The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Pope Saint John Paul II Summary of today’s show: As we prepare for the canonization of Pope St. John Paul II on Sunday, Fr. Stephen Donohoe and Fr. Matt Williams join Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli to discuss the impact of the pope on their lives and vocations, in both his writings […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: The Father of the Family Summary of today’s show: Becoming a good father isn’t just a trick of biology and it’s not just about biological fathers, according to Clayton Barbeau, author of the classic book “The Father of the Family”. He joins Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams to discuss how Christ calls […]

Today’s topics: Catholic bioethics in the news Summary of today’s show: MC Sullivan returned for her regular visit to discuss with Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams bioethical and medical issues in the news from a Catholic perspective, including recent cases of pregnant women declared brain dead being kept on medical support equipment; palliative sedation […]

Today’s topics: Pastor Profile: Fr. John Currie Summary of today’s show: Fr. John Currie is pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Holbrook in addition to being the pastor of our Wednesday co-host Fr. Matt Williams and our producer Domenico Bettinelli and he joins Scot Landry and Fr. Matt to talk about the parish, its school, […]

Today’s topics: How to Share Your Faith with Anyone Summary of today’s show: Terry Barber is one of the founders of St. Joseph Communications and Lighthouse Catholic Media, which provides thousands of different recorded talks by the biggest Catholic voices for the work of evangelization. He has taken his decades of experience in proclaiming the […]

Today’s topics: Alvaro Vega, the Hip Hop Seminarian Summary of today’s show: Alvaro Vega is a second-year seminarian in the Archdiocese of Miami, but he’s also an aspiring hip-hop musician who believes that God is calling him both to the priesthood and use music in his ministry. Alvaro joins Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams […]

Today’s topics: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Summary of today’s show: St. Kateri is one of the newest saints in the Church, canonized in 2012, and she was the first native North American saint. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams welcome Maureen Heil of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Boston and a parishioner of St. Kateri Parish […]

Today’s topics: Ear of the Heart: From Hollywood Actress to Holy Vows Summary of today’s show: Mother Dolores Hart was a Hollywood actress whose career was on the rise 50 years ago, including starring opposite Elvis Presley. But she gave it all up to answer the Lord’s call to enter a Benedictine cloister. Now she […]

Today’s topics: Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross Summary of today’s show: As we finish this month the Church devotes to Mary, Dr. Edward Sri joins Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams to discuss his new book “Walking with Mary”, that brings us in the footsteps of the Blessed Mother […]