Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy consider the news headlines of the week, including the latest examples of humility and simplicity from Pope Francis; how he chose his papal name; his decision to celebrate Holy Thursday in a juvenile prison; the appointment […]
March 20, 2013
Program #0491 for Wednesday, March 20, 2013: Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter
Summary of today’s show: Church of the Nativity in Maryland has undergone a remarkable renaissance in the past decade and Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran share the story of this turnaround in their new book “Rebuilt”. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams talk to Fr. White and Tom about changing the consumer culture to […]
March 19, 2013
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Program #0490 for Tuesday, March 19, 2013: Pope Francis’ Homily for the Mass Inaugurating His Petrine Ministry
Summary of today’s show: The Feast of St. Joseph this year was marked by the inauguration of the Petrine ministry of Pope Francis. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor discussed the Holy Father’s newly unveiled coat of arms, which are very familiar, and then talked in detail about his homily for today’s Mass in which […]
March 18, 2013
Program #0489 for Monday, March 18, 2013: LIVE from Rome: Reflecting on the experience and on Pope Francis
Summary of today’s show: Wrapping up two weeks in Rome covering the end of Pope Benedict’s pontificate and the beginning of Pope Francis’, Scot Landry, Fr. Roger Landry and George Martell reflect on their experiences and on the moments and images that will endure with them. They also reflected on their participation in Pope Francis’ […]
March 17, 2013
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A great pilgrimage – Summary of our coverage from Rome
By Scot Landry George Martell and I set as our goal for these 2 weeks in Rome that if Archdiocese of Boston Catholics followed our coverage, we would provide you a sense of what it was like to be here in Rome during this papal transition. We hope we have delivered on our goal through […]
March 17, 2013
Pope Francis’ First Sunday Angelus
By Scot Landry Today at noon, Pope Francis delivered his first Sunday Angelus message. Typically when the Holy Father is in Rome he has 2 regular weekly appearances: the Wednesday General Audience and then the Sunday Angelus message. If you read my Wednesday post, you remember that I thought there was only a remote chance […]
March 17, 2013
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Visiting St. Paul’s Tomb
By Scot Landry The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls is the second largest Church in Rome (St. Peter’s Basilica is the largest). It was built in the first-half of the fourth century by the emperor Constantine. It remained practically intact until 1823 when it was almost destroyed by a terrible fire. The rebuilding […]
March 17, 2013
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Visiting the Basilica of St. Mary Major
By Scot Landry St. Mary Major is the most ancient Church in the west dedicated to the Blessed Mother. Unlike the other Basilicas, the decision to build this Church to glorify God wasn’t one of an emperor but was based on strong desire by the faithful to honor the Mother of God. When it was […]
March 17, 2013
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Visiting St. John Lateran Basilica – The Mother Church of the World
By Scot Landry The election of Pope Francis occurred at least a day earlier than most prognosticators predicted. We are blessed with our new Holy Father. The early election also provided us with an opportunity to visit some of the sites away from St. Peter’s Square, since we weren’t needed to be around for the […]
March 17, 2013
Pope Francis greets and addresses the Media
By Scot Landry The big event on Saturday was a gathering of Pope Francis with all the credentialed media in Rome to cover the papal transition. Since we had heard that more than 5,000 media were credentialed and that families were also invited, we wanted to get in line early to make sure we had […]
March 21, 2013
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