspiration and information. Keeping you up to date on news & issues from a Courageous Catholic perspective with Joe McClane. Live, Monday-Friday across the Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.

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Yesterday · 1 hr 24 min
Lindsay Clancy: This Isn't Compassion. It's Contagion. (Audio)
August 28th, 2026 - We offer thoughts on the ongoing Lindsay Clancy trial. Then, we welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to discuss the L'Osservatore Romano supplement that told Catholics there is no devil in Genesis, and to reiterate what the Church actually defined at the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
Thursday · 1 hr 21 min
St. Jerome: The Antichrist Is a Man, Not a Demon (Audio)
August 27th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to discuss Catholic conversions on college campuses and "religious switching." Then, we sift through what St. Jerome had to say about the antichrist. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
Wednesday · 1 hr 22 min
Pope Leo Defends the New Mass. Michael Matt Responds. (Audio)
August 26th, 2026 - We welcome back Michael Haynes to offer thoughts on Pope Leo's praise for Vatican II's liturgical reforms as "necessary in order to make the liturgy more accessible." Then, we welcome back Michael Matt to discuss Fr. Reese's new article titled "Why I Hate the Old Latin Mass: A Confession." Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
Tuesday · 1 hr 22 min
Answering Wes Huff: The Catholic Canon Was Settled in 1442, Not 1545 (Audio)
August 25th, 2026 - We refute Protestant influencer Wes Huff's false claims regarding the Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testaments. Then, we welcome back Fr. Gerald Murray to discuss the selling of synodality as "social prophecy." Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
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Monday · 1 hr 22 min
"I Do Not Believe in Jesus as Lord" — The New Head of Catholic Bible Scholars (Audio)
August 24th, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to offer thoughts on a sudden wave of Mormons converting to the Catholic faith. Then, we welcome back Mark Lambert to react to the Catholic Biblical Association's election of a Jewish scholar as its President. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 21 · 51 min
ACT Bible Study: Genesis Chapters 1 and 2 (Audio)
August 21st, 2026 - Joe introduces the ACT Bible Study with Genesis chapters one and two, walking you through Sacred Scripture and the deeper meaning behind the passages. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 20 · 1 hr 22 min
The Book Fulton Sheen Never Wrote | Fr. Dave Tomaszycki on the Demonic (Audio)
August 20th, 2026 - Fulton Sheen announced in 1974 that he would write a book on the demonic — he never did. Fr. Dave Tomaszycki spent four years in Sheen's archives assembling the book Sheen intended: "On the Demonic." Plus: Nicholas Cavazos on Stephen Herreid's conversation with Tucker Carlson about CatholicVote and the Israeli settler attacks on Christians in the Holy Land. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 19 · 1 hr 37 min
Bishop Schneider Explains Why the SSPX Isn't in Schism (Audio)
August 19th, 2026 - We discuss Bishop Athanasius Schneider's statement that the SSPX is not in formal schism. Then, we welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to discuss a Vatican official offering coca leaves to Pachamama. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 18 · 1 hr 22 min
Maura Healey Signed Abortion Up to Birth. Catholic Boston Took Her Money. (Audio)
August 18th, 2026 - We welcome back Jason Jones to discuss the Christian village of Taybeh and whether or not it is being protected. Then, we discuss Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's support for abortion up to birth and the blood money that Catholic organizations have received from her over the years. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 17 · 1 hr 44 min
Bishop Mutsaerts to Pope Leo: We Need Saints, Not Synods (Audio)
August 17th, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to read through Bishop Rob Mutsaerts' letter to Pope Leo XIV that posed one major question: is the Synod on Synodality actually saving souls? Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 14 · 1 hr 34 min
The Assumption: Did Rome Invent This in 1950? (Audio)
August 14th, 2026 - We examine the earliest sources on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Then, we welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to discuss Pope Leo's letter to Cardinal Roche. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 13 · 1 hr 30 min
Pope Leo Calls Religious to be Experts in Synodality? (Audio)
August 13th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to discuss the US bishops’ reliance on a migrant program for over 80% of revenue. Then, we welcome back Michael Hichborn to discuss selective enforcement and hierarchical scandal. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
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August 12 · 1 hr 30 min
They'd Never Do This to the Byzantines. So Why the Latin Mass? (Audio)
August 12th, 2026 - We discuss a German Bishop's declaration that he will not sanction lay preaching despite the Vatican ban. Then, we welcome back Fr. Jason Charron to examine the Eastern churches and whether or not they are feeling the pressure to modernize their liturgies. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 11 · 1 hr 49 min
He Saw a “7” on the Moon — Then the Church Compromised Marriage (Audio)
August 11th, 2026 - We welcome back Michael Haynes to address a report claiming that the Vatican firmly voted against Medjugorge in 2016. Then, we welcome back Dr. Matthew Tsakanikas to discuss the possible significance of a mysterious “7” that appeared over the Moon in 2019, and what he believes it may reveal about the Church’s current spiritual crisis. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 10 · 1 hr 29 min
Signs of the Times: The Age of Entitlement (Audio)
August 10th, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to discuss the war on the TLM heating up. Then, we welcome back Jesse Romero to react to a concerning uptick in marijuana use. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 7 · 1 hr 22 min
Bishop Joseph Strickland: Modernism Is the Synthesis of All Heresies (Audio)
August 7th, 2026 - We welcome back Dr. Anthony Stine to address the SSPX's blistering statement on the errors of today's Vatican. Then, we welcome back Bishop Joseph Strickland to explain why modernism is the synthesis of all heresies and the root of the crisis unfolding in the Church. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 6 · 1 hr 21 min
FBI Raid Survivor: Mark Houck on Pro-Life Under Trump vs. Biden (Audio)
August 6th, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to discuss the rise of Socialist Democrats. Then, we welcome back Mark Houck to examine the state of the pro-life movement under President Trump. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 5 · 1 hr 24 min
The Final Deception Will Look Christian: Fr. Jason Charron on the Antichrist (Audio)
August 5th, 2026 - We welcome back Fr. Jason Charron to examine why so many people are talking about the antichrist. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 4 · 1 hr 21 min
Who’s Speaking for Pope Leo on the Traditional Latin Mass? (Audio)
August 4th, 2026 - We welcome back Timothy Flanders to discuss homeschooling offerings from the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation. Then, we welcome back Mark Lambert to examine whether or not someone may be trying to tie Pope Leo to Cardinal Roche's TLM agenda. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
August 3 · 1 hr 22 min
The Latin Mass, Sedevacantism & the Deep Divide in the Catholic Church (Audio)
August 3rd, 2026 - We welcome back Mike Koeniger to discuss the concerning rise in active shooter incidents at churches. Then, we welcome back Matt Gaspers to discuss the TLM, sedevacantism, and the deep divide in the Church. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com

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