Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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Gus talks about a Catholic news item of interest. YouTube has instituted a new policy of including an abortion "context advisory" and a link to an abortion Web page to...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Gus talks about going to see his grandsons play baseball this past Saturday and, as he and Michelle were walking towards the park, they passed a father and son. They...
Monday, October 10, 2022
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Catholic apologist and author Don Johnson calls in to talk about his new book "Twisted Unto Destruction: How 'Bible Alone' Theology Made the World a Worse Place." Also, Gus does...
Friday, October 7, 2022
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Rhonda Gruenwald of Vocation Ministry calls in to talk with Gus about their first "Deacon Sunday," which is this Sunday. Its purpose is to raise awareness and affirmation to the...
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Catholic author Laraine Bennett calls in to talk about her new book, "The Little Way of Living with Less: Learning to Let Go with the Little Flower." There are many...
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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Gus is back from his pilgrimage to the Holy Land and, after giving a preview of the trip and how his home was affected by Hurricane Ian, he plays a...
Friday, September 23, 2022
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Gus talks about how he heard a Dire Straits song the other day and it reminded him that Brothers in Arms was the first CD he ever bought back when...
Thursday, September 22, 2022
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Gus talks about Catholic media and how influential it has been in him, both in front of the mic and as a listener. He invites listeners to call in and...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Gus talks about the TV show The Chosen and, in particular, its portrayal of St. Matthew. He is a tax collector but displays the attributes of autism or Asperger's syndrome....
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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Jonathan Fuqua calls in to talk about a new book that he co-edited for Ignatius Press called "By Strange Ways: Theologians and Their Paths to the Catholic Church." Jonathan himself...
Monday, September 19, 2022
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This past Sunday's Gospel was Jesus' parable about a steward who cheats his master. The master discovers this and fires him and demands a full accounting of everything that he's...
Friday, September 16, 2022
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Gus talks about the German Synod and how one of their main goals is to install women deacons and a female priesthood. In fact, over 80% of German bishops support...
Thursday, September 15, 2022
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Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows and, in addition to going over today's readings, Gus talks about how it makes sense for this feast to follow yesterday's...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The term "cross" not only defines the instrument on which Jesus was crucified but is also used to describe...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Today is the Feast of St. John Chrysostom. Gus talks about the saint's legacy as one of the greatest homilists in Church history and reads an excerpt from one of...
Monday, September 12, 2022
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The Knights of Columbus have released a new full-length documentary on Mother Teresa. It's called "Mother Teresa: No Greater Love" and producer and director David Naglieri calls in to talk...
Friday, September 9, 2022
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Gus talks about the role of crisis pregnancy centers in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision, which no longer makes abortion protected on a federal level....
Thursday, September 8, 2022
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In honor of today's Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gus goes over the Catholic Church's teaching on Mary and talks about why the Catholic Church rightly...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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Inspired by today's First Reading, where St. Paul tells the Corinthians that our lives here on earth are limited and we must be constantly preparing ourselves, Gus invites listeners to call...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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Gus is joined by Abbot Philip Anderson of the Monks of Clear Creek to talk about their new album of Gregorian chant entitled "Rorate Coeli: Marian Sounds of Advent" which...
Friday, September 2, 2022
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In honor of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Gus invites listeners to call in and talk about finding God in their labor. He asks them what they do for...
Thursday, September 1, 2022
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Last week, the Biden Administration put forth a plan to forgive at least $10,000 of student loan debt to those making less than $125,000. It's controversial to say the least...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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Gus talks about how, back in December, he and Michelle took up bowling. It's something they did quite often when they dated. In fact, they met at a bowling alley...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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There's a new movie coming out about the early life of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, aka Padre Pio, starring Shia LaBeouf. The bigger news is that the troubled actor has...
Monday, August 29, 2022
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Yesterday was the Feast of St. Augustine. One tradition Gus likes to do is read from TAN Books' Augustine Day-By-Day. It's a book of 365 collected pearls of wisdom written...
Friday, August 26, 2022
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Catholic author Patti Maguire Armstrong calls in to talk about a new book she co-authored called "What Would Monica Do?" Not only does it tell the story of St. Monica...
Thursday, August 25, 2022
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Gus talks about how yesterday's First Reading from John always confused him. It's where Jesus tells Nathanael, who became St. Bartholomew the Apostle, that he saw him under the fig...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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Gus hosts a bevy of guests on today's show, beginning with Sheila Stephanis in the Conversion Corner. Sheila grew up the oldest of eight children in a Catholic family but...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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Today is the Feast of St. Rose of Lima. Gus shares a short biography of her and talks about how she was very beautiful but wanted to be devoted only...
Monday, August 22, 2022
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Gus talks about the Queenship of Mary, the feast day celebrated by the Church today. He explains the origins of the feast and its Biblical ties as well as the...
Friday, August 19, 2022
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Gus reads and reflects on an opinion piece written by Fr. Roger Landry that analyzes the Church's Eucharistic Revival. He said the revival depends on what lessons the Church has...
Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Gus is joined by his childhood friend Bob Wilhelm. As grade schoolers, they both attended Mary, Help of Christians and then went on to public high school together. Bob talks...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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Gus recounts his spur of the moment conversation with Dr. Anthony Dardano yesterday. He had been talking about the recommendation by a consultant that the Cause for Canonization of Fr. Vincent...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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Gus talks about how the Cause for Canonization of Fr. Vincent Capodanno may come to a halt. One consultant to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints advised that "With...
Monday, August 15, 2022
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Today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Gus talks about what that means and how some of our Protestant brothers and sisters have a great...
Friday, August 12, 2022
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Gus talks about how interesting the Catholic Channel's host diversity is. He's an empty nester, Katie McGrady has young children, the Catholic Guy Lino Rulli is married with no children...
Thursday, August 11, 2022
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Today is the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi. In her honor, Gus talks with a Poor Clare nun, Sister Ann of the Monastery of St. Clare in Langhorne, Pennsylvania....
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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Today is the Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr and is the patron saint of the permanent diaconate. Deacon Andy Saunders, the director of the Center for Diaconal Formation...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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Gus talks about "stealth evangelization," which he describes as ways of sharing the Gospel message, and your faith, in ways that aren't overt. He talks about Rosaries that are dangled...
Monday, August 8, 2022
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Fr. John Devaney, O.P. calls in to talk about the Feast of St. Dominic. In addition to being the host of Word to Life on the Catholic Channel, and Gus'...
Friday, August 5, 2022
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Today is a unique feast day in Church liturgy. It's the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. Gus talks a little about why...
Thursday, August 4, 2022
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Gus talks about how Catholics know the Bible better than we think we do because so much of Scripture is used in mass and our daily prayers. Today, he focuses...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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Yesterday, Gus had only a short window for a call-in segment, and he asked listeners to call in if they had any priests or religious in their family history. The...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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Dr. Tim Gregson joins Gus in the Conversion Corner. Tim is a former music minister in the Presbyterian faith. He grew up a preacher's kid and tells Gus there was...
Monday, August 1, 2022
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Today is Gus and Michelle's 42nd wedding anniversary. He reminisces over his wedding day, which, although was in a Catholic Church, wasn't particularly a holy event; at least, not on...
Friday, July 29, 2022
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Gus talks about the Mega Millions jackpot, which has crested over $1 billion. Gus talks about the astronomical odds of winning, which is one in 302,575,350. You have a greater...
Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Gus talks about a story out of Luxembourg. Much like Germany, the Catholics in that country, which only has one diocese, is holding a Synod which calls for changing Church...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Catholic author Kevin Wells calls in to tell the story of Fr. Dan Leary, a priest who's still with us today and is following the example Blessed Aloysius Schwartz. He's...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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Today Gus talks about Sts. Joachim and Anne, the saints who the church celebrates today in the liturgy. They were Mary's parents, which makes them Jesus' grandparents. Gus invites listeners to...
Monday, July 25, 2022
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Today is the Feast of St. James the Greater, so Gus shares some of the story of St. James, and about his connection with St. James from walking the Way...