Seize The Day

    Friday, February 18, 2022

    Friday, February 18, 2022
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    Catholic author Mike Aquilina calls in to talk about with Gus about his new book, "How the Fathers Read the Bible: Scripture, Liturgy and the Early Church." Afterwards, Gus continues...

    Thursday, February 17, 2022

    Thursday, February 17, 2022
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    Gus talks about his encounter with a homeless man yesterday. While parked at a stoplight in Tampa, a man came to his window to panhandle. Gus pulled out a $5...

    Wednesday, February 16, 2022

    Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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    Gus plays an interview clip from the Super Bowl postgame with MVP Cooper Kupp. He tells the interviewer about how, after losing the Super Bowl in 2019, God gave him...

    Tuesday, February 15, 2022

    Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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    Gus reads an email he got recently from a listener who tells him that he's going back to mass for the first time in about 30 years. He says he...

    Monday, February 14, 2022

    Monday, February 14, 2022
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    Later this month, Gus will be speaking at the E6 Catholic Men's Conference in St. Leon, Indiana. Another featured speaker is Fr. Jonathan Meyer and, today, Gus welcomes him to...

    Friday, February 11, 2022

    Friday, February 11, 2022
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    It's the final day of the observance of National Marriage Week on Seize the Day. Gus continues reading and reflecting on the Catholic Church teaching on the Sacrament of Marriage...

    Thursday, February 10, 2022

    Thursday, February 10, 2022
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    Dr. Steve Christie calls in to talk about his new book "Speaking for the Unborn: 30 Second Pro-Life Rebuttals to Pro-Choice Arguments" and to share his conversion story with Gus....

    Wednesday, Feburary 9, 2022

    Wednesday, Feburary 9, 2022
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    One of the tenets of most Christian marriage is to love each other in sickness and in health. Gus invites listeners who've experienced a sickness, an illness or a disability...

    Tuesday, February 8, 2022

    Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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    Gus is joined in the Conversion Corner with Dr. Margaret Chisholm, author of the book "From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness." Dr. Chisholm is a...

    Monday, February 7, 2022

    Monday, February 7, 2022
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    In honor of National Marriage Week, Gus pulls out his Catechism of the Catholic Church and reads and reflects on the teaching on marriage and how much of it is...

    Friday, February 4, 2022

    Friday, February 4, 2022
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    Archbishop Emeritus Alfred Hughes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, calls in to talk about his new book, "Priests in Love with God and Eager to Witness to the...

    Thursday, February 3, 2022

    Thursday, February 3, 2022
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    Award-winning author of historical fantasy and fiction Walt Mussell calls in to talk about Blessed Takayam Ukon, a Japanese martyr and samurai, who lived during the anti-Catholic Sengoku period and...

    Wednesday, February 2, 2022

    Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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    Gus is joined by Lincoln Snyder, president and CEO of the National Catholic Education Association, to talk about Catholic Schools Week, which is this week. He also talks about the...

    Tuesday, February 1, 2022

    Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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    Gus talks about the state of COVID in our world. We are more than two years into the pandemic and it seems that, with the omicron variant, everybody has gotten...

    Monday, January 31, 2022

    Monday, January 31, 2022
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    Today is the Feast of St. John Bosco founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco who ministers to boys. One of the most interesting aspects of his life was the...

    Friday, January 28, 2022

    Friday, January 28, 2022
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    Christine Mooney-Flynn sits down with Gus in the Conversion Corner. She shares her journey that goes from spiritual-but-not-religious to atheist to Catholic. Gus also prays an Intentional Rosary with listeners...

    Thursday, January 27, 2022

    Thursday, January 27, 2022
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    Gus talks about how one of the main duties of married Christians is to help get our spouse to heaven. Gus invites listeners to call in and share how has...

    Wednesday, January 26, 2022

    Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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    Gus talks about today's feast day, which honors both St. Timothy and St. Titus. Both traveled with St. Paul on his journeys and both were parish priests and bishops and, throughout...

    Tuesday, January 25, 2022

    Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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    Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul and Gus invites listeners who've experienced a powerful conversion to call in and share their stories. Later, he's joined by...

    Monday, January 24, 2022

    Monday, January 24, 2022
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    Today is the feast day of one of Gus' favorite saints, St. Francis de Sales. He wrote the spiritual masterpiece "Introduction to the Devout Life." Gus tells the saint's biography...

    Friday, January 21, 2022

    Friday, January 21, 2022
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    Today is the 49th annual March for Life in Washington D.C. and, although Gus wasn't able to be at the event this year, he dedicates most of the program to...

    Thursday, January 20, 2022

    Thursday, January 20, 2022
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    Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review calls in to talk about her recent article entitled "Will This Week Be the Last March for Life?" She also talks about her experiences...

    Wednesday, January 19, 2022

    Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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    Based off today's First Reading from Samuel, where the inexperienced, teenage David defeats the battle-hardened Goliath strictly because of his faith in God, Gus invites listeners to call in and...

    Tuesday, January 18, 2022

    Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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    Gus talks about how no prayer is too big or too small for God and he does believe that God takes a personal interest in all aspects of our lives....

    Monday, January 17, 2021

    Monday, January 17, 2021
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    In honor of today's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Gus plays an excerpt from Chapter 8 of his audio book version of his book Magnetic Christianity, which focuses on compassion...

    Friday, January 14, 2022

    Friday, January 14, 2022
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    Gus talks about his neighbor Bob who's been diagnosed with cancer and has been such an inspiration and hasn't let his diagnosis affect him negatively. Gus invites listeners who've had,...

    Thursday, January 13, 2022

    Thursday, January 13, 2022
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    Gus reads a story from Aleteia, which talks about a recent study conducted by the New York Times, which reveals that some prenatal testing for Downs Syndrome and other rare...

    Wednesday, January 12, 2022

    Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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    Gus talks about Pope Francis' recent remarks at his Wednesday audience regarding people who choose to not have children and instead have pets. He said society loses when dogs and...

    Tuesday, January 11, 2022

    Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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    San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone calls in to talk about the Mass of the Americas, which he'll be celebrating this Saturday, January 15th at Old St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York...

    Monday, January 10, 2022

    Monday, January 10, 2022
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    Gus reads an email he received from a longtime listener. He talks about Gus' conversion story, which starts when he fished his young daughter off the bottom of a swimming...

    Friday, January 7, 2022

    Friday, January 7, 2022
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    Catholic Answers author Joe Heschmeyer calls in to talk about his newest book "The Early Church Was the Catholic Church," which focuses on the writings of the early Church fathers,...

    Thursday, January 6, 2022

    Thursday, January 6, 2022
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    Gus talks about an interview with former U.S. House of Representatives chaplain Fr. Pat Conroy, S.J. recently published in the Washington Post. In it, Fr. Conroy justifies being Catholic and...

    Wednesday, January 5, 2022

    Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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    Based off today's mass readings, Gus talks about the Catholic Church and fear. There are a lot of people out there who have a perception that the Catholic faith is...

    Tuesday, January 4, 2022

    Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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    Gus talks about dogs and cats and asks listeners which one they prefer. He and Michelle are both. They started out as dog people, raising and adopting greyhounds, but, over...

    Monday, January 3, 2022

    Monday, January 3, 2022
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    Gus kicks off 2022 on a random note. Former Catholic Channel host Jennifer Fulwiler has issued a Saint and Inspirational Word Generator, respectively. Both will issue a random saint who...

    Wednesday, December 22, 2021

    Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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    We're entering our second Christmas with COVID and, with Omicron being the latest variant, Gus invites listeners to call in and share what their level of fear or concern is...

    Tuesday, December 21, 2021

    Tuesday, December 21, 2021
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    Benjamin Wolaver of the Annie Moses Band, a band composed of him and his six siblings. Benjamin talks about the benefits and struggles of being in a touring band with...

    Monday, December 20, 2021

    Monday, December 20, 2021
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    Gus is joined by Dan Venezia, a former professional athlete and personal trainer, who put out an autobiography recently called "Surviving COVID-19: How Faith, Fitness and Hydroxychloroquine Saved Me." Dan...

    Friday, December 17, 2021

    Friday, December 17, 2021
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    Bob Dunning calls in to talk about Alabama's QB Bryce Young winning the Heisman, some of the more interesting bowl game matchups and predicts the playoff winners with Gus. Also,...

    Thursday, December 16, 2021

    Thursday, December 16, 2021
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    Today is the final installment of Project Christmas 2021. Gus welcomes back the Children's Dream Fund and their new Executive Director Amanda Griffin. In a little under an hour, we...

    Wednesday, December 15, 2021

    Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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    Gus talks about Italian Bishop Antonio Stagliano, of the Diocese of Noto, Sicily, and how he told a group of children that Santa Claus didn't exist. He's since caught a...

    Tuesday, December 14, 2021

    Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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    Bishop William Medley of the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky calls in to talk about the destruction the occurred in his diocese and state at the hands of tornadoes over the...

    Thursday, December 9, 2021

    Thursday, December 9, 2021
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    In honor of today's Feast of St. Juan Diego, who experienced a profound vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gus invites listeners who've experienced some kind of heavenly vision to...

    Wednesday, December 8, 2021

    Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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    Gus opens up Project Christmas Phase 2 with Operation Once-in-a-Lifetime. In about an hour, the listeners raise over $15,000 for three needy military families. If you were unable to call...

    Tuesday, December 7, 2021

    Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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    Gus talks about altar serving and shares a story about when he served as a kid and passed out on the altar. Afterward, he invites listeners who've served or who...

    Monday, December 6, 2021

    Monday, December 6, 2021
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    This past weekend was the 15th anniversary of the Catholic Channel on SiriusXM. Gus commemorates it by talking about the history of Seize the Day, the channel and plays some...

    Friday, December 3, 2021

    Friday, December 3, 2021
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    On today's Seize the Day, Gus invites listeners who've either worked for or volunteered for the Catholic Church to call in and share their experiences. And, in today's edition of...

    Thursday, December 2, 2021

    Thursday, December 2, 2021
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    Yesterday, at the Supreme Court, oral arguments were heard in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade. Gus talks about the...

    Wednesday, December 1, 2021

    Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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    Roger Severino, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, calls in to talk with Gus about a possible watershed court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which...

    Tuesday, November 30, 2021

    Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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    Today begins Seize the Day's annual Project Christmas/White Envelope Project. Gus welcomes back Food for the Poor and their new CEO Ed Raine. Together, in just one hour, they raise...

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