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Fr Toby speaks about the transforming power of hope in another. WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Vi...

Fr Joseph continues his series on the Council of Nicaea, looking at the figure of Athanasius and how the truth, championed by the Church and her saints, never loses its relevance. Fr Joseph Hamilton is the Rector of the Domus Australia in Rome, and a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney Australia. Prior to his appointment at Domus, he served as private secretary to George Cardinal Pell, until the C...

Stronghold Festival & Generation Hope Fr Andrew looks at youth ministry in Scotland, in particular the mission of Craig Lodge Family Retreat House and the MacFarlane Barrow family. JUST LIFE is a human formation programme brought to you by Radio Maria, airing on weekdays at 10am and rebroadcast at 10pm.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly don...

Rachel Mackenzie from Rachel's Vineyard joins us to share how through her own experience of abortion she has helped others find healing and the key role her faith has played in this ministry. Currently in the UK there are around a quarter of a million abortions every year – what’s our response to this? March for Life UK faces this issue with truth and compassion to help bring to an end the tra...

We continue our series on the Council of Nicaea with Fr Joseph Hamilton looking at Phoebadius of Agen. Fr Joseph Hamilton is the Rector of the Domus Australia in Rome, and a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney Australia. Prior to his appointment at Domus, he served as private secretary to George Cardinal Pell, until the Cardinal’s untimely death. Fr Joseph completed his doctoral studies in Patrist...

Fr Toby on our call to give season to a bland world. WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMa...

Fr Toby looks at the importance of language as a way of describing reality and shows how our language of true and false refutes the sceptics. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes. If you enjoyed t...

One of the greatest theologians and most influential thinkers of the Church was Origen of Alexandria. In this episode of Patristic Pillars Fr Joseph Hamilton begins looking at the Council of Nicaea and how a false reading of that great thinker may have led to some of the errors of Arius and his followers. Fr Joseph Hamilton is the Rector of the Domus Australia in Rome, and a priest of the Archdioc...

Fr Toby on the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist and guidance and food the great journey of our lives, the path to sanctity. WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.  If you enjoyed this programme, please cons...

Fr Chris Alar MIC shares with Fr Toby news of making the UK a mission priority for his Province and discusses the need for his new book Understanding the Sacraments. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as h...

Fr Toby on how the truth changes us, it's not our job to change things to fit our truths THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with...

Fr Toby looks at judgment as a state of knowing and the necessity of judgment of others. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a o...

Fr Toby and Tim look at relics, the Eucharist, Saints' bodies and more here on Questions of Faith.

June brings the first roses, the hum of bees, and the long golden light of almost-summer. In this month’s episode of Seasons of Grace, Fiona Campbell Hicks and Sarah de Nordwall wander through gardens and feast days, meet St John the Baptist, and pause to notice the sacred hidden in the season’s beauty. There’s poetry, midsummer recipes, and the quiet companionship of nature and the saints. SEASON...

How do we know what we know? Fr Toby continues looking at the study of epistemology. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-o...

Fr Toby encourages us to reject political ideology for the sake of Christology. WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or mont...

Radio Maria Philippines President Dolores Ruth Pring shares how Radio Maria Philippines trusts God’s providence monthly, relying on listener giving. She highlights its intergenerational impact, uniting families through faith. What is the Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financial support for another Radio Maria somewhere in the world...

Fr Toby is joined by His Excellency Ambassador Teodoro Locsin, Jr. and his Deputy Chief of Mission & Consul General Rhenita Rodriguez. The Ambassador tells us about his life leading up to his role as ambassador and the support provided for the Filipino community here in London. What is the Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financi...

From perception to conception - Fr Toby talks us through the stages of human cognition as we continue to explore epistemology. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes. If you enjoyed this programme,...

Fr Matthew Jarvis OP, Prior of the St Dominic's in London, speaks about the formative time he had in the Philippines and the impression it left on him. What is the Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financial support for another Radio Maria somewhere in the world. We call this the Mariathon. This year (2025) Radio Maria England giv...

Juliana Delos Reyes a Stroke Consultant in the NHS tells her faith story and gives us information about strokes and what to do if you're having one. What is the Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financial support for another Radio Maria somewhere in the world. We call this the Mariathon. This year (2025) Radio Maria England gives...

Aileen Austria a nurse and Catechetical Coordinator at Sacred Heart, Holloway, speaks to us about her faith, including a special guest appearance from her daughter. What is the Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financial support for another Radio Maria somewhere in the world. We call this the Mariathon. This year (2025) Radio Maria En...

Fr Aaron Spinelli talks about his Filipino and Sicilian heritage and focusses today on the helps that Filipino culture gave him to growing up Catholic in England What is the Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financial support for another Radio Maria somewhere in the world. We call this the Mariathon. This year (2025) Radio Maria Engla...

Anna Whitehead speaks about the two staples of Filipino culture and their relationship. What is a Mariathon? Every May, Radio Maria stations all over the world fundraise for each other, gathering financial support for another Radio Maria somewhere in the world. We call this the Mariathon. This year (2025) Radio Maria England gives thanks for the riches of the Catholic faith in the Philippines whic...

Fr Lawrence Lew (Promoter General of the Rosary) discusses his time in the Philippines and his devotion to the first Filipino martyr, St Lorenzo Ruiz, after whom he took his name in religion.