Seize The Day

    Thursday, February 15, 2024

    Thursday, February 15, 2024
    Posted on 3 comments
    Fr. Robert Nixon, a Benedictine monk, calls in from the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity in New Norcia, Australia to talk about a new TAN release he recently translated...

    Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024

    Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024
    Posted on 3 comments
    Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. It’s not a holy day of obligation, but almost every parish in the world offers mass today and distributes ashes on...

    Tuesday, February 13, 2024

    Tuesday, February 13, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus talks about two faith-based ads that aired during the Super Bowl. The first is the “He Gets Us” ad with the foot washing depictions and the second was the...

    Monday, February 12, 2024

    Monday, February 12, 2024
    Posted on
    Last night, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win Super Bowl LVIII. One of the hallmarks of Super Bowl broadcasts over the last 40 years has...

    Thursday, February 8, 2024

    Thursday, February 8, 2024
    Posted on
    Yesterday, Gus and his friend went to lunch at a little mom and pop place close to his home. His bill came to around $6.00 and it was one of...

    Wednesday, February 7, 2024

    Wednesday, February 7, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus revisits his 60 Second Reflection, entitled “Breathless,” which focuses on today's First Reading from 1 Kings. In it, the Queen of Sheba is left breathless after witnessing firsthand the...

    Tuesday, February 6, 2024

    Tuesday, February 6, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus is joined by Catholic author/speaker Gary Zimak who wrote the best-selling book, “Give Up Worry for Lent! 40 Days to Finding Peace in Christ,” available from Ave Maria Press....

    Monday, February 5, 2024

    Monday, February 5, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus goes over a recently published Pew Research Survey, which shows that “nones,” or people with no religious affiliation are now the largest “religious” group in the U.S. at 28%....

    Friday, February 2, 2024

    Friday, February 2, 2024
    Posted on
    This week is Catholic Schools Week and Gus is joined by Jennifer Daniels of the American Federation for Children who talks about the issue of school choice. It’s a term...

    Thursday, February 1, 2024

    Thursday, February 1, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus welcomes a couple of great guest's to today's program. First up is J.J. Wright. He is the producer of the incredible contemporary Christian artist Brother Isaiah, who is now Fr....

    Wednesday, January 31, 2024

    Wednesday, January 31, 2024
    Posted on 1 comment
    Today is the Feast of St. John Bosco, priest and founder of the Salesians. Gus is joined by Fr. Timothy Ploch, SDB, a long-time Salesian priest and the director of...

    Tuesday, January 30, 2024

    Tuesday, January 30, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus is joined in studio by Hani Awwad, a Christian guide in the Holy Land. A big part of Israel's economy is tourism and pilgrimages, particularly among Christians who visit...

    Monday, January 29, 2024

    Monday, January 29, 2024
    Posted on
    Dr. Stephen Doran, author of "To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon's Guide to the End of Life," available from Ignatius Press, calls in to talk about his book and the message...

    Friday, January 26, 2024

    Friday, January 26, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus is joined by Catholic author Patrick O'Hearn who calls in to talk about his new book, "The Grief of Dads: Support and Hope for Catholic Fathers Navigating Child Loss," which...

    Thursday, January 25, 2024

    Thursday, January 25, 2024
    Posted on 1 comment
    Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul and, in its honor, Gus invites listeners who’ve had a conversion experience to call in and share their stories and...

    Wednesday, January 24, 2024

    Wednesday, January 24, 2024
    Posted on
    Today is the Feast of St. Francis de Sales. In addition to being a bishop and the patron saint of Catholic writers, he also wrote a spiritual classic that's still...

    Tuesday, January 23, 2024

    Tuesday, January 23, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus talks about not only the pain and suffering he went through with shingles, and offering it up as a prayer, but the pain his bride Michelle endured watching him...

    Monday, January 22, 2024

    Monday, January 22, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus is back live for the first time since January 2nd. He shares with listeners where he's been and what he's been through and the spiritual journey he believes God took...

    Tuesday, January 2, 2024

    Tuesday, January 2, 2024
    Posted on
    Gus is back for his first live broadcast of 2024! He begins by continuing a New Year's tradition of scriptural resolutions with Bible Roulette. He focuses on the New Testament and...

    Thursday, December 21, 2023

    Thursday, December 21, 2023
    Posted on 2 comments
    Gus kicks off his final show of 2023 with the annual Christmas party. Gus invites listeners to call in and talk about their highs and lows of the year and...

    Wednesday, December 20, 2023

    Wednesday, December 20, 2023
    Posted on
    Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN News calls in to talk with Gus about a few current news topics, including Fiducia supplicans and the verdict in the Cardinal Becciu fraud trial...

    Tuesday, December 19, 2023

    Tuesday, December 19, 2023
    Posted on
    Yesterday, the Vatican released a document entitled Fiducia supplicans, which gives priests guidance for spontaneous blessings of couples in irregular circumstances or relationships and more. It's a 5,000-word document so...

    Thursday, December 14, 2023

    Thursday, December 14, 2023
    Posted on
    It's Project Christmas Phase III. Gus welcomes back the Children's Dream Fund and its Executive Director, Amanda Griffin. Their mission is to help fulfill the dreams of children aged 3-21...

    Wednesday, December 13, 2023

    Wednesday, December 13, 2023
    Posted on
    Yesterday, the pro-life movement scored a major legal victory in the state of Illinois after state attorney general Kwame Raoul agreed to a court order that imposes a permanent injunction...

    Tuesday, December 12, 2023

    Tuesday, December 12, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus is joined by Joseph and Monique Gonzalez, authors of "Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophesy: How God Prepared the Americas for Conversion Before the Lady Appeared," available from Sophia...

    Monday, December 11, 2023

    Monday, December 11, 2023
    Posted on
    Fr. John Waiss calls into the show this morning to talk about his new book from Catholic Answers called "Bible Mary: The Mother of Jesus in the Word of God."...

    Friday, December 8, 2023

    Friday, December 8, 2023
    Posted on
    Dr. Steven White of the Catholic Healthcare Leadership Alliance joins Gus to talk about pro-life healthcare. It's been a passion for Dr. White since the 1990s, when the federal government...

    Thursday, December 7, 2023

    Thursday, December 7, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus shares the incredible story of St. Ambrose, the saint whose feast we celebrate today, and St. Augustine of Hippo. St. Augustine was an incredibly intelligent and popular orator who...

    Wednesday, December 6, 2023

    Wednesday, December 6, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus talks about the Hallow app, which is a Catholic prayer app for smart phones that assists people with their daily prayer life. They have several celebrities reciting various prayers,...

    Tuesday, December 5, 2023

    Tuesday, December 5, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus launches Project Christmas Phase II by welcoming back Sgt. Patrick Sowers, president and founder of Operation Once-in-a-Lifetime. His organizations assists veterans and their loved ones who are struggling financially....

    Monday, December 4, 2023

    Monday, December 4, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus talks about the most popular sentence in today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 8, where the centurion tells Jesus, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my...

    Friday, December 1, 2023

    Friday, December 1, 2023
    Posted on
    Earlier this week, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, an outspoken critic of some of Pope Francis' comments, actions and encyclicals, made news when we learned from Vatican reporter Austen Ivereigh that...

    Thursday, November 30, 2023

    Thursday, November 30, 2023
    Posted on
    Inspired by the brotherly relationship between St. Peter and St. Andrew, the saint whose feast we celebrate today, as well as his relationship with his own brothers Gary and Glenn,...

    Wednesday, November 29, 2023

    Wednesday, November 29, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus kicks off this year's Project Christmas with Food for the Poor. Executive Vice President Michael Chin Quee joins Gus and shares the organization's mission, who they serve, and, together,...

    Friday, November 17, 2023

    Friday, November 17, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus goes over two news items of Catholic interest, including the wrap up of the USCCB November Meetings in Baltimore, which resulted in a couple updates of interest. First, they...

    Thursday, November 16, 2023

    Thursday, November 16, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus recounts his on-air conversation with his bride Michelle yesterday regarding the passing of her mother, Tina McDaniel. One big aspect of the conversation was Michelle and her sisters' struggles...

    Wednesday, November 15, 2023

    Wednesday, November 15, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus is joined by his bride Michelle to share memories of her mother Tina who passed away on Friday. She talks about what life was like with her mother growing...

    Tuesday, November 14, 2023

    Tuesday, November 14, 2023
    Posted on 6 comments
    Over the weekend, news broke that Pope Francis had removed Tyler, Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland from his office. Strickland had been, at times, an outspoken critic of the pope and...

    Friday, November 10, 2023

    Friday, November 10, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus mentions that, in his weekly Friday w/the Fathers segment, he's been reading and reflecting on some of the homilies of St. John Chyrsostom for weeks now. He is considered...

    Thursday, November 9, 2023

    Thursday, November 9, 2023
    Posted on
    Jeannie Mancini, president of the March for Life, calls in to talk about what went on yesterday in our elections, particularly with the passage of Issue 1 in Ohio, which...

    Wednesday, November 8, 2023

    Wednesday, November 8, 2023
    Posted on 4 comments
    Gus talks about yesterday's election results, which were disappointing in some states. Issue 1 in Ohio, which proposed to enshrine abortion up to the moment of birth into the state...

    Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    Tuesday, November 7, 2023
    Posted on 2 comments
    Today, Gus' complete attention is focused on the pro-life movement as abortion is on the ballot in many states, including Ohio, which seeks to enshrine abortion up to the moment...

    Monday, November 6, 2023

    Monday, November 6, 2023
    Posted on
    Fr. Jeffrey Kirby calls in to talk about his new book from TAN Publishing called "A Year with the Popes: Daily Meditations from the Vicar of Christ." In it, Fr....

    The Stories of Jesus

    Posted on 1 comment
    For our retreat, here are the stories of Jesus from which you can choose. Remember, choose one with which you may not be so familiar, or that you would like...

    Thursday, November 2, 2023

    Thursday, November 2, 2023
    Posted on
    In honor of today's Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, Gus invites listeners to call in and remember their lost loved ones. Also, Dr. Matthew Bunson...

    Wednesday, November 1, 2023

    Wednesday, November 1, 2023
    Posted on
    Today is the Feast of All Saints, a holy day of obligation. A common misconception by non-Catholics is that Catholics believe saints are on the same level as God. Gus explains...

    Tuesday, October 31, 2023

    Tuesday, October 31, 2023
    Posted on
    Gus talks about Halloween with listeners and asks them to call in and share how they feel about the holiday, if/how they celebrate it, what traditions they have and what...

    Monday, October 30, 2023

    Monday, October 30, 2023
    Posted on
    Alec Torres calls in to the program to talk about the new book he co-authored with Joshua Charles, entitled "Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church."...

    Friday, October 27, 2023

    Friday, October 27, 2023
    Posted on
    It's the last Friday of the month so Gus dedicates his Friday Prayer Time to praying an Intentional Rosary with listeners. Later, Gus gives away copies of his A Minute in...

    Thursday, October 26, 2023

    Thursday, October 26, 2023
    Posted on 1 comment
    Today marks a couple of birthdays of people in Gus' life. First, the Catholic Guy, Lino Rulli, celebrates and birthday, but, more closely, his son Patrick celebrates his as well....

Hello You!

Join our mailing list