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Fr. Paul Soper, Director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Boston, is one of 29 priests joining Cardinal Seán O’Malley for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land between April 8 and April 15. We’ve asked him to share his experiences beginning with preparations for the trip. By Fr. Paul Soper On Tuesday, April 9, […]

Fr. Ed Riley is Dean of Men and Director of Pastoral Formation at St. John’s Seminary in the Archdiocese of Boston. He is one of 29 priests joining Cardinal Seán O’Malley for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land between April 8 and April 15. We’ve asked him to share his experiences on their first full […]

Summary of today’s show: With Cardinal Seán and 29 priests of Boston on pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Scot Landry and Rick Heil encouraged listeners to follow along on a virtual pilgrimage at TheGoodCatholicLife.com where there will be regular updates. Also, Scot and Fr. Chris O’Connor discussed the Sacraments of Initiation, especially baptism and confirmation, […]

Fr. Paul Soper, Director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Boston, is one of 29 priests joining Cardinal Seán O’Malley for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land between April 8 and April 15. We’ve asked him to share his experiences beginning with preparations for the trip. By Fr. Paul Soper April 6 And so, […]

Cardinal Seán and a group of priests of the Archdiocese of Boston have traveled on an Easter pilgrimage to the Holy Land this week, and they’re bringing the listeners of The Good Catholic Life along with them. Cardinal Seán and a group of 29 priests of the Archdiocese of Boston have traveled on an Easter […]

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: Sister Patricia Boyle has been a Sister of St. Joseph for nearly 50 years and Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell talk with Sr. Pat about how she became a religious sister, and served in a number of positions including parochial school teacher for many years, a pastoral associate at St. […]

Summary of today’s show: For our regular Thursday review of the week’s news, Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy looked at this week’s headlines, including the upcoming Divine Mercy Sunday and how the topic of mercy is emerging as a defining theme of Pope Francis’ papacy; a brief summary of the […]

Summary of today’s show: Easter is celebrated for a whole Octave (8 days) and we’re continuing to celebrate by looking at Cardinal Seán’s Easter Vigil homily in which he reminds us that the Resurrection is an event that should continue to change our lives. He notes that in the 40 days between Easter and the […]

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 […]