The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: News Headlines for Week of June 17 Summary of today’s show: Our regular Thursday panel including Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry and Gregory Tracy, discuss the news headlines of the week, including the Fortnight for Freedom, the US Senate special election in Massachusetts, the Apostolic Nuncio’s remarks at the Redemptoris Mater […]

Today’s topics: Christian Appalachian Project for Boston-area Catholics Summary of today’s show: The Christian Appalachian Project was founded by Fr. Ralph Beiting, a priest of the Diocese of Lexington, KY. It has worked for decades to serve people in need in Appalachia by providing physical, spiritual and emotional support through a wide variety of programs […]

Program Note: Posting of the podcast and daily website link to the audio of the show on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week will be delayed. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we hope to have them available as soon as possible after airing. Today’s topics: Ecumenism as the Obligation of all Catholics Summary […]

Today’s topics: Entering religious life Summary of today’s show: Karla Goncalves, who has worked in the Catholic Media secretariat of the Archdiocese of Boston, including The Good Catholic Life, for two years is leaving to pursue a new vocation. In September, she will enter the postulancy at Mount St. Mary’s Abbey in Wrentham, a cloistered […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: Headlines: Priest convocation; Phase 1; Remembering four deceased priests; Fortnight for Freedom; Pope Francis’ daily homilies and impromptu Q&A with kids; Addressing diplomats and Latin American religious Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy considered the headlines of the week, including […]

Today’s topics: Secrets of a 50-year-long Marriage Summary of today’s show: Frank and Marguerite Barre recently celebrated 50 years of marriage during the annual Wedding Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with Cardinal Seán. Frank and Marguerite joined Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams, as well as Mary Finnigan from the Marriage […]

Today’s topics: Fr. David Barnes Summary of today’s show: When he was appointed as pastor of St. Mary Star of Sea Parish in Beverly, Fr. David Barnes was the youngest pastor in the Archdiocese of Boston and for 12 years he has been well-loved by the people of Beverly and that love has been reciprocated. […]

Summary of this special online-only show: Redemptoris Mater Seminary, one of the Archdiocese of Boston’s three seminaries and the newest, will be holding its fourth annual gala dinner on June 16 and honoring Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Apostolic Nuncio of Pope Francis to the United States. Scot Landry talks with Fr. Tony Medeiros, rector of […]

Each year, the employees who work in the Archdiocese of Boston’s Pastoral Center volunteer to serve over the course of a week at an inner-city parish, providing labor and materials for needed maintenance work. This year that work was done at St. Patrick Parish in Roxbury, one of the oldest parishes in the archdiocese and […]