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Friday, September 16, 2016
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Gus talks about the U.S. bishops, in particular Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s response to the deceptive “Catholics for Choice” pro abortion ads that ran in @ 20 newspapers last Sunday nationwide. Also, Gus talks about religious articles (rosaries, crucifixes, scapulars, etc.) and asks listeners to call in and talk about what religious article they carry with them. We […]
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Since today is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Gus talks about his relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary and takes questions and comments from listeners on the Catholic teaching on the Blessed Virgin Mary. Also, Gus recounts some of the special places he visited and experiences he had while on pilgrimage in Rome. He asks […]
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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Gus is back live after a short hiatus to go on pilgrimage in Rome with Seize the Day listeners. He starts off talking about his experiences in Italy, which included participating in the Canonization Mass of St. Teresa of Calcutta. Later, Susan Barrett, executive director of Aid for Women, calls in to talk with Gus about the recent […]
Thursday, September 1, 2016
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Today, Gus merges Prayer Time with an intentional Rosary. People call up with their prayer intention and each person prays a Hail Mary with him. Then, Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie, policy advisor for the Catholic Association, calls in to talk about the impact Mother Teresa had when it came to serving the poor. And, we closed […]
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Catholic radio host, author and speaker Jon Leonetti, who took part in the Catholic Channel’s Mother Teresa documentary, calls in to talk about the soon-to-be saint and his free eBook “Beginners Guide To Mother Teresa of Calcutta: (Almost) Everything You Need To Know In 10,000 Words.” Afterwards, Gus asks listeners to call in and share their […]
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
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Fr. Leo Patalinghug calls in from the airport to talk about the Olive Mass, in which he’ll be participating this September. Also, he and Gus preview their pilgrimage to Rome, which begins this weekend. Afterwards, Gus talks about Mother Teresa and how she may be the most influential Catholic figure of the 20th century. Gus talks […]
Monday, August 29, 2016
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Gus is back from a week-long silent retreat at the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center in the North Carolina mountains (Jonathan Creek pictured below) and he gets back in touch with his listeners by playing Augustine Day-By-Day with the listeners since he feast day was yesterday. Gus has a book of 365 sayings by St. Augustine […]
Monday, August 22 to Friday, August 26, 2016
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Gus is away on silent retreat this week, but Seize the Day is still live and talking! Fr. John Devaney and Tom Basile ably fill in for the incomparable Gus Lloyd. We’ll be talking with all sorts of people, including some Dominican friars, about the queenship of Mary, and, since the original Catholic Channel radio […]
Friday, August 19, 2016
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Tammy Abshire, director of stewardship for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, calls in to talk about the torrential rains that have dumped nearly 7 trillion gallons of rain in that state since August 12th. Tammy talks about how it’s affected their parishes and schools, in addition to everywhere else in their community. If you would […]
Thursday, August 18, 2016
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Gus talks with listeners about raising their children in the faith and how they’ve dealt with it when their kids turn away from it. Gus talks about how he stopped going to mass once he got his driver’s license and the circuitous route it took him back to God. Then, author Steven Liparulo calls in to […]
Wednesday, August 18, 2016
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Gus starts off by explaining his equipment malfunction, which caused him to be off yesterday and Monday. He also gets very deep on his 60 Second Reflection, which talks about God’s Justice in Jesus’ parable, featured in today’s Gospel, about the laborers in the vineyard who were paid a day’s wage even though some had […]
Thursday, August 11, 2016
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Gus spent the entire show today talking about mental illness. He shared about his own struggle with depression and how mental illness affects so many families. A main theme shared by many was that mental illness is just that – an illness. We must lose the great stigma attached to it and see it for […]
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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School is getting ready to start back up in Gus’ area, so he asks listeners to call in about the school calendar in their area. Today is the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Gus asks listeners about the morality of that act. Yesterday, on the feast of St. Dominic, […]
Monday, August 8, 2016
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Every Monday, Gus does an episode of “Tell Me Something Good!” Listeners called in to share about their blessings and how God is at work in their lives. Share some good news with someone today! In light of Gus’ Scripture reflection on No More Temple Tax, Gus talks about money today. He asks what the […]
Friday, August 5, 2016
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Gus starts the hour talking about a restaurant we visited in Toronto, while covering the 134th KofC Supreme Convention, called The Burger’s Priest, which had a very Roman collared, priestly theme. Afterwards, he starts a couple rounds of Get to Know Me, where he chats with listeners and asks them a series of questions. Those […]
Tuesday, August 1st to Thursday August 4th, 2016
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Gus was in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to broadcast live from the Knights of Columbus 134th Supreme Meeting. Gus spoke to many prominent members of the KofC, including Supreme Knight Carl Anderson (pictured below), KofC Chaplain Archbishop William Lori, Education Director for the KofC Museum Peter Sonski. He also talked with Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop […]
Monday, August 1, 2016
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Today is Gus and Michelle’s 36th wedding anniversary! Gus says he and his bride Michelle weren’t religious when they got married but they did get married in a Catholic church. He believes that God worked through that sacrament to reach them and, had it not been for their Church wedding, they probably wouldn’t be married today. Gus […]
Friday, July 29, 2016
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Gus talks with Kristen Eck, the woman who missing seminarian Brian Bergkamp (pictured below) rescued while kayaking, which presumably cost him his life. Kristen explains that she was friends of friends of Brian’s and only met him that morning and that he seemed confident and at peace the entire time he was saving her. News did break […]
Thursday, July 28, 2016
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Gus is back from three sick days and explains to his listeners his heart scare last Sunday and asks listeners if a health scare ever changed their attitude about certain things. Later, SiriusXM White House Correspondent Jared Rizzi calls in from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to talk about the what the mood is like […]
Thursday, July 21, 2016
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Gus talks about the events at the Republican National Convention last night, particularly Ted Cruz’s infamous or famous speech (depending on where you stand) where he told Republicans to vote their conscience, didn’t endorse Donald Trump and got booed by many in attendance. Gus plays a portion of the speech and then gets a first-hand account from […]
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
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Gus begins by talking about and playing Msgr. Kieran Harrington’s prayer invocation yesterday at the Republican National Convention. Afterwards, Gus starts a conversation with listeners about being called to a ministry or a particular action in their Catholic faith. Later, Gus talks with listeners about miracles and when they experienced them in their lives.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
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Tom Basile joins Gus from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. They talk about Melania’s speech and if this convention is more about the party or more about Donald Trump. Afterwards, Gus takes the temperature of his audience by asking them how they feel about the political landscape of 2016. He feels this one will be particularly […]
Monday, July 18, 2016
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Gus talks about Donald Trump’s VP candidate selection, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (pictured below), who describes himself as an “evangelical, born-again Catholic.” Gus isn’t sure if that means he’s Catholic or not. He asks listeners their thoughts. Also, Gus reflects on all the violence the world, and particularly our country, that we’ve endured lately and […]
Friday, July 15, 2016
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Gus talks about the invocation to Satan that went down yesterday at the Pensacola City Council and reads the prayer that local satanic temple representative David Suhor invoked. Gus attempted to play the audio of the prayer from his computer but, a few seconds into it, it crashed. So he took it as a sign from God not to […]
Thursday, July 14, 2016
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Gus praises the House of Representatives, which, yesterday, for proposing the Conscience Protection Act. Gus talks about how, as Americans, our consciences must be protected, especially in the face of Catholic hospitals and employers being forced to provide for abortions. He also mentions that President Obama has vowed to veto this bill if it passes through […]
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
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Gus is joined by Maryknoll Lay Missioner Sam Stanton who is also their former Executive Director. He talks about their mission, how he got involved and how you can too. Also, Gus has a couple different discussion topics with listeners today. First, he talks about Catholic posture, when to stand and kneel at mass and listeners call […]
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Gus talks about the practice by the faithful after communion, while the priest is purifying the vessels (aka doing the dishes). Do you remain kneeling or do you sit down and why? He gets caller reaction. Also, Gus recaps the Ad orientem discussion he had with listeners yesterday and some of the international reaction Cardinal Sarah’s […]
Monday, July 11, 2016
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Gus talks about mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral yesterday where NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane in attendance as part of his tour of local churches as a response to the shootings in Dallas, Louisiana and Minnesota last week. He played several clips from Cardinal Dolan’s homily, which addressed the bloody week. Cardinal Dolan linked them […]
Friday, July 8, 2016
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Gus talks about the shootings in Dallas last night. He asks people who are in law enforcement, or who have loved ones in law enforcement, to call in and give their gut reaction. Also, Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican’s liturgy chief, has urged priests to face ad orientum, or liturgical east, during masses this Advent season. That means his […]
Thursday, July 7, 2016
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Brian Pusateri calls in to talk about the ministry he founded called Broken Door Ministries, which focuses on fixing the recurring sins in our own lives. Brian reveals in the interview that as an altar boy, at the age of 12, he was sexually abused by a priest. He talks with Gus about what happened, […]
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
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Gus starts by remembering his brother Glenn (pictured below) who was murdered 24 years ago. Today is his birthday and Gus remarks that, all these years later, it still stings especially because he and Glenn weren’t on good terms when he died. Gus talks with listeners who lost a loved one to violence. Later, Gus talks […]
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
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Gus returns from the Independence Day holiday and is all about the parish bulletin this morning. Is it handed out before mass, after mass or both, and how do they feel about it? He asks if handing it out before mass is a distraction to mass for some people. Later on, Gus asks listeners if they’ve ever […]
Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Gus broadcasts today live from WNGL studios in Fairhope, Alabama, the home of Archangel Radio. He begins by talking about today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 9, in which four friends of a paralytic lower him through the roof so he can Jesus, to which Jesus, after seeing the faith of his friend, replies, “Courage child, your […]
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
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Gus plays some more Friars on Foot audio. He talks with Fr. Francis Orozco and Fr. Thomas Schaeffgen about some of the unique places they’ve visited along the way, including a couple bars. Also, Fr. Thomas tells the story of St. Dominic, the founder of his order, the Order of Preachers. Also, inspired by the story of […]
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Gus shares his experiences from the road with the Friars on Foot. He plays a bonus segment where he did a Q&A session with Fr. Francis Orozco and Fr. Thomas Schaeffgen while walking to Memphis. He talks with them about things that have stood out on this trip, including unusual places they slept and visited […]
Monday, June 27, 2016
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Gus joins Fr. Francis Orozco, O.P. and Fr. Thomas Schaeffgen, O.P., aka the Friars on Foot, in the midst of their 400 mile journey from New Orleans to Memphis. Gus meets them in Senatobia, Mississippi, which is @ 40 miles south of Memphis, and walks with them down local highways. He talks with the friars about their inspiration […]
Friday, June 24, 2016
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In light of the pope’s recent remarks on the state of Catholic marriage, we dedicate an hour on how to strengthen Catholic marriages. First, we talk with listeners about what type of marriage prep they did and/or the marriage retreats they’ve attended. Then, Dick and Diane Baumbach, of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, call in to talk about their organization’s […]
Thursday, June 23, 2016
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Today, Gus talks about the pope’s recent remarks on marriage, where he said, in response to a question about the state of marriage today, that “most” Catholic marriages are null. Gus says he doesn’t necessarily disagree with the pope but feels his remarks were “inartfully said.” Gus gets listener reaction.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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Gus talks about the comments from his bishop, Robert Lynch of the diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, following the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando where 49 people were killed by Omar Mateen. The Pulse was an LGBT nightclub and Bishop Lynch points the finger at religious people, including Catholics, for singling out and […]
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
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Jacqueline Rapp, a canon lawyer, joins Gus to talk about the pope’s recent comments on the validity of “most” Catholic marriages. Afterwards, she takes marriage annulment questions from listeners. Also, Gus engages in a little Tell Me Something Good with listeners since he wasn’t able to do so yesterday.
Monday, June 20, 2016
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It’s the Smells and the Bells today on Seize the Day. Gus asks listeners if their church rings the bells during the consecration; a practice that dates back to the earliest days of the Church. Many listeners said they did after experiencing a time when they didn’t. One caller told a funny story about how his priest is […]
Friday, June 17, 2016
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Tom Basile fills in for Gus Lloyd today on Seize the Day. First, in light of Father’s Day, which is this Sunday, Tom talks with New Emangelization Founder Matthew Christoff about what it takes to be a committed Catholic father. Then, Sister Kathleen Lunsmann, president of Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR), calls in to talk about […]
Thursday, June 16, 2016
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It’s Nuns on the Gus Lloyd Show today!! Sister Cecilia Ann Rezac, superior general of the Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln, calls in to talk about the rise of young nuns in various orders throughout the country. Also, Gus’s friend Adele Ference is a guest on the show. She talks about her daughter Megan who […]
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
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Deacon Matt Skinner calls in to the program. He’s recently been made a permanent deacon and is single. Currently, only 2% of permanent deacons are unmarried men, which requires celibacy. Deacon Skinner talks about his calling and the challenges and rewards it’s brought him. Then, Gus talks about how the Diocese of Helena, Montana is now […]
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Yesterday, Gus received a call from his youngest son John yesterday after he was rear ended by an old woman who drove off. A Good Samaritan saw John was in distress and spoke to his parents for him. Gus is doing his show from Dayton, Ohio this week and his son is in Florida. He expresses […]
Monday, June 13, 2016
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Today is St. Anthony of Padua’s feast day. Gus talks about how he’s the patron saint of lost items and recites the famous poem “Tony, Tony, turn around/Something’s lost that can’t be found.” There are many iterations of that pray, so Gus invites listeners to call in to share their version and their stories of […]
Thursday, June 9, 2016
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Gus talked today with Gary Montgomery, a former TV sportscaster turned Catholic evangelist and author of It’s Fun to be Catholic! Gary shared stories about his life and his ministry teaching 8th graders religious education. He also brings his motivational message to conferences and parish missions. Find out more about him at www.ICanPlay.com. Gus then […]
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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Gus was joined this morning by newly ordained priest Fr. Tom Colucci. At the age of 60, Fr. Tom was just ordained for the archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Dolan. Read his fascinating story here. Gus asked his listeners to share their stories of unexpected pregnancies that resulted in unexpected blessings. It’s a great […]
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
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Gus lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, which got brushed by Tropical Storm Colin. So Gus asks listeners if they or their family have ever been affected by some natural disaster. A relic of Pope Saint John Paul II was recently stolen from a cathedral in Cologne, Germany. Gus asks listeners what, if […]
Monday, June 6, 2016
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Today is the second anniversary of the death of Gus’ sister Nancy. Nancy lived with Gus and Michelle for the final months of her life before dying of lung cancer. Gus asked listeners today to share their experiences with dying loved ones – the challenges and the blessings. David Naglieri, the director of Liberating a […]