The Good Catholic Life

Today’s topics: Preaching in Evangelii Gaudium, New papal interview, Bishop Deeley to Portland, Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy examine the news headlines of the week, including Fr. Roger’s latest column discussing Pope Francis’ words on Evangelii Gaudium having to do with […]

Today’s topics: How to Share Your Faith with Anyone Summary of today’s show: Terry Barber is one of the founders of St. Joseph Communications and Lighthouse Catholic Media, which provides thousands of different recorded talks by the biggest Catholic voices for the work of evangelization. He has taken his decades of experience in proclaiming the […]

Today’s topics: Contraception and Catholicism Summary of today’s show: In her new book, Dr. Angela Franks talks about contraception and the Church’s teachings in plain language, addressing the common misunderstandings about both, including that the Church is anti-woman or wants families to have as many kids as we can, and drawing the logical conclusion that […]

Today’s topics: Child Euthanasia; Ethical and Religious Directives; Vatican Stem Cells; Flu Vaccine Furor Summary of today’s show: We return to the latest issues and news surrounding healthcare and medical ethics with our regular guest M.C. Sullivan, including a new law passed in Belgium to legalize euthanasia of children; the Vatican joint venture to help […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: Person of the Year, Joy of evangelizing, Catholic health care, Trappistine solar power Summary of today’s show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry look at the headlines of the week, including Pope Francis being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year; Pope Francis’ dream […]

Today’s topics: Parish Director of Evangelization Summary of today’s show: Patrick Krisak may be the only parish evangelization director in the Archdiocese of Boston and he joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines to discuss his ministry in the collaborative parishes in Beverly; his background growing up in New Jersey and previous ministry in parishes […]

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 […]

Today’s topics: “Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend” Summary of today’s show: When he was elected pope, Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio of Buenos Aires became a subject of intense interest throughout the world as we all wondered who is this Jesuit who is now the first pope from the New World. Alejandro Bermudez joins Scot […]

Today’s topics: 2013 Cheverus Awards Summary of today’s show: Each year for the past six years, Cardinal Seán has recognized outstanding laypeople, religious and deacons from the Archdiocese of Boston through the Cheverus Awards, most of them nominated by their pastors. The recipients have served their parish well over an extended period of time and […]