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...
Monday, February 22, 2021
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Since today is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Gus takes a few minutes to talk about the role of the pope, where it can be found in...
Friday, February 19, 2021
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Gus is joined by Dr. Tom McGovern, of the Catholic Medical Association, who's written a new book called "What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion." Not only does he break...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
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Gus shares his Ash Wednesday experience and invites listeners to call in and share how theirs went and what their disposition of ashes was like. Also, Fr. Scott Wooten sits down...
Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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Today is the start of a new Lent and Gus talks about the different ways of dispensing ashes on peoples' foreheads and questions the social distancing measures that have been implemented...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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Since it's Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, aka the day before the beginning of Lent, Gus asks listeners what they plan on giving up or taking on this Lent as...
Monday, February 15, 2021
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Gus welcomes Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, to his home studio. Gus talks with her about how she got involved in the pro-life movement and talk...
Thursday, February 11, 2021
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Gus continues celebrating National Marriage Week by welcoming Sheila Weber, executive director of National Marriage Week USA, to the program. She talks about how the week has its roots in...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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Gus is joined by Scott Weeman, founder of Catholic in Recovery. He shares his own addiction-and-recovery story and talks about what his organization does to help those going through any sort...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Gus reads recent article written by Catholic author Paul Kengor that appeared recently in Crisis Magazine. Paul was on the show last year to talk about his new book "The Devil...
Monday, February 8, 2021
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Gus talks about the Super Bowl and, in particular, the commercials. One of the ones he enjoyed the most was the one for General Motors, called No Way Norway, which features...
Friday, February 5, 2021
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Gus is joined by perhaps the most popular priest in North America, Fr. Mike Schmitz, a priest in the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota who hosts the most popular podcast right now called The Bible...
Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Gus talks about how Catholic evangelization has been affected this past year by the pandemic, especially parish ministry, which is something with which he is quite involved. For the most part,...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
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Yesterday, Gus was forced to take a day off because his bride, Michelle, had to be taken to the emergency room. Although it wasn't a dire emergency, it was enough...
Monday, February 1, 2021
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Although the March for Life rally was cancelled and replaced with a virtual presentation, there still was a march in Washington D.C., albeit much smaller. A select group of about...
Friday, January 29, 2021
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Today is the day of the March for Life and, unfortunately, the in-person rally has been cancelled because of COVID protocol and recent violence that has taken place in Washington...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
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Gus goes over a recent Pew Research Poll which shows that throughout the entire COVID pandemic, 28% of Americans say that their faith has been strengthened. 68% say that it...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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Gus shares the story of a Polish man, whose name hasn't yet been released, who was euthanized in the U.K. by doctors there because of his vegetative state, despite pleas...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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ETWN News Washington Bureau Chief Dr. Matthew Bunson calls in to go over a number of Catholic news items, including the USCCB's statement on President Joe Biden that caused some...
Monday, January 25, 2021
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Dr. Scott Hahn calls into the program to talk with Gus about his newest book "It Is Right and Just: Why the Future of Civilization Depends on True Religion." Coincidentally,...
Thursday, January 21, 2021
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Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, calls in to the program to talk about the 2021 March for Life, which will be held virtually this year instead of...