Monday, November 4, 2019
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Today is the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, cardinal archbishop of Milan, Italy from 1564 to 1584, which was the peak of the Protestant Reformation. St. Charles, along with many others, led...
Thursday, October 31, 2019
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Gus reads a short piece by Michelle Arnold from Catholic.com called "Why Catholics Should Embrace Halloween," which chronicles the Catholic roots of Halloween and why we should enjoy it. Gus...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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Gus talks about the former Vice-President Joe Biden who was refused communion while attending mass at a Catholic Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The priest, Fr. Robert Morey, pastor of...
Monday, October 28, 2019
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Now that the Amazon Synod is over, Gus gives a redux of some of the events that took place over the three-plus weeks it took place. He reads a critical recap...
Friday, October 25, 2019
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Gus talks about a Church financial scandal involving Peter's Pence. Peter's Pence is a second collection that takes place once a year designed to fund the charitable works of the Holy Father....
Thursday, October 24, 2019
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Gus talks about a distressing case out of Dallas, Texas where a divorced husband, James Younger and his ex-wife, Dr. Anne Georgulas, are going through a custody battle over their...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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Gus talks about the "Great Pachamama Controversy," which took place in Rome over the weekend in the midst of the Amazon Synod. At the beginning of the Synod, several pieces...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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Gus' latest booklet, A Minute in the Church: Back to the Basics, was released this morning. Gus talks a little bit about the book and then brings its author on,...
Friday, October 18, 2019
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Gus talks about a new Pew Research study that shows the decline in U.S. Christianity is increasing at a rapid pace. It's the "Rise of the Nones." Gus talks with...
Thursday, October 17, 2019
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Today is the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, one of the early Church fathers who was a contemporary of several of the original apostles and coined the term "catholic"...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Gus talks about corruption in the Church. Recently, the long-time head of the Vatican's security, Domenico Giani, was fired after a confidential memo was leaked to the media that announced the suspension of some Vatican...
Monday, October 14, 2019
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Gus talks about his friendship with his pastor, Fr. Kevin. They are biking buddies and often go distance riding together. Gus asks listeners to call in and share a fact...
Friday, October 11, 2019
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Gus talks about the Jesus Shoes. They're a pair of about a dozen Nike sneakers, specially designed by a company out of Brooklyn, that features holy water, from the Jordan...
Thursday, October 10, 2019
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Gus talks about the latest issue taken up by the Amazon Synod, the ecology. The pope, the bishops and all others in attendance are discussing the Church's role in preserving...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
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Yesterday, Gus talked about the Amazon Synod and the prospect of a "married priesthood." Gus said he believed that broad, sweeping changes like that would not bring in a groundswell of...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Gus talks about the Amazon Synod, which kicked off Sunday afternoon, and wants to take the temperature of his audience. He asks listeners who call in to tell him on...
Monday, October 7, 2019
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Gus reads a letter sent by a priest in Mobile, Alabama to his parishioners last week advising them that he would not be holding the annual blessing of the animals on...
Friday, October 4, 2019
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Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, perhaps one of, if not, the most well-known saint in all of Christendom. Gus welcomes Catholic author Bret Thoman who has...
Thursday, October 3, 2019
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Gus talks about Catholic tradition, i.e., the Latin mass, Gregorian chant, incense, etc, and that there are a number of people in the Church today who believe that a return...
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels, which is always a special day on Seize the Day. Gus shares a story about a near-accident he and his wife experienced...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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Gus reads a recent quote Pope Francis made while visiting African Jesuits in Mozambique. During a Q&A, the pope responded to a question posed by Fr. Lucas Joaquim Biriate. He...
Monday, September 30, 2019
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Today is the Feast of St. Jerome, Catholic priest, confessor, theologian and historian, who lived circa 342 A.D. to 420 A.D. He is best known for translating the Hebrew Bible into Latin, which...
Friday, September 27, 2019
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Gus talks about how he was babysitting his grandson Beckett a few days ago and, while looking for something in the garage, the six-year-old found something and exclaimed "What the...
Thursday, September 26, 2019
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Gus reads a blog piece by Msgr. Charles Pope entitled "What Can Remnant Theology Teach Us About the Church Today," which addresses dwindling mass attendance numbers. Msgr. Pope uses several biblical and...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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In today's Gospel from Luke, Jesus sends out his 12 apostles and tells them to "proclaim the good news." Gus says the good news is that God loves us, and Jesus...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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Do you pray for the little things, i.e., parking spots and wins for our favorite sports teams and whatnot? Gus asks listeners if there's anything too small and inconsequential to...
Monday, September 23, 2019
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Today is the Feast of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, aka Padre Pio. He's one of the biggest saints of the 20th century and many Catholics worldwide have a devotion to him....
Friday, September 20, 2019
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Yesterday, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput published an open letter cautioning Catholics against the messages regarding same-sex attraction of noted Catholic speaker/author Fr. James Martin. It led to a polite retort...
Thursday, September 19, 2019
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Yesterday, the USA Today printed an advertisement from a group calling themselves Evangelical Outreach. The ad, which was entitled "Is the Roman Catholic Church the True Church," took up half a...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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Gus begins by talking about a disturbing story out of South Bend, Indiana. After an abortion doctor named Dr. Ulrich Klopfer passed away, it was discovered that he kept the...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
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Gus talks about how he and his wife, as soon as they became parents, continuously prayed that their children would find a godly spouse if marriage was indeed their vocation....
Friday, September 13, 2019
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Gus talks about a gift he received yesterday. He got some monk's bread from a friend that was made in a monastery in New York. So he asks listeners if they...
Thursday, September 12, 2019
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Gus plays a news story from the West Lafayette, Indiana CBS TV affiliate. It features a priest on the campus of Purdue University, Fr. Patrick Baikauskus, who drives around campus on a...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
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Yesterday, Pope Francis had another one of those in-flight press conferences. One particular reporter asked him to clarify by what he meant when he said last week that he's honored...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
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Gus talks about the new Amazon Prime ad, which features images of a chaotic family where the young kids are playing musical instruments, the mother is frustrated and the father...
Friday, September 6, 2019
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Gus talks about yesterday's Conversion Corner segment with Keith Nester and recounts the moment that triggered his conversion to the Catholic Church. He was a youth minister and was looking...
Thursday, September 5, 2019
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Gus talks about a story out of Buffalo, New York involving Bishop Richard Malone and one of his priests, Fr. Jeffrey Nowak, who's been accused of sexual harassment by seminarian...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
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At St. Edward's Catholic School in Nashville, Tennessee, the principal, Fr. Dan Reehil, removed all the Harry Potter books from the school library, telling parents in a letter that the...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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Gus returns from walking the second half of the Camino de Santiago in Spain and is full of stories and reminiscences to share with his listeners, including his "laptop miracle"...
Friday, August 30, 2019
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It's the final day of the Seize the Day broadcast from the second leg of the Camino de Santiago. Gus talks about some of the God moments he experienced while...
Thursday, August 29, 2019
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Gus dedicates much of his second hour talking to his bride, Michelle, who was unable to join him on last year's tour of the first half of the Camino de...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
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As Gus and company enter Sarria on the Camino de Santiago, Gus talks about a particular miracle that took place along the path. On day four of his journey, his laptop crashed....
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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It's Day 2 of Seize the Day from the second half of the Camino de Santiago and Gus begins by talking about a town they passed through called O'Cebreiro and...
Monday, August 26, 2019
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Today is the first day of Gus' trek across the second half of the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, in Spain. He brings along his bride...
Friday, August 16, 2019
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Gus talks about a recent incident at St. Francis Parish in Portland, Oregon where a gaggle of parishioners who were opposed to a new priest who was installed by Archbishop...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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Gus goes over some statistics published recently by Crux regarding abortion legality in the United States. Overall, 54% of Americans support abortion in any and all circumstances. The U.S. Catholic population...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Catholic author Michele Chynoweth joins Gus today to talk about her latest novel, "The Jealous Son," which is a modern-day murder mystery based off the Bible story of Cain and...
Monday, August 12, 2019
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Gus talks about a political homily he heard recently where the priest masterfully wove politics into his homily without singling out any one political party. He asks listeners if they've...
Friday, August 9, 2019
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Gus reads excerpts from an opinion piece published on the Huffington Post entitled "It Might Be Time to Cut My Right-Wing, Trump-Loving In-Laws Out of My Kids' Lives." The headline...
Thursday, August 8, 2019
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Gus' youngest child, his son John, recently graduated from college and got his first job. He's now a high school mathematics teacher. Since it's John's first professional gig, Gus asks his listeners...