Radio Maria UK

This week Derek speaks about going deeper into contemplative prayer and explains its stages.

Fr Toby on why faith in this life is not as good as knowledge but is the best we can have.

Fr Toby talks about stability and movement in the Christian life

Sing A New Song, written by Welsh singer-songwriter Deborah Rose, was inspired by a Psalm given to her while working at HMP Featherstone on her ‘Spirit of Songwriting’ course, helping to rehabilitate offenders through expression and creativity. Shortly after, Deborah was asked by her local church to rewrite a Psalm for a competition called “Totally Psalmic.” She used this Psalm (149) as inspiratio...

Sarah Morgan returns to Radio Maria to give us a three-part series on going deeper into the Holy Mass, sharing the story of her own journey of what Mass has meant for her.

Fr Toby looks at the limits of atheistic materialism and through CS Lewis looks how literature opens up our desire for more meaning.

Fr Toby shows how the sheer number of prophecies fulfilled by Jesus points to the divine inspiration of the Prophets.

This episode is particularly Benedictine, and we've included more of the music in the podcast than we were able to have on the live broadcast. We hope you enjoy it! We certainly enjoyed putting it together.

Fr Toby considers purity and chastity in light of Maria's martyrdom.

Iona Robinson from the Catholic Student Network speaks to Anna Fleischer about the her work

Fr Euan continues his enriching reflections on the psalms, taking first the beloved 'How lovely is your dwelling place'.

Dominic speaks to Tim about his story of growing up in a Catholic family, losing his faith and being found by God on the road to Walsingham - a truly beautiful account of God's loving guidance, and Christ's forgiveness.

Fr Toby asks what would you give to save your soul, what would you give to save another's soul?

Mae is a mother and the retired Director of the Baytree Centre (a social inclusion charity for women and girls) in Brixton, south London. She provides holistic support through personal development activities and workshops, as well as helping newly arrived migrants and refugees with English and integration. Today she shares with us music that has influenced her life!

Fr Mark worked for a large law firm in the City of London but God had other plans! He was ordained in 2003 and has served as a parish priest and university chaplain in Hertfordshire and West London. He has written a number of books on Church history and most recently God in Number 10: The Personal Faith of the Prime Ministers from Balfour to Blair.

Helena speaks to James Somerville-Meikle with his updates from the Catholic Union.

SPECIAL - Towards New Dawn - Stephen Gallagher

Bishop David Oakley's sermon from Holy Mass at the Overflow Conference.

Fr Toby takes Herbert McCabe as our guide in looking at the credibility of the Creed.

Fr Toby on the necessity of hospitality and generosity for holiness.

Nicholas Sueref reflects on Christ's words 'Come to Me all you who labour'. Nicholas Sueref is a member of the Order of Secular Franciscans and is based in Cardiff where he is active in the Catholic healing ministry.

What happens at charismatic meetings? What is the spiritual role of nurses? How do I help my teenage son keep the faith? Did Jesus start Christianity? All these questions and more answered by Fr Toby, joined today by Sr Rose Rolling.

Tim speaks to Melanie Penn about her life as a musician, songwriter and performer, and the journey that brought her where she is today.

Helena Judd talks to Teresa Alessando from PACT and Catholic Women's League

Fr Euan Marely comments on Psalm 55, a psalm known to many by because of Mendelssohn's beautiful O for the Wings of a Dove.