Archive | December, 2013

Evangelii Gaudium on Parish-based Evangelization: Program #0636 for Friday, December 13, 2013

December 13, 2013

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Evangelii Gaudium on Parish-based Evangelization

Today’s topics: Evangelii Gaudium on Parish-based Evangelization Summary of today’s show: Pope Francis has outlined a comprehensive vision for evangelization in his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell are joined by Fr. Paul Soper and Dan Cellucci to discuss one portion of that vision that deals with evangelization within the context […]

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Person of the Year, Joy of evangelizing, Catholic health care, Trappistine solar power: Program #0635 for Thursday, December 12, 2013

December 12, 2013

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Person of the Year, Joy of evangelizing, Catholic health care, Trappistine solar power

Today’s topics: Person of the Year, Joy of evangelizing, Catholic health care, Trappistine solar power Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry look at the headlines of the week, including Pope Francis being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year; Pope Francis’ dream […]

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Parish Director of Evangelization: Program #0634 for Wednesday, December 11, 2013

December 11, 2013

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Parish Director of Evangelization

Today’s topics: Parish Director of Evangelization Summary of today’s show: Patrick Krisak may be the only parish evangelization director in the Archdiocese of Boston and he joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines to discuss his ministry in the collaborative parishes in Beverly; his background growing up in New Jersey and previous ministry in parishes […]

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Priest Profile: Fr. Sean Maher: Program #0633 for Tuesday, December 10, 2013

December 10, 2013

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Priest Profile: Fr. Sean Maher

Today’s topics: Priest Profile: Fr. Sean Maher Summary of today’s show: Fr. Sean Maher grew up in Ireland, but came to the US as an adult and entered St. John’s Seminary. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor welcome Fr. Maher to talk about growing up in Ireland, how he came to the US, why he […]

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Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend: Program #0632 for Monday, December 9, 2013

December 9, 2013

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Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend

Today’s topics: “Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend” Summary of today’s show: When he was elected pope, Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio of Buenos Aires became a subject of intense interest throughout the world as we all wondered who is this Jesuit who is now the first pope from the New World. Alejandro Bermudez joins Scot […]

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2013 Cheverus Awards: Program #0631 for Friday, December 6, 2013

December 6, 2013

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2013 Cheverus Awards

Today’s topics: 2013 Cheverus Awards Summary of today’s show: Each year for the past six years, Cardinal Seán has recognized outstanding laypeople, religious and deacons from the Archdiocese of Boston through the Cheverus Awards, most of them nominated by their pastors. The recipients have served their parish well over an extended period of time and […]

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Evangelii Gaudium, Vatican Commission on Sex Abuse: Program #0630 for Thursday, December 5, 2013

December 5, 2013

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Evangelii Gaudium, Vatican Commission on Sex Abuse

Today’s topics: Evangelii Gaudium, Vatican Commission on Sex Abuse Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry look at the headlines of the past couple of weeks, including Evangelii Gaudium and its reception and the formation of a Vatican commission on a pastoral response […]

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The Literacy Connection for Immigrants: Best of TGCL Program #0629A for Wednesday, December 4, 2013

December 4, 2013

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The Literacy Connection for Immigrants

Today’s topics: The Literacy Connection for Immigrants Listen to the show: The Good Catholic Life is taking a day off, but we’ll back on Thursday with our regularly scheduled broadcast. In the meantime we bring you an encore presentation of a show that originally aired on September 20, 2013. Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines […]

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Prison Ministry: Program #0629 for Tuesday, December 3, 2013

December 3, 2013

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Prison Ministry

Today’s topics: Prison Ministry Summary of today’s show: The season of Advent is a time of hope and repentance and is a perfect time to discuss the ministry of prison chaplains, who live out Christ’s command to visit the imprisoned. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor welcome Ruth Raichle, who recently completed 35 years in […]

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Sacred Scripture and Advent: Program #0628 for Monday, December 2, 2013

December 2, 2013

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Sacred Scripture and Advent

Today’s topics: Sacred Scripture and Advent Summary of today’s show: As we begin the season of Advent, Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor are on location at St. John’s Seminary to talk with Fr. Joseph Briody to discuss Scripture and his doctorate in Sacred Scripture, his work on the Vox Clara commission, his study of […]

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