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    Thursday, February 20, 2025

    Thursday, February 20, 2025
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    In today’s Gospel reading, we see a profound dichotomy in the relationship between Jesus and Peter that applies to all of us. Peter has an incredible profession of faith after...

    Wednesday, February 19, 2025

    Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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    Fr. Leo Patalinghug calls in to talk about a number of Catholic issues with Gus, including the condition of Pope Francis, who is in the hospital battling double pneumonia. They...

    Tuesday, February 18, 2025

    Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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    Gus is joined by Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN to talk about some news of Catholic interest and they begin by talking about the health of Pope Francis. He was...

    Friday, February 14, 2025

    Friday, February 14, 2025
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    In a recent interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Vice President JD Vance used the Catholic teaching of “ordo amoris” to justify the Trump administrations crackdown on illegal immigration and...

    Thursday, February 13, 2025

    Thursday, February 13, 2025
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    We're in the middle of National Marriage Week, so Gus opens the phones up to listeners who've been married longer than 10 years and asks them to give marriage advice...

    Wednesday, February 12, 2025

    Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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    Gus is joined by Dr. Grattan Brown, the director of mission and ministry at the St. John Paul II Shrine in Washington D.C., to talk about their new Shroud of...

    Tuesday, February 11, 2025

    Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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    Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes which celebrates when the Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared to a young French girl named Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France in...

    Monday, February 10, 2025

    Monday, February 10, 2025
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    Gus is joined by John Recio and Adrian Gonzales of the West Texas Catholic Men’s Conference who call in to talk about their event, which takes place on Saturday, March...

    Friday, February 7, 2025

    Friday, February 7, 2025
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    Gus is joined in the Conversion Corner by Gary Morgan who converted to the Catholic faith from the Cowboy Church. He shares his faith story growing up in the Pentecostal...

    Thursday, February 6, 2025

    Thursday, February 6, 2025
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    In the spirit of Super Bowl LIX, Gus is joined by Fr. Greg Shaffer, the team chaplain for the Washington Commanders of the NFL and the pastor of Our Lady...

    Wednesday, February 5, 2025

    Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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    Gus is joined by Deacon Greg Trum and Mike Klover. Both are members of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Leawood, Kansas. Last week, the two drove out to...

    Monday, February 3, 2025

    Monday, February 3, 2025
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    Gus is joined by Tommy Schultz, the CEO of American Federation for Children, which is the largest school choice advocacy group in the country. School choice allows tax dollars to...

    Thursday, January 30, 2025

    Thursday, January 30, 2025
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    This week is Catholic Schools Week, so Gus welcomes Colleen McCoy-Cejka to the show. She is the owner and managing partner of Inclusion Solutions, which aids Catholic schools around the...

    Wednesday, January 29, 2025

    Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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    Gus talks about President Donald Trump’s executive order that ended federal support for “gender-affirming care” for minors, which he signed yesterday. It ends any taxpayer funding for surgeries on children...

    Tuesday, January 28, 2025

    Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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    Last week, President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice prosecuted via the FACE Act. Many pro-life activists and politicians believed the prosecutions to be...

    Monday, January 27, 2025

    Monday, January 27, 2025
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    Gus is joined by Fr. Frank Mann, a retired priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York. Last week, he gave the closing prayer at President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony....

    Friday, January 24, 2025

    Friday, January 24, 2025
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    Today is the 52nd annual March for Life in Washington D.C. and although Gus isn't there physically, he's there in spirit and leads a pro-life themed show beginning with pro-life...

    Thursday, January 23, 2025

    Thursday, January 23, 2025
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    Gus previews today’s guest, Fr. Michael Hartley, who co-hosts a popular YouTube podcast called “The Panhandle Padres.” Fr. Michael also has a tattoo sleeve on his arm, which is filled...

    Wednesday, January 22, 2025

    Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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    Gus brings back our very popular segment, Ask a Canon Lawyer. Our previous canon lawyer is no longer able to participate in the segment, so we welcome our new canon...

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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    Gus opens by talking about the Ohio State Buckeyes winning the national championship last night with their defeat of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the incredible display of Christian...

    Friday, January 17, 2025

    Friday, January 17, 2025
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    Gus talks about the Thermostat Wars. That’s the disagreement that erupts in many a marriage where the husband and the wife argue about at what temperature the thermostat should be...

    Thursday, January 16, 2025

    Thursday, January 16, 2025
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    Yesterday, a cease fire was announced between Israel and Hamas. It was a deadly war that began when Hamas soldiers attacked civilians at the Nova Music Festival on October 7,...

    Wednesday, January 15, 2025

    Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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    Dr. Joseph Meaney of the National Catholic Bioethics Center calls in to talk about their strategic partnership with Legatus in an effort to help Catholic business leaders navigate pro-life and...

    Tuesday, January 14, 2025

    Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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    Next Wednesday will mark the one-year anniversary of Gus returning to live radio following a month-long battle with shingles. He describes it as the most intense, painful suffering and agonizing...

    Monday, January 13, 2025

    Monday, January 13, 2025
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    Catholic author David Bonagura Jr. calls in to talk about his newest book, “100 Tough Questions for Catholics: Common Obstacles to Faith Today,” which is available from Sophia Institute Press....

    Friday, January 10, 2025

    Friday, January 10, 2025
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    Gus continues his conversation on immigration, mass deportation and reform. He reads and reflects on the recently released USCCB document, “Catholic Elements of Immigration Reform.” Later, Gus continues reading and...

    Thursday, January 9, 2025

    Thursday, January 9, 2025
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    Gus talks about Artificial Intelligence, or AI as it is commonly known. Over the Christmas break, all four of his children and their families came home, and his oldest son...

    Wednesday, January 8, 2025

    Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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    One of the biggest hot button cultural issues that affected this past presidential election was gender ideology; in particular, men who identify as women being allowed to use women’s bathrooms...

    Tuesday, January 7, 2025

    Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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    Gus recounts a homily he heard a priest give once on today’s Gospel where he downplayed the feeding of the multitudes and chalked it up to the people in attendance...

    Monday, January 6, 2025

    Monday, January 6, 2025
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    Gus is joined by Catholic author Cheryl Hughes who calls in to talk about her new book, “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker,” available from Ignatius Press. In it, Cheryl...

    Friday, January 3, 2025

    Friday, January 3, 2025
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    Today’s alternate feast in the liturgy is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. St. Paul calls it the name that is above every name, but many people...

    Thursday, January 2, 2025

    Thursday, January 2, 2025
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    It’s the first show of a New Year so Gus continues an annual tradition of providing Scriptural New Year’s Resolutions from the New Testament for listeners who call in and...

    Thursday, December 19, 2024

    Thursday, December 19, 2024
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    Gus presents his final phase of Project Christmas, the Children’s Dream Fund. He welcomes Executive Director Amanda Griffin Walker and, over the course of one hour, they raise nearly $7,000...

    Wednesday, December 18, 2024

    Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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    Gus talks about today’s Gospel reading, where an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him not to take Mary into his home. Joseph was...

    Tuesday, December 17, 2024

    Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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    Gus looks more at today’s Gospel reading from Matthew, which focuses on the genealogy of Jesus. He talks about the three women who were mentioned, Tamar, Ruth and the wife...

    Monday, December 16, 2024

    Monday, December 16, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Catholic and fitness author Beth Bubik to talk about her new book, “Delay and Pray: Permanent Weight Loss Through Spiritual Fasting.” Beth uses the age old...

    Friday, December 13, 2024

    Friday, December 13, 2024
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    A couple of days ago, Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago, issued a pastoral letter called “As We Pray.” In it, the cardinal seems to discourage the faithful...

    Thursday, December 12, 2024

    Thursday, December 12, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Dr. Richard Sherlock, co-editor of the new book “Catholic Engagement with Latter-Day Saints,” available from Ignatius Press. Dr. Sherlock, himself, is a convert from Mormanism. He...

    Wednesday, December 11, 2024

    Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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    Gus kicks off Project Christmas Phase II with Operation Once-in-a-Lifetime. He’s joined by founder Sgt. Patrick Sowers and with the help of our listeners, we raise close to $17,000 in...

    Tuesday, December 10, 2024

    Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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    Today, Gus mentions that it was approximately three years ago that he and Michelle took bowling back up as a hobby. Back in 1977, they met at a bowling alley...

    Monday, December 9, 2024

    Monday, December 9, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and clears up a few common misconceptions about it. He also explains why it’s a holy day of obligation in most U.S....

    Friday, December 6, 2024

    Friday, December 6, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas, the bishop of Myra (modern day Turkey), who for more than a millennia has served as the inspiration for Santa Claus. Gus tells...

    Thursday, December 5, 2024

    Thursday, December 5, 2024
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    Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. vs. Skrmetti, which banned transgender surgeries on children in the state of Tennessee. Transgenderism is a real hot button issue these...

    Wednesday, December 4, 2024

    Wednesday, December 4, 2024
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    Today is the 18th anniversary of the Catholic Channel. Back on this day in 2006, Gus and Cardinal Edward Egan were the first voices heard on our airwaves and he...

    Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024

    Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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    Gus launches Project Christmas 2024 and, in Phase I, he welcomes back Food for the Poor and its CEO Ed Raine. In an hour, they raise close to $5,000 for...

    Monday, December 2, 2024

    Monday, December 2, 2024
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    Gus returns live from being off all of last week for Thanksgiving. He starts off with Catholic author Gary Zimak who calls in to talk about his new book, “Find...

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    Friday, November 22, 2024
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    Since the show is off next week, Gus prays his Intentional Rosary with listeners today and, with Thanksgiving being next week, encourages callers to say to offer something for which...

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    Thursday, November 21, 2024
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    Gus asks listeners if they have a favorite sports memory and invites them to call in and share it. We hear everything from Little League games to game winning high...

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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    Alex Jones, co-founder and CEO of the Hallow App, calls in to talk about their latest project, Advent Pray25, which uses John 3:16 as its theme and features prayers and...

    Tuesday, November 19, 2024

    Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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    This past Sunday, FOX Nation debuted “The Saints,” a mini docudrama series produced and narrated by Martin Scorsese. There are eight episodes in total, four of which are currently available...

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