Thursday, October 26, 2023
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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....
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Gus talks about a political ad that's currently airing in Ohio from Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights that, at one point, shows a man in what appears to be a...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Gus talks about the ongoing Synod on Synodality in Rome and the issue of the ordination of women to the diaconate and the priesthood. Gus talks about how this matter...
Monday, October 23, 2023
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It's Monday, so Gus invited listeners to call in for Tell Me Something Good and share some recent blessings they've experienced. During the segment, two separate callers talked about how, during...
Friday, October 20, 2023
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Gus talks about being in Myrtle Beach all week long to visit his son Patrick, his wife Tatiana and their new baby, Roman Everest. The baby, who's a month old...
Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Gus is joined by Deacon David Simonton, the co-founder of the ministry Behold Your Child. It's a ministry that caters to couples who've experienced miscarriage, which he started with his...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. Luke who was not only a traveling companion of St. Paul and the author of one of the Synoptic Gospels, but also a physician....
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Gus is joined by movie producer Bob Katz, whose movie "The Blind," a biopic of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, is still in the box office Top 10. He talks a...
Monday, October 16, 2023
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Based off today's Gospel reading from Luke and Gus' 60 Second Reflection, where Jesus tells the crowd, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign...
Friday, October 13, 2023
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Gus recounts something he witnessed last weekend at a pizza parlor. He took two of his grandsons, Beckett and Wyatt, out to eat and their waiter, Sal, started off telling...
Thursday, October 12, 2023
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Gus talks about our Conversion Corner guest earlier this week, Gail Buckley Barringer, aka "the Bible Lady," who spoke about her deep-rooted love for Scripture. Even growing up as a...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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Gus talks about a window sticker he saw on a car recently that read, "He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass." He found it...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Gus is joined by the Bible Lady, Gail Buckley Barringer. Gail grew up Methodist in North Carolina in a family that didn't really practice their faith, but always felt close...
Monday, October 9, 2023
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Gus is joined by George Stephan, his Christian guide for their Holy Land pilgrimages, live from Jerusalem who provides a firsthand description of Hamas' surprise attack on Israel. As of...
Friday, October 6, 2023
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Gus welcomes Catholic chaplain Blair Holtey to his home studio. He is a Catholic hospital chaplain in the Tampa area, and he shares with Gus the role of a lay...
Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Gus goes over some Catholic news items of interest, including a statement recently published by Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, who was a close friend and confidant of Mother Teresa and the...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Order of Friars Minor and perhaps still one of the most popular saints, nearly 800 years after...
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Gus talks about today's First Reading from Zechariah, where the Lord through the prophet talks of the importance of example and that 10 men of every nationality will grab hold of...
Monday, October 2, 2023
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Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels and Gus gets into the Catholic Church's teaching on what exactly angels are and how they function in the life of the...
Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Gus talks more about the birth of his and Michelle's third grandchild, Roman Everest Lloyd. He is the first child of his son Patrick and his wife Tatiana. Unfortunately for...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Gus announces the birth of his third grandchild, another boy named Roman Everest Lloyd, and he's the son of his and Michelle's eldest son, Patrick. Gus talks about how regal...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Gus is back from his Danube River Cruise Pilgrimage with Fr. Leo Patalinghug and he shares a few stories with his listeners and does a little bit of redux. Later,...
Monday, September 11, 2023
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Today is the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and the crash of Flight 93 near Shankville, Pennsylvania...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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Last Friday, during Prayer Time, a listener called in and told Gus and the listeners that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Gus invites listeners who have, or have had,...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Gus is joined by Gail Buckley Barringer who talks about a new documentary called "Route 60: The Biblical Highway," featuring former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador David Friedman...
Friday, September 1, 2023
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Gus brings back his newest segment called "What's on Your Mind?" and invites listeners to call in and talk about what's pressing on their hearts and minds. Also, in today's...
Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN calls in to talk about several news items of Catholic interest, including Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Mongolia and his response to a Portuguese Jesuit's...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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We're in the midst of another hurricane season and the state of Florida is bracing for Hurricane Idalia to hit sometime this evening. In fact, Tampa is just outside of...
Monday, August 28, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. Augustine, bishop. He is arguably one of the most popular of the saints and has, perhaps, the most notable conversion stories. He was very...
Friday, August 25, 2023
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Gus reads an impressive pastoral letter written by Tyler, Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland and distributed to the faithful of that diocese. In it, he addresses many of the attacks on...
Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Last night was the first Republican Primary Debate. Gus talks briefly about that and then asks listeners how important a role politics plays in their lives and invites them to call...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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Fr. Dwight Longenecker joins Gus in the Conversion Corner. Fr. Dwight grew up in Pennsylvania in an evangelical Protestant home and went to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina,...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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Yesterday, a listener called in during our Tell Me Something Good segment and talked about her Widows Traveler's Club Facebook group and how it's been a Godsend for her. Gus...
Monday, August 21, 2023
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Gus is joined in studio by two great guests. First up is author Kevin Wells who talks about Blessed Aloysius Schwartz, the founder of several Boys Town/Girls Town programs for poor...
Friday, August 18, 2023
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Today in Friday w/the Fathers, Gus reads and reflects on some of the homilies of St. John Chrysostom, often referred to by many as one of the greatest homilists in the...
Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Gus welcomes Shevin McCullough to his home studio. Shevin is the co-founder of Studio 3:16, which offers original Catholic-based entertainment to middle school students and younger, and a singer/rapper who recently...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Catholic author Dawn Beutner calls in to talk about her new book, "The Leaven of the Saints: Bringing Christ Into a Fallen World," available from Ignatius Press. Dawn talks about...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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Today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation, so Gus does an expanded teaching on the role of Mary in the...
Monday, August 14, 2023
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In this past weekend's Sunday Gospel reading from Matthew, the disciples are on a boat without Jesus in stormy waters. As the rough seas rock their vessel violently, Jesus appears...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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Gus broadcasted live from the 141st Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Orlando, Florida and opens the show talking with Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly. He also chats with other notable...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Today is Gus and Michelle's 43 wedding anniversary. He talks about how his faith life then was virtually non-existent compared to how robust it is now and how his bride...
Monday, July 31, 2023
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Gus is joined by Deacon Matthew Newsome, author of the new book "The Devout Life: A Modern Guide to Practical Holiness with St. Francis de Sales," available from Sophia Insitute...
Friday, July 28, 2023
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During his Monday Tell Me Something Good segment, Gus often discourages people from calling in who want to kvetch and complain. He says we'll do something for them another day....
Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN calls in to talk about some news of Catholic interest, including World Youth Day 2023, which opens next Wednesday in Lisbon, Portugal. They also talk...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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Today is the Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Jesus' grandparents, Gus unofficially declares it Grandparents Day and invites listeners to call in and talk about their grandkids or grandparents....
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Gus talks about today's Feast of St. James the Greater and how the saint just sort of popped into his life as he walked the Camino de Santiago a few...
Monday, July 24, 2023
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Deacon Dennis Lambert joins Gus in the Conversion Corner. He is a revert to the Catholic faith. Deacon Lambert tells Gus that he grew up in a family with strong...
Thursday, July 20, 2023
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It's the middle of summer and the time of year when many of us take our annual vacations. One thing Catholics have to keep in mind on vacation is that...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Gus is joined by Deacon Mike Houghton, a permanent deacon and the executive director of UTG at Work. UTG stands for “Unleash the Gospel.” Deacon Mike was a longtime employee...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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Andrew Hansen, communications director for the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, calls in to talk about a new documentary he put together called "God is Alive," which is available to watch...