Mike Church on Catholic Politics, Neocons, Steve Bannon, and the Future of Catholic Media

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In this episode, Steve sits down with Mike Church for a wide-ranging conversation on Catholicism, politics, media, conversion, conservatism, the neocon movement, SiriusXM, Steve Bannon, Catholic Louisiana, American history, and the future of Catholic broadcasting. Mike shares his journey from talk radio and neocon conservatism to a deeper embrace of the Catholic faith, including how reading, Catholic formation, humility, and serious reflection changed his understanding of politics, war, media, and the social order. He also tells the story of his years in terrestrial radio, SiriusXM, the founding of the Crusade Channel, and the tensions that followed. Mike Church’s sites mentioned in this episode: mikechurch.com crusadechannel.com shop.mikechurch.com https://www.youtube.com/@UCAPhEOvXFLzfRDtbYSdIq1g Subscribe here for more interviews on Catholicism, history, politics, culture, the saints, masculinity, and the crisis of the modern world. #Catholic #MikeChurch #CatholicPolitics #SteveBannon #Conservatism #CatholicMedia #TradCatholic #CatholicHistory #Louisiana #NewOrleans 0:00 Intro: “If you’re listening to this, you are the resistance” 0:46 Welcome to Mike Church 1:36 Mike remembers first contact with Steve 2:29 The CDs that helped shape Mike’s Catholic journey 3:31 Catholic prayers, Latin devotion, and early influences 4:04 Listening to Mike on SiriusXM in the early days 6:17 How Mike became “too Catholic” for the program 6:39 Chris Ferrara and Liberty: The God That Failed 7:28 Catholic philosophy, formation, and rejecting conservatism without Christ 9:18 Learning phase, mistakes, and growth 9:40 The Litany of Humility and Steve’s book 11:24 Why Mike stopped praying the Litany of Humility daily 12:35 Humility, judgment, ethics, and eternal perspective 13:49 Politics as a means, not an end 14:34 Mike’s old neocon phase and how his thinking changed 15:12 Catholicity, obedience to the unenforceable, and Catholic sense 16:50 Ron Paul and the break from neocon foreign policy 17:19 Reading the Founders, Washington, Hamilton, and foreign entanglements 20:39 Mike’s documentaries, CDs, and historical productions 21:22 How The Road to Independence was born 23:22 The Faith of Our Fathers, Spirit of ’76, Lincoln, and Catholic productions 24:11 Permission to Die and the Carmelite martyrs 24:51 Mike’s store, merchandise, and resources 25:24 MAGA, Pat Buchanan, and America First 26:26 National Review, neocons, and the old Catholic intellectual world 26:47 Triumph magazine and great Catholic writers 27:45 Abbeville Institute, Don Livingston, and rethinking the union 29:36 Steve’s book and the revolutions of 1848 31:03 Protestantism, history, and Catholic memory 32:04 North American martyrs and America’s Catholic past 32:15 The real first Thanksgiving and Catholic history in the Americas 32:27 Our Lady of Guadalupe and the conversion of Mexico 33:31 Mexico, Santa Muerte, and what a Catholic social order could look like 35:00 Garcia Moreno and Catholic government 35:57 Louisiana as a deeply Catholic place 36:22 Our Lady of Prompt Succor and New Orleans 36:44 The secret Catholic history of New Orleans 37:15 Louisiana was founded by Catholics for Catholics 38:29 French Catholic New Orleans and the Catholic symbol of the pelican 39:19 A possible Catholic Louisiana pilgrimage 41:08 Mike’s radio history: from local AM to SiriusXM 42:21 Founding the Crusade Channel 43:20 Where to listen now and what Mike is doing today 43:55 The Steve Bannon question 44:15 Breitbart, SiriusXM, and how things started 45:30 Bannon as fill-in host and audience backlash 46:19 Becoming more Catholic on a secular patriot channel 47:28 The claim that Bannon worked behind the scenes to replace Mike 48:38 Trump, Breitbart, and the SiriusXM audience Mike built 49:45 The alleged blacklist against Mike Church 52:06 Mike confronts Bannon in person 54:10 The “fatwa” returns and media silence 56:33 Catholic media, rivalry, and lack of solidarity 57:12 Why secular platforms often cooperate better than Catholics 58:29 Truth, Christendom, and what really matters 59:16 What people can expect from The Mike Church Show 1:00:30 War, Iran, Christian Zionism, and current events 1:01:23 Movie reviews, cultural commentary, and family guidance 1:02:20 Prayer requests, community, and the Crusade Channel family 1:02:54 Where to find Mike Church online 1:03:05 Homeschooling resources and free copies for homeschoolers 1:04:09 Final request: pray for faithful Catholics in media 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

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