Archive | June, 2012

Program #0330 for Friday, June 29, 2012: The Ugandan Martyrs and Catholicism in Uganda Today

June 29, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: Earlier in June, Msgr. Robert Deeley and Msgr. William Fay traveled from Boston to Ugandan in Africa for the feast of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs for the faith who are highly revered in that country. Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell talk with Msgr. Deeley about the trip, how […]

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Program #0329 for Thursday, June 28, 2012: Supreme Court ruling; Fortnight for Freedom town hall; Ordination Mass; Redemptoris Mater dinner; Catholic Appeal; Catholic Press Awards

June 28, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: On our Thursday show, Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the new headlines of the week, including the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act; Cardinal Seán’s Fortnight for Freedom town hall; last Saturday’s ordination Mass; the Redemptoris Mater Seminary gala dinner honoring Rabbi David […]

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Program #0328 for Wednesday, June 27, 2012: Curtis Martin, evangelizing on campus, and the New Evangelization

June 27, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has been present on college campuses around the country for 14 years, reaching out to tens of thousands of Catholic students to introduce them to Jesus Christ. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams talk with Curtis Martin, the founder of FOCUS, about the FOCUS […]

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Program #0327 for Tuesday, June 26, 2012: Msgr. James Moroney and the Formation of Priests

June 26, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: Msgr. James Moroney will assume the mantle of rector of St. John’s Seminary on July 1 and Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor talk with him about his background, his work at the US bishops conference and with the Vatican on liturgy, and what it takes to form a “Swiss Army” […]

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Program #0326 for Monday, June 25, 2012: Religious Liberty and the HHS Mandate

June 25, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: The HHS mandate of the Affordable Care Act is an unprecedented infringement on religious liberty, according to a wide cross-section of religious leaders and political observers. Scot Landry talks to Kim Daniels, an attorney who specializes in religious liberty issues and coordinator for Catholic Voices USA, about the HHS mandate and […]

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Program #0325 for Friday, June 22, 2012: Fr. Walter Waldron

June 22, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: There are several living legends among the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston and Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell welcome one of them today. Fr. Walter Waldron has been a priest for 48 years and pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Roxbury for 29 years. Fr. Walter tells our listeners […]

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Program #0324 for Thursday, June 21, 2012: Fortnight for Freedom; Changes at The Anchor; Choose Life license plates; Dot-Catholic

June 21, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: On our Thursday show, Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy considered the news headlines of the week, including the start of the Fortnight for Freedom; the end of Fr. Roger Landry’s tenure as editor of The Anchor; the deadline looming for Choose Life license plates; and the […]

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Program #0322 for Wednesday, June 20, 2012: NeoCatechumenal Way and Redemptoris Mater Seminary

June 20, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: For three years, Fr. Israel Rodriguez has been the first and only priest ordained from Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary, but this weekend he will be joined by Felipe Gonzalez. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams talk with Fr. Israel, as well as Fr. Tony Medeiros and Tom Noe, about the […]

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Program #0322 for Tuesday, June 19, 2012: Fr. Joe Baggetta

June 19, 2012

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Summary of today’s show: For the last 34 years, Fr. Joe Baggetta has served as chaplain of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Corrections, living out Fr. Edward “Boys Town” Flanagan’s dictum that there are no bad boys, just bad examples and bad environments. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor have a conversation with Fr. Joe […]

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Program #0321A for Monday, June 18, 2012: Encore Presentation of Jim Stenson

June 18, 2012

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Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes In honor of Father’s Day yesterday, The Good Catholic Life is bringing you one of our favorite shows from last year. We will return on Tuesday, June 19 with an all-new show. Today we bring you an encore presentation of Scot Landry’s interview of author and […]

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