Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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Gus talks about a picture that went viral last week. On July 8th, on Interstate 81 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a torrential downpour caused a six-car pileup. A young priest named Fr. John Killackey...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Gus talks about many of the desecration, destruction and vandalism that took place over the weekend at many Catholic churches across the country. He talks with listeners about the violent actions...
Monday, July 13, 2020
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This morning, Gus is joined in the Conversion Corner by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby. Although born to Catholic parents and baptized, the faith was never passed on to him beyond that....
Friday, July 10, 2020
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This week, Gus' brother Gary had a birthday. Next week, Gus has a birthday. They had another brother, Glenn, who also was born in July. Tragically, Glenn was murdered in...
Thursday, July 9, 2020
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Gus is joined by Becket Fund for Religious Liberty President Mark Rienzi, who goes over their victories in the Supreme Court yesterday; first with the Little Sisters of the Poor...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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Sister Bethany Madonna, vocations director for the Sisters of Life, calls in to talk about their order and how they're handling the coronavirus lockdown. One of the hallmarks of her order...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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Gus is joined by Archbishop Timothy Broglio, bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, who talks with Gus about the recent directive handed down from the U.S. Navy...
Monday, July 6, 2020
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Catholic author Joe Heschmeyer calls in to the show to talk with Gus about his latest book "Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis,"...
Thursday, July 2, 2020
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Gus talks about the Independence Day holiday and asks listeners to call in and weigh in on the state of the country today. It's been a pretty rough year with...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
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Gus shares the tragic story of Michael Hickson, a disabled man, who was refused treatment for COVID-19 by doctors at St. David's South Austin Medical Center because they decided he...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Gus plays audio recorded late last week of San Francisco Archbishop performing a minor exorcism at the site in Golden Gate Park where the statue of St. Junipero Serra was...
Monday, June 29, 2020
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Gus is joined by Jon Stotts, spokesperson for Catholic Bible Press. After sharing a brief version of his conversion story, Jon and Gus discuss Sacred Scripture and its many translations...
Friday, June 26, 2020
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Today is the Feast of St. Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei and author of "The Way," which has become a spiritual classic and is filled with about 1,000 short,...
Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Gus talks about a recent poll conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University where people were asked if human life is sacred. Only 39% responded in the affirmative. Gus...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Today is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist who Gus terms a miracle baby. His parents were on in years, had never had a child and...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Gus talks about the spate of forcibly removed statues at the hands of mobs that continue to occur across the country. This time, it's not just statues of the confederacy....
Monday, June 22, 2020
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Today is the feast day of two notable saints, St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More. Both lived in England during the reign of King Henry VIII who separated the...
Friday, June 19, 2020
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Gus welcomes Emily Jaminet to the program. Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and she is the director of the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network and shares...
Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Gus is joined by brother priests, Frs. Connor and Peyton Plessala who are separated by 18 months and are both recently ordained. They share their stories with Gus about growing up...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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Gus welcomes Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel for First Liberty Institute to dissect the recent Supreme Court decision that hiring discrimination of people based on sex applies to sexual and gender...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Gus talks about Catholic composer David Haas who's been accused of "sexual battery and spiritual manipulation" by several females in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Haas has written...
Monday, June 15, 2020
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Yesterday, while shopping at a lawn center, Gus witnessed a celestial happening or event, which is an astronomical phenomenon of interest that involves one or more celestial objects. It was...
Friday, June 12, 2020
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Since tomorrow is Saturday and the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of lost articles, Gus invites listeners to call and share a time they lost something,...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Gus talks about the Defund the Police movement that's currently spreading nationwide and talks with listeners about how they feel about it. Gus hears from a few listeners who have either...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Gus talks about how Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca are developing a vaccine for the coronavirus that uses cells from aborted babies. He asks listeners whether or not they would receive...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Gus opens with the breaking news of the election of his friend Msgr. David Toups, president and rector of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, to bishop-elect...
Monday, June 8, 2020
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Noted Catholic author and theologian Dr. Matthew Bunson joins Gus to talk about all the crazy things going on in the world and in our country right now, including the public protests,...
Friday, June 5, 2020
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Gus talks about a story of friend of his shared with him about how she recently found a Rosary in a parking lot. It had been run over and there...
Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Gus talks about the double standards that are going on in the country in the era of coronavirus. Although people are discouraged from gathering without social distancing guidelines, i.e., facemasks,...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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Gus talks about the events surrounding President Donald Trump the past couple of days, namely protesters being dispersed with tear gas in order for him to visit St. John's Church...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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John Allen calls in from Rome and talks with Gus about Italy's continued reopening from the cornoavirus pandemic and what that's been like. He also talks about Pope Francis' attempts...
Monday, June 1, 2020
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Gus talks about the number of riots and protests that took place across the country over the weekend in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd at the...
Friday, May 29, 2020
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Gus is joined by author Kevin Wells who is the author of "The Priests We Need to Save the Church." He talks about a recent trip he took to Mexico...
Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Gus talks about a story out of the state of Howard County, Maryland where officials there have banned the distribution of the Eucharist at mass in an effort to curb the...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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Gus talks about what he deems "The Great Squirt Gun Controversy." After some photographs appeared on various social media that depicted baptisms and blessings being done with a Super Soaker squirt gun in order...
From Grief to Joy
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At the beginning of today’s first reading, the Lord speaks to Paul in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Gus goes over a couple coronavirus-related news items, including states where government mandates preventing religious gatherings are being defied. In the state of Minnesota, the bishops have reopened public mass...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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Gus invites listeners to call in and give their opinions on the leadership of the Catholic Church during the age of coronavirus. Gus admits he's been frustrated by the public...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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With mass reopening in some dioceses, Gus talks about what the return is going to be like. For instance, there'll be capacity requirements, social distancing guidelines will be in place...
Monday, May 18, 2020
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Today is the 100th birthday of Karol Wojtyla, aka Pope St. John Paul II. Gus talks about the impact the late pontiff made on his life and invites listeners to...
Friday, May 15, 2020
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For the first time since Friday, March 13th, Prayer Time on Seize the Day is LIVE! During our coronavirus lockdown broadcasts, Gus had to do it exclusively by email but,...
Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Gus talks about something we see a lot of today, in this era of coronavirus; the wearing of facemasks. It's quite common as it's recommended by health officials to help slow...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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Gus is joined by Daniel Blomberg of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty to talk about two cases involving Catholic schools which were argued before the Supreme Court on Monday. ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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With states across the country reopening intermittently and independent of one another, Gus talks with listeners about how their coping with it in the respective necks of the woods and...
Monday, May 11, 2020
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For the first time since Friday, March 13th, Seize the Day w/Gus Lloyd on live. Gus starts off by immediately taking listener calls and getting the pulse of how they've...
Friday, May 8, 2020
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NOTE: Seize the Day returns LIVE Monday, May 11th @ 7:30 am ET! Today, Gus talks with Catholic author Bob Feeney who calls in to discuss his new book, "The Woman Clothed...
Thursday, May 7, 2020
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NOTE: Seize the Day returns LIVE Monday, May 11th @ 7:30 am ET! Gus hears from a couple priests with very interesting messages. First up is Texas City, Texas priest,...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Gus is joined in the Conversion Corner by Dr. Abigail Favale. She shares her conversion story which started off as evangelical Protestant, ventured into feminism and eventually into a spiritual...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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Gus is joined by Dr. Scott Rank who talks about the unsure status of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un who was rumored to be dead or dying last week....