Tag Archives: Fr. Paul Soper

One Year of Disciples in Mission and Upcoming Ordinations: Program #0730 for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

May 20, 2014

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One Year of Disciples in Mission and Upcoming Ordinations

Today’s topics: One Year of Disciples in Mission and Upcoming Ordinations Summary of today’s show: Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor discuss the upcoming priestly ordination of nine men this Saturday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. They then welcome Fr. Paul Soper, director of pastoral planning, and Fr. John Sheridan, pastor of the […]

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Lent 101: Program #0680 for Wednesday, March 5, 2014

March 5, 2014

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Lent 101

Today’s topics: Lent 101: Reviewing what we believe about Lent and Ash Wednesday Summary of today’s show: Why do we get ashes on our heads? What are fasting and almsgiving? Why is Lent 40 days? As we enter the season of Lent, Scot Landry and Fr. Paul Soper discuss the basics of Catholic belief and […]

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Tools for Rebuilding: Program #0653 for Wednesday, January 22, 2014

January 22, 2014

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Tools for Rebuildiung

Today’s topics: Tools for Rebuilding Summary of today’s show: When they published their first book, “Rebuilt”, last year, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran caught the attention of parishes and dioceses who were curious about the model of successful evangelization in their parish in Maryland. Now, Scot Landry, Michael Lavigne and Fr. Paul Soper discuss […]

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Disciples in Mission, Phase 2 Update: Program #0646 for Friday, January 10, 2014

January 10, 2014

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Disciples in Mission, Phase 2 Update

Today’s topics: Disciples in Mission, Phase 2 Update Summary of today’s show: The Disciples in Mission pastoral plan continues for the Archdiocese of Boston and this weekend 44 parishes that will become 21 collaboratives in June will find out who their new pastors will be. Fr. Paul Soper and Sr. Pat Boyle of the pastoral […]

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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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Parish-Based Evangelization: Program #0597 for Friday, October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013

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Today’s topics: Parish-Based Evangelization Summary of today’s show: Parish-based evangelization works and we can train for it, but we need strong parishes in order to do so, says Fr. Paul Soper, director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Boston. He sits down with Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines to discuss the latest news […]

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Virtue-based Collaboration for Parishes: Program #0577 for Friday, September 13, 2013

September 13, 2013

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Today’s topics: Virtue-based Collaboration for Parishes Summary of today’s show: As the Archdiocese of Boston enters fully into the Disciples in Mission pastoral plan, Fr. Bob Connors of St. Patrick’s in Watertown joins Scot Landry, Fr. Mark O’Connell and Fr. Paul Soper to discuss the idea of virtue-based collaboration between parishes working together. The parishes […]

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What Does Parish Life Look Like in a Typical Parish?: Program #0544 for Friday, July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

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Today’s topics: An Inside Look at Parish Life across the US Summary of today’s show: What does parish life look like in the Catholic Church across the United States? The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate has done a series of studies to look at parishes, parish leadership, and the views of parishioners about […]

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Program #0526 for Friday, June 14, 2013: Milestones for Disciples in Mission

June 14, 2013

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Today’s topics: Milestones for Disciples in Mission Summary of today’s show: Phase one of the Disciples in Mission pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of Boston launched on June 4 with the official appointment of the new pastors of the new parish collaboratives. Fr. Paul Soper sat down with Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell to […]

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Program #0511 for Friday, April 19, 2013: Fr. Mark’s reflections on the Holy Land

April 19, 2013

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Summary of today’s show: On a day with so much tension in the City of Boston and environs, Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell briefly discussed the state of emergency surrounding the Marathon bombing suspects on the loose, but then decided to offer listeners a respite from the news by returning to the Holy Land […]

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