St Matthew’s Carver Street Podcast

In this episode Fr speaks to Dr Richard Dawidek. Richard is the Research and Business Engagement Lead for the Advanced Metals Processing team based at the University of Sheffield. He is a server at St Matthew’s and speaks in this episode of coming to faith in the pandemic.

Fr Christopher Barley explores with us the role of Mary in the salvation of the world and in our own spiritual lives. He helps us understand that Catholics do not "worship" Mary but simply afford her the same praise the angel gave her: "Hail Mary full of grace"

When Jesus comes to his disciples walking on the water they are terrified. What does it mean that the wind and waves obey him? What about us who languish in our boats battered by the storms today?

In this podcast Ted speaks of his journey back to faith and how he has found his inner artist.

On Sunday we celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration. In this sermon we learn what it means that Jesus revealed His glory on the mountain top, and how he continues to reveal His glory today.

In this moving episode Scott talks of his journey from addiction to recovery. Through faith Scott is now using his experience to help others.

As we hear again these mysterious parables of Jesus, we are struck that we are asked to give everything up - to surrender it all for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. How can this be anything other than foolishness?

In this extended interview Fr Naylor interviews his Mam, Marie. She speaks growing up in a household of faith in 1950s Liverpool, faith as strength in times of bereavement, the importance of prayer and how the Blessed Sacrament makes her feel fulfilled.

In this sermon we hear afresh how the Kingdom of God is like the wheat and the tares, the mustard seed, and the yeast in bread. But listen carefully, because these parables are riddles that turn the world on its head.

In this episode Fr Naylor speaks to Antonia who returned to church just over a year ago. She speaks movingly of God’s providence and how her late parents example have left a deep impression on her life.

God has sent forth His Word and it does not return to Him empty. God sends forth his Word so that we may come to know ourselves as sinners, and learn to call on Him to help and save. "Creation still retains the hope of being freed, like us, from its slavery to decadence, to enjoy the same freedom and glory as the children of God"

In this interview Fr Naylor speaks to Fr Alun Price. Formerly Vicar of Balby who now assists at St Matthew’s in retirement. Fr Alun is a native of Wales and has retired to the city centre. He speaks powerfully in this interview of how Christ overcomes evil.

Jesus Christ invites us who find ourselves weary an burdened with many cares to find rest in Him and learn His way of gentleness. Jesus is especially present to us in the Tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament in our church. Let us come to Him often with our burdens and joys and find life.

In this episode Fr Naylor conducts his interview from Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster. He interviews David Moore a young Anglo-Catholic parliamentary staffer and lay minister.

Sermon preached on the joyful occasion of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of Joyce and Patrick Linskill. Fr Naylor explores our calling in Christ to take up our cross and to find our lives by losing it for the sake of the Gospel.

In this episode Fr interviews Dr Jean Russell from the University of Sheffield. Jean’s family and ecclesial roots spread across the world. Jean has been on a quite a journey and in this episode speaks of her role as a assistant sacristan in the church and how God has lead her into a deeper relationship through an interest in the religious life.

Fr Naylor preaches on Romans 5 and explores what the Scriptures teach about Original Sin and shows us how Jesus has come to take away the curse and make us perfect by His grace.

In this episode Fr Naylor interviews Fr Edward Morrisons SSC, native of Sheffield and Parish Priest of Mexborough

In this Sunday's Gospel we hear how Jesus was moved with pity seeing how lost the people were, and he responded by sending out his Disciples to teach and heal. May we learn how to have that compassion in our own lives, and respond with Christ's life-giving Word.

In this episode Fr Naylor interviews Ian Burgess our development worker. Warning contains controversial views on coffee! Ian discusses his time in the USA, discernment with others, Emo music amongst other things!

"As a Priest I get called to do all sorts of funerals but I can honestly say hand on heart the only ones I can be sure of where their true and eternal destination is are the ones who were communicant Christians - for Jesus says in today's Gospel "those who eat and drink my body and blood have eternal life within them" Sermon for Corpus Christi 2023

In this first episode of ‘Coffee with Father’ Fr Naylor interviews Mr Stephen Linskill, Churchwarden and Sacristan at St Matthew’s. The interview covers everything from how Stephen was brought up in a church family to loss and bereavement after his late wife Katie died during the Covid lockdown.

Today we are blessed to know God in Three Persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Let us go deeper into that Trinitarian Life by studying the Scriptures, by deep prayer, and by calling on that Mighty Name into which we have been baptized. Scripture: Exodus 34:4-6,8-9 Daniel 3:52-56 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18

In this trailer hear more about our new weekly podcast to launch next Thursday 8/6/23. In ‘Coffee with Father’ Fr Naylor will be interviewing someone after Mass in order to discover more about their journey of faith and how God is moving in their life. Inspired by 1 Peter 2.6 recalling that the faithful are: ‘a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…’ These interviews might only be 15 mi...

On the Day of Pentecost we receive the Holy Spirit into our hearts and lives just as the Hebrews received the Law of God 50 days after their Passover. And now we are united across generations, nations, ethnicities, and languages in sharing one true faith in the God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirt.