The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Understanding Pope St. John Paul II Summary of today’s show: Pope St. John Paul II was one of the greatest minds of history, not just the 20th century, and was a great philosopher and theologian. Dr. Richard Spinello joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor to discuss the saint’s teachings, especially his personalist […]

Today’s topics: Why Catholics Should Know Philosophy Summary of today’s show: Philosophy is the handmaiden of theology and Bl. Pope John Paul II was adamant that faith has nothing to fear from reason and reason nothing to fear from faith, thus emphasizing the importance of knowing and studying philosophy in a Catholic context. Prof. Paul […]

Summary of today’s show: In his new book “Jacob’s Ladder: Ten Steps to Truth,” Dr. Peter Kreeft sets forth a narrative with which most Americans can relate, talking to a young skeptic about truth, absolute truth, the meaning of life and where that ultimately leads: a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Scot Landry talks with […]

Summary of today’s show: Fr. Daniel Moloney was ordained in 2010 for the Archdiocese of Boston, after what was already an impressive intellectual career spanning Yale, Notre Dame, Princeton, and Rome. Scot Landry sits down with Fr. Moloney at his parish in Brighton to see how he came to be a priest of the Archdiocese […]

Summary of today’s show: When most men would have been looking at retirement after 30 years as a priest, Fr. Raymond Van De Moortell was transferring from the Jesuits to become a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor talk with Fr. Van De Moortell about growing up surrounded by […]

Summary of today’s show: With regular Tuesday co-host Fr. Chris O’Connor celebrating his 40th birthday today, it had to be time to do a priest profile of Fr. Chris. Scot Landry talks with Fr. Chris about his childhood growing up in Dorchester’s St. Margaret Parish, attending parochial schools and then Boston College High; going to […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor Today’s topics: Pope Benedict’s visit to Germany Pope Benedict’s apostolic journey to Germany on the Vatican website Summary of today’s show: Scot and Fr. Chris read two very different addresses from Pope Benedict XVI in his visit to […]