Radio Maria England
By Radio Maria England
Radio Maria EnglandMay 17, 2024
DIVING DEEPER - Daniella Stephens - A Personal Relationship with the Holy Spirit
Daniella Stephens, is a young Catholic Evangelist from Manchester and regular speaker on Radio Maria England. She holds a First Class (Hons) Bachelor of Divinity from the Maryvale Institute, a Pontifical Degree integrating Sacred Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterial teaching of the Catholic Church.
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Toby - Gender & the Sacred Heart
We go in deep into some of the controversies around gender and what their origins might be as well as answer questions on the Sacred Heart.
QUESTIONS OF FAITH is a programme in which listeners call in and ask our guests a theological, biblical or pastoral question - anything related to the faith, in other words. We usually have a priest, religious brother or sister or lay evangelist on and the programme airs live on Fridays at 11:15am.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
AS I WAS SAYING - Fr Euan Marley - Psalm 107
Fr Euan Marley concludes his reflection on the Psalms (for now) and prepares to look at the book of Job in our next episode of As I Was Saying.
AS I WAS SAYING airs live on Radio Maria on Thursdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm. Each week Fr Euan Marley OP makes his way, chapter by chapter, through a book of Holy Scripture providing in-depth commentary.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Loving with the Mind
Fr Toby on Jesus's significant addition to the Shema.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Commemorations of the Liberation of Rome at the Vatican.
Eddy O'Sullivan spoke about the upcoming commemorations of the Liberation of Rome at the Vatican. The General Audience with Pope Francis on Wednesday, 12th June will mark the 80th anniversary of 38 (Irish) Brigade’s visit to Rome on 12 June 1944. There will also be a Service of Thanksgiving for the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Rome at Aldershot Cathedral presided by Bishop Mason, Bishop of the Forces on Saturday, 15th June.
CULTURE TUESDAY - Remembering Polish support during the D Day Mission in WWII on the 80th Anniversary
Katy and Helena share the different ways that Polish soldiers, navymen and airmen participated in the D Day Mission in WWII. Polish airmen took part in missions on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. Several Polish ships also took part in the naval part of D-Day, and the 1st Polish Armoured Division landed later in the campaign and took part in the fighting around the Falaise Pocket. To learn more and take part in the memorial events, please visit https://theddaystory.com/discover/family-history/poland/
CREDO - Sr Catherine Williams COLW - The Virtues: Charity with St. John of the Cross
Sr Catherine Williams from the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham speaks to us about the virtues and specifically Charity in light of the writings and insights of St John of the Cross.
CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their Catholic faith. It airs live on Radio Maria every weekday at 4pm and is rebroadcast at 4am the following morning.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
CREDO - Elena Toressi - Ave Maria: Honouring the Virgin Mary's Fiat in Faith and Tradition
Exploring Mary's role as the Mother of God and her unique place in salvation history. Through scripture and sacred tradition, we will uncover insights into how we can emulate her faith and devotion in our own lives. We will discuss the role of Mary in our salvation, historical and early understandings of Mary, and why she is the Theotokos. Tune in as we honour Mary, Queen of Heaven. Elena Torresi is a student at Loughborough University and the newly elected chair of the student catholic society. Her patron saint is the Blessed Virgin Mary.
CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their Catholic faith. It airs live on Radio Maria every weekday at 4pm and is rebroadcast at 4am the following morning.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
DIVING DEEPER - Caroline Sadd - A Testimony of the Power of Confession
Caroline Sadd is a Parish Outreach Worker for the South Bristol Mission Area and Lay Chaplain at St Bernadette’s Catholic Secondary School in Bristol. She is married to her husband, Mark, and has three children.
JUST LIFE - Alexander Smaga - D-Day and the Polish Normandy Memorial
Alexander is the architect of the memorial. Thursday 6th June - 80 years since Operation Overlord (Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy during WWII). https://archinect.com/smaga/project/d-day-75-allied-airmen-memorial-in-plumetot-normandy-
JUST LIFE is a human formation programme brought to you by Radio Maria, airing on weekdays at 10am and rebroadcast at 10pm.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - On the General Election with the Catholic Union
James Somerville-Meikle shares an update on everything happening with the General Election and the Catholic Union. The Catholic Union continues to prepare the consultations to the Department of Education regarding time limits for RSHE, lifting the caps on free schools and gender identity. The next scheduled Pub Talk will be taking place on Monday, 10th June with Lord (Maurice) Glasman at The Windsor Castle pub. For all the up to date news and events from the Catholic Union, please visit https://catholicunion.org.uk/.
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - With Guest Fr Bruno Clifton
This is a throw back, as they say, to a pre-Lent episode in 2024, hosted by Anna Fleischer and Nick Swarbrick featuring Fr Bruno Clifton OP, a scholar of the liturgy and composer in his own right.
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS is a programme that looks at the liturgy of the week ahead and music that is inspired by it either directly or indirectly. It is written by Nick Swarbrick and co-presented by Tim Hutchinson.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - The Battle That Rages Within in Between the Fallen Natural and the Supernatural
Part X of Fr Toby in conversation with Frank Sheed on the The Action of the Holy Spirit
THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - More Than Cosmic Bread
Fr Toby for the Feast of Corpus Christi on the bread of angels.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 18. Escape Velocity and The Journey to Corpus Christi
This week in the Bardcast we explore the power of our own words and hear tips on memorising a gorgeous passage of Ecclesiasticus, that scatters the fragrance of the Divine life.
Another remarkable poem from Jacky Garrat transforms our view of adoration and healing the world, whilst Sarah’s poem set near the Hill of the Moon in Sligo prepares us to behold the Mystery.
If you never knew the strange tale of the beginning of the Feast of Corpus Christi, you’ll hear it here, as well as a writing prompt that includes making a psalm of your very own.
Enjoy! Sarah can’t wait to share the results. Just send your poems to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and remember to let her know if you’d like the poem to be read out.
THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.
DIVING DEEPER - Fr Antonio Ritaccio - The Father’s Heart
Fr Antonio Ritaccio is Pastoral Director at Allen Hall Seminary and has a heart for mission and evangelisation. Ordained 25 years ago, he has worked as a Parish Priest in the UK and abroad, and has been involved with the Unbound Ministry since 2016.
This programme aired live on Radio Maria on 27 March 2024. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
DIVING DEEPER - Tim Hutchinson - The Body of Christ: A Christian Feast
In anticipation of the Feast of Corpus Christi (and delivered on its traditional date) Tim asks the question, why do we celebrate the Body of Christ?
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Toby - Casting Lots and Fasting
In this episode of Questions of faith a caller asked why making a big decision like choosing a replacement for Judas involved casting lots and yet the Church doesn't use methods like this for decisions now - why is this? Here Fr Toby's answer to this and to other questions on this episode of Questions of Faith.
QUESTIONS OF FAITH is a programme in which listeners call in and ask our guests a theological, biblical or pastoral question - anything related to the faith, in other words. We usually have a priest, religious brother or sister or lay evangelist on and the programme airs live on Fridays at 11:15am.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
DIVING DEEPER - Ros Powell - The Trial of Our Faith is More Precious than Gold
Ros Powell is a Catholic Evangelist, who is a speaker and prayer group leader. She is also involved in pro-life work in Northern Ireland and has a prison ministry. For more information about Ros, please visit her website, rospowell.com
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Sacrament of Friendship Borne of the Spirit
Fr Toby reflects on the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Insite to Cry Out, "Lord have Mercy!"
Fr Toby on the blind man Bartimaeus.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Corpus Christi & The Visitation
In this episode we look at the music for the feast of the Visitation and Corpus Christi celebrated on Sunday.
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS is a programme that looks at the liturgy of the week ahead and music that is inspired by it either directly or indirectly. It is written by Nick Swarbrick and co-presented by Tim Hutchinson.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - A Prophetic Pope
Fr Toby on Pope St Paul VI and the enduring relevance of Humanae Vitae.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - What the Gifts Actually Do
Part IX of Fr Toby in conversation with Frank Sheed on the The Action of the Holy Spirit
THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
CULTURE TUESDAY - Katy Carr & Edmund O'Sullivan - The Battle of Mote Casino
A look back at the 80th Anniversary of the battle of Monte Casino.
Katy Carr and Edmund O'Sullivan speak about the Battle of Monte Casino, a significant World War II conflict that took place in Casino, Italy, from January 17 to May 18, 1944. This intense battle between Allied forces and Nazi Germany led to the devastation of the town and its historic Benedictine monastery.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - More Than This
Fr Toby discloses his love for Roxy Music whilst discussing the sacrifice of the Cross and the fleeting nature of joy.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - The Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Their Purpose
Part VIII of Fr Toby in conversation with Frank Sheed on the The Action of the Holy Spirit
THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
FLORILEGIUM - 13. An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow
In episode 13 Kate and Antonia discuss Les Murray’s ‘An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow’, considering emotion and emotivism, watering plants, and reading from the letter to the Romans, the second reading for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Music: Flow my tears by John Dowland sung by Debi Wong and accompanied by
Solmund Nystabakk on the Lute.
Florilegium is a programme on Radio Maria which seeks to weave together liturgy, literature and gardening in rambling, hopefully fruitful ways. It is written and presented by Kate Banks and Antonia Shack.
About the Creators
Antonia leads a patchwork life with jobs including but not limited to mother, book designer, editor, actor and teacher. She and Kate began discussing poetry, liturgy and gardening at the Willibrord Fellowship reading group in London and are delighted to be continuing these conversations on Radio Maria.
Kate is a teacher of Literature, Philosophy and Theology, with a particularly keen regard for the poet and artist David Jones around whom many of her studies and her teaching-subjects have been based. She also briefly worked as a gardener in London, though she now lives with her little boy on the river Exe in Devon.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS - Angeleena Weslin
A new voice on Radio Maria England recently guiding us through the Mass and the 33 Day Consecration to Our Lady Angeleena Weslin comes on Songs in the Wilderness to speak to Di about her faith and share some of the songs that have played a significant role in the journey that brought her were she is today. Hear all about it!
THE BARDCAST - B Side of 17. The Final Refuge
In this episode Sarah de Nordwall and Tim go a little deeper into the themes of The Bardcast episode 17 which considered how poetry can address contentious topics in a way that disarms those who listen... if it is done with the right kind of preparation.
THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.
Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan’s website.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Trinity Sunday
Nick and Tim look ahead to the music of the Feast of St Bede, Trinity Sunday and even look back at the music of Pentecost. Listen here, while the podcast stays up!
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Shifting Graves
Fr Toby on the seemingly strange Feast of the Translation of St Dominic.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE ART OF FAITH - Contemplating Our Lady Through Art
A show dedicated to Our Lady through art, prayer and song.
This month our special guest was Laura Abella - a soprano singer who shared a sung performance of the Hail Mary in Latin, accompanied by Schubert's famous arrangement played by Mr Coaker. Laura also collaborated with the students from Years 5 and 6 to add a descanto to As I Kneel Before You. A special thanks to Mr Coaker, our music teacher, for the work he did to prepare and support this recording. Laura then joined us for a Q&A session with the students of year 5. This month we invited our Year 2 students to reflect on a piece of art depicting Our Lady. The children then wrote their own prayers, which they read out in part 2.
FLORILEGIUM - 12. Song
In episode 12 Kate and Antonia discuss Louise Gluck’s poem ‘Song’ with questions like: is time it fixed or malleable? are the things that nature makes better than those that humans make? They then attempt to tell you about the specificity of particular grasses using only words. The reading is from the feast of the Ascension (Ephesians 1: 17-23). Music: ‘Who knows where the time goes’ sung by Fairport Convention.
Florilegium is a programme on Radio Maria which seeks to weave together liturgy, literature and gardening in rambling, hopefully fruitful ways. It is written and presented by Kate Banks and Antonia Shack.
About the Creators
Antonia leads a patchwork life with jobs including but not limited to mother, book designer, editor, actor and teacher. She and Kate began discussing poetry, liturgy and gardening at the Willibrord Fellowship reading group in London and are delighted to be continuing these conversations on Radio Maria.
Kate is a teacher of Literature, Philosophy and Theology, with a particularly keen regard for the poet and artist David Jones around whom many of her studies and her teaching-subjects have been based. She also briefly worked as a gardener in London, though she now lives with her little boy on the river Exe in Devon.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Unruly Passions and a Sense of Order
Fr Toby on the shortcomings of modern mental health and the restorative vision of Christ.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - What is a priest?
Fr Toby answers this question with the help of the Letter to the Hebrews.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
CREDO - Fr Richard Ounsworth OP - Matthew 22
Fr Richard continues with his verse by verse commentary on the Book of Matthew.
CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their Catholic faith. It airs live on Radio Maria every weekday at 4pm and is rebroadcast at 4am the following morning.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Fleeting and Eternal Now
Fr Toby, with help from Marilynne Robinson reflects on the nature of now.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 17. The Final Refuge
Today in the Bardcast 17 (which is dedicated to St Mark's parish in Ipswich), we hear from children in both Walsingham, England and Lahore, Pakistan who have experienced the Presence of the Holy Spirit, Isabella and Sebastian share their thoughts after their confirmation whilst Sara and Zahra share their poem that has been turned into a song by Hammad Baily. The song, Rooh Ka Masah can be found here: Rooh Ka Masah:The Anointing of the Holy Spirit by Hammad Baily. Video filmed @ Holy Trinity London - YouTube
We are reminded of the civilisation-building potential of receiving and responding to the Holy Spirit through the arts and ask What is God’s unique story for you alone? Sarah de Nordwall shares her poem The Final Refuge, which speaks to the urgent theme of Gendercide and we hear a call to become part of the Write for Life Academy. www.writeforlife.academy in September 2024. And our challenge this week is to write a simple but perhaps revealing List Poem - What have you given to me to do that you have given to noone else? Send in your poems and songs to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com
We can't wait to hear from you!
THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.
Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan’s website.
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Pentecost Special - Oliver Fluery
Olivier Fleury is the founder of JC2033. It was in March 2007, in Sydney, that Olivier experienced a life-changing "visitation" from God, to celebrate the 2000th anniversary of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Since then, he has been working to bring this movement to fruition by 2033. Since 2017, he has devoted his time to developing JC2033. In the programme, Olivier and Charles shared about the inspiration of this initiative and Olivier's recent trip to Cambridge for the local Ecumenical Pentecost event. Olivier invited Christians around the world in celebrating the 2000th anniversary of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter 2033! An historic moment! Much more than an event, JC2033 is a movement of the Spirit and a mobilizing movement. It is an invitation to all Christians to walk together towards 2033, with Christ at the center. The multiplication of local celebrations will be like a tsunami of love flooding the Earth. Then the world will know that Christ is Risen! To learn more, please visit https://www.jc2033.world/en/
CULTURE TUESDAY - Conductor Karen Gibson MBE in Conversation with Stephanie Pena
Stephanie Pena interviews Karen Gibson MBE Conductor of 'The Kingdom Choir'. On Monday 27th May The Kingdom Choir are celebrating their 30th Anniversary with a concert at the London Barbican. More information on the Kingdom Choir can be found on their website: https://kingdomchoir.com
SPECIAL - Fr Michael Barnes SJ - Indian Mariathon
This year we have been raising funds to build a station for Radio Maria Andhra Pradesh. Fr Michael Barnes SJ came on to tell us all about evangelization in India in conversation with Fr Toby. Listen to the broadcast here.
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - 7. Veni Sancte Spiritus: Basil of Caesarea’s On the Holy Spirit
Pentecost Special: Veni Sancte Spiritus: Basil of Caesarea’s On the Holy Spirit
After battling against the Arian heresy which called into question the divinity of Jesus, the Church had to defend the doctrine of the divinity of the Holy Spirit. In this episode Fr Joseph looks at St Basil, one of the three Cappadocian Fathers who steered a straight course through the another turbulent chapter of the Church's history.
Patristic Pillars is a series on Radio Maria England, bringing the Church Fathers to life with Fr Joseph Hamilton.
Fr Joseph Hamilton is the Rector of the Domus Australia in Rome, and a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney Australia. Prior to his appointment at Domus, he served as private secretary to George Cardinal Pell, until the Cardinal’s untimely death. Fr Joseph completed his doctoral studies in Patristics at Christ Church, University of Oxford, and his license at the Patristic Institute “Augustinianum” in Rome. Prior to entering seminary he worked as an investment banker. Having left the economy of Mammon for that of Salvation, he studied at the Pontifical North American College. A native of Ireland, he is a keen but mediocre (his words) surfer, and enjoys reading and cooking.
CREDO (currently hosting Patristic Pillars) is a programme that nourishes listeners in their Catholic faith. It airs live on Radio Maria every weekday at 4pm and is rebroadcast at 4am the following morning.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Our Motive, Jesus's Motive
Part VII of Fr Toby in conversation with Frank Sheed on the The Action of the Holy Spirit
THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm on the same days. Our Priest Director Fr Toby reads through a spiritual book, pausing and providing commentary as he goes.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Wind and the Dandelion
Fr Toby invites us to consider patterns of the Trinity in creation.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.
THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - B Side of 16. Creativity and the Sacramental Life
What do the Sacraments change for the artist who seeks to bring what is transcendent to life and use beauty to communicate deep truths? What does being baptized change in the heart of the Christian artist when one's heart is marked as prophet, priest and king? Sarah de Nordwall explores these questions with Tim in The Bardcast B Side of episode 16.
THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.
Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan’s website.
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ProParent - 29. Technology and Tradition
In this week's episode, Ciro discusses the enduring value of handwritten communication, the dangers of excessive smartphone use and strategies for navigating the digital world while fostering strong values at home.
ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs.
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THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Syro Malabar Liturgy!
Nick and Tim put the Pentecost episode on hold to look at the fascinating world of Syro Malabar liturgy with Fr Antony Chundelikkat who explains the various Mass parts as we listen to them. Why the change in schedule? Radio Maria is raising money support Radio Maria Andhra Pradesh. Do visit our website to find out how you can support: www.radiomariaengland.uk
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
Fr Toby on the centrality of humility and mercy in the Christian life.
WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.
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SPECIAL - Fr Shyju Chacko - Mariathon for Andhra Pradesh
Fr Shyju Chacko, Assistant Director of AFCM (Anointing Fire Catholic Ministries) who leads AFCM in UK comes n to Radio Maria's Mariathon as we raise funds for Radio Maria Andhra Pradesh.