The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: 10 Interesting Facts about the History of the Archdiocese of Boston Summary of today’s show: Celebrate St. Patrick, the patron of the Archdiocese of Boston, by joining Michael Lavigne and Domenico Bettinelli along with Robert Johnson Lally, archivist for the archdiocese, to discuss the work of the archivist as well as 10 interesting […]

Today’s topics: Pope Francis’s Social Media Message in His First Year Summary of today’s show: In the year that Pope Francis has been in office, he’s sent out more than 280 messages on his various Twitter accounts in eight languages. Scot Landry, Domenico Bettinelli, and Chris Kelley discuss their favorite tweets and the 140-character messages […]

Today’s topics: Habemus Papam Re-lived; Pope Francis’ Reform; Rite of Election; 40 Days for Life; Archbishop Sheen Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy consider the news headlines of the week including, today’s anniversary of the election of Pope Francis; Fr. Roger’s reflection […]

Today’s topics: One-Year Anniversary of the Papal Conclave Summary of today’s show: One year ago today, the conclave that would eventually elect Pope Francis after just four ballots began. Scot Landry, Domenico Bettinelli, and Chris Kelley discuss the events that led to his election, including his address to the General Congregation of the College of […]

Today’s topics: The Catholic Family Festival Summary of today’s show: The Catholic Family Festival gathers the wide variety of cultures in the Archdiocese of Boston–more than 30 of them–for a day of praying together and experiencing the many expressions of particular cultures, including food, music, dancing, and worship. Fr. Michael Harrington, director of the office […]

Today’s topics: Pope Awesome and Other Stories Summary of today’s show: Cari Donaldson is a Catholic stay-at-home mother of six and author of the book “Pope Awesome and Other Stories”. She joins Michael Lavigne and Domenico Bettinelli to talk about her spiritual journey that took her from Presbyterian to the New Age to nearly every […]

Today’s topics: The Catechism of Hockey Summary of today’s show: Sports is often compared to religion, especially in Boston, but Alyssa Bormes in her new book “The Catechism of Hockey” shows how much one sport and the Catholic Church have in common faith. She joins Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli, along with Boston Bruins […]

Today’s topics: Pope Francis & Cardinal Seán give interviews; Mercy and forgiveness; New episcopal vicar Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Gregory Tracy, Fr. Roger Landry and Dom Bettinelli consider the news headlines of the week, including Pope Francis’ latest interview in an Italian newspaper; Cardinal Seán’s interview with the Pilot […]

Today’s topics: Lent 101: Reviewing what we believe about Lent and Ash Wednesday Summary of today’s show: Why do we get ashes on our heads? What are fasting and almsgiving? Why is Lent 40 days? As we enter the season of Lent, Scot Landry and Fr. Paul Soper discuss the basics of Catholic belief and […]

Today’s topics: The Pilgrim Lifestyle Summary of today’s show: The Vatican has an official organization, Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, for the support of pilgrims, not just to Rome but around the world, and Kairos Pilgrimages is the official distributor for OPR in the US and Canada. Patrizia Brown of Kairos and Fr. Leo LeBlanc of Immaculate […]