The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Firefighter Funeral; First Communicants; Bishops’ Lifestyles Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the headlines of the week, including Cardinal Seán’s remarks at the end of the funeral for Firefighter Lt. Ed Walsh; Fr. Roger’s advice to parents of children […]

Today’s topics: The Sacrament of Confession Summary of today’s show: The Sacrament of Confession is everyone’s favorite sacrament, or it should be, according to Fr. Chip Hines and Fr. Chris O’Connor, who discuss the sacrament and how it brings about healing of our relationship with God and with one another. They also talk about common […]

Today’s topics: Cardinals advise Pope; Pope renews Passport; Confession; Pope on Marriage; Bishop Deeley; Episcopal Vicar; Pilgrimages Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry discussed the news headlines of the week, including recommendations from the Council of Cardinals to Pope Francis; the Pope […]

Today’s topics: Secrets of Confession Summary of today’s show: Vinny Flynn shares with Scot Landry his top 7 secrets of Confession, including the fact that no confession is truly private (see what he means in the book of the same name); nothing we can do will turn away God’s love; confession is the way we […]

Summary of today’s show: The media rumors are swirling about who’s in the running for the papacy and the speculation this past weekend swirled around Cardinal Seán in journalistic chatter around Rome. Scot Landry and Fr. Michael Harrington discuss the talk and the qualities that might make Cardinal Seán a consideration in the conclave. Then […]

Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the news headlines of the week, including an interview with Cardinal Seán reflecting on his pro-life efforts; Archbishop Samuel Aquila’s remembrance of his firsthand encounter with the result of abortion; the ordination of Boston seminarians to the transitional […]

Summary of today’s show: The season of Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Christ and the best way to prepare is to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation to confess our sins and to receive the graces to live holier lives. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor are on location at […]

Summary of today’s show: Canon law trivia is back! Scot Landry and Dom Bettinelli were posed some head-scratchers on ordination, confirmation, anointing of the sick, confession, and baptism by Fr. Mark O’Connell, who is in addition to the co-host also the Judicial Vicar for the Archdiocese of Boston. Who won this round of trivia? You’ll […]

Summary of today’s show: Cardinal Timothy Dolan set the tone for the semi-annual US Bishops Conference meeting in Baltimore this week in his president’s address when he exhorted his brother bishops to greater personal conversion and reconciliation and maintained that the New Evangelization is dead in the water without personal conversion and a striving for […]

Summary of today’s show: The Sacrament of Confession liberates us from sin and is where God’s desire to heal our relationship with Him meets our desire to be healed. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor talk with Fr. Wayne Belschner about confession and they discuss the Pastoral Letter and manual for confession written by Archbishop […]