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 planning office join Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines to discuss the progress made in Phase One and the preparations for launching Phase Two so far.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines

Today’s guest(s): Fr. Paul Soper and Sr. Pat Boyle of the Office of Pastoral Planning

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Today’s topics: Pope to name fewer monsignors; Veteran Catholic journalist joins Boston Globe; Papal trip to the Holy Land

Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Gregory Tracy considered the news headlines of the week, including the decision by Pope Francis to change the rules by which the title of “monsignor” will be given out; the hiring of a legendary Vatican reporter by the Boston Globe; Pope Francis’ announcement of an historic visit to the Holy Land this year; an ecumenical gathering in Sudbury this weekend; and the airing of a documentary on the life Fr. Joseph Muzquiz, who has a cause for canonization in process.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott

Today’s guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston

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Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot’s and The Anchor’s websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links.

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 marriage, family, and children, and in that context, there is no place for being a “pick-and-choose” Catholic because the faith is a seamless garment. Those expecting the Church to change are deluding themselves because Catholicism in the future will look as it does today on all the important matters, even if it’s a tougher row to hoe for Catholics.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Michael Lavigne

Today’s guest(s): Michael Coren, author of The Future of Catholicism

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Today’s topics: Dr. Aldona Lingertat and the Master of Arts in Ministry program at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization

Summary of today’s show: Priests and religious perform the most visible pastoral work in the Church, but today there are many “co-workers in the vineyard”, lay people being trained with graduate degrees and pastoral experience to join them in ministries in parishes and dioceses. Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor are joined on location at St. John Seminary by Dr. Aldona Lingertat, the director of the Master of Arts in Ministry program at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at the seminary, to discuss

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor

Today’s guest(s): Dr. Aldona Lingertat

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Today’s topics: God’s Bucket List

Summary of today’s show: A “bucket list” is a list of things we want to do before we die, but what if God had a bucket list for us to ensure we had a good life and prepared us to be with him in heaven. Scot Landry welcomes Teresa Tomeo, author of the new book “God’s Bucket List” that gives a series of rules for life drawn from Scripture and Tradition that help us understand God’s plan for our life.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry

Today’s guest(s): Teresa Tomeo, author, Catholic talk radio host

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Today’s topics: The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning

Summary of today’s show: Simcha Fisher has written a book for every Catholic couple who has struggled with living by the Church’s teachings on marital sexuality, specifically natural family. Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell discuss such topics as the difficulty of openness to life in a contraceptive culture; discerning God’s will for when to have a child; dealing with the difficulty of self-discipline and self-sacrifice; figuring out how the Church’s teaching gets applied in your life and marriage; and more.

Also, we celebrate Fr. Mark O’Connell’s last show as co-host with Scot on Fridays, saying farewell and thank you for all his great insights and contributions.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell

Today’s guest(s): Simcha Fisher

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Today’s topics: Preaching in Evangelii Gaudium, New papal interview, Bishop Deeley to Portland, Dominican immigration

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 preaching; Pope clarifies remarks in new interview; Bishop Deeley appointed to Portland, Maine; Cardinal Seán’s intervention into a Dominican immigration controversy; and changes at the Vatican’s bishops’ congregation.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott

Today’s guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River

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Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot’s and The Anchor’s websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links.

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 faith and condensed it all into an easy-to-read, step-by-step book, “How to Share Your Faith with Anyone: A Practical Manual of Catholic Evangelization”. Terry joins Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams to discuss his own story, the book, and the ministries he’s involved with.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams

Today’s guest(s): Terry Barber, author of the book “How to Share Your Faith with Anyone: A Practical Manual of Catholic Evangelization”

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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 contraception itself treats fertility as a disease and places us at odds with our bodies. Angela sits down with Scot Landry to discuss the book and the caricatures of Church teaching that we often hear.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry

Today’s guest(s): Dr. Angela Franks

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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 develop adult stem cells; and the legal challenge to the Ethical and Moral Directives for Catholic Health Care.

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Today’s host(s): Scot Landry

Today’s guest(s): M.C. Sullivan., Director of Ethics, Covenant Healthcare Systems

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