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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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Project Christmas Phase II kicked off today with the Order of Malta’s Prison Ministry and is joined by Chairman Steve Caron, Fr. George Williams and volunteer Sharon Whiddon. We raised $4,000 in one hour. If you weren’t able to call in and would still like to donate, click here. Also, Gus asks listeners what their […]
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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Gus talks a lot about the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the commencement of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. In honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s feast day, Gus talks with listeners about what their mother and/or their Holy Mother means to them. For the opening of the Year of Mercy, Gus goes over […]
Monday, December 7, 2015
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Gus kicks off the week talking to Maureen Ferguson of the Catholic Association about the Senate’s vote to defund Planned Parenthood. She provides detail on who supported this and who didn’t and how the eventual veto by President Barack Obama won’t stifle the push to end abortion in this country. Then, Gus talks with documentary […]
Friday, December 4, 2015
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Gus talks to an angel today….literally. Fr. Fredy Angel, of the Diocese of Savannah, calls in to Seize the Day to talk about the methods he used to turn around the struggling Queen of Angels parish in Lakeland, Georgia. His story was recently profiled in Our Sunday Visitor. Also, Gus asks listeners if, in the wake of […]
Thursday, December 3, 2015
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Gus reacts to the news in San Bernadino, California; the latest location of a mass shooting spree, at the hands of Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik, which left 14 people dead and 17 injured. Gus takes umbrage with the New York Daily News headline that read “God Isn’t Fixing This,” and asks callers what […]
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
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Gus is joined by Rep. Diane Black this morning who talks about the unfair reaction the pro-life movement is facing in the wake of Robert Lewis Dear’s killings at the Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Listen to the full interview here. Afterwards, Dr. James Tonkowich sits down with Gus in the Conversion Corner. […]
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
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Today, we begin Phase I of our annual Project Christmas. Each year, in the four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Gus has one charity on per week to raise money for needy individuals. Today, we welcome Angel Aloma, executive director of Food for the Poor, calls in to raise money for the poor in 17 […]
Monday, November 30, 2015
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Gus opens the show by remembering his sister Phyllis who passed away early last week. Her health had been declining for some time, but it was rather unexpected. This is the third child that Gus’ mom has lost, and her oldest. We also welcome Monica Miller to the program. She’s the director of Citizens for a Pro-life Society. […]
Monday November 23rd to Friday November 27th
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Gus is taking an extended Thanksgiving holiday this week so Seize the Day will be in best of’s. Tune in to hear some truly great recent moments and Happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners and readers from Gus Lloyd and all of us here on Seize the Day!!
Friday, November 20, 2015
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Gus plays the trailer for the new motion picture “Spotlight,” which tells the story of those who uncovered the Boston priestly sex abuse scandal and gets listener reaction. Some callers commented on the film while others commented on the scandal itself. Gus also plays a round of Get to Know Me, where callers who get on the […]
Thursday, November 19, 2015
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Elise Harris, writer for Catholic News Agency and the National Catholic Register, talks with Gus this morning about the reports that circulated yesterday in the Daily Herald that Mother Teresa would be canonized in September 2016. The Vatican nixed that notion, stating that the cause for her canonization had not concluded yet and no date has […]
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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Gus continues his discussion about hosting Syrian refugees. He talks with listeners about how they feel about it and whether they think we should continue giving asylum to Syrian refugees fleeing ISIS persecution, stop it altogether or find a happy medium. Gus also talks with Shaun McAfee, founder of EpicPew, about the subject. Shaun is […]
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
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Fr. Michael Champagne, of the diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, joins Gus today to tell Seize the Day listeners about his mobile confessional, which is actually a converted ambulance. Fr. Michael tells Gus how he brings confession to those who can’t bring themselves to the confessional. Check out the story in more detail here. Also, Gus talks […]
Monday, November 16, 2015
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Gus gives his reaction to the Paris terrorist attacks this past Friday, November 14th, and admits he struggles with hating these perpetrators and hoping for their demise and praying for their conversion. He takes it to the listeners and asks how they deal with it. Also, Frank Rocca, Vatican correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, calls […]
Friday, November 13, 2013
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Ashley McGuire, senior fellow at the Catholic Association, calls in to Seize the Day to talk about the Little Sisters of the Poor‘s lawsuit against the Obama administration going to the Supreme Court. You can check out her article on the subject here. Also, Gus talks about Catholic school today and asks listeners to call […]
Thursday, November 12, 2015
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Deacon Jeffrey Lewis sat down in the Conversion Corner with Gus this morning on Seize the Day. Deacon Lewis is a convert from the Episcopalian Church. He was not practicing his faith and it took him nearly dying while attempting to rescue a man who fell through ice for God to get his attention. Check out […]
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
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We honor our military veterans today by talking with listeners who served their country in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard. Gus thanks them by rewarding those who get on the air with a prize. Also, Gus talks with Sheila Laughton, program manager of Loyola Spirituality Center, which provides spiritual direction to military […]
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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Gus talks about a conversation he had with a friend recently where his friend revealed that his daughter was involved in a toxic relationship and said that this increased his prayer life. So, Gus asks listeners if they’ve ever been in a toxic relationship or if someone they loved had been in one. Also, Gus has […]
Monday, November 9, 2015
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Gus gets the show started with Deacon Greg Kandra, founder of one of the most popular Catholic blogs, the Deacon’s Bench. He talks about the site’s big move to Aleteia as well as his work as a writer and producer for CBS News for over 20 years. We also do a couple rounds of Tell Me […]
Friday, November 6, 2015
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Lots of prayer on today’s Seize the Day. First, Gus talks with listeners about answered prayer. Was there ever a moment in your life when you prayed to God about something and received an obvious answer? Afterwards, Gus takes listener prayer requests. Gus also replays his Conversion Corner interview with Jeff and Lois Heron from […]
Thursday, November 5, 2015
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Gus talks with listeners about atheism today. He invites callers who have friends or family members, or who may even be atheist themselves, and talk to them about the effects it has had on them and their family. Also, Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie, policy adviser for the Catholic Association, calls in to talk about how […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
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Gus talks with listeners about addiction today. After getting a letter from a listener named Lloyd who spoke of a family member who smokes vociferously, he asks Gus if this person is slowly committing suicide. Gus takes it to the listeners and gets their thoughts on it. Also, we do a little bit of Catholic […]
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
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National Catholic Register Rome Correspondent Edward Pentin calls in to the program first thing to talk about the two Vatileaks arrests that occurred in the Vatican yesterday. Francesca Chaouqui and Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda were arrested Monday and charged with leaking confidential information and documents. Chaouqui has since been freed due to her cooperation in the […]
Monday, November 2, 2015
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Today is the Feast of All Souls in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church and Gus invites listeners to call in who wish to remember a loved one who passed away recently. Then, Gus talks with Mary Rose Verrett, co-founder of Witness to Love and director of marriage and family life at St. Joseph’s Church […]
Friday, October 30, 2015
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On the eve of Halloween, Gus talks with listeners about their feelings on the holiday. Do you participate? Do you not? Do you feel the “culture of death” has taken hold of it? Gus also talks about the Catholic roots of Halloween. Also, there was a proposal on October 29th by Parade Chairman John L. […]
Thursday, October 29, 2015
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Gus has a couple powerful listener segments today. First, he asks them about church shopping and whether or not they’ve gone to different churches in an effort to find one that they like. Also, Gus talks about finding healing in marriage and talks with listeners whose marriages were seemingly on the rocks but then experienced […]
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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Dr. Edward Sri calls into Seize the Day today to discuss his new book “Love Unveiled: The Catholic Faith Explained.” In addition to being an author and speaker, Dr. Sri is the co-founder of FOCUS, content director and host of Symbolon and general editor of Opening the Word: Your Journey through the Sunday Readings, among other […]
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
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Gus talks with listeners about Eucharist adoration and whether they’ve ever had a profound experience while doing that. Also, Jeff and Lois Heron sit down with Gus in the Conversion Corner. Check out their conversion story on the Coming Home Network Web site here. And, Gus also dissects Pope Francis’ closing speech from the 2015 […]
Monday, October 26, 2015
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Today, Gus welcomes Kelly Garver Nieto to the program. The former Miss Michigan was first runner-up in the 1987 Miss America Pageant and has since undergone a conversion to the Catholic Church. Today, she’s the producer of the Cross and the Light. Check out her 2013 appearance on the Coming Home Network here. And, on […]
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
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Today Gus talked about marriage prep and how it has been a hot topic of conversation at the Synod on the Family. Listeners shared about their marriage prep experiences and their thoughts about the idea of a “marriage catechumenate.” You can read more about that here. Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, a priest with Priests for Life […]
Friday, October 16, 2015
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Gus responds to an email he got from a listener who was angry that he spoke about Archbishop Blase Cupich’s call for stricter gun control laws earlier this week. He read the email on the air and then took listener reaction. To read the email, click here. And, Fr. Andrew Small, national director of the […]
Thursday, October 15, 2015
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Tomorrow begins the nine days of prayer and fasting for the sanctity of life, marriage, and for the Synod on the Family. International Prayer and Fasting Coalition Chairperson Maureen Flynn joins Gus to talk about the purpose of the event and gives a history of how communal prayer has worked. Also, Gus talks with listeners about mixed marriages; […]
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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Gus begins the day talking about gun control. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich wrote an op-ed piece recently for the Chicago Tribune calling for stricter gun laws and tougher regulation. Gus asks listeners what their thoughts are on gun control. Also, Gus talked to listeners about teens and mass. How do, or did, your teens react […]
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Catholic marriage is the central focus of today’s edition of Seize the Day. First, Gus asks listeners about their pre-marriage expectations. Was their faith a major fact? Did they look for a Catholic spouse or was that not a factor? Then, Gus welcomes Jacqueline Rapp, canon lawyer and founder of Rapp Canonical Consulting, takes Catholic marriage […]
Monday, October 12, 2015
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Gus welcomed Erin Byrnes and Kitty Stinelli to the program today. Kitty is co-founder of Joseph’s House for Women, which provides a nurturing home for mothers facing an unplanned pregnancy in upstate New York. Each year, they hold a raffle, which features many prizes. This year’s big one was a brand new Chevy Tahoe LTZ with a sticker […]
Friday, October 9, 2015
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Gus witnessed some funny antics at mass last Sunday when he and his wife were sitting behind a family with young children. He takes it to the listeners and asks them what their funniest kid moment was at mass. Also, Dave Pierre called into the show to talk about his new book “Sins of the […]
Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Gus is in a conundrum. He had a septic issue at home and his contractor has promised to come out and fix it six times, but, alas, has never showed up. After numerous telephone discussions, which led to empty promise after empty promise, Gus had to take matters into his own hands and fix the […]
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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As the Synod of Bishops continues in Rome, Gus gives an update of what’s been discussed and then addresses another issue affecting Catholic families….adoption. He welcomes Leesa Elliott, adoption services manager of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, to the program to talk about Catholic adoption and some of the challenges it faces […]
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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Gus addresses the controversial physician-assisted suicide bill signed into law in the state of California by Gov. Jerry Brown. He gives his thoughts on the devastating consequences this may have and gets listener reaction as well. And, the Synod of Bishops continues in Rome, addressing multiple issues affecting families. Gus talks with Gregory Mills, executive […]
Monday, October 5, 2015
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As the 2015 Synod of the Family opens up in Rome, Gus welcomes Carl Olson, author of “Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family” and editor of Catholic World Report, talks about what he expects to come out of it and what issues will be addressed. And, speaking of family-related issues, Deacon Neil Tift […]
Friday, October 2, 2015
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Nearly one week following Pope Francis’ visit to the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, the prison chaplain, Fr. Matthew Palkowski, joins Gus to talk about how it all came together and what effects he’s seeing following the pontiff’s meeting. Fr. Matthew reveals that he himself wrote the pope a letter a […]
Thursday, October 1, 2015
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Word came out yesterday that Pope Francis met with Kim Davis for a few minutes during his U.S. visit last week. Gus gets reaction from listeners and from Deacon Keith Fournier who wrote an article about the visit on the Stream. Also, Bishop Thomas Olmstead calls in to the program to discuss his new Apostolic […]
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
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It was a big day on Capitol Hill yesterday for Planned Parenthood and their president, Cecile Richards who testified at a Congressional hearing on behalf of the organization over allegations of misusing appropriated funds and selling fetal body parts. Anti-abortion activist, and former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson joined Gus to give her reaction […]
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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We’re finally getting back to normal on Seize the Day. For the first time since the beginning of Pope Radio on the Catholic Channel, back on Monday, September 21st, Gus did his show live from his studio in Tampa, Florida. We’re still feeling the buzz from Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. and Gus kept the phone lines […]
Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Gus talked about the 2015 Republican Presidential Candidate Debate Round 2 this morning and asks listeners if there were any winners or losers. Later, Fr. Jerry Brown sits down with Gus in the Conversion Corner. He’s a former Episcopalian priest who wasn’t raised with any religion as a child. You can watch his recent appearance […]
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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We’re one day closer to Pope Francis’ first-ever visit to the United States of America so Gus asks his listeners if they’ve ever had a “Close Encounter of the Papal Kind.” Many listeners called in to talk about meeting or getting close to Pope John Paul II and/or Pope Benedict XVI in Rome or on […]
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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Rep. Diane Black calls in to the program today to talk about her Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, H.R. 3134, which she introduced this week in the House of Representatives. The legislation has the support of 80 original cosponsors and would place an immediate moratorium on all federal funding of Planned Parenthood for the span […]
Monday, September 14, 2015
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We’re less than two weeks away from Pope Francis’ first-ever visit to the United States and Gus is getting ready. Ignitum Today writer Anne Marie Miller joins Gus to go over whether or not we’re ready for this historic event. Read her recent article here. Also, on his Facebook page, Gus shared a video of […]
Thursday, September 10, 2015
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Austen Ivereigh is Gus’ guest today and he talks about the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe and the pope’s appeal to parishes throughout the continent to take in a family seeking asylum. Read Austen’s article here. And, since Gus is off tomorrow, he offers Prayer Time today to his listeners. Also, Bob Dunning joins Gus […]
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
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In the wake of the Vatican’s announcement yesterday that Pope Francis has reformed the marriage annulment process, Gus talks with Canon Lawyer Michael Ritty, of Canon Law Professionals, LLC, about the annulment process and how Pope Francis’ reform will affect it moving forward. Gus resumes the discussion with listeners who’ve been through the annulment process and […]