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In this episode Antonia and Kate dive deep into what liturgy is and why it is important. After ‘Carnage’ by Nick Cage they approach ‘The Presentation’ Lk 2:22-40, and ‘St Kevin and the Blackbird’ by Seamus Heaney whilst all the while the theme of birds wing through cathedrals, the old testament and too small a cell. Florilegium is a programme on Radio Maria which seeks to weave together liturgy, l...

This week Ciro discusses authoritative parenting and its importance in raising good, principled children. He offers simple, practical advice on family meals and discipline to help parents build their children's character. 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 ma...

Community Sponsorship is a government programme that helps settle refugee families in this country. Alan and Revd Diane speak about Camino Guildford's journey of hosting a Syrian family - an inspiring ecumenical initiative from Guildford Christians. Find out more about Community Sponsorship here: https://resetuk.org/ Alan Hughes is a parishioner at St Pius' Catholic Church and Revd Diane P...

Fr Toby on when God bursts in.

What do we do when a Catholic friend or family member gets marriage outside the Catholic Church? Fr Toby and Anna Fleischer tackle this and other questions on this week's 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 pr...

Fr Toby asks what today's Gospel with the Syrophoenician woman and the house dogs is all about?

This month the team at St Joseph's focus on the celebration of The Epiphany. They look at a piece of work by the artist Jeremy Thomas called, 'The Epiphany' and also engage with Jeremy himself, artist in residence at St Marys Priory in Abergavenny . Jeremy has produced a stunning series called 'The Human One', following thirty events in Jesus' life (further details are avai...

Fr Toby on formalism absent interiority. WORD FOR TODAY is Fr Toby's flagship programme, a homily style reflection, live Monday to Friday at 1.15pm. Rebroadcast at 00.30am and 5.45am. 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 only through t...

Do I try to remain as transparent as a waterdrop or do I go out to the margins? WORD FOR TODAY is Fr Toby's flagship programme, a homily style reflection, live Monday to Friday at 1.15pm. Rebroadcast at 00.30am and 5.45am.

Effatha is an initiative of 40 days of Eucharistic Adoration from the London prayer-group Cenacle and Fr Antonio Diez de Medina CFR. Effatha was born in November 2021 as a response to the Covid pandemic lockdown and was repeated in March 2022 at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. This year Effatha Revival comes from Derry in Northern Ireland, where Fr Antonio is now based. The conviction that it...

After three weeks Sarah is back! Poetry returns in this new episode of THE BARDCAST and now we in the Age of Poets thanks to another listener who dared to put paper to pen - thank you Jacky!

Fr Toby on Alzheimer's, suffering, the fear of death and Simon Peter's mother-in-law's bucket list!

The first of Simon John's Set the Downtrodden Free series for 2024, and the first time back since his surgery, we hear about the cost of modern day slavery and some hard hitting facts that come close to home. 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 o...

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In this week's episode Ciro Candia explores the concept of gentle parenting, focusing on validating children's emotions. Ciro then examines the principles of authoritative parenting, which he argues is a more effective approach for fostering virtue in children. ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs. If yo...

This is the first episode of The Bardcast shared with our Irish listeners - welcome! And it features some fascinating verses, both from budding bards and from Sarah de Nordwall her self. Sarah invites you to send your poems to her on sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live on Radio Maria at 3.15pm on Sundays and a new episode comes out every fortnight. Sarah reflects on poems that have b...

On the feast of Candlemas Fr Toby and Sr Carino answer questions about Religious Orders, what we should do when asked to use preferred pronouns and more in conversation with Anna Fleischer. An episode not to be missed. 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 usua...

We are blessed to have Fr Bernardino Soukup of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal back on Radio Maria to speak to us about God's unfathomable mercy that reaches us in our brokenness. 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 con...

Fr Toby on the beautiful paradox of the Presentation.

Jo Boyce, from the much loved duo Boyce & Stanley, talks to Di Redmond about the fascinating story of her journey of faith, its joys and sorrows and the songs that have been born out of it. Jo Boyce and Mike Stanley partnered for over 20 years in creating contemporary liturgical music. Many of these songs and settings are firm favourites in schools and parishes across the UK and beyond. SONGS...

Fr Toby on how Jordan Peterson might help us recognise Christ.

On today's Catholic Union, Helena shares a bit of the history and work that the Catholic Union does in the United Kingdom. James Somerville-Meikle, Deputy Director, Catholic Union of Great Britain, shared news of the new president, Catholic Union President, Baroness Hollins, and about the movement for the Spring Budget. The Catholic Union was founded in 1870. It is a membership organisation de...

Elizabeth Cotter IBVM (Liz) is a canon lawyer who, in November 2015, was appointed by CJ and IBVM Leadership to full-time ministry promoting the Cause of Venerable Mary Ward on behalf of Mary Ward’s Family: The Congregatio Jesu, The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Loreto and Mary Ward Friends, Associates, Collaborators and Co-Workers throughout the world. Liz is from Dublin, and has a backgr...

In the lives of Catholics we can often reduce our relationship with Mary to the practice of a devotion, doing a novena, reciting a rosary. However, this is skimming the surface of a real relationship. Our Lady is our Mother in the order of grace, and as such wants to have a real mother/child relationship with all of us. This series will unpack a number of scriptures relating to Mary and introduce...

Fr Toby looks at CS Lewis' lion Aslan to contemplate the nature of Jesus.