The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Secrets of Confession Summary of today’s show: Vinny Flynn shares with Scot Landry his top 7 secrets of Confession, including the fact that no confession is truly private (see what he means in the book of the same name); nothing we can do will turn away God’s love; confession is the way we […]

Today’s topics: Celebration of the Priesthood; Jean Valjean and immigration reform; Sunday Readings Summary of today’s show: During the Station of the Cross/WQOM fund drive, Scot Landry, Fr. Mark O’Connell and Chris Kelley took time to discuss the 5th annual Celebration of the Priesthood dinner on Thursday night to raise funds for the health and […]

Today’s topics: Cardinal Seán and George Weigel on Pope Francis’ Interview; 12 Deacons Ordained; Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel considers the headlines of the week, including the ordination of 12 men to the diaconate at Holy Cross Cathedral; Cardinal Seán’s recommendation of George Weigel’s analysis of Pope Francis’ latest interview with Jesuit […]

Today’s topics: Jesus in Boston; Pope Francis on His Vision for the Church Summary of today’s show: Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams discussed the exciting changes to the Jesus in North End gatherings that his Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults put together on a monthly basis and then continued […]

Today’s topics: Bioethics News: Latest on the HHS mandate; Palliative Care; Advanced Care Planning Summary of today’s show: M.C. Sullivan returns to discuss the latest bioethics and healthcare news from a Catholic perspective, including the continuing fight to stop the HHS mandate as part of the Affordable Care Act; the efforts to strengthen palliative care […]

Today’s topics: The Red Mass and Catholic Lawyers Guild Summary of today’s show: The Red Mass is an ancient tradition of gathering lawyers together annually to ask God’s help as they begin their judicial term and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Boston has continued that tradition. Paul McNamara and Maura Doyle of the guild joined […]

Today’s topics: The Literacy Connection for Immigrants Summary of today’s show: The Literacy Connection is a project of the Sisters of St. Joseph Boston that helps low-income immigrants acquire the language skills they need to not only to their citizenship exams, but also to succeed in employment and get by in their everyday lives. Sr. […]

Today’s topics: Headlines: Pope Francis Interview; the Deacon Dozen; Presentation Hall Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Gregory Tracy considered the news headlines of the week, including the interview with Pope Francis that garnered so much media attention, much of it out of context; the upcoming ordination of […]

Today’s topics: Missionary Childhood Association Summary of today’s show: The Missionary Childhood Association is one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, particularly tasked with involving all children in the missionary activity of the Church. Fr. Pat Byrne and Maureen Heil join Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams to discuss the association and its work and […]

Today’s topics: The Clergy Funds for the Health and Retirement Needs of Our Priests Summary of today’s show: The second collection this weekend, September 21-22, will be dedicated to the Clergy Funds for the health and retirement needs of our priests in the Archdiocese of Boston. Fr. Ed Riley and his brother, John, joined Scot […]