The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Pope Awesome and Other Stories Summary of today’s show: Cari Donaldson is a Catholic stay-at-home mother of six and author of the book “Pope Awesome and Other Stories”. She joins Michael Lavigne and Domenico Bettinelli to talk about her spiritual journey that took her from Presbyterian to the New Age to nearly every […]

Today’s topics: Franciscan Pilgrimage by Land to World Youth Day Rio and Back Summary of today’s show: The Franciscans of the Primitive Observance are a Boston-based religious order that abides strictly by St. Francis’ idea of embracing poverty as a spiritual exercise. So when Br. James Wartman and Fr. Michael Sheehan decided to go World […]

Today’s topics: 2014 Catholic Appeal for the Archdiocese of Boston Summary of today’s show: The annual Catholic Appeal provides the primary means of support to the Central Ministries of the Archdiocese of Boston. Scot Landry and Michael Lavigne are joined by Mary Doorley of the archdiocese’s development office; Andrea Alberti, director of campus ministry at […]

Today’s topics: The Romance of Religion with Fr. Dwight Lonegenecker Summary of today’s show: Ordinary people can live the Christian life with an edge to it, with a radical dimension, says Fr. Dwight Longenecker in his new book “The Romance of Religion”. He talks with Michael Lavigne and Scot Landry about how Christians can live […]

Today’s topics: Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads Summary of today’s show: Pope Francis has become enormously popular among Catholics and non-Catholics alike, even though his behavior and style is exactly the opposite of the world’s vision of leadership. Chris Lowney joins Scot Landry and Michael Lavigne from Rome to discuss his […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Bioethics on Brain Death, Transplantation, Nutrition & Hydration, ACLU Lawsuits Summary of today’s show: Our regular guest M.C. Sullivan returns to talk to Scot Landry and Michael Lavigne about medical and health issues in the headlines, including the Catholic response to cases of brain death; artificial nutrition and hydration; and legal pressure […]

Today’s topics: The Future of Catholicism Summary of today’s show: Being Catholic has always meant being counter-cultural, but never more so than now, according to our guest Michael Coren, who joins Scot Landry and Michael Lavigne to discuss his new book “The Future of Catholicism.” Michael said we face a future of persecution, especially surrounding […]

Today’s topics: Catholic Faith Essentials and the New Evangelization Summary of today’s show: What is the New Evangelization and how is it being carried out in the Church, the Archdiocese of Boston, our parishes and our homes? Bishop Arthur Kennedy and Michael Lavigne join Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor to discuss the New Evangelization, […]

Today’s topics: It Is Well: Life in the Storm Summary of today’s show: When Chris Faddis’ wife, Angela, was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer on Easter Sunday, 2011, their young family of four entered a journey of faith and trust in Jesus Christ that didn’t end when Angela passed away in September 2012. Chris joins […]