Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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One thing that Gus enjoys doing when the moments arise is playing a spiritual roulette game based off a certain spiritual writing with listeners. The most popular is Bible Roulette...
Monday, January 23, 2023
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Gus is joined by Catholic author Erick Ybarra who talks about his new book from Emmaus Road Publishing entitled "The Papacy: Revisiting the Debate Between Catholics and Orthodox." He talks...
Friday, January 20, 2023
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Today is the March for Life in Washington D.C. so Gus puts together a March for Life-themed edition of Seize the Day and is joined by several guests. First up, Kathryn...
Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Gus talks about the purge he and Michelle have decided to do of the excess stuff laying around in their house. It's a major project. He shares a story about...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Gus welcomes Crystalina Evert to the show to talk about her new book, "Women Made New: Reflections on Adversity, Transformation and Healing" available from Sophia Institute Press. She shares some...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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Actress, producer, director and Catholic evangelist Nicole Abisinio calls in to talk about her latest project, "The Advocate," which is streaming now on Pureflix. She also shares a bit of...
Friday, January 13, 2023
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In today's Friday w/the Fathers, Gus continues with St. Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures and follows that up with talking about St. Hilary of Poitiers, the saint whose feast we...
Thursday, January 12, 2023
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Gus plays an audio clip from the audio book version of his Magnetic Christianity. It's Chapter 11: Encouragement, which is the focus of today's First Reading from St. Paul's Letter...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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Gus tells his listeners that he and his bride Michelle are getting ready to do a purge of old, unneeded stuff in their home and one of the things Gus...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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This past weekend, President Joe Biden visited the southern border for the first time in his life and enacted several new immigrant laws seeking to ebb the record overflow that's...
Monday, January 9, 2023
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In light of today's Gospel from Matthew, when Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist, Gus talks about the Catholic teaching on the sacrament of baptism. He goes over what...
Friday, January 6, 2023
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Dr. Edward Sri of FOCUS calls in from their SEEK23 Conference where he's about to give the keynote address. He goes over some of what he'll be talking about as...
Thursday, January 5, 2023
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In a truncated version of Seize the Day, Gus opens talking about today's special programming in tribute of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and later reads and reflects on...
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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In a longstanding Seize the Day tradition, Gus pulls 12 Scriptural New Year's Resolutions and invites listeners to call in and receive one. Also, Crisis Magazine Editor Eric Sammons calls in...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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Today, Gus remembers Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who passed away on Saturday, December 31st. He talks with listeners who shared their memories of and encounters with the late pontiff. Fr....
Thursday, December 22, 2022
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In the final live Seize the Day of 2022, Gus opens up the Seize the Day Family Christmas party and invites listeners to call in and share what Christmas dish...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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It seems like many choirs in parishes throughout the U.S. perform the song "Mary Did You Know," which has some controversial lines from a Catholic theological perspective. Gus plays a...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN News calls in to talk about the laicization of Fr. Frank Pavone that took place over the weekend. He and Gus also do a Year...
Monday, December 19, 2022
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Gus goes over some Catholic news items of interest that includes two notable pro-life activists. First, David Daleiden whose Center for Medical Progress exposed high ranking Planned Parenthood agreeing to...
Friday, December 16, 2022
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Alex Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of the Hallow app, calls in to talk about their Advent Challenge. He also shares the history of the app and talks about some of...
Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Gus eulogizes Msgr. Austin Mullen, a priest in the Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida. He was the pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Tampa when Gus and Michelle had...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Today was Phase III of Project Christmas, which featured the Children's Dream Fund. In a little under and hour, we were able to raised over $14,000 to fulfill the dreams...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Gus shares a letter from his non-Catholic friend Bob, asking Gus why he chose to return to the Catholic Church and what he would change about it. Bob shares he...
Monday, December 12, 2022
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Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Gus talks about her story in depth also about the tilma, which is still incorrupt and perfectly preserved after nearly 500...
Friday, December 9, 2022
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Gus talks about a strange text message he received that said his order had an "incomplete shipping address." He knew it was a scam but was perplexed how they got...
Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Gus kicks off Phase II of Project Christmas. Today, he welcomes back Operation Once-in-a-Lifetime and its founder and CEO, Sgt. Patrick Sowers. Operation Once-in-a-Lifetime's mission is to financially assist needy...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas, 4th century bishop of Myra in modern-day Italy. Over the centuries, he has adopted the alias of Santa Claus because of his incredible generosity during...
Monday, December 5, 2022
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Fr. Robert Spitzer calls in to talk about his latest book "The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings." He and Gus go over...
Friday, December 2, 2022
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Gus debuts a new segment called Friday Firsts where he invites listeners to call in and share a notable first event in their lives. Today, he asks them what their...
Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Gus has a bevy of guests on the program today! First up is Fr. Leo Patalinghug, who calls in from the Holy Land and talks with Gus about a number...
Giving Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Today began our annual Project Christmas and Gus once again welcomes Food for the Poor to kick things off. Over the course of an hour, our generous listeners raised close...
Monday, November 28, 2022
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Catholic author and theologian John Bergsma calls in to talk about his new book, "The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings for Year A." John is...
Friday, November 18, 2022
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Since Gus won't be live next week, he invites listeners to call in and share what they're thankful for and particularly requests callers who've recently endured any kind of hardship....
Thursday, November 17, 2022
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In today's First Reading from the Book of Revelation, St. John tells us that our prayers "rise like incense in heaven." Gus talks about his prayer life and how it's...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Today, two female saints have feast days in the Church liturgy, Sts. Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude the Great. Gus shares a little of their respective histories with listeners. A big...
Monday, November 14, 2022
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Authors Ali Ghaffari and Paul List call in to talk about their new book, "Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkein Revealed." The book talks about the seminal Lord of the...
Thursday, November 10, 2022
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Jeannie Mancini, president of the March for Life, calls in to talk about the results of the Midterm Elections on Tuesday, which was very favorable to the pro-abortion movement. Jeannie...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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Gus talks about how he is heartsick this morning over the Midterm Elections and not because of any party result but more over the solid recognition that the United States...
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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Today is Election Day in the United States so Gus invites listeners to call in and talk about whether or not they voted, if they plan to if not, and...
Friday, November 4, 2022
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Gus talks about how his bride Michelle was going through some old items that have been laying around for years, including old children's VHS tapes that their kids used to...
Thursday, November 3, 2022
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Catholic author Dr. Kevin Vost calls in today to talk about his new book entitled "What is God: Answering the World's Most Important Question (with the Help of Aquinas)." Vost...
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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Today is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, aka All Souls Day. It's a day set aside by the Church to remember all our loved ones who've passed and to...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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In honor of All Saints Day, Gus invites listeners to call in and talk about three saints they'd like to spend the day with and/or who was their confirmation saint....
Monday, October 31, 2022
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Today is Halloween and Gus reads and reacts to a piece in Crisis Magazine by Sean Fitzpatrick entitled "What Do You Tell Your Kids About Halloween?" It addresses the annual...
Friday, October 28, 2022
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Dr. Matthew Bunson calls in to talk about several news items of Catholic interest, including Pres. Joe Biden's dismal approval ratings, particularly among Catholic voters, the state of the Synod...
Thursday, October 27, 2022
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Gus talks about a new study released by the Catholic Project that measures the level of satisfaction among Catholic priests in the United States. Among the criteria, it measures the...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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The USCCB recently issued a statement regarding President Joe Biden's incredibly radical new stance on abortion and how it is single-minded, extreme and goes against Church teaching. The refer to...
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Gus is joined in studio by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke who's in town to visit with fundraisers for an Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in LaCrosse, Wisconsin with which he's...
Monday, October 24, 2022
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This year is the 10th anniversary of Gus' book "Magnetic Christianity" and he commemorates it by playing the chapter on enthusiasm from the audio version of the book. Later, Gus plays a...
Friday, October 21, 2022
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In today's Friday w/the Fathers, Gus reads and reflects from St. Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures. Goes also does his Friday Prayer Time with listeners and plays Pick a Prize....