Friday, July 23, 2021
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In light of today's First Reading, Gus goes over the Ten Commandments individually and gives a brief reflection on each one and how in-depth they are. He talks about how easily and...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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It was almost a year ago when Gus' wife and her sisters made the decision to be their mother into an assisted living facility. He invites listeners to call in...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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Gus continues discussing the pope's Motu Proprio, "Traditionis custodes," which puts strict limits on the celebration of the traditional Latin mass, and opens up the discussion up with listeners and...
Monday, July 19, 2021
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Gus talks about the Motu Proprio issued by Pope Francis, entitled "Traditionus custodes," which puts restrictions on the extraordinary form of the traditional Latin mass. In addition to talking about...
Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Today Gus talked with Troy Guy, a convert to Catholicism, author of Evangelical Catholic and founder of Discover His Church. Troy told his conversion story and talked about the slow...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Dr. Matthew Bunson, Executive Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for EWTN News joined Gus for a news update. They covered Pope Francis' stay in the hospital, the upcoming trial on...
Monday, July 12, 2021
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Gus engages in a Monday episode of Tell Me Something Good, hearing great stories about God's goodness. John Edwards joined the show this morning to talk about his ministry, Just...
Thursday, July 8, 2021
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It's that time of year where Gus and his brother Gary are the same age. Over the years, the term "Irish twins" has been attributed to siblings who are less...
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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Gus talks about the push for people to get the COVID vaccine not only from governments around the globe but also from officials from the Vatican. Gus reads an article...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Gus is joined by Fr. Michael Champagne and Louisiana State Sen. Fred Mills who authored a law that just passed in their state that recognizes the Year of State Joseph...
Thursday, July 1, 2021
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Gus' friend George Stefan calls in from Israel to talk about the current state of tourism in the Holy Land. George conducts Holy Land pilgrimages and, although tourism had been...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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This past Saturday was the feast of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. Years ago, one of Gus' running buddies, who was a member of Opus Dei, gave Gus a book of 999 quotes from...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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Gus' daughter, Emily Lynch, joins him in studio to talk real estate today. She and Gus discuss the current state of the market which is red hot even though there...
Monday, June 28, 2021
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Gus talks about a funny original meme that his daughter Emily posted on Facebook over the weekend. They were at a Tampa Bay Rays baseball game and, even though the...
Friday, June 25, 2021
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In today's First Reading from Genesis, God tells Abraham that his wife Sarah will bear him a son and this will begin the covenant with his offspring. Abraham was unsure...
Thursday, June 24, 2021
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We're in the midst of Religious Freedom Week in the U.S. Catholic Church and, for each day, the U.S. Bishops urge the faithful to pray for a certain item that...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Today, Gus talks about the actress Candace Cameron Bure's comments in a recent interview with Us Weekly regarding her daughters and who they date. She tells them to date Christians because she wants...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Today is the Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher who were both martyred in the 16th century by King Henry VIII for not supporting his illegitimate marriage to...
Monday, June 21, 2021
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Dr. Matthew Bunson from EWTN News calls in to talk more in-depth with Gus about the USCCB's vote on a Eucharistic Coherence document last week in which they voted overwhelmingly,...
Friday, June 18, 2021
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Today, we celebrate Father's Day in the Year of St. Joseph and Bret Thoman, founder of St. Francis Pilgrimages in Loreto, Italy and author of many books about St. Francis of...
Thursday, June 17, 2021
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Yesterday was the first day of the USCCB's June Meeting and it was an eventful one as a debate erupted over time limits in the discussion on a document regarding...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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We're only four days away from the official start of summer, which means vacations and family trips. It's also a peak time for many pilgrimages so Gus invites listeners to...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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EWTN News Washington Bureau Chief Dr. Matthew Bunson calls in to talk more about the now-cancelled meeting/mass celebration between President Joe Biden and Pope Francis. He also talks about the USCCB's...
Monday, June 14, 2021
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Yesterday was the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua and, since it fell on a Sunday, it wasn't celebrated in many parishes. Among other things, St. Anthony is the patron...
Thursday, June 10, 2021
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In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray the "Jesus Prayer" throughout the day. It goes, "O Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner." Gus...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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It's ordination season so Gus talks about new priests and asks listeners to call in and dispense what advice they'd give, or wisdom they'd share, to priests who are being...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Catholic author Kimberly Hahn calls in to discuss her new book "Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker's Heart." She is also the wife of noted Catholic theologian and...
Monday, June 7, 2021
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Gus talks about some of the obstacles that he hears from people that prevent them from converting to the Catholic faith; some of which include abortion, RCIA, homosexuality, etc. He invites listeners to call...
Thursday, June 3, 2021
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Gus told the story of two high school valedictorians' speeches, one in MI and one in TX. You can read about them here and here. One wants to reference Christ...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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Today Gus welcomes Dr. Matthew Bunson, Executive Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of EWTN News. They covered the new update of Canon Law, the exclusion of the Hyde Amendment from...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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Though it's not Monday, Gus starts the day with an episode of Tell Me Something Good, asking listeners to share their good news. Gus gets a visit from Bishop Donald...
Friday, May 28, 2021
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As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, Gus invites listeners to call in and remember a friend, a family member or a loved one who served in the military....
Thursday, May 27, 2021
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Gus provides the latest on the USCCB's virtual June Meeting and the issue of Eucharistic Coherence. This issue has come about because of President Joe Biden, who professes to be...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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Gus talks about the results of a new survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University that examined the perspectives of adults aged 18 and over...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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Gus talks about attending his grandson's Little Baseball All-Star game recently. Although a sports fan throughout his life, Gus says that he'd never developed an interest in baseball until his...
Monday, May 24, 2021
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Gus is joined by Theresa Burke, founder of Rachel's Vineyard, a ministry devoted to helping women, and men, find recovery and healing following the trauma of an abortion. She talks...
Friday, May 21, 2021
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Recently, some footage was released by the government that shows an unidentified flying object and it's been making all the news outlets. Gus asks listeners about life on other planets,...
Thursday, May 20, 2021
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Catholic author Kevin Wells joins Gus in his Tampa studio to tell the story about Venerable Aloysius Schwartz, a Maryknoll missionary priest who evangelized in Korea and established Boystown and...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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Gus talks about the Sunday obligation and explains why it's a mortal sin to skip mass and talks about reasons why it's OK to miss mass. For instance, if you're...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Gus welcomes Terry Mattingly, editor of GetReligion.org to the show. Get Religion is a news-checking organization that monitors how religious stories are reported in the U.S. and how news organizations...
Monday, May 17, 2021
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Gus talks about the CDC's announcement last week that fully vaccinated Americans are no longer required to wear masks indoors or outdoors and shares what his mass experience was like....
Friday, May 14, 2021
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Recently in Arizona, a bill was passed that prevents hospitals from preventing chaplains of any kind from being prevented from ministering to any patient who requests one. Over the course...
Thursday, May 13, 2021
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Today is the 40th anniversary of the assassination attempt of Pope St. John Paul II in St. Peter's Square. It's been discovered that the assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, was hired by...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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Gus is joined by John Sacco, of Magnificat Press, to talk about a new book they've published, entitled "My Life is a Miracle: A Story of Hope and Healing" by...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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We are in the Season of the Sacraments and Gus focuses on the Sacrament of Confirmation. Unfortunately, this has become the line of demarcation where people begin to leave the...
Monday, May 10, 2021
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Gus does a Monday Morning Church Check and talks about how, in his diocese, mask mandates and roped off pews are coming to an end. He gets updates from listeners...
Thursday, May 6, 2021
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Earlier this week, Gus spoke with listeners about small group ministries and how they've been affected by COVID. Over the course of the conversation, several couples ministries came up so...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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Gus reads of few excerpts from San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone's 17-page pastoral letter released this past weekend which addresses Catholics in public life, being pro-abortion and the reception of the the Eucharist while...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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Pro-life activist Lila Rose calls into the program to talk about her new memoir entitled "Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World." Lila talks about...
Monday, May 3, 2021
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Gus is joined by Fr. Daniel Bowen in the Conversion Corner. Fr. Bowen grew up in a Jehovah's Witness household. Although he never became a Jehovah's Witness himself, he became...