The Good Catholic Life

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: The Catholic Family Festival Summary of today’s show: The Catholic Family Festival gathers the wide variety of cultures in the Archdiocese of Boston–more than 30 of them–for a day of praying together and experiencing the many expressions of particular cultures, including food, music, dancing, and worship. Fr. Michael Harrington, director of the office […]

Today’s topics: Eleanor McCullen Summary of today’s show: Eleanor McCullen has become a household name because of her role in the US Supreme Court case McCullen v. Coakley, challenging the constitutionality of Massachusetts’ abortion clinic buffer zone law, but as she tells Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor, she has a compelling testimony to share, […]

Today’s topics: Fr. Thomas Stegman, SJ Summary of today’s show: On location at St. John’s Seminary, Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor welcome Fr. Thomas Stegman, a Jesuit on the faculty of Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry, to discuss his background growing up in Nebraska, how he came to his vocation, the ministry […]

Today’s topics: Fr. David Barnes Summary of today’s show: On location at St. John’s Seminary, Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor welcome Fr. David Barnes back to the show to talk about his first semester as Catholic chaplain at Boston University, which isn’t a Catholic university but has a very large population of Catholic students. […]

Today’s topics: Fr. William Palardy of Bl. John XXIiI Seminary Summary of today’s show: The Archdiocese of Boston has three seminaries and the second-oldest Bl. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston. The seminary forms men for the priesthood who are approaching this vocation later in life and are in training for many dioceses around the […]

Today’s topics: Why Catholics Should Know Philosophy Summary of today’s show: Philosophy is the handmaiden of theology and Bl. Pope John Paul II was adamant that faith has nothing to fear from reason and reason nothing to fear from faith, thus emphasizing the importance of knowing and studying philosophy in a Catholic context. Prof. Paul […]

Today’s topics: Hospital Chaplaincy and the Sacrament of the Sick Summary of today’s show: The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is a gift from the Lord not just for the end of life, but for whenever we are seriously sick. Craig Gibson joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor on location at St. […]

Today’s topics: Dr. Aldona Lingertat and the Master of Arts in Ministry program at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization Summary of today’s show: Priests and religious perform the most visible pastoral work in the Church, but today there are many “co-workers in the vineyard”, lay people being trained with graduate degrees and pastoral […]

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 […]