The Good Catholic Life

On today’s show, Scot talks to Janet Benestad, secretary for faith formation and evangelization for the Archdiocese of Boston, and Tom Peterson, founder of Catholics Come Home, about the national program that is now at its height in eastern Massachusetts.

On today’s show, Scot and Susan welcome our regular Thursday guests, Fr. Roger Landry and Gregory Tracy to discuss the week’s news including: Pope Benedict’s initiative to reach out to non-believers; the Massachusetts Catholic Conference; Pope John Paul II’s beatification; the inspiring story of a young Boston man attending Malden Catholic high school; and more.

On today’s show, Scot and Fr. Matt will welcome Bob Rice, professor of catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville, musician, youth speakers, and author. On Thursday, April 7, 9:30am-3:30pm, Bob will be leading the Boston Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis. He will be speaking on Thursday night, 7pm, at Theology on Tap at City Side Bar […]

On today’s show, Scot and Fr. Chris welcome Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, as well as participants and instructors in Catholic Leadership Institute’s “Tending the Talents” program.

On Monday’s show, Fr. Antonio Medeiros and Father Emanuele De Nigris, the Rector and Vice-Rector of the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary in Brookline, the third and newest of the Archdiocese of Boston’s seminaries. Redemptoris Mater Seminary is both “Archdiocesan” and “Missionary” and one of its goals is to prepare priests for the New Evangelization, […]

On today’s show, Scot and Fr. Mark welcome Erika Bachiochi and Joanie Kingsley to discuss Erika’s new book, “Women,Sex, and the Church: the Case for Catholic Teaching.”

On today’s show, Scot and Susan welcome our regular Thursday guests, Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese, and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese. They will discuss the news of the day including controversy over the Archdiocese of Boston’s […]

On today’s show, Scot and Fr. Chris welcome Maureen Heil, Director of Programs and Development for the Pontifical Mission Societies in Boston, and Sister Lisa Valentini of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, to discuss the work of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the Archdiocese, nationally, and internationally and the universal […]

On today’s show, Scot welcomes Dr. Mary Grassa O’Neill, archdiocesan secretary for education and superintendent of Catholic schools, and Dr. Bill McKersie, archdiocesan assistant superintendent for academic excellence, to discuss Catholic schools in Boston and Massachusetts; their successes, vision, and challenges; and recent efforts to address laws that are obstacles for parents choosing Catholic education

On Friday, Scot and Fr. Mark welcome Leann Thieman, speaker and author of “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Catholic Faith”, and Fr. Bill Schmidt, pastor of St. Patrick Patrick Parish in Stoneham, to discuss their upcoming parish Lenten mission. Then Mike Alex will be here to talk about his website MyCatholicFaithDelivered.com and the the […]