The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Day of Evangelization Summary of today’s show: When Catholics in Attleboro heard about the successful Days of Evangelization that several Rhode Island parishes conducted in their towns, going door-to-door to introduce people to the parish and invite them to come visit (or to come back again), they resolved to bring it to their […]

Today’s topics: Seminarian Profiles: Tom Gignac and Patrick Fiorillo Summary of today’s show: Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines talk to two of Boston’s current seminarians attending St. John’s Seminary, Tom Gignac and Patrick Fiorillo. Tom had a career as a consultant for IBM and later felt the call to the priesthood. Patrick grew up […]

Today’s topics: News Headlines of the Week Ending July 19, 2013 Summary of today’s show: Our panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Fr. Roger Landry — calling in from Rome — discussed the news headlines of the week, including Evangelization Day at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Attleboro; the ecumenical meeting between Cardinal […]

Today’s topics: World Youth Day in Rio Summary of today’s show: Millions of youth from around the world will be gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next week for World Youth Day, including more than 160 who will be traveling from the Archdiocese of Boston. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams are joined by Chuck […]

Today’s topics: Vocations and the Bl. John Paul II Society Summary of today’s show: Fr. Dan Hennessey returns to update our listeners on his work as vocations director for the Archdiocese of Boston and the men of all ages he’s working with in formation for the priesthood—more than 70 at last count! Scot Landry and […]

Today’s topics: An Inside Look at the Life of a US Air Force Catholic chaplain Summary of today’s show: Last year, we said goodbye to Fr. Tom Foley as he entered the US Air Force chaplaincy at the age of 50 and he’s come back to tell us what his first year was like, including […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: News Headlines of the Week Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel examines the news headlines of the past week, including Pope Francis’ encyclical “Lumen fidei” as a Christmas present for all Catholics; the interesting linking of the canonization announcements of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII; and Pope Francis’ […]

Today’s topics: Pope Francis’ encyclical Lumen fidei (Light of Faith) Summary of today’s show: Pope Francis issued his first encyclical, called Lumen fidei, last week, building on the work Pope Benedict had already completed in his encyclicals on charity and hope and in the first draft of this encyclical that he wrote before stepping down. […]

Today’s topics: Tom Peterson of Catholics Come Home Summary of today’s show: God has a custom-made plan to fulfill the deepest longings of your heart and Tom Peterson wants you to discover it. The founder of Catholics Come Home has a new book of the same name that lays out God’s extraordinary plan for your […]