Universalis: Mass & Liturgy of the Hours

Laetare Sunday, purple and white mixed. The Prodigal Son as a model for Confession. Why sin makes sense. Some questions and answers about Confession. A pure heart. Episode notes .

The Liturgy of the Hours: how to do psalms, and the origin of the psalm-prayers. How to get the psalm-prayers in Universalis. The Annunciation; the namelessness of God; St Etheldreda’s and the tax-collectors. An example of justice. Episode notes .

The Transfiguration in Lent and out of it: two views of the same landscape. "Do not judge", and when and how we have to judge. Judgement as love and justice as virtue. How to donate: universalis.com/donate Episode notes .

Giving up things for Lent. Social media, and the still centre invaded by noise. Reconquering the still centre and inviting God in. The Scriptures as paint applied year by year. Paying other people to do our charity. Jonah and comedy. Ezekiel and hereditary guilt. The anniversary of this podcast. How to donate: universalis.com/donate Episode notes .

The Book of Job. Some Lenten exercises. Almsgiving: secret or public? How the Word on Fire conference went. Episode notes .

The Book of Ecclesiastes. Greek philosophy and Jewish wisdom. Where true value comes from. The goodness of work. How Universalis started. Get up and do something! Episode notes .

The Book of Proverbs. Wisdom literature in general. "The Creed in Slow Motion" and next weekend's Word on Fire conference. Episode notes .

Saint Scholastica; the Shipwreck of St Paul; Our Lady of Lourdes; Saints Cyril and Methodius, and the Basilica of San Clemente. Episode notes .

Candlemas, the feast of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of the Lord. Purification. The celebration and sanctification of transitions. Episode notes .

Sunday of the Word of God. Reading; listening; commentaries. Lectio Divina. Saint Thomas Aquinas. Episode notes .

The wedding-feast at Cana. Joy, pleasure and delight. Episode notes .

The Baptism of the Lord. Baptism. The uncanonised Henry Edward Manning. Episode notes .

The Epiphany. Melchizedek and the Magi. Episode notes .

The Christmas feasts. The Holy Family. The Finding in the Temple. Episode notes .

The O Antiphons concluded. Christmas starts the night before. Which is more important, Christmas or Easter? Incarnation, rescue and love. Stephen (and Paul), John and the Holy Innocents. Episode notes .

Gaudete Sunday. The countdown to Christmas with the O Antiphons. Episode notes .

Echoes between the First Readings and the Gospel. The Immaculate Conception. Our Lady of Guadalupe. Episode notes .

Advent and the new liturgical year. Cribs. Isaiah, rich food and wine. St Francis Xavier. The English Standard Version (ESV). New e-books. Some exercises for Advent. Saint Nicholas. Episode notes .

The end of Ordinary Time; the end of the world; how to read the Apocalypse. Christ the King; ourselves as kings. Episode notes .

The feasts of the four Roman basilicas; our reasons for fearing the gift of death. Episode notes .

Saints Martin of Tours, Margaret of Scotland, Elizabeth of Hungary and Albert the Great. Friar Julian, the lost Hungarians and the Mongols. More of the gift of death. Episode notes .

Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira. Saint Charles Borromeo. The gift of death. Episode notes .

All Saints, All Souls; Heaven, Purgatory, Hell and judgement. Episode notes .

Pope Saint John Paul II. Episode notes .

Saint Teresa of Ávila. Saint Callistus.