The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Nothing Short of a Miracle: God’s Healing Power in Modern Saints Summary of today’s show: Miracles aren’t just something that happened centuries ago, but the Church relies on them even today. Patricia Treece joins Fr. Chip Hines and Domenico Bettinelli today to discuss her book “Nothing Short of a Miracle”, which presents the […]

Today’s topics: The Way of Beauty Summary of today’s show: Christians know that God is Love and God is Truth, but God is also Beauty. David Clayton, artist in residence at Thomas More College in New Hampshire, joins Michael Lavigne and Dom Bettinelli to discuss the “way of beauty”, its importance to the Christian faith, […]

Today’s topics: The Dignity, Gifts, and Mission of Women Summary of today’s show: March is women’s history month in the US and Pat Gohn joins Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli to talk about the unique contribution of Catholic women and how the Church’s teachings highlight the blessed dignity, beautiful gifts, and bodacious mission of […]

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: 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: 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 […]

Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Domenico Bettinelli looked at the headlines of the week, including three interviews of Cardinal Seán on challenges facing the Church; Pope Francis’ upcoming first apostolic exhortation; and the end of the Year of Faith and year of two popes. Listen […]