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Plain chant and polyphony with various songs interspersed, Nick and Tim look at music, based on the text of the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What are indulgences? What is Simony? What are the challenges and joys of being a Catholic student? How do we pass on the faith to our children? Fr Matthew answers these questions and more.

Robert is Professor of Exercise & Nutrition at the University of Bedfordshire and the author of health encyclopedia How to Live .

How our hope is not in human nature for our salvation.

Friar Peter speaks about the extraordinary and inspiring life of St Francis of Assisi.

Fr Toby on St Luke and the power of compelling witnesses.

Di Redmond talks to Bill Merrick on the songs which have influenced him on his journey of faith.

Fr Euan continues his reflections on Chapter 13 from the Book of Wisdom, which looks at the problem of idolatry.

Fr Euan continues his commentary on the Book of Wisdom, looking at Chapter 11. Fr Euan Marley is a Dominican at Blackfriars in Cambridge.

Fr Euan continues his reflections, chapter by chapter, on Old Testament wisdom literature, focusing on Wisdom Chapter 12.

Edmund Matyjeszek reflects on the saint, bishop and missionary St Wilfrid.

How did Adam come to be? Is the Catholic Church the Kingdom of God on Earth? Is it naughty to shout out prayers to saints spontaneously in the middle of class registers at schools?

Edmund talks about the power of praying the Rosary, its history and the opportunity to pray with millions around the world during the Worldwide Rosary hosted by Radio Maria England.

A new voice on Radio Maria, Edward Hadas, begins a series of talks with a look at the lessons we could learn from the 2023 American ⁠fantasy comedy⁠ film, 'Barbie'. What we find in this film might surprise you, whether you've seen it or not.

Direct from Fatima, Fr Toby reflects on Sunday's Gospel about our invite to the wedding of Christ and His Church.

Fr Artur Strzepka, Chancellor at the Polish Catholic Mission in England and Wales , speaks about the Polish Mission in Britain and how important the Rosary is for the people of Poland. The Polish Catholic Mission coordinates the pastoral care for Poles living in England and Wales. Today, it covers nearly 70 parishes and over 200 towns where Mass is celebrated in the Polish language on a regular ba...

Fr Luke delivers a powerful reflection on last Sunday's Gospel. Fr Luke Goymour is Parish Priest of St Mark's Church, Ipswich.

Madeleine Carroll speaks about children's Christian books, storytelling to children and developing a love of scripture in young hearts. Isaiah Books was started by Madeleine Carroll who loves writing, walking and reading to her children. Her enjoyment in creating interesting characters and story-lines began when she was very young and has been greatly influenced by her Catholic Faith. ​To see...

In this episode of Just Life, composer Edwin Fawcett shares the stories behind his music, which is steeped in the texts of the Psalms and Holy Scripture. Edwin also talks about his musical, "Anointed", based on the life of King David. He has scored parts that had previously not been written down and includes stage instructions so that it can be prepared and performed by anyone from secon...

Br Bede Mullens reflects the Mass readings and what we can learn from the remarkable story of Jonah.

Antonia Moffat shares information about the Rosary Rally for Reparation and the importance of praying the rosary for peace in the world. The Rosary Rally for Reparation is on Saturday 14th October 2023. The group assembles outside Westminster Cathedral at 1:45pm and progresses to The London Oratory on Brompton Road, London SW7 2RP. For more details about the even or to contact the organisers, plea...

For National Poetry Day and the Memorial of St Faustina, Sarah de Nordwall reads poetry sent in by listeners on this year's theme: 'Refuge'. Is there any better place to take refuge than in God's mercy - the same message which St Faustina shared with the world? To inspire you to write, Sarah shared poems and writing prompts in a previous JUST LIFE episode, (also available as a podc...

John Pontifex of ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, talks about the current crisis in Pakistan.

The final episode in Dominic's series on listening to God who always wants to speak to us. Today Dominic leads us in a prophecy workshop. You'll need a piece of paper and pen!

Pondering the words of St Francis of Assisi when describing true joy, Tim asks a Franciscan friar, what did St Francis mean that true joy is found in bearing ill-treatment peacefully and does this mean that we can't find true joy in being treated well? Hear Friar Gerard Mary's answers to these questions and others on this week's Questions of Faith.