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    Friday, September 21, 2018

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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...

    Thursday, July 19, 2018

    Thursday, July 19, 2018
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    Based on his discussion yesterday on the Archbishop of Dublin's remarks that the Church is "alienating" its youth, Gus lists what he perceives as the Top 10 reasons why some...

    Wednesday, July 18, 2018

    Wednesday, July 18, 2018
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    Gus reads some recent remarks made by Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who said that youth of today feel "alienated" by the Catholic Church. He said that "change is painful"...

    Tuesday, July 17, 2018

    Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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    Yesterday after the show, Gus had to go to the dentist to get a root canal done as he'd been in immense pain all weekend with a toothache and recounts a...

    Monday, July 16, 2018

    Monday, July 16, 2018
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    Gus talks about today's Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, which commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary's appearance to Carmelite monk St. Simon Stock in the 13th century where she presented him with...

    Friday, July 13, 2018

    Friday, July 13, 2018
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    Gus talks about being prompted to tip at a fast food restaurant recently, where he's never tipped before. He asks listeners if they tip at places like that. Later, he...

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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    Today is the Feast of St. Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism, and Gus shares with the audience that he has a portrait of St. Benedict and a...

    Tuesday, July 10, 2018

    Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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    Gus kicks off today's show talking with Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser about President Donald Trump's Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Marjorie believes that, with this selection,...

    Monday, July 9, 2018

    Monday, July 9, 2018
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    Gus talks about the Catholic Church's rules of fasting before receiving the Eucharist, which, according to canon law, is one hour before consuming it. Gus asks listeners if they believe...

    Friday, July 6, 2018

    Friday, July 6, 2018
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    Gus breaks in a new segment called "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" and invites listeners to call in and share some random useless trivia. And, it wouldn't be a...

    Thursday, July 5, 2018

    Thursday, July 5, 2018
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    This past Sunday's Gospel was the story of Jesus raising Jairus' daughter from the dead, which was the reading when Gus went back to mass for the first time in...

    Tuesday, July 3, 2018

    Tuesday, July 3, 2018
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    It's that time of year where patriotic songs shine and Gus talks about patriotic songs that are sung before or after mass and asks listeners to call in and share their...

    Monday, July 2, 2018

    Monday, July 2, 2018
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    Gus invites his producer Scooterman, Scott Shea, on to talk about his pet, a pug named Eunice. She suffered a stroke this weekend and will be put to sleep a...

    Friday, June 29, 2018

    Friday, June 29, 2018
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    On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Gus started the morning with a bit of apologetics on the papcy, in light of the Gospel reading today from Matthew 16....

    Thursday, June 28, 2018

    Thursday, June 28, 2018
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    Gus talks about a news item coming out of the Philippines where, in the last few months, three priests have been murdered. The slayings have resulted in an increase in...

    Wednesday, June 27, 2018

    Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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    Gus talks about several of the Supreme Court decisions that came down yesterday, particularly blocking a California law that required crisis pregnancy centers in that state to post information on...

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
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    Gus opens up on the recent clergy sex abuse scandal at the hands of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and openly questions how a man like this can get to the position of cardinal....

    Monday, June 25, 2018

    Monday, June 25, 2018
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    Gus talks about his experiences with his bride Michelle's knee replacement surgery last week and recounts a story of hearing Al Jarreau's song "We're In This Love Together" while she...

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