Podcasts religion The Good Catholic Life TGCL #0624: Collection for Retired Religious Sister and Advent Fasting Retreat

TGCL #0624: Collection for Retired Religious Sister and Advent Fasting Retreat

Published: Nov. 22, 2013, 10:28 p.m.

b'Today\\u2019s topics: Collection for Retired Religious Sister and Advent Fasting Retreat\\nSummary of today\\u2019s show: In the first part of our show, Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O\\u2019Connell welcome Sr. Marian Batho and Sr. Pat Boyle to discuss this weekend\\u2019s second collection for retired religious sisters. They point out that in the past religious sisters did not have sufficient retirement funds and didn\\u2019t pay into Social Security until 1972. Even today, each active religious sister works to provide for the needs of four or more retired sisters, including housing and medical needs. More than 2,900 sisters who have provided a combined 54,000 years of service receive funds from the collection in the Archdiocese of Boston.\\nIn our second segment, Andy Lavallee from Live the Fast joins us to discuss his ministry and their upcoming Advent Fasting Retreat on November 30.\\nListen to the show:\\n\\nToday\\u2019s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O\\u2019Connell\\nToday\\u2019s guest(s): Sr. Marian Batho, Sr. Pat Boyle, Andy Lavallee\\nLinks from today\\u2019s show:\\n\\n\\n, 617-746-6537'