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...
Friday, July 14, 2023
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Gus talks about the altar servers in his parish. He goes to Sunday 8:00am mass and sometimes they'll have an altar server, which is usually a boy or girl between...
Thursday, July 13, 2023
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Gus reads a short article published by Dennis Prager on the Stream, entitled "A Pandemic of Cruelty," and talks about adult children who have separated themselves from their parents or...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. Benedict. Gus talks about his love for St. Benedict, whom he considers one of his patrons. Gus shares that he has a portrait of...
Friday, July 7, 2023
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Gus talks about how the new movie "Sound of Freedom," which tells the story of Tim Ballard and his fight against child sex trafficking and starring Jim Caviezel, outperformed the...
Thursday, July 6, 2023
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Today is the feast of St. Maria Goretti. She was murdered at the age of 11 by a close family friend named Alessandro Serenelli who was nine years older. Catholic...
Monday, July 5, 2023
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Gus talks about what his parish offers for kids in his parish during summer and about activities he did during summer as a kid. It seems that Catholic churches offer...
Friday, June 30, 2023
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Gus goes over some Catholic News items of interest, including the USCCB's response to the 30 Catholic Democrats who signed a statement vowing their support of abortion, citing their Catholic...
Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Gus talks about the Catholic Church in Germany, which lost over half a million Catholics in 2022. Gus explains how the Church in Germany has a very unholy alliance with...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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On the anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson, the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, 30 Catholic Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives signed a statement vowing...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Last week, Gus went bowling with his bride Michelle and ran into Walter Ray Williams Jr., a professional bowler who's considered by many to be the greatest bowler of all...
Monday, June 26, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. Josemaria Escrivá, a 20th century saint and the founder of Opus Dei. In 1934, he published a spiritual masterpiece, entitled "The Way," which contains...
Friday, June 23, 2023
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Gus talks about how we're a media-consumed culture and how watching too much news can make us jaded, disappointed and bitter. It even applies to our Church. We hear a...
Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Gus talks about the Eucharistic Revival we're currently in and goes over some of the statistics of Catholics who believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist,...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Fr. Leo Patalinghug calls in and talks with Gus about spicy food. Fr. Leo talks about reactions to spicy food in his cooking on on his food truck and Gus...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Gus is joined by Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), whose mission it is to rescue child from child sex trafficking. Tim shares his incredible story, which has...
Monday, June 19, 2023
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Gus is joined by Dr. Christopher Pichon, supreme knight of the Knights of Peter Claver, the oldest black Catholic lay ministry. He shares their ministry and their outreach and talks...
Friday, June 16, 2023
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Sunday is Father's Day so Gus invites listeners to call in and honor their father or any other father in their lives. Also, in today's Friday w/the Fathers, Gus continues...
Thursday, June 15, 2023
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Gus is joined by Fr. Fred Jenga, the new president of Holy Cross Family Ministries, which was started by Fr. Patrick Peyton in 1947. Fr. Jenga talks about the Congregation...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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Yesterday, Gus talked with listeners about Catholic churches celebrating "pride masses" as an outreach to the LGBTQI+ community and he wasn't able to get to a long-standing Seize the Day...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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June is Gay Pride Month and many Catholic churches across the country, not to mention all over the world, are offering "Pride mass" as an outreach effort to the LGBTQI+...
Monday, June 12, 2023
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Tim Glenkowski, executive director of the National Eucharistic Congress, calls in to talk about the USCCB's National Eucharistic Revival, a multi-year initiative, which has entered into its Year of the Parish...
Friday, June 9, 2023
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There's a movie on Padre Pio out now that stars Shia LeBeouf as the 20th century Italian saint. It garnered lots of headlines during its filming, as it led to the troubled...
Thursday, June 8, 2023
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Gus shares a story out of the California State Legislature where Michael Williams, aka Sister Roma of the anti-Catholic group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, was honored there for his...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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In today's First Reading from the Book of Tobit, God sends the archangel Raphael into Tobit and Sarah's lives to help them through troubled times. It's something God does often...
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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Today is another important anniversary in Gus' life, the 10th anniversary of his sister Nancy's death. She developed cancer and spent her last days with Gus and his wife. Gus says he...
Monday, June 5, 2023
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Gus is back live after taking all of last week off. Today is the 83rd birthday of Gus' dad, Phil Lloyd. He died unexpectedly in 2008 and Gus talks about some...
Friday, May 26, 2023
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Gus is joined by his longtime producer, Scott Shea, aka Scooterman, to chat about his book debut, "All the Leaves Are Brown: How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together...
Thursday, May 25, 2023
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We are in the beginning of graduation season so Gus opens up the phone lines and invites listeners to call in and talk about whether or not they had any...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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Gus goes over a new survey released by the University of Chicago that examines American religiosity. It shows that only about half of Americans say they are certain God exists and...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Last week, Gus talked about how the Los Angeles Dodgers rescinded their invitation to an anti-Catholic drag group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their Pride Night after an...
Monday, May 22, 2023
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Catholic author Marie Mozzi calls in to talk about her new book, "The Joy of Servant Motherhood: One Woman's Journey," which tells parents how to create a safe, nurturing and...
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Gus is joined by married Catholic authors, Sarah and Andrew Swafford, who talk about their new book, "Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life and Relationships." Sarah...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Today, Gus talks exclusively about the oftentimes unenviable task of switching parishes and invites callers to call and share their experiences with that and what their considerations were during that...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. Simon Stock, a 13th century Carmelite prior who was given the brown scapular by the Blessed Virgin Mary in a vision. The brown scapular is...
Monday, May 15, 2023
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Gus talks about how he and his bride Michelle went to a wedding over the weekend, and it rained. He couldn't remember if that was a good omen and a...
Friday, May 12, 2023
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Gus is joined by noted pro-life activist Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society who was recently released from a Michigan jail where she served 32 days...
Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Gus is joined by Catholic author Larry S. Chapp to talk about his new book, "Confession of a Catholic Worker: Our Moment of Christian Witness." He talks a little bit...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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Gus talks about family estrangement. During a conversation with callers recently, somebody mentioned an estrangement and a subsequent healing and invites listeners to call in who are experiencing, or experienced,...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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Gus is joined by Catholic author Rachel Killackey who talks about her new book, "Love in Recovery: One Woman's Story of Breaking Free From Shame and Healing from Pornography Addiction"...
Monday, May 8, 2023
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Gus is joined by Fr. Charles Trullols, who is the director of the Catholic Information Center in Washington D.C. He shares his faith and vocation stories and then talks about...
Friday, May 5, 2023
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Gus is joined by former NBA star Joe Kleine. The two met last weekend at a fundraiser for Ark of Heaven Media and Gus asked him to come on the...
Thursday, May 4, 2023
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It is Sacrament Season in the life of the Church. During the months of May and June, mostly kids receive their first holy communions and confirmations, but some adults too....
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Gus talks about St. James the Lesser, who's feast is celebrated today, along with St. Phillip. Both were apostles of Jesus during his earthly ministry. In the TV series The...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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Gus reads an email he got from a listener who poses a spiritual question to him. He's a practicing Catholic and a eucharistic minister in his parish but he has...