Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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One of the issues addressed at the Synod on Young People is Catholics who home-school and there appears to be a sentiment against it from the bishops and it's appeared in...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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Gus gives a Synod on Young People update, including the discussion over people with same-sex attraction and the use of the term LGBTQ. Gus asks listeners to call in and...
Monday, October 15, 2018
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The movie "Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer" opened on Friday to limited release. Gus was able to see it and asks listeners who saw it to call...
Thursday, October 11, 2018
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During a recent Wednesday Papal Audience, Pope Francis equated getting an abortion with hiring a hit man. It was a little bit shocking coming from a pope who's been generally soft spoken...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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In today's Gospel from Luke, Jesus teaches his disciples the Our Father, which contains the line "give us this day our daily bread." Gus says that not only does that...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Inspired by today's Gospel from Luke, which tells the story of sisters Mary and Martha, Gus talks about the importance of taking time for the contemplative part of our spiritual life....
Monday, October 8, 2018
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Gus talks about the offertory at mass, which is the name for the time during mass you put money into the collection. It used to be that every parish sent...
Friday, October 5, 2018
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Gus broadcasts live today from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia where he's the keynote speaker at the Engaged to Educate Conference. He welcomes many guests in the Catholic...
Thursday, October 4, 2018
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Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. He's one of the most popular saints of the Catholic Church. Author Jon Sweeney calls in to talk about the life and...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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Gus talks about the "messaging" of the Catholic Church. We hear a lot about that these days, particularly in the sphere of social justice, but does the Church focus too...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
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Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. Gus goes over the Catholic teaching on angels and guardian angels and talks about where in Scripture we hear about angels. Afterwards,...
Monday, October 1, 2018
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Gus talks about the Lifeteen mass that he and his wife attend regularly and asks listeners who attend a Lifeteen/contemporary mass to call and share their experiences.
Friday, September 28, 2018
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Gus talks about the Senate Judiciary Hearing yesterday involving Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Ford Blasey who's accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were...
Thursday, September 27, 2018
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Gus talks about the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that will take place in Washington D.C. today between Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford who has accused him of...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
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Gus talks about the pope's comments, made yesterday during his pilgrimage to the Baltics, where he says that many Catholics are leaving the Church because of the sex abuse scandals...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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Gus talks about how, when he was a kid, his dad went to mass with his family every Sunday but wasn't Catholic. Gus didn't find that out until many years later....
Monday, September 24, 2018
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Gus talks about 40 Days for Life, which takes place each year in late September into October. One of the tenets of the movement is to go and pray outside an abortion...
Friday, September 21, 2018
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Gus plays some clips from Cardinal Dolan's press conference yesterday where he introduced Judge Barbara Jones as a special counsel and independent reviewer where she conduct an "exhaustive study" of...
Thursday, September 20, 2018
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Also, Gus also gives updates on some pro-life films that are being made, including Roe v. Wade, Gosnell and Unplanned, the latter of which tells the story of friend of the show/channel...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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Gus talks about the readings at Catholic weddings and invites listeners to call in and talk about what was read at theirs and whether or not they'd change them if...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
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Last week, Gus talked about a poll on YouGov, which measured the cost of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, which included many statistics about the state of mass...
Monday, September 17, 2018
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Monsignor David Toups, president of St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, calls in to talk about the state of today's seminaries in the wake of the clergy...
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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With the clergy sex abuse scandal back in the news, Gus asks listeners to look into their figurative crystal balls and tell him where they see the Catholic Church in this...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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Gus talks about a poll that was published recently by YouGov, which says that a large number of people believe that the clergy sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church was done...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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Gus' son Patrick Lloyd calls in to the show. He is a reporter at WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, which by Hurricane Florence when it makes landfall this Friday. Patrick talks about how people...
Monday, September 10, 2018
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This past weekend was Gus' 40th high school reunion. He wasn't able to go. In fact, he hasn't been to a single one. He asks listeners if they've ever been...
Friday, September 7, 2018
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Gus gives an update on the clergy sex abuse scandal currently rocking many dioceses in the Catholic Church. The NY attorney general has issued subpoenas in every diocese in the...
Thursday, September 6, 2018
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Gus talks more about the Archbishop Theodore McCarrick scandal and the Archbishop Vigano letter and asks listeners to call in and talk about what they're doing to counter the clergy...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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Gus is back live from his historic Camino de Santiago broadcasts, and recounts some moments that stood out and talked with listeners about their favorite parts of the broadcasts. Later, Gus...
Thursday, August 30, 2018
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Gus recaps Days 7 and 8 of his pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, which included a stop at the town of Fromista and mass at the Church of San...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
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Today’s show covers Days 5 and 6 of Gus’ Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and he kicks it off by talking with fellow pilgrim Fr. Dan Bergbower about his vocation story...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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Gus' Camino de Santiago trek continues on and since today is the Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, he plays Augustine Day-by-Day. It's similar to Bible Roulette where listeners call in, pick...
Monday, August 27, 2018
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Today marks the beginning of Gus' broadcasts from the Camino de Santiago, a network of pilgrim trails that lead to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
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Happy Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Gus starts off the show with a teaching about the Assumption. You can find more in A Minute in the...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
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Today Gus shared a letter from Kristen, a listener asking for prayers for her baby Lucia Kate. Lucia was born August 1 at 23 weeks, 5 days, weighing just 13...
Monday, August 13, 2018
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Today Gus talked about reading at Mass and whether people read along with the readings as they are being proclaimed at Mass. Seems that most folks do read along with...
Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Yesterday was Gus' eldest grandson Beckett's birthday and he was able to arrange for MLB Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza, who is a big fan of the show and channel, to call and wish him...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
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Today is the Feast of St. Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans, and Fr. Tom Condon, prior provincial of the Dominican Province of...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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Gus talks about the recent change in Church teaching regarding the death penalty, initiated by Pope Francis, calling it "inadmissible." While most Catholics are not directly affected by this, there...
Monday, August 6, 2018
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Gus recounts a call from last week during a conversation with a listener whose father had recently passed away. While going through his cell phone, they noticed he had the...
Friday, August 3, 2018
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Gus opens up on the Archbishop Theodore McCarrick scandal and reads a portion of article written by Catholic apologist Ralph Martin that was posted on the Renewal Ministries blog page entitled "Dear Troubled...
Thursday, August 2, 2018
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Gus talks about the changes made to the catechism regarding the Catholic Church's teaching on the death penalty, which was announced yesterday by the Vatican. There are now no circumstances...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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Today is Gus and Michelle's 38th wedding anniversary. Gus talks about its evolution over those years and how God has worked through it since the beginning, even though they didn't...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
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In honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola's feast day, Gus plays an archived interview with former Jesuit Conference President Fr. Thomas Smolich who talks about their founder's life and legacy...
Friday, July 27, 2018
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As we wrap up our commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's encyclical "Humanae Vitae," which reinforced the Catholic Church's position against artificial contraception, Gus welcome Daniel DiSilva,...
Thursday, July 26, 2018
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Today is the unofficial observance of Grandparents' Day. Now, the official observance takes place on September 9th, but Gus declares today the day because it is the feast day of...
Wednesday July 25, 2018
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Today is the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical "Humanae Vitae" and to commemorate it, Gus welcomes one of its foremost on the document, Dr. Janet Smith, to talk about this...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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Gus goes over today's Gospel reading from Matthew where a man in a crowd Jesus was teaching tells him that his mother and brothers were outside waiting for him. Jesus...
Monday, July 23, 2018
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Gus also talks about today's Gospel from Matthew where the Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign and Jesus reprimands them say "an evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign but no...
Friday, July 20, 2018
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In contrast to yesterday's conversation about what are the top turn-offs to Catholicism, Gus asks what are the most attractive things about the Catholic faith. Gus' Top 10, in no...