Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Fr. Leo Patalinghug calls in to talk about his new book called "Dining with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Righteous Feast," which talks about saints in a different...
Friday, February 10, 2023
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As we approach Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, Gus does his first Reading or Rosary of the year. He asks listeners who wish to commit to either praying...
Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Gus tells his listeners that, even though he's been in radio for over 40 years, he still gets nervous before work, especially in the 30 minutes leading up to the...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Last night was the finale of Season 3 of The Chosen. Gus talks about it, gives a few spoilers and his thoughts on how it was, all of which were positive....
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Gus is joined by Bret Thoman who calls in to talk about his new book, "Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotundo." He talks...
Monday, February 6, 2023
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Gus is joined by Fr. John Hollowell, a priest in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, who gained a little bit of notoriety in 2019 for some of his homilies and talks...
Friday, February 3, 2023
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Gus is joined by Mark Houck who was recently acquitted from charges of violating the FACE Act, which is a federal law that provides legal protection for individuals who work...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord so Gus, the fourth mystery of the Joyful Mysteries on the Rosary so Gus talks a lot about that today. First, Mark...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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This week is Catholic Schools Week and, in celebration, Gus is joined by Cissy LaForge, the head of school at St. Michael Special School in New Orleans, Louisiana. It's a Catholic school that is...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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Today is the Feast of St. John Bosco, founded of the Salesian order and the patron saint of students, young children and juvenile delinquents. St. John Bosco spent much of...
Monday, January 30, 2023
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Gus is joined by Catholic author Mary Eberstadt to talk about her new book "Adam and Eve After the Pill, Revisited." It's a sequel to her 2012 book "Adam and...
Friday, January 27, 2023
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Gus plays the audio of a powerful video clip that's starting to go viral called "The Power of One Hail Mary." Afterwards, Gus gives an update of the Mark Houck...
Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Gus reads verbatim the Associated Press' interview with Pope Francis where the topic of homosexuality took up a big part of it. The pope said that homosexuality is a sin...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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In honor of today's Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Gus talks about how Fr. Leo Patalinghug converted him to brussels sprouts and asks listeners to call in if...
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...