The Good Catholic Life

Summary of today’s show: The YouCat was a new catechism specifically formulated for young people from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and first produced for World Youth Day Madrid in 2011, but it’s such an accessible and contemporary expression of the faith that all ages can use and appreciate it. Scot Landry, Fr. Mark […]

Summary of today’s show: Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell discussed the life and death of Thomas O’Connell, Fr. Mark’s father, this past week, and the elder O’Connell’s contributions as a university librarian, but also as a support to Fr. Mark’s vocation. Later, they discussed some of the headlines of the week, including Cardinal Timothy […]

Summary of today’s show: On our last show before Christmas, Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell count down the top 10 Christmas hymns, according to Scot. Some on the list are expected, others are unexpected, and some cause a little good-humored arguments over the relative ranking of particular favorites. Also we hear the world premiere […]

Summary of today’s show: Canon law trivia is back! Scot Landry and Dom Bettinelli were posed some head-scratchers on ordination, confirmation, anointing of the sick, confession, and baptism by Fr. Mark O’Connell, who is in addition to the co-host also the Judicial Vicar for the Archdiocese of Boston. Who won this round of trivia? You’ll […]

Summary of today’s show: Fr. Stephen Linehan served for 37 years as a chaplain in the US Navy, 23 years on active duty. When he retired in 2010, he had the opportunity for a sabbatical, and decided to walk the thousand-year-old pilgrimage route called the “Camino” from southern France to Santiago de Compestela in northwestern […]

Summary of today’s show: As a young Catholic emerging from his 20-years-of-Catholic-school bubble for the first time, Matt Weber realized at Harvard that wanted to wear his faith on his sleeve with authenticity, rather than hiding it because it’s not cool. The Church has been through a rough period and Matt believes it’s time to […]

Summary of today’s show: The new pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of Boston, Disciples in Mission, is one of the biggest commitments in this or any American diocese to a New Evangelization, and Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell talk with the man whose job will be its implementation, Fr. Paul Soper. The ambitious plan […]

Summary of today’s show: A big day in the Archdiocese of Boston began with the appointment by Pope Benedict XVI of Msgr. Robert Deeley, vicar general and moderator of the curia, as an auxiliary bishop. Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell discuss this morning’s press conference and the remarks from Cardinal Seán and Bishop-elect Deeley […]

Summary of today’s show: The topic of canon law is rarely fun and lighthearted, but Scot Landry, Fr. Mark O’Connell and Chris Kelly make a go of it with a Jeopardy-style back-and-forth, answering questions on the sacraments that the Archdiocesan Tribunal frequently receives. From whether a parent can fire a godparent after the baptism to […]

Summary of today’s show: This Sunday, Cardinal Seán is taking the unusual step of asking every parish in the Archdiocese of Boston to play a video or audio of a special homily he’s written to talk about the attempt to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the November 6 ballot. Scot Landry, […]