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Fr Toby continues in dialogue with Frank Sheed’s Map of Life looking at the nature of 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 he goes. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a...

Fr Toby reflects upon the near-sacrifice of Isaac and the revelation of the Transfiguration. 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 mo...

Dr Caroline Farey, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the study of the female diaconate joins Fr Toby to speak about the theological and historical studies into the female diaconate and answer your questions. QUESTIONS OF FAITH is a programme in which listeners call in and ask our guests a theological, biblical or pastoral question - anything related to the faith, in other words. We usually...

In this episode of The Liturgical Looking Glass, Tim and Nick look at the Second Sunday of Lent. Here's the music! 1. Ecce Tempus Idoneum by Thomas Tallis and sung by Clerkes of Oxenford 2. Have Mercy Upon Me, by William Byrd sung by The Sixteen with Harry Christophers 3. Flores apparuerunt by Sébastien Daucé performed by Ensemble Correspondances 4. Kyrie XI (Orbis factor) sung by Cantori Greg...

In this week's episode, Ciro focuses on the crucial role of discipline wrapped up in love, concluding our three-part series on authoritative parenting and its impact on fostering confident, well-rounded children. ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a on...

Fr Toby on the twin perils of presumption and despair. 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 b...

Fr Toby on this feast of the Chair of St Peter suggests fasting and prayer. 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...

It's been a whole year since the Liturgical Looking Glass began, and what fun it's been. Nick and Tim begin with a celebratory and upbeat piece from the Hillbilly Thomists, here's the playlist. 1. Wake up and Shake up by the Hillbilly Thomists 2. Parce Domine sung by the Monks of the Desert 3. Invocabit me by Fulvio Rampi and the Cantori Gregoriani on their album Dominus Redemptor 4. E...

Fr Toby reflects on Mgr James Shea's advice for the new evangelisation. 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...

Fr Toby considers Lenten observances and what we need to make us happy. 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 Radi...

Sharon and James Westby from Retrouvaille join forces with Peter D Williams from the Family Education Trust and come on the Friarside for this marriage special with Fr Toby on Radio Maria England. To find out more about Retrouvaille please visit: https://www.retrouvaille.org.uk/ THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days...

Fr Peter Wygnanski shares the story of his journey from altar boy at St Laurence's Cambridge, through his college years studying to be an engineer, then considering a vocation with the brothers of Taizé, to finally becoming a diocesan priest as well as secretary to Bishop Peter Collins. Listen to Fr Peter's story and the songs that have underpinned the chapters of his life. SONGS IN THE WI...

Skilled carpenter, convert to the Catholic faith and volunteer at Radio Maria, Jason Moore tells his heart-warming and inspiring story through many challenges, all leading him into the arms of Christ. We hear also, of course, the songs that have played a significant part in this journey. Don't miss this episode of Songs in the Wilderness in conversation with Di Redmond.

'The Singing Bowl', 'Mary' and 'My Poetry is Jamming your Machine' are some of the poems that the brilliant Malcolm Guite touches on in today's introduction to his poetry. Rev Dr Malcolm Guite is a poet, a priest in the Anglican Church and the former Chaplain of Girton College Cambridge. JUST LIFE airs live Monday to Friday at 10am and is rebroadcast at 10pm and on Satu...

In this first week of Lent Sr Carino answers questions about fasting, why do we say "To dust you shall return!" when some saints' bodies are incorruptible and should we compete in material possessions. Hear her answers to this and more on this episode of Questions of Faith. QUESTIONS OF FAITH is a programme in which listeners call in and ask our guests a theological, biblical or past...

In this week's show, Ciro highlights the importance of discipline to shape children's character. He discusses practical examples of family rules and the significance of setting high standards within the home. ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a on...

In episode 6 Antonia and Kate defy small talk with Stevie Smith, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18) and Messian’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’. Themes of desolation, death and questions of what ‘it’ is all about anyway. Florilegium is a programme on Radio Maria which seeks to weave together liturgy, literature and  gardening in rambling hopefully fruitful ways. It is written and presented by Ka...

Sarah de Nordwall goes a little deeper into some of the themes from Episode 10 The Age of Poets in conversation with Tim Hutchinson, beginning with that luminous quote from Pope Benedict XVI, "In our deepest self we await a life that is truly life ." THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www. RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambri...

Josh Elias is junior doctor working in Cambridge in the field of gastroenterology. In 2018 he visited the Christian Medical College in Vellore in South India and today tells us all about the hospital, its history, and his time there. JUST LIFE is a programme on Radio Maria that encompasses all aspects of everyday life! It airs live Monday to Friday at 10am and is rebroadcast at 10pm and on Saturda...

Scott Brooker, manager at TLC Care Homes in Cambridge shares with Helena how important it is to have prayer in the care homes and what it means for their residents to lead the prayers for our listeners. 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 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is...

Katherine was born in the 1970s to an Irish Catholic mother who, despite medical advice to terminate her pregnancy, chose life, chose agape. Today Katherine speaks about her life's journey and the rediscovery of her Catholic faith. Katherine Bennet is a Catholic voice defending Catholicism in the public square and she writes for the Catholic Herald . Katherine has a BA in Theology, an MA in Ph...

Could the Vatican end world hunger with all the wealth it's sitting on? Fr Brendan Seery joins Fr Toby to answer this and other questions on this episode of Questions of Faith. QUESTIONS OF FAITH is a programme in which listeners call in and ask our guests a theological, biblical or pastoral question - anything related to the faith, in other words. We usually have a priest, religious brother o...

In the latest episode of Set the Downtrodden Free Simon looks at how modern slavery could be prevented and the overall social and economic cost of this scourge on society. Simon John is a retired solicitor and life-long human rights activist with a passion for campaigning for the rights of others. JUST LIFE covers all aspects of everyday life and airs at 10am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Frida...

Especially for National Marriage Week, Theresa Alessandro, Catholic Community Engagement Manager, speaks to listeners about the family and marriage projects at Pact, the Prison Advice Care Trust. Theresa is responsible for maintaining Pact's links with groups, networks and organisations in Catholic communities across England & Wales. To contact Theresa and the Parish Action team email pari...

Fr Toby asks why does Jesus ask those he heals not to spread the word abroad?