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....
Monday, May 4, 2020
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Gus plays the audio of the Renewal of the Consecration of the United States and Canada to Mary, Mother of the Church, which took place on Friday, May 1st in...
Friday, May 1, 2020
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Gus is visited by popular Catholic author, speaker and educator Dr. Scott Hahn who talks with Gus about how he's been coping through the pandemic. He also talks about his latest...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Gus gets his weekly visit from Catholic News Agency columnist and canon lawyer Ed Condon who, among other things, talks about events that took place within the Democratic Party who...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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A few dioceses in the U.S. have reinstalled public masses and Gus is joined by the bishop of one of them, Bishop Michael Warfel of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings,...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Gus talks with Sister Antoinette Gutzler, president of the Maryknoll Sisters who've been hit hard by the coronavirus. To date, 24 sisters and eight staff members have tested positive. The...
Monday, April 27, 2020
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Gus talks with Chris Velasquez, the Communications Director of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. It's the first diocese in the United States to reopen public mass and Chris...
Thursday, April 23, 2020
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Gus welcomes Joan Sheen Cunningham, the 92-year-old niece of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. She talks about her relationship with her famous uncle, which she's written about at length in...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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Gus talks with Fr. Tom Condon, O.P., the prior provincial for the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres in Metarie, Louisiana. Fr. Tom discusses how his religious community has...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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Gus starts off by talking with Dr. Ira Breite, host of the Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM's Doctor Radio, about what we've learned about the coronavirus so far. He also...
Monday, April 20, 2020
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Rhonda Gruenwald, the "Vocations Lady," calls in and talks with Gus about a national campaign her organization, Vocation Ministry, initiated called "Uplift Your Priest." The campaign seeks to bolster priests...
Friday, April 17, 2020
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Even though Gus can't connect with listeners on the air, it doesn't prevent them from praying with them. Gus does Prayer Time through listener email. We also hear from show...
Thursday, April 16, 2020
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Gus gets an update on the current state of Italy, the first country in the Western Hemisphere greatly impacted by the coronavirus, from Catholic author Bret Thoman. Back on March...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Gus hears from his longtime producer, Scooterman, for the first time in a while on air. He calls in with 10 Quarantine Questions for Gus. Later, Gus talks again with...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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After giving his final Lenten Report Card, Gus talks with several fascinating people, including former EWTN News President Dan Burke who, weeks earlier, was battling for his life against the...
Monday, April 13, 2020
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He is Risen, alleluia, alleluia! It's Easter Monday and Gus celebrates this somewhat muted Easter season celebrating the good news by doing an email/social media version of Tell Me Something...
Friday, April 10, 2020
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Gus shared his annual Good Friday show, which includes reflections on the Scriptures, a dramatic reading of the passion narrative from the Gospel of John from The Bible Experience and...
Thursday, April 9, 2020
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Dr. Matthew Bunson, Executive Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for EWTN News joined Gus to talk coronavirus and give updates on current news stories in the Catholic world. Ed Condon...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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Gus begins today by talking about justice for Cardinal George Pell whose sexual abuse charges were overturned by Australia's High Court. Fr. Leo Patalinghug checks in for his weekly visit...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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As this unique Holy Week continues along, Gus talks with several folks trying to make things a little more sacred during this unprecedented time. Michael Bayer is the director of...
Monday, April 6, 2020
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Senator Connie Mack III talked with Gus about his new memoir, Citizen Mack: Politics, and Honorable Calling, which will be available as an eBook next month. Ed Condon of Catholic...
Friday, April 3, 2020
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Fr. Jack Wall with Catholic Extension told Gus about the desperate need in poorer parishes and dioceses around the country. While many are now struggling, many have been struggling with...
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Jeremy Dys, Special Counsel for Litigation and Communications for First Liberty Institute joined Gus to talk about how church and state can (and are) work together to help mitigate the...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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Fr. John Anderson, VP for Mission Integration for ArchCare talked about hospital chaplains and how important they are in this time of coronavirus. Please pray for all hospital chaplains as...
Monday, March 30, 2020
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Gus talks with John Allen of Crux, who lives in Rome and has endured over a month of complete lockdown. John talks about his experience and shares news stories from...
Friday, March 27, 2020
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Gus started the day talking with Criminal Defense Attorney and Professor Matt C. Pinsker talking about the constitutional and legal questions arising from government action on coronavirus. For the Friday...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Happy Feast of the Annunciation! Dr. Grazie Christie of The Catholic Association stopped by to talk about the medical and spiritual aspects of Coronavirus, including spending time at home with...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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Gus spoke with Skip Desjardin, author of September 1918: War, Plague and the World Series. In a fascinating conversation, Skip talked about the differences and similarities with Coronavirus and the...
Thursday, March 19, 2020
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Gus talks with several guests, including Fr. Sam Sawyer, S.J. who talks about how, even though most public masses have been cancelled across the country, mass is still an incredibly...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Gus encourages listeners by talking about how the coronavirus has affected the show and the channel but that we'll continue to bring new shows each weekday. Today, he's joined by R.J....
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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It's St. Patrick's Day all over the world, but, unfortunately, most of the world is in a self-imposed quarantine trying to prevent the continued spread of the coronavirus. Gus talks...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today Gus shared the St. Patrick's Breastplate prayer, which is so appropriate for our times. Gus also took listener comments live about the Coronavirus and the...
Friday, March 13, 2020
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Gus gives some updates on how the Coronavirus has affected diocese across the United States. Many continue to suspend communion on the tongue, handshaking, the chalice and holy water, others...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Gus starts by providing several updates on the Coronavirus, including the suspension of the NBA season, the barring of crowds from several sporting events and the first U.S. suspension of...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Gus updates his listeners on the coronavirus, particularly in Italy where the entire country is now under quarantine, which includes the suspension of all public masses in Rome until April...
Monday, March 9, 2020
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With the fear of the coronavirus outbreak running rampant, Gus polls his listeners and asks them to call in a rate, on a scale of one to 10, their concern over...
Friday, February 28, 2020
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The other day, Gus got an interesting question from one of his listeners who asked if it was OK to eat a plant-based burger from a fast food restaurant. After...