The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: News Headlines of the Week Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel examines the news headlines of the past week, including Pope Francis’ encyclical “Lumen fidei” as a Christmas present for all Catholics; the interesting linking of the canonization announcements of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII; and Pope Francis’ […]

Summary of today’s show: Scot Landry and Susan Abbott discussed the news headlines of the week, including the ordination of a former Anglican priest to the Catholic priesthood in Beverly; progress reported on the causes of canonization for Blessed John Paul II and Archbishop Oscar Romero; and the appointment of a new principal for Lawrence […]

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: The Theology of the Body was the foundation of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate and an answer to the depersonalization and objectification of the human person in society in recent decades. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams are joined by Damon Owens of the Theology of the Body Institute for an […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell Today’s guest(s): Msgr. Francis Strahan, Pastor of St. Bridget Parish in Framingham St. Bridget Parish Today’s topics: Pastor Profile: Msgr. Francis Strahan Summary of today’s show: One of the legendary priests of the Archdiocese of Boston, Msgr. Francis […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry Today’s guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese The Anchor The Pilot Some of the stories discussed on this […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams Today’s guest(s): Fr. Dan Hennessey, Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Boston Office for Vocations Serra Club of Boston Monthly Prayer for Priests Apostolate Today’s topics: Serra Club of Boston, the Adopt-a-Priest ministry, and Blessed John Paul’s […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams Today’s guest(s): Andreas Widmer, CEO of the Seven Fund and author of “The Pope and the CEO” The Pope and The CEO website The Seven Fund The Pope and The CEO at Amazon.com Today’s topics: The new book […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor Today’s guest(s): George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and biographer of Pope John Paul II Ethics and Public Policy Center Archive of George Weigel’s syndicated columns On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of […]

Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today’s guest(s): Gregory Tracy, Managing Editor of The Pilot newspaper, and Father Roger Landry, Executive Editor of The Anchor newspaper. The Pilot The Anchor Today’s topics: Catholic reaction to Osama bin Laden’s death; wrap-up of Bl. John Paul’s beatification; […]