The Good Catholic Life

.Today’s topics: Childless Marriages; Charismatic Renewal; Fall River Ordination; Bishops Back Gun Bill; Pentecost Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Dom Bettinelli consider the headlines of the week, including Pope Francis’ message to intentionally childless couples seeking a “culture of comfort”; his message to Catholics in […]

Today’s topics: New Evangelization and Becoming a Disciple with a Testimony Summary of today’s show: A key aspect of the Disciples in Mission pastoral plan is training parish staff and parishioners in how to evangelize, especially in light of St. John Paul II’s call for a new evangelization, which is new in ardor, new in […]

Today’s topics: Making the Case for Life Summary of today’s show: Abortion is perhaps the most divisive issue in American life today and Trent Horn joins Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli to discuss his new DVD “Making the Case for Life”, in which he shows how we can all talk about abortion, not just […]

Today’s topics: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage Summary of today’s show: On Valentine’s Day, it’s appropriate to look at the book “101 Tips for a Happier Marriage”, by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes. They join Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli to discuss the book’s tips that offer simple ways for couples […]

Today’s topics: St. Peter’s Bones Summary of today’s show: For 2,000 years the bones of St. Peter were believed to be buried under the Vatican basilica that bears his name, but until the latter half of the 20th century no one really knew for sure. Author Thomas Craughwell explores this archeological and faith mystery in […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Apps for Your Smartphone and Tablet Summary of today’s show: Smartphones and tablet computers have become a large part of our lives and our faith life too. Scot Landry, Fr. Mark O’Connell, and Dom Bettinelli welcome Michael Lavigne and Allison Gingras to talk about which Catholic apps they use and how they […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor. Today’s guest(s): Dom Bettinelli and George Martell of Pilot New Media, reporting live from Madrid. Today’s topics: World Youth Day – Madrid 2011 Follow along with the pilgrims and their stories at WYDMadridBoston.com View pictures of the World […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today’s guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Domenico Bettinelli, creative director of Pilot New Media and former editor of Catholic World Report magazine The Pilot The Anchor Today’s topics: […]