Often known as the biographer of Blessed John Paul II and author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, George Weigel is the author or editor of over twenty books. Courage to be Catholic, Against the Grain: Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace, The Truth of Catholicism are just a few titles. He was educated at St. Mary's Seminary College in Baltimore and at the University of St. Michael's College in Toronto. Weigel has written essays, op-ed columns, and reviews for the major opinion journals and newspapers in the United States. A frequent guest on television and radio, he is also Vatican analyst for NBC News.

Weigel was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Weigel has been awarded thirteen honorary doctorates, the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, and the Gloria Artis Gold Medal by the Republic of Poland. He serves on the boards of directors of several organizations dedicated to human rights and the cause of religious freedom and is a member of the editorial board of First Things.

George Weigel and his wife, Joan, have three children and one grandchild, and live in North Bethesda, Maryland.
 

Gus was raised in the Catholic faith, attending Catholic grade school and then public high school. In his teen years, Gus fell away from the practice of his faith. After attending International Broadcasting School, Gus began a career in radio. He married his wife, Michelle, in 1980. Gus and Michelle are the parents of four children.

After five years in radio, Gus and his family moved to Florida. In 1986, after a near-drowning incident with their daughter, Gus and Michelle realized that they needed God in their lives. They began attending a non-denominational Bible church and grew in their love for the Lord. Soon after, they began to look into the Catholic Church. After much searching and study, both Gus and Michelle came to realize that the Catholic Church is the one true Church founded by Christ Jesus.

Gus became active in the Catholic Charismatic movement, and attended the Catholic School of Lay Evangelization, feeling a call to ministry. He produced an album of original Christian music. In 1992, he was asked to join the staff of WBVM, the Catholic radio station in Tampa, FL. He hosted a popular morning show there for nearly 13 years. In 2006, the Archdiocese of New York contacted Gus to host the morning show for The Catholic Channel, a new venture on Sirius Satellite Radio. He has been the host of Seize the Day since then.

Gus has been a popular speaker at conferences, retreats and parish missions. He speaks on apologetics, evangelization, men's issues, marriage issues and being a Catholic in the world today. Along with his daily radio show, which can be heard weekday mornings from 7-11 eastern on Sirius XM Channel129, Gus published his first book in 2010, A Minute in the Church, a collection of one-minute Catholic apologetics teachings. He also writes his 60-Second Reflection, a daily meditation on the Scriptures. His Catholic Apologetics teachings, available on CD or for download at www.guslloyd.com, have been heard all around the world.