Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster

Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 15th January 2026 15.01.2026 2:21 ↓

“Listen...”

Leon Litvack, Wednesday 14th January 2026 14.01.2026 2:33 ↓

Once again, Jews no longer feel safe in the places they call home.

Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick, Tuesday 13th January 2026 13.01.2026 2:26 ↓

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 12th January 2026 12.01.2026 2:36 ↓

Storms of life

Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Sunday 11th January 2026 11.01.2026 2:29 ↓

Hope can feel painfully scarce at the moment

Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Friday 9th January 2026 09.01.2026 2:16 ↓

I have a glass for capturing spiders...

Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 8th January 2026 08.01.2026 2:34 ↓

Courage

Leon Litvack, Wednesday 7th January 2026 07.01.2026 2:43 ↓

For celebrities, constant presence in the public mind is everything...

Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick, Tuesday 6th January 2026 06.01.2026 2:21 ↓

Seven score years and ten

Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 5th January 2026 05.01.2026 2:18 ↓

Today’s the day for taking down the Christmas tree.

Deborah Sloan, Sunday 4th January, 2026 04.01.2026 2:19 ↓

I no longer had what’s known as the ‘Sunday Scaries’.

Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Friday 2nd January 2026 02.01.2026 2:32 ↓

I’m travelling to Tasmania to meet a cousin I never knew existed...

Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 1st January 2026 01.01.2026 2:32 ↓

This is January, the month named after the Janus figure looking in different directions.

Leon Litvack, Wednesday 31st December 2025 31.12.2025 2:37 ↓

Tonight, people round the world will be celebrating the new year.

Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 30th December 2025 30.12.2025 2:33 ↓

We talk about time as though it was a physical commodity.

Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 29th December 2025 29.12.2025 2:29 ↓

The group now continues without outside help.

Helen McClements, Sunday 28th December 2025 28.12.2025 2:26 ↓

This truly is our sofa’s time to shine.

Rev Leslie-Ann Wilson, Friday 26th December 2025 26.12.2025 2:27 ↓

He gifted the broken cello to the care home he loved.

Jim Deeds, Thursday 25th December 2025 25.12.2025 2:28 ↓

In their presence we tend to ‘coo’ and ‘awww’ and smile more.

Leon Litvack, Wednesday 24th December 2025 24.12.2025 2:42 ↓

Each time we read it, I try to focus on something different in the story...

Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 23rd December 2025 23.12.2025 2:23 ↓

Effectively it is a non-commercial, parody option to Christmas with all its trappings.

Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 22nd December 2025 22.12.2025 2:20 ↓

The shortest day and the longest night have taken place, and we are on the turn.

Helen McClements, Sunday 21st December 2025 21.12.2025 2:37 ↓

There is no fellow corncrake to answer its call...

Rev Kiran Young Wimberly, Friday 19th December 2025 19.12.2025 2:13 ↓

I admit to keeping my Christmas lights up in the hallway all year long.

Jim Deeds, Thursday 18th December 2025 18.12.2025 2:34 ↓

As time has gone on, our meetings on the street have become joyful affairs.