(Saint) Valentine's Day, February 14, 2019
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In honor of St. Valentine's Day, Gus invites listeners to call in and share the song that means the most to them and their spouse. It could be their wedding song...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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New York Post Op-Ed editor and Catholic Herald contributor Sohrab Ahmari calls in to join Gus in the Conversion Corner. Sohrab grew up in Iran, before moving to the U.S....
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
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Gus goes over some timely Catholic news stories, including the impending Vatican punishment on serial sex offender Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, which will most likely be his laicization. Gus gives his thoughts...
Monday, February 11, 2019
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Gus talks about today's feast day for Our Lady of Lourdes and invites any listener who's been to Lourdes or experienced a miraculous healing to call in and share their...
Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Gus opens up by talking about an illustration he posted on his Facebook page which clinically depicts a dismemberment abortion. He asks listeners if it's OK to use graphic imagery...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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Gus plays one clip from President Trump's State of the Union Address last night and it's his sharp criticism of the recent abortion laws passed in New York and the...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Gus talks about young people leaving the faith and what we can do to bring them back. Gus gives away copies of A Minute in the Church to people who...
Monday, February 4, 2019
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Gus talks about Super Bowl LIII, which he felt was pretty dull, and the Super Bowl ads, which weren't much better on the whole. There are some that left a...
Friday, February 1, 2019
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As we near the end of Catholic Schools Week, Francesca Pellegrino, president and founder of Catholic Coalition for Special Education, which provides academic support for kids with special needs in...
Thursday, January 31, 2019
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Gus plays a couple audio clips out of the state of Virginia where some legislators seeking to mimic the radical abortion laws recently passed in New York State. The first...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Gus talks about Pope Francis' press conference on board Shepherd 1 going back to Rome from World Youth Day. He was asked about priestly celibacy and if he foresaw a time...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Gus reads a letter written by Fr. Michael White, pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland, entitled "Why We Don't Encourage (Little) Kids in Church." Fr. White goes...
Monday, January 28, 2019
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Gus spoke at St. Richard Catholic Church in Jackson, Mississippi and was introduced to a concept for little kids at mass called "Pew Art." It's just a little brochure filled with...
Thursday, January 24, 2019
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Gus talks about the NY State Abortion Bill signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Catholic who often professes his faith publicly. Many irate Catholics are calling for his...
Wednesday, January 23, 2018
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Gus talks about the passage of the NY State Abortion bill, which is extreme to say the least. He goes over what the bill mandates and reads the response from...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
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Gus talks about the furor that erupted over the weekend following a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial, after the March for Life, between students from Covington Catholic High School and...
Thursday, January 17, 2019
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Gus talks about his favorite psalm, Psalm 95, where the author says "If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." Gus plays a musical version of it by...
Monday, January 14, 2019
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Gus recounts a story from mass yesterday morning where, about midway through the Second Reading, an adult male and a boy came in with motorcycle helmets under their arms. As...
Friday, January 11, 2019
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As we move closer to the March for Life, Gus reads an OpEd piece by Democrats for Life Board Member and Fordham University Associate Professor Charles C. Camosy entitled "I Am...
Thursday, January 10, 2019
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President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are sparring over the former's Mexican border wall proposal. It's a microcosm of how split the country...
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
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Gus plays audio of Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney's post-National Championship Game comments where he gave immense glory to Jesus. Gus gets reaction from his producer, Scott Shea, a Bama...
Monday, January 7, 2019
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Today Gus talked about a new effort by Planned Parenthood to de-stigmatize abortion through a billboard campaign in Iowa. You can read about it here. As every Monday, Gus engages...
Friday, January 4, 2019
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Gus plays audio from a social media video that's gone viral called "Kids Meet Someone Who's Had an Abortion." It's part of a series of videos where kids are introduced to...
Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Yesterday, the U.S. bishops began a seven-day retreat at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary near Chicago. In light of all the clergy sex abuse revelations this past year, Gus asks listeners what their...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Gus is a believer in New Year's resolutions and part of that is giving himself a Scriptural resolution. His method is to read the New Testament until something strikes him,...
Friday, December 21, 2018
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It's the last live Seize the Day of the year so it's our annual office/family Christmas party. He invites listeners to call in and join the festivities. Those who get on...
Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Gus talks about a few things that are close to his heart at Christmas time. One of them is people going through their first Christmas following the death of a...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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It's the third and final installment of Project Christmas. Children's Dream Fund Executive Director Cynthia Lake Farrell calls in and presents three individual children, their condition and their dream. In just...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
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Gus talks about today's Gospel from Matthew where Joseph recognized Mary was with child even though they hadn't consummated their marriage yet. An angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph...
Monday, December 17, 2018
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Gus goes over the genealogy of Jesus from today's Gospel from St. Matthew. It begins with Abraham, and goes 52 generations to Jesus. Within that vast number of people were...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
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Gus goes over a recent news item that took place in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and involved two nuns who, over the last 10 years or so, embezzled approximately...
Monday, December 10, 2018
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Gus kicks off Phase II of Project Christmas with Operation Once in a Lifetime, which assists U.S. military veterans in need. President & Founder Sgt. Patrick Sowers calls in and...
Friday, December 7, 2018
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After finishing his parish mission in Lenoir City, Tennessee earlier this week, Gus visited his brother who lives near there. His brother recently did a DNA test to get a...
Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Ulf Ekman sits down with Gus in the Conversion Corner. Ulf is a native Swede and, although he was baptized, he grew up mostly without any sort of religion. He...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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On Day 2 of his parish mission at St. Thomas the Apostle in Lenoir City, Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, Bishop Richard F. Stika, joins Gus to share his vocation story,...
Monday, December 3, 2018
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Gus broadcasts the first of three shows at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Gus sits down in the Conversion Corner with St. Thomas the Apostle pastor...
Thursday, November 29, 2018
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Gus talks about the death of SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg who passed away from ALS on November 26th. Gus' two sons grew up on SpongeBob, which, over time, made...
Giving Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Angel Aloma of Food for the Poor joins Gus for Project Christmas Phase I. Food for the Poor annually kicks Project Christmas off with Seize the Day on Giving Tuesday...
Monday, November 26, 2018
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Catholic Answers author Leila Miller calls in to talk about a book she co-authored with Catholic apologist Trent Horn called "Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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Gus talks with listeners about what their Thanksgiving is going to look this year and how it differs from previous years. He also talks with them about their Thanksgiving traditions....
Monday, November 19, 2018
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Gus declares today an "All Good Monday." After covering the November Meetings most of last week, where nothing was really accomplished concerning efforts to curtail clergy sex abuse and hold...
Friday, November 16, 2018
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Gus prays an Intentional Rosary in today's Prayer Time. Also, generous Gus gives away copies of A Minute in the Church to lucky listeners who call in. And, Bob Dunning calls...
Thursday, November 15, 2018
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Gus preempts his usual 60 Second Reflection by talking about how yesterday, at the November Meetings, the bishops voted down a resolution that would "encourage" the Holy See to release all...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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Gus begins by going over yesterday's events at the November Meetings, including several interventions made by bishops yesterday addressing the clergy sex abuse scandal and what they're hearing from their...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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Gus talks about the last-minute mandate by the Vatican to delay voting on any action items regarding the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S. and greater accountability among the bishops....
Monday, November 12, 2018
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With the November Meetings beginning today in Baltimore and in light of all that's gone on with the Archbishop McCarrick/clergy sex abuse scandal, Gus asks listeners what they'd say to the...
Friday, November 9, 2018
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Gus talks with listeners about going above and beyond their Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation duties. The Catholic Church offers so many extra-curricular activities other than just going to mass, including...
Thursday, November 8, 2018
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Fr. Paul Sullins, research associate professor at the Catholic University of America and senior research associate of the Ruth Institute, calls in to talk about his recent study on the...
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
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One thing Gus talks about often is how under-catechized he was as kid and it's that way with a lot of people these days. In conversations with listeners on this show,...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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Gus talks about Election Day and, more specifically, single-issue voting. He tells his audience that whenever a politician seeking office publicly announces that they're proudly pro-choice, they lose his vote. Gus asks...