The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Catholic Schools Week: Catholic Schools Office Summary of today’s show: To finish Catholic Schools Week, Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines welcome Mary Moran, Chris Flieger, and Jim Walsh of the Catholic Schools Office of the Archdiocese to discuss the ministry of Catholic schools throughout the year and the opportunity to highlight that […]

Today’s topics: New church for Plymouth; Ecumenical Gathering; Catholic Schools; John Paul II’s notebooks Summary of today’s show: Listen to the 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 new church built for St. Bonaventure Parish in […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Schools Week: Lowell Catholic High School Summary of today’s show: Lowell Catholic High School is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and during Catholic Schools Week, Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines are joined by Maryellen DeMarco, the principal; Nicole Sharpe, dean of advancement; and Adrian Lambert, a senior, to talk about […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Schools Week: St. John School in the North End of Boston Summary of today’s show: St. John’s School in the North End of Boston is one of the oldest Catholic schools in the area, at 120 years, but it’s also on the cutting edge of education as well. Karen McLaughlin, Margaret Betts, […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Schools Week: Catholic Schools Foundation Summary of today’s show: We begin Catholic Schools Week by highlighting the work of the Catholic Schools Foundation in eastern Massachusetts. Michael Reardon, Lynne Sullivan, and Megan Adzima join Scot Landry to discuss the foundations work making Catholic education available to families in the Archdiocese of Boston, […]

Today’s topics: Supreme Court Challenge to Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Summary of today’s show: Fr. Eric Cadin and Philip Moran are a plaintiff and lawyer, respectively, in a lawsuit filed against Massachusetts’ law and now before the US Supreme Court that sets up a “buffer zone” around abortion clinics that silences pro-life speech. They join […]

Today’s topics: March for Life, New York’s Cuomo, Transitional Deacons, Bishop Hennessey Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy consider the headlines of the week, including Wednesday’s March for Life; Cardinal Seán’s homily at the National Prayer Vigil for Life Mass; New York […]

Today’s topics: Tools for Rebuilding Summary of today’s show: When they published their first book, “Rebuilt”, last year, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran caught the attention of parishes and dioceses who were curious about the model of successful evangelization in their parish in Maryland. Now, Scot Landry, Michael Lavigne and Fr. Paul Soper discuss […]

Today’s topics: Why Catholics Should Know Philosophy Summary of today’s show: Philosophy is the handmaiden of theology and Bl. Pope John Paul II was adamant that faith has nothing to fear from reason and reason nothing to fear from faith, thus emphasizing the importance of knowing and studying philosophy in a Catholic context. Prof. Paul […]

Listen to the show: We’re observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so the Good Catholic Life is bringing you one of our favorite shows. We will return with a new show tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Today we bring you an encore presentation of our discussion of Catholic apps. Smartphones and tablet computers have become […]