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Fr Toby reflects on his recent pilgrimage to Lindisfarne and introduces us to the life of St Cuthbert.

Helena reviews the new A Small Light.

This is the final part of Sarah Morgan's teaching on going deeper into the Mass and this time we look at foreshadowings of the Eucharist in the Old Testament, witnesses in the New Testament and what the Church teaches us in her Tradition.

Today we have 'The Sisterside' with Sr Rose, who opens up to us the mystery of Jesus as the heavenly bridegroom of our souls. Sr Rose Rolling is a Dominican Sister of St Catherine of Siena.

The second part of a double-header exploring Bonaventure's treatise on philosophical and mystical theology, The Mind's Journey Into God.

Dr Benjamin Outhwaite MPhil PhD, Head of Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge University Library. Senior Researcher, Arabic Poetry in the Cairo Genizah. Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge.

Fr Alvan is parish priest of St Mary`s in Great Yarmouth and a regular speaker on Diving Deeper. Today he encourages us to look more deeply at our own Christian identity.

Nicholas leads us in healing prayers to help us get closer to Jesus. Based in Cardiff, Nicholas is a Secular Franciscan who is active in Catholic healing ministries.

In this episode Nick and Tim listen to two settings of the Magnificat and music inspired by Mary Magdalene, that facinating figure, rightly called Apostle to the Apostles among other interesting liturgical explorations. An episode not to be missed!

Anna Fleischer shares her thoughts on the philosophy of music, the liturgy and how entering into silence and humility in order to listen well is the starting point of a virtuous life. Anna Fleischer is the London Promoter at Radio Maria.

Featuring on Radio Maria as a guest on Word For Today, Sr Rose reflects on what it means "to be" in light of what God answered Moses in the burning bush.

Fr Euan continues his reflection on the penitential Psalms. Fr Euan is a Dominican at Blackfriars, the Priory of St Michael the Archangel, in Cambridge.

Di speaks to Janet Vaughan about her journey into the Catholic Church and discovering the Church's best kept secret - Catholic Social Teaching. As usual on Songs in the Wilderness, we hear the songs that have played a part in our guest's faith journey too.

Is the purpose of art the role of the artist to distract us from reality and from truth, or is it something deeper, God-given and encouraged by the Church? Sarah and Tim discuss this question and more in this episode of Just Life.

Katy Carr joins Helena to review the Polish film on Netflix, Johnny, which follows the life of Fr Jan Kaczkowski, or Father Jan and the positive effect he had on the world. It shows the priest striking an unlikely friendship with an ex-criminal, Patryk Galewski, as the court ordered him to do community service at Jan's hospice. To learn more about Katy Carr and to hear her music - please visit...

Tim reflects on the introit from Sunday's Mass, and asks, does God reward us with a vision of Himself after we have become good, or is does it work some what differently?

Prof John Rist explores the complicated and turbulent history of democracy and its relationship with the Catholic Church.

Eddie, CEO of the Irish Chaplaincy, talks to Anna about his new book which collects stories of hope, miracles and uplifting personal encounters from his travels around a global community rediscovering itself following the isolations of the coronavirus pandemic.

John Wither from Peter's House tells us all about the the Wisdom Summit series at St Patrick's Church in Soho, Central London. At the Wisdom Summits Catholic speakers explore how the wisdom of our faith can answer some of today's biggest questions. Find out more here: https://www.stpatricksoho.org/summits

An introduction to the great Franciscan Theologian St Bonaventure and his Itinerarium in Mentis Deum, the roadmap he gave to those who begin seeking God in Nature and who wish to find Him at last in mystical experience.

Fr Toby on the necessity of prudence.

In this episode we ponder the significance of Jacob's hip being put out of joint by the angel, consider what faith might say about Nationalism and how to explain the Catholic understanding of salvation to Christians who believe in salvation by faith alone.

Fr Vijay shares his great devotion and love for the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Fr Vijay is from Andhra Pradesh, India, and is currently serving at OLEM, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, in Cambridge.

Fr Euan looks at the first two of the seven Penitential Psalms.

Robert Asch, who has just published a biography and anthology of Lionel Johnson, shares insights into this remarkable man. A forgotten contemporary of Oscar Wilde, he was a poet, critic and Catholic convert whose writing glimmers with wit and profundity.