Seize The Day

    Wednesday, July 24, 2024

    Wednesday, July 24, 2024
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    Gus recounts that it was around this time 18 years ago that he got a random email from somebody at the Archdiocese of New York asking him to consider becoming...

    Tuesday, July 23, 2024

    Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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    Gus reads and reflects on a pastoral letter written by the USCCB and addressed to Catholic youth entitled “Dear Young Friends.” Afterwards, Gus talks youth ministry and young adult ministry and...

    Monday, July 22, 2024

    Monday, July 22, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, which is special in Gus’ life because it’s also the anniversary of his bride Michelle’s conversion back in 1987. Gus tells the...

    Friday, July 19, 2024

    Friday, July 19, 2024
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    Earlier this week, a listener called in and told Gus that he became a fan of the show after his wife strongly recommended that he listen to it. Gus asks...

    Thursday, July 18, 2024

    Thursday, July 18, 2024
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    Back in 2022, Gus had J.D. Vance on the program. He was the author of the incredibly popular biography, “Hillbilly Elegy,” which was made into a feature film directed by...

    Tuesday, July 16, 2024

    Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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    Gus is joined first thing by Fr. Jason Charron, a Ukrainian Catholic priest who gave the opening benediction at the Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania minutes before shots rang out...

    Monday, July 15, 2024

    Monday, July 15, 2024
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    This past Saturday, there was an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The bullet fired from an assault rifle nicked his right...

    Friday, July 12, 2024

    Friday, July 12, 2024
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    It's Gus Lloyd's first live Friday Seize the Day in a few weeks and he opens up the phones for Prayer Time and begins Volume 3 of William A. Jurgens'...

    Thursday, July 11, 2024

    Thursday, July 11, 2024
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    In honor of today’s Feast of St. Benedict, Gus reads and reflects on some of the Rule of St. Benedict, which lays out the way his monks should live in...

    Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Wednesday, July 10, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Catholic author Nik Nikas to talk about his new book, “Now and At the Hour of Our Death: Making Moral Decisions at the End of Life,”...

    Tuesday, July 9, 2024

    Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Fr. Michael Brisson, L.C. to talk about his new novel, “Death in Black and White.” It’s an intriguing story involving a New York priest and the...

    Monday, July 8, 2024

    Monday, July 8, 2024
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    Last weekend, the Vatican publicly excommunicated a very high-profile Church figure, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, for schism. Gus invites Eric Sammons, editor of Crisis Magazine, to come on and talk...

    Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    Wednesday, July 3, 2024
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    Tomorrow is Independence Day and with so much fatalistic, self-hating going on in our country these days, Gus invites listeners to call in and share what’s right with America and...

    Tuesday, July 2, 2024

    Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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    There’s a new Angel Studios movie out called “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot,” which tells the true story of Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin who began adopting...

    Monday, July 1, 2024

    Monday, July 1, 2024
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    Gus returned live after his Seine River Cruise Pilgrimage in Europe. Yesterday was the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which is a very notable liturgical day in Gus and Michelle’s spiritual lives....

    Tuesday, June 18, 2024

    Tuesday, June 18, 2024
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    Gus talks about how his upcoming Seine River Cruise Pilgrimage is a mixture of pilgrimage and vacation and how one of the perks of having Fr. Leo Patalinghug join them...

    Monday, June 17, 2024

    Monday, June 17, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Dr. John Sottosanti, author of the new book, “Mortal Adhesions: A Surgeon Battles the Seven Deadly Sins to Find Faith, Happiness and Inner Peace.” It’s a...

    Friday, June 14, 2024

    Friday, June 14, 2024
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    This Sunday is Father’s Day, so Gus sets some time aside for listeners to call in and honor the fathers in their lives. Also, in today's Friday w/the Fathers, Gus...

    Thursday, June 13, 2024

    Thursday, June 13, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. He was a Franciscan priest in the time of St. Francis of Assisi and is considered one of the greatest orators...

    Wednesday, June 12, 2024

    Wednesday, June 12, 2024
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    Gus reads and reflects on Catholic News Agency article that talks about political officials in the state of Massachusetts targeting crisis pregnancy centers. He encourages any listeners in that state...

    Tuesday, June 11, 2024

    Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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    This past weekend, the documentary “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist,” distributed by Fathom Events, has become the second-highest grossing documentary of 2024. It’s going to continue its theater...

    Monday, June 10, 2024

    Monday, June 10, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Fr. Lawrence Carney, the author of the new TAN book, “Preparation for Total Consecration to the Holy Face of Jesus: How God Draws the Soul to...

    Thursday, June 6, 2024

    Thursday, June 6, 2024
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    A Love Story. This past weekend, Gus went to a wedding of a young couple, Jasmine and Daniel. Before meeting Daniel, Jasmine was discerning a religious life and was even...

    Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    Wednesday, June 5, 2024
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    Today is Gus’ dad’s birthday. He died back in 2008 and Gus always gets choked up when this day arrives. He talks about how his dad and his brother and...

    Tuesday, June 4, 2024

    Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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    It’s graduation season and Gus continues his tribute. He talks a little bit about how impactful commencement addresses can be and gives an example of Harrison Butker’s at Benedictine College...

    Monday, June 3, 2024

    Monday, June 3, 2024
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    Brian Butler from Ascension Press calls in to talk about their new Theology of the Body program aimed at middle school students called “Envision.” Brian talks about how our culture...

    Friday, May 31, 2024

    Friday, May 31, 2024
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    It’s the final Friday of the month, which Gus dedicates to praying an Intentional Rosary for his Friday Prayer Time segment. He talks about how he asks for people to...

    Thursday, May 30, 2024

    Thursday, May 30, 2024
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    A couple of days ago, it was reported that Pope Francis allegedly used a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with the Italian Bishop’s Conference when discussing seminary culture. The...

    Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of Pope St. Paul VI. He was the pope from 1963 to 1978 and is most known for concluding the Second Vatican Council, begun by Pope...

    Tuesday, May 28, 2024

    Tuesday, May 28, 2024
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    Gus is joined today by Catholic author Deacon Rich Eason who talks about his new book, "Spiritual Lightning: Answering Your Call from Jesus to Master His Values." Deacon Rich reveals how...

    Friday, May 24, 2024

    Friday, May 24, 2024
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    Gus talks about a bizarre story out of Florida where a priest bit a woman on the forearm because she was desecrating the Eucharist. Fr. Fidel Rodriguez of St. Thomas...

    Thursday, May 23, 2024

    Thursday, May 23, 2024
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    Gus talks about his weekly Thursday guest, Bob Dunning, and how he recently lost his job at the Davis Enterprise, where he’d been working the past 55 years. He invites...

    Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Wednesday, May 22, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN News to talk about some news items of Catholic interest, including Pope Francis’ interview with 60 Minutes this past Sunday. News...

    Tuesday, May 21, 2024

    Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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    Eric Groth, president of ODB Films and executive producer of the movie “Wildcat” calls in. The movie is a study of Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor’s life and writing. She grew...

    Monday, May 20, 2024

    Monday, May 20, 2024
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    Last weekend, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave a commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. In it, he talked about a lot of hot button issues, including...

    Thursday, May 16, 2024

    Thursday, May 16, 2024
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    Gus talks about his dreams. Ever since his bout with shingles back in January, he’s had very vivid and lucid dreams. This is the first time in his life he’s...

    Wednesday, May 15, 2024

    Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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    Gus talks about how today, the Church celebrates the feast day of two notable saints, St. Dymphna and St. Isidore the Farmer. St. Dymphna is the patron saint of mental...

    Tuesday, May 14, 2024

    Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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    Fr. Leo Patalinghug joins Gus in his home studio in Tampa and offers up the Miracle of the Lima Beans. Several years ago, Gus had expressed his disdain for brussels...

    Monday, May 13, 2024

    Monday, May 13, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, which commemorates her first encounter with the three children in Fatima. Gus talks a little about the story, which took place...

    Friday, May 10, 2024

    Friday, May 10, 2024
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    Chris Reed calls in to the program to talk about his new book, “Sacred Conversations: How God Wants Us to Communicate,” available from Sophia Institute Press. It’s a topic of...

    Thursday, May 9, 2024

    Thursday, May 9, 2024
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    Gus talks about the announcement earlier this week that the Boy Scouts of America will change their name next year to Scouting America. It’s just another step in their woke...

    Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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    Gus goes over some recent statistics published by Ryan Burge, which shows “rampant cafeteria Catholicism” in the United States, particularly on three of the biggest social issues in Western culture,...

    Tuesday, May 7, 2024

    Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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    Gus talks about what happened to him last Saturday night as he was driving to the vigil mass. He had on one of the classic rock channels on SiriusXM and...

    Monday, May 6, 2024

    Monday, May 6, 2024
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    Gus is joined in the Conversion Corner by Lee Sondeno. He grew up in the bright lights of Las Vegas in the Assembly of God church where he eventually served...

    Friday, May 3, 2024

    Friday, May 3, 2024
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    Gus plays a little game with his listeners today and gets a great response. He asks them, besides Jesus, who in the New Testament would you like to have a...

    Thursday, May 2, 2024

    Thursday, May 2, 2024
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    Gus shares a story about a priest in Pottstown, Pennsylvania who spent $40,000 of church money supplementing his addiction to the online game, Candy Crush Saga. Fr. Lawrence Kozak has...

    Wednesday, May 1, 2024

    Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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    Today is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Gus talks about its history, which dates back to 1955 and was instituted by Pope Pius XII as an effort to...

    Tuesday, April 30, 2024

    Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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    On Sunday, Gus took his grandsons Beckett and Wyatt to see the Harlem Globetrotters. Gus talks about how, to this day, one of his fondest memories is when his dad...

    Monday, April 29, 2024

    Monday, April 29, 2024
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    Jim Towey, the founder and CEO of Aging with Dignity, calls in to talk with Gus about their work and ministry, which is to help individuals plan for end-of-life decisions....

    Friday, April 26, 2024

    Friday, April 26, 2024
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    Gus is joined by Cecilia Pascucci, a parishioner at St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York, who’s organized a GoFundMe page to try and keep the historic church open. The...

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