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More on the four causes and seeing how the effective cause does not always precede the effect in time. 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 supporti...

Step back in time to 35 AD. The province of Judaea is restless. The execution of a man called “Christus” still haunts Jerusalem. Rumours swirl about an empty tomb. Was Pontius Pilate’s trial just? Did his followers steal his body? Or is there another truth? Join Radio Maria for a thrilling live broadcast of  The Passover Investigation—A Play for Voices  by  Edmund Matyjaszek . This thought-provoki...

Fr Toby discusses the criterion of the apostles for the selection of St Matthias and the task of each us to witness to what we believe. 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 program...

Fr Toby invites us to consider the miracle of the sun at Fatima and crucially to be changed by it. 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 wit...

After the election of Pope Leo XIV last week Fr Joseph turns his attention to his namesake Pope Leo the Great exploring the first of his extant letters. 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. F...

Sign up for Our Lenten Reflections sent to your phone or email address daily!! rmengland.civi-go.net/lentendailyreflections 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, ple...

Fr Toby explains how the way to follow the Good Shepherd is to image Him to one 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...

Fr Matthew Jarvis OP joins Tim to talk about Conclave, the film.

Habemus Papam! Fr Toby on the election of Pope Leo XIV. 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 Radio...

Georgia Clarke, John Withers, and Edmund Adamus join Tim on Mornings with Radio Maria to remember Pope Francis in the week of his passing.

Fr Toby on finding true spiritual riches in the Scriptures. 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...

Sr Carino and Sr Cooey look at the Gospel for the Third Sunday of Easter, where Jesus meets Peter by the Sea of Tiberias after His Resurrection. Catechism references: 448, 1166, 2096, 2628 Each Wednesday morning the Dominican Sisters of St Joseph go deeper into the Gospel reading for the upcoming Sunday by exploring how it is used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, finding connections in all...

Fr Toby reflects on the Resurrection Breakfast and healing power of a meal shared in light of the Eucharist. 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 supporti...

This is Part 2 of the discussion between Sarah de Nordwall and her guest Robert Cassidy on the remarkable 1907 novel “Lord of the World” by Robert Hugh Benson which explores the principles at work in a society that produces the “strange fruit” of state sanctioned euthanasia. None of the themes that Benson explored are lacking in relevance today - the role of the Pope in world affairs, the effects...

The Letter to the Hebrews opens with the words "Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,   but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son." What do these strange words mean and where will they lead us? Come on this journey of discovery with us to find out as Fr Richard Ounsworth unpacks, verse by verse the letter to the Hebrews. CREDO is a progra...

Fr Euan takes us through the book of Hebrews. AS I WAS SAYING airs live on Radio Maria on Thursdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm. Each week Fr Euan Marley OP makes his way, chapter by chapter, through a book of Holy Scripture providing in-depth commentary.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donati...

This is Easter Week and Divine Mercy Sunday is just round the corner, but it is also the week in which we mourn the loss of Pope Francis. Today's episode reflects those things and more. THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS is a programme that looks at the liturgy of the week ahead and music that is inspired by it either directly or indirectly. It is written by Nick Swarbrick and co-presented by Tim Hu...

Enter the kingdom as a little child with Lucia and Maria Watson as they go through the Gospel readings for this Sunday's Mass. CHILDREN’S LITURGY is put together for Radio Maria by Lucia Watson based on CAFOD’s Children’s Liturgy material. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It...

In this fascinating episode of Just Life, Lauren takes us on a spiritual treasure hunt through some of the UK’s most iconic institutions — the British Museum, British Library, Tower of London, National Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. She reveals the hidden religious items tucked away in plain sight — from ancient relics and illuminated manuscripts to sacred art and royal chapels — all...

This week we mourn the death of Pope Francis, who went to meet the Lord whom he served on the morning of Monday the 21st of April 2025. Paul Danon, from Radio Maria's news team, takes us through his life and Papacy. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. May he rest in peace.

Marriage and Family Life Coordinator, Dr Antonia Braithwaite, highlights the benefits of creating a ‘Mary Garden’ as a way for families to create a devotional outdoor space dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Following on from our previous episode of the Bardcast's mini-series on euthanasia in film, novel and drama: helping people imagine the out-workings of government-assisted dying in order to oppose the Leadbetter Bill, Sarah de Nordwall and her guest Robert Cassidy have an energetic discussion of the remarkable 1907 novel “Lord of the World” by Robert Hugh Benson and explore the principles at w...

Fiorella de Maria returns to Radio Maria to introduce us to her children's series about a skating home-schooling family. Compelling and heart-warming, these novels bring out the joys and challenges of a modern English family. Fiorella is an author and mother from leafy Surrey in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. JUST LIFE is a human formation programme brought to you by Radio Maria, airing...

Pilgrimage has been at the heart of Christian life for centuries, but what does it really mean? In this episode of Just Life on Radio Maria, we’ll uncover the history of pilgrimage in Britain, from the sacred journeys of early Christians to the great medieval pilgrim routes—and how the Reformation nearly erased them. As we go through the Jubilee Year of Hope, pilgrimage is making a  return, not ju...

Fr Toby argues for belief in the Resurrection as the only reasonable option. 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-off or mo...