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How much can be added or subtracted before a Mass stops being a Mass? What's the difference between acedia and sadness in the Desert Fathers? Why do we make the sign of the Cross on our forehead, lips and heart before the Gospel is said and when is giving to beggars unhelpful? Hear the answers to these questions with Fr Brendan Seery and Fr Toby on this episode of Questions of Faith. QUESTIONS...

With the introduction of the new translation of the lectionary various publications of the Missal for the everyday church goer have come out. Nick Swarbrick (whom you'll know from the Liturgical Looking Glass) reviews Hodder and Stoughton's brilliant Sunday Missal in conversation with Fr Toby. MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA airs live every weekday at 9am, featuring a wide range of guests with i...

Fr Toby on the beautiful charism of Don Bosco. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visit...

Holy Sepulcher Church (also known as The National Musicians' Church) is doing amazing work to support the work of musicians and composers. Peter Asprey, the church's musical director, speaks to Tim Hutchinson about it on Mornings with Radio Maria. MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA airs live every weekday at 9am, featuring a wide range of guests with interesting stories to tell and things to share....

Fr Toby and Tim go through The Religion of the Day, the sequel to Monsignor James Shea's From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA airs live every weekday at 9am, featuring a wide range of guests with interesting stories to tell and things to share. If you don’t already follow our live broadcasts, tune in on DAB in England or download the Radio Maria Play app and listen...

Fr Toby finishes his series by countering a final few objections. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radi...

Fr Toby on the importance of wonder in opening us up to the gifts of God 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Ra...

Dominic McDermott speaks about a vision he has for the reunification of Christians starting with the oldest divisions among us, namely, the Jewish Christians.

Derek takes us through St John's Gospel giving a spiritual reflection on the verses as he goes. CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their Catholic faith. It airs live on Radio Maria every weekday at 4pm and is rebroadcast at 4am the following morning.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www. RadioMari...

Fr Toby and Tim go through The Religion of the Day, the sequel to Monsignor James Shea's From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA airs live every weekday at 9am, featuring a wide range of guests with interesting stories to tell and things to share. If you don’t already follow our live broadcasts, tune in on DAB in England or download the Radio Maria Play app and listen...

In this episode, Dominic Chung and Elizabeth Lam from the Cantonese community in the Diocese of East Anglia explore the rich traditions of the Lunar New Year and its historical connection to Catholicism.

Fr Conor McDonough speaks to Fr Toby about the phenomenon of young people (especially young men) turning to Christianity through the influence of people like Jordan Peterson. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria...

Fr Toby shares insights from St Thomas Aquinas on the teaching of virtue from the Cross. 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 making a once off or monthl...

Fr Toby looks at the argument concerning a sin offering at the Presentation 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 making a once off or monthly donati...

Nick Swarbrick, whom you'll all know from The Liturgical Looking Glass, recently spoke to Fr Toby about his experience using the new CTS Sunday Missal. Listen to their conversation here and find out what Nick thought of what the Catholic Truth Society has done to bring the new translation of the lectionary into print for the man and woman in the pew.

Fr Toby on Christ as true centre and prayer the way be which it holds for us here and now. 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 making a once off or month...

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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www. RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling...

Fr Toby on a very different attitude to life. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiti...

Robby Dawkins is an international bestselling author and passionate church equipper from the US. Robby's heart is to raise up underground indigenous leaders to transform the most dangerous places on earth and he has operated in over 75 countries including Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Robby has also preached in Catholic contexts such as Encounter Ministries and he has ministered...

The orientation of Christian life. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www. Rad...

Fr Toby on the importance of our attention and its intention. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria E...

Autobiographical Apologetics - Ken Hensley of the Coming Home Network shares the story of his journey into the Catholic Church and talks about the work of CHN and their upcoming retreat at Ampleforth Abbey

The Irenaeus Project is a retreat centre, place of welcome, hospitality and prayer, and the Archdiocese of Liverpool's Centre for Spirituality and Outreach.

Fr Toby looks at the rich theology behind a seeming misnaming. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria...

In Episode 29, Kate and her guest, poet Valerie Anthony, meander deep into the woods of metaphor, asking how the words a society stumbles into by misadventure shape the images we form of ourselves as humans. Discussing the gospel for the Feast of Saint Francis de Sales, 14th century poet Dafydd ap Gwilym's 'The Woodland Mass,' and choosing to replace machine metaphors with green metaph...