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...
Friday, April 30, 2021
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Gus continues to celebrate the Year of St. Joseph by welcoming Fr. Boniface Hicks to the show. Fr. Boniface recently released his book "Through the Heart of St. Joseph," which...
Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Gus reads an Associated Press article regarding the USCCB voting in their June meeting on whether or not to pressure President Joe Biden into refraining from receiving holy communion over his views...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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Gus talks about how he meets up with a particular friend of his every Wednesday for lunch. They always go to one of those fast-casual places, where you're not waited on,...
Tuesday, April 27. 2021
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In one of Gus' conversations with listeners last week, a listener used that familiar old line "God has a sense of humor." Gus believes that is very true and gives a couple...
Monday, April 26, 2021
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Now that things are beginning to open up and, in some areas, COVID restrictions are starting to be relaxed, Gus does a Monday Morning Church Check to see how things...
Friday, April 23, 2021
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Bishop Robert Strickland calls in to the program to talk about the Catholic Family Conference, which takes place on Saturday May 1st, in which he'll be a featured speaker along with Cardinal...
Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Today is Earth Day and Pope Francis will be speaking at President Joe Biden's "Leaders Summit on Climate," an online climate summit, where many world leaders are scheduled to speak. Since...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Gus talks about his son's renewal of vows this past weekend and how he wasn't able to attend his wedding last April because of COVID regulations. He invites listeners to...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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It's a very special week in the liturgical life of the Church because the daily readings focus on the Bread of Life Discourse in John 6. One of the saddest...
Monday, April 19, 2021
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Gus talks about going to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last week to witness his son Patrick and his bride renew their vows in front of family and friends. They were married...
Thursday, April 8, 2021
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Gus talks about today's First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles where St. Peter admonishes the Jews for crucifying Jesus but shows compassion in saying he recognizes they did...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Catholic author Bret Thoman calls in to talk about a new book that he helped translate called "The Pandemic of Padre Pio: Disciple of Our Lady of Sorrows." The book...
Easter Monday, April 5, 2021
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Gus does an Easter Edition Monday Morning Church Check and talks with listeners how filled, or not, their churches were for any of the Easter masses they attended. He also continues a...
Holy Thursday, April 1, 2021
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Because there's no morning mass on Holy Thursday, Seize the Day begins a half hour early. With the Mass of the Lord's Supper later today, Gus talks about how that...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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Gus talks about a parish in the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey that, last week, posted on its Web site that the Sacrament of Reconciliation, aka Confession, would only be...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Gus discusses a Gallup Poll that was published yesterday that showed that Catholic church attendance nationwide has declined 20 points since 2000 and that church attendance overall has decreased by 18...
Friday, March 26, 2021
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Bob Dunning calls in to talk with Gus about the first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament and preview this weekend's Sweet 16 games. Gus also prays an...
Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Today is the Feast of the Annunciation and Gus reflects on some of his past pilgrimages in which the Archangel Gabriel's annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary played a role....
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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One thing Gus has been talking about with listeners for several years now is the rise of "the none's," that is, people with no religious affiliation whatsoever. Gus reads an...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
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Gus tells the story of Fr. P.J. Hughes, a priest in Ireland, who has bucked the church lockdown orders, which have been in place since October, by offering mass and...
Monday, March 22, 2021
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Gus talks about how his youngest son John recently purchased his first home, which is a condo. He's only a few years out of college and it's always a big...
Friday, March 19, 2021
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Today is a very special day in the life of the Church, in that it's the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, in the Week of St. Joseph, in...
Thursday, March 18, 2021
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It was one year ago today that every Catholic diocese in the United States closed its churches because of the coronavirus outbreak. We've all been through quite a roller coaster ride...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Gus has a very Irish-themed show today and welcomes a few guests to discuss all things Ireland. First, we are joined by the writer of...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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Gus talks about the headline, which came out earlier this week, where the Vatican issued the statement that the Church cannot bless homosexual unions. Gus clarifies that it wasn't an arbitrary...
Monday, March 15, 2021
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Gus is joined by Fr. Leo Patalinghug and they talk about the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, which is this Friday. Even though it's in the middle of Lent,...
Friday, March 12, 2021
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Gus talks about how God works through our prayers and invites listeners to call in and share a time in their lives when they got an immediate answer to a...
Thursday, March 11, 2021
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Today is Gus' youngest grandson Wyatt's sixth birthday. Gus talks about how he didn't really have a relationship with his grandparents growing up, mostly because of age and distance, and, when...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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Gus talks about how there are a few Church leaders and priests who believe parishioners should be vaccinated before coming to mass. Gus gets listener reaction to that idea. Also, Dr. Matthew Bunson, Washington...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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Today marks the one year anniversary of many of the lockdowns in Europe so Gus invites listeners to call in and share what this last year living with COVID has...
Monday, March 8, 2021
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Stacy Trasancos, executive director of Bishop Joseph Strickland's St. Philip Institute and chief research officer of Children of God for Life calls in to talk about an opinion piece she...
Friday, March 5, 2021
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Deacon Joe Calvert calls in and sits down with Gus in the Conversion Corner. As a kid, his family jumped from the Baptist church to the Methodist church to the Christian Scientist...
Thursday, March 4, 2021
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Gus is joined by Catholic writer Eric Sammons, of Crisis Magazine, who talks about Bitcoin and, more notably, blockchain technology. After explaining how it all works, he talks about why...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Gus talks about the announcement made yesterday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that his state will fully reopen next week and the wearing of masks will no longer be required....
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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Gus reads an email he got from a listener the other day who also happens to be a religious education teacher for kids who don't Catholic school. She lamented of...
Monday, March 1, 2021
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Gus brings back the Monday Morning Church Check. It's something he hasn't done in a while but, with more and more churches opening up to greater capacity and even some...
Friday, February 26, 2021
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Gus talks about the U.S. House of Representatives passing the "Equality Act," which forbids discrimination based on gender ideology. Although the name of the act sounds wonderful, the act promotes...
Thursday, February 25, 2021
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One of the things Gus has vowed to do this Lent is go to Eucharistic Adoration. It's something he doesn't do very often and he went last night for the...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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Catholic author John Cuddeback calls in to talk with Gus about true friendship and virtue which is the topic of his new book "True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness." Also, Gus...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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Gus' main focus today is Scripture and he talks about life verses, that is, Bible verses people used to keep them focused on God's word throughout their lives. Gus says...