The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: St. Mary’s After-School Program Summary of today’s show: The After-School program at St. Mary’s Parish in Waltham may be the first of its kind in the Archdiocese of Boston. Fr. Michael Nolan and Jennifer Acuna join Scot Landry and Michael Lavigne to talk about how the program came to be, the services it […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: Evangelization Trainers Summary of today’s show: As part of the Archdiocese of Boston’s ambitious pastoral plan called “Disciples in Mission”, parishes will receive special training to become centers of the new evangelization. As our guests Michael Lavigne and the archdiocese’s new evangelization trainers, Donald Smith and Amber Loosbrock, explain, this is an unprecedented […]

Today’s topics: Day of Evangelization Summary of today’s show: When Catholics in Attleboro heard about the successful Days of Evangelization that several Rhode Island parishes conducted in their towns, going door-to-door to introduce people to the parish and invite them to come visit (or to come back again), they resolved to bring it to their […]

Today’s topics: Pope Francis’ encyclical Lumen fidei (Light of Faith) Summary of today’s show: Pope Francis issued his first encyclical, called Lumen fidei, last week, building on the work Pope Benedict had already completed in his encyclicals on charity and hope and in the first draft of this encyclical that he wrote before stepping down. […]

Today’s topics: Religious Liberty and the Fortnight for Freedom Summary of today’s show: Cardinal Seán O’Malley marked the 2013 Fortnight for Freedom today with a special Mass at the Bethany Chapel of the Pastoral Center in Braintree. Scot Landry, Michael Lavigne, and Dom Bettinelli analyze and expand on the Cardinal’s homily in which he noted […]

Summary of today’s show: When the Gondreau family of Rhode Island got the opportunity to live in Rome for a semester while dad Paul taught theology for Providence College’s Rome program, they saw it as an opportunity for their five children, including eight-year-old Dominic who has cerebral palsy. But on Easter Sunday, Dominic had a […]

Summary of today’s show: Today, April 2, marks the anniversary of the death of Blessed Pope John Paul II in 2005 and Scot Landry, Michael Lavigne, and Domenico Bettinelli discuss the legacy of the late Holy Father for the “John Paul generation,” including some of their personal memories of the pope they knew for their […]

Summary of today’s show: Cardinal Seán O’Malley started Holy Week with Palm Sunday Mass in which he declared we are all “Ashes and Palms Catholics”. Scot Landry, Fr. Mark O’Connell, and Michael Lavigne reflect on Cardinal Seán’s homily and what it means to live the ashes of sacrifice and the palms of victory from Ash […]

Summary of today’s show: For the Year of Faith called by Pope Benedict, the Archdiocese of Boston is offering Catholic Faith Essentials, an innovative new course for adults which is provided primarily through live webcasting to parishes and homes through the archdiocese and anywhere in the world. Scot Landry talks with Bishop Arthur Kennedy and […]