The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Red Sox; Colleen Ritzer; New Hartford Archbishop; All Saints and All Souls Day Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the headlines of the week, including the Red Sox winning the World Series; the funeral Mass for a slain beloved […]

Today’s topics: Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross Summary of today’s show: As we finish this month the Church devotes to Mary, Dr. Edward Sri joins Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams to discuss his new book “Walking with Mary”, that brings us in the footsteps of the Blessed Mother […]

Today’s topics: Two of Boston’s Newest Priests: Fr. John Cassani and Fr. Gerald Souza Summary of today’s show: Fr. John Cassani and Fr. Gerald Souza are two of the priests ordained for the Archdiocese this past June and they join Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor to discuss what they found surprising about the priestly […]

Today’s topics: These Beautiful Bones Summary of today’s show: The Theology of the Body as conceived by Bl. John Paul II is often misconstrued as a theology of human sexuality, but that’s only part of the story. Emily Stimpson’s new book, “These Beautiful Bones”, gives us a theology of the body for everyday life, in […]

Today’s topics: Jerusalem IMAX Movie at the Museum of Science Summary of today’s show: Jerusalem is a small city that stands at the pivot of history and world affairs. A new IMAX movie now playing at the Museum of Science provides a unique perspective on the city and its history, its people, and its cultures. […]

Today’s topics: Vatican new media; Teaching on divorced and remarried Catholics; Bishop “bling”; East Boston casino; 40 Days for Life Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry look at the news headlines of the week, including the talk given by the Vatican’s Msgr. […]

Today’s topics: Local Pilgrimages near Boston Summary of today’s show: There are dozens of great shrines within a day’s drive, or a weekend’s travel at most, that families in the Boston area can visit. Making a pilgrimage is something every Catholic should do occasionally and you don’t have to travel to Europe or the Holy […]

Today’s topics: The Art of Catholic Memory and Memorizing the Faith Summary of today’s show: Dr. Kevin Vost in his new book teaches Catholics to restore the art of memorization to commit the essentials of the Catholic faith to instant recall. Memorization allows Catholics of all ages both to learn the faith and to share […]

Today’s topics: Daughters of St. Paul Webathon Summary of today’s show: The Daughters of St. Paul are a worldwide religious order of women working in all forms of media—books, TV, movies, radio, social media, music—to proclaim the Gospel message. In order to receive continuing support in an area where the technology can be very expensive, […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Social Media Summary of today’s show: The Vatican under Pope Francis is leading the way in the use of social media by Catholics. Msgr. Paul Tighe of the Vatican’s Council for Social Communications and Fr. Roderick Vonhögen of the Star Quest Production Network join Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines to talk […]