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Rebecca speaks with Fr. Laurence (La) Flynn, prior of Station Island, as Lough Derg prepares to open for the 2026 season. The conversation ranges across fifteen centuries of history — from St. Davog, the Welsh disciple of Patrick who founded the original monastery, to the medieval pilgrim who made his will before crossing the lake, […] L'articolo Doing Lough Derg This Season – Fr La Flynn proviene...

In this episode, we hear about Sr Clare Crockett, a young woman from Co. Derry who died in Ecuador, when an earthquake struck in 2016; 10 years on her life is still having an impact on many who have come to know her testimony, one that includes a story of transformation, acting, faith and much […] L'articolo 243 | Life to the Full – Eileen O’Driscoll – The Story of Sr Clare Crockett proviene da Ra...

Donal O’Sullivan Latchford and Fr. Eamonn McCarthy open with the death of Moya Brennan — lead singer of Clannad, sister of Enya — and the remarkable depth of faith that ran through her life: her years of drift, her return to God in a Donegal chapel, and a sentence from her memoir that stopped both […] L'articolo Hope in the Media – Moya Brennan’s Faith – Dónal O’Sullivan-Latchford & Father Eamonn...

Fr. Peter George Flynn continues his Easter series on Acts with chapter two. He opens with a question worth sitting with: if the Holy Spirit was already poured out on the apostles on Easter Sunday, why does Pentecost happen at all? The answer draws on Pope Pius XII’s Mystici Corporis and the image of the […] L'articolo Catechesis – The Gift of Tongues in Acts – Fr Peter George Flynn OFM proviene d...

Deacon Don Devaney, Marie Mongan and her sister Bridget share reflections from a week in Medjugorje, returning around Divine Mercy Sunday. The message Deacon Don carried home for the week — stop nailing yourself to the cross — runs through the whole episode, alongside a story about what happened when he prayed the rosary over […] L'articolo God’s Healing Power Hour – Reflections from Medjugorje –...

Fr. Eamonn McCarthy and Matthias Conroy conclude their reading of Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications. This second half turns to AI literacy: the need for education at all levels of society so that people can recognise AI for the tool it is rather than anthropomorphising it, protect their […] L'articolo Pope Leo on AI: World Communications Day Message – The Need...

Paul McCreery presents the third episode of his Eucharistic Divine Mercy series praying for a new Pentecost in Ireland. This week draws a sustained parallel between the Beatitudes and the suffering of the Irish people across 350 years of persecution, the Penal Laws and the Great Famine: a million dead, countless exiles, the Mass celebrated […] L'articolo Praying the Prodigals Home – Penal Laws and...

A warm introduction to a new series with Fr. Brian Kavanagh and host Liz White, who brings a background in pastoral theology and a Masters in psychology. The premise: life is not a race from milestone to milestone but a pilgrimage, shaped by grace and ordered towards heaven. Fr. Brian opens with the Trinitarian foundation […] L'articolo Stages of Life – Introduction and What to Expect – Fr Brian K...

Mary teaches how to bake ‘Small Cakes’, delicious orange fairy cakes. If you would like to follow along with the recipe, please click here. We would love to see how this recipe turns out for you! Please WhatsApp your home baking images to 089-4672000 or info@radiomaria.ie. L'articolo E26 | Let’s Bake – Orange Small Cakes proviene da Radio Maria .

Fr Peter George Flynn begins a series on the Acts of the Apostles for the Easter season, written by St. Luke as a sequel to his Gospel for Theophilus — “lover of God,” a mysterious figure Fr Peter examines. He reads the opening chapter closely: the forty days of resurrection appearances, the promise of the […] L'articolo Catechesis – Judas and St Matthias – Fr Peter George Flynn OFM proviene da Ra...

Fr. Peter George Flynn introduces Quo Vadis Humanitas, the International Theological Commission’s recent document on artificial intelligence, taking the title from St. Peter’s traditional encounter with the Lord on the road to Rome. The first half considers what AI cannot replicate: human intelligence is embodied, formed gradually through the senses, and irreducibly personal — unlike […] L'articol...

Eoin and Fr. Chris work through several YouCat questions on sin and mercy. They unpack sin as hamartia — missing the mark — and why every sin is ultimately directed against God even when it harms others, illustrated by Dorothy Day bathing the dying and Paul’s road to Damascus encounter. A lively exchange follows on […] L'articolo YouChat – The Capital Vices – Fr. Chris Garrett and Eoin Brennan pro...

Fr. Darren Brennan answers Charlie, who is writing on behalf of his baby brother, asking what happens at baptism. Fr. Darren explains that the word “baptism” literally means to be plunged into water, describes the outward sign of water poured three times with the Trinitarian formula, and then unpacks three things that happen invisibly. First, […] L'articolo Little Big Questions – What Does Baptism...

Fr. Adrian Crowley opens with the question posed in the Song of Songs — “Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army in battle array?” — and uses it to frame a meditation on who Our Lady is. He draws on […] L'articolo Catechesis – Who Is She That Comes Forth?: Mary in the Old Testament – Fr Adrian Crowley proviene da Radio Maria .

Naoimh welcomes Karen Clancy, a mother of three from County Clare who is involved in promoting Totus Tuus magazine under Fr. Marius O’Reilly. Karen traces her journey to Our Lady: a faithful but unremarkable childhood, the death of her parents, the prayer of St. Mother Teresa: “Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to […] L'articolo RM Breakfast Show – A Life Under Our Lady’s Mantle – Naoimh B...

Mary Hooton and Fr. Eamonn McCarthy reflect on Luke’s Emmaus account for the Third Sunday of Easter. Fr. Eamonn opens by noting the Lord’s method: rather than announcing himself, he draws the disciples out — “tell me your story, tell me what you know” — meeting them precisely in their downcastness and disappointment, and their […] L'articolo Gospel Tidings – The Road to Emmaus as a Type of the Mas...

Carmela speaks with Darren and Kimberly from Koinonia John the Baptist, a covenant community living on the slopes of Slemish in County Antrim. Darren describes a vocation planted at age four, eventually finding its home in a community he encountered during a Catholic-Protestant street outreach in West Belfast; he then served in the diocese of […] L'articolo Northern Soul – Koinonia: Intentional Co...

Deacon Don welcomes Aidan back from a week in Medjugorje where Aidan reports packed daily Masses, outdoor adoration, long confession queues, and a strong sense that a revival in the Church is underway. Aidan recaps the previous week’s exploration of temperance from the Catechism — moderating pleasures, the will’s mastery over instinct, keeping desire within […] L'articolo The Healing Power of the...

Mary Stenson opens with reflections on Frank Duff’s prophetic vision — the founding meeting in September 1921 with fifteen women, a statue of the Immaculate Conception, flowers and candles, and Frank’s suggestion that this little group could go out into the whole world, at which everyone around the table laughed. She answers a listener question […] L'articolo All Things Legion – The Youth Legion:...

The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been crucified in a manner consistent with the Gospel accounts of Jesus. Unlike traditional art, the image has no visible pigments and behaves like a photographic negative with encoded 3D information. Scientific studies have identified real blood, anatomical accuracy, […] L'articolo Science, Religion, and the Moder...

Rebekah interviews Sarah Haire from Lisburn, who travelled to Rwanda with a mission group and served alongside the Servants of Mary of the Heart of Jesus — a small community of sisters working with the poorest communities in a remote, mountainous part of the country. Sarah describes what she saw: villages reached only by dirt […] L'articolo Raising Essential Funds for Rwanda – Sarah Haire on her r...

In this episode, Eileen is joined by Fr Eamon Roche opening with a reflective chat on Easter, followed by an exploration of the life of St Augustine, his incredible journey and legacy; and much more! To listen to more episodes of Life to the Full, click here! L'articolo 242| Life to the Full – Eileen O’Driscoll – Fr Eamon Roche proviene da Radio Maria .

Donal O’Sullivan Latchford and Fr. Eamonn McCarthy open with Easter identity — what it means to say “I am a sinner baptised into Christ” — before working through several media stories. On the reported tensions between Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration, Fr. Eamonn cautions against click-bait headlines and notes how Pope Leo himself […] L'articolo Hope in the Media – Easter Identity and Scho...

Fr. Billy Swan presents from Rome, reflecting on Divine Mercy Sunday and the record numbers received into the Church at Easter — nearly 130 catechumens in Dublin alone, a 37% jump in Fort Worth, Texas, and 94% in Venice, Florida. He takes Thomas’s encounter with the risen Lord as a lens for understanding this phenomenon: […] L'articolo RM Breakfast Show – Doubting Your Doubts – Fr Billy Swan provi...

Nick Koeppel welcomes Vanessa Machado, a nurse from Lisbon who left hospital practice to work full-time teaching the Creighton Model Fertility Care System [NaproTechnology]. Vanessa traces her journey — encountering Dr Phil Boyle’s work at a Theology of the Body symposium, training in Galway when a benefactor unexpectedly provided the funds — and now working […] L'articolo Body Talk – NFP/Napro vs...