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Fr Toby on the leap of faith to truly trust. 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.

Last year Cistercian monk and Bishop of Trondheim Erik Varden released his third book Chastity: A Reconciliation of the Senses. Here on Radio Maria England's Credo Bishop Varden speaks to Sarah de Nordwall about the book's key themes and why chastity is as alive and relevant a topic as ever for people of all states of life. 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.

Fr Euan comes to the end of the book of Ephesians, wrapping up (for now) his look at some of the epistles. What next, you say? We'll be heading over to the Psalms again next week, there were this series began! 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.

Following the success of our collaboration with Tricolore Theatre Company and the Catholic Association of Performing Arts, we are pleased to bring listeners more dramatised stories from local writers and performers. Tune in to hear the stories live on the radio! 6. THE SELFISH GIANT by OSCAR WILDE Broadcast: Thursday 25th April 2024, 3:30pm About the Writer: Oscar Wilde was born on 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland and died 30th November 1900 in Paris, France. Wilde was known as a playwright and poet, journalist, essayist and writer of short stories for adults and children. He also wrote a novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1891. His best known works are the plays, the comic and acerbic observations of British society, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) and Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), An Ideal Husband (1895) and A Woman of No Importance (1893). He was imprisoned from 1895–97 because of his homosexuality where he wrote the poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol in1898. Wilde was also known for his witty sayings. Even on his deathbed Wilde remarked, “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has got to go”. Shortly before his death, Wilde was conditionally baptised into the Catholic church.  Reader: JONATHAN COOTE About the Readers:JONATHAN COOTEAn actor for many years on stage, screen and radio, Jonathan’s favourite roles have included Cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi and Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. His West End appearances include Yes, Prime Minister, The Audience, Witness for the Prosecution. At the National Theatre he has appeared in The Doctor’s Dilemma, Home, Emil and the Detectives, Our Country’s Good, As You Like It. When theatres re-opened after lockdown, he toured a one-man play called The Man with the Golden Pen as James Bond author, Ian Fleming. An immersive audio recreation of an 18th Century Chocolate House which he wrote and produced is currently running at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Television appearances include: Stephen, The Crown, Casualty.. Radio/Audio: Publish and Be Damn’d (BBC) Six Degrees of Assassination (Audible), The Diary Of River Song (Big Finish) and numerous audio books.   Our Gracious SponsorsGHIRELLIWith the Rosalet® bracelet Ghirelli® creates an inseparable union between Faith and Design  Rosalet® is at once a beautiful rosary and a jewel that revolutionizes the concept of an instrument of Prayer. This bracelet conveys a depth of prayer with symbols and messages that transcend time and fashion. Website: www.ghirelli.it/  CAAPA (CATHOLIC PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION)The Catholic Performing Arts Association (known as CaAPA), has a diverse group of members whom are comprised of actors, directors, writers, singers, musicians and other entertainers, who share in a creative community where they can also grow in their spiritual values.  They also aim to serve the wider community by presenting productions for charitable causes or by taking productions on tour to schools, local theatres, parishes and elderly homes. Website: https://catholicassociationofperformingarts.org.uk/

Dealing with the seed of your future downfall. 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.

In this episode of the Bardcast Sarah traverses the territory of how we uncover the real and survive immense disasters, from the experience or Takashi Nagai in Nagasaki to the moments of our own lives when the transcendent becomes viscerally present to us. A poem from Valerie Anthony Marie captures the intimacy of God's presence in the tenderness of familial relationship, whilst Sarah's poems look at how beauty is the enemy of chaos and childhood memories evoke the existence of eternal happiness. Be encouraged to learn beautiful poems off by heart and write from your experience of moments of revelation in a narrative style that is all your own.  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.  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.

Ordinary Angels, directed by Jon Gunn, is out in the UK cinemas this Friday 26th April. This is a heartwarming film based on the true story of Sharon Steven, played by Hillary Swank, who sets her mind to helping Ed, played by Alan Ritchson, and his family whose daughter needs urgent medical care. Sharon will move mountains to do it. Her courage, love and determination are uplifting as you see those mountains begin to move and a community come together. ‘For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain. ‘Move from here to there, & it will move, & nothing will be impossible for you’ Mathew 17:20

Following the success of our collaboration with Tricolore Theatre Company and the Catholic Association of Performing Arts, we are pleased to bring listeners more dramatised stories from local writers and performers. Tune in to hear the stories live on the radio! 5. 25 REASONS ON A QUIET DAY by DAVID HAMPSHIREBroadcast: Tuesday 23rd April 2024, 3:30pmAbout the writer: David Hampshire has been a professional actor since 1966  when he played the title role in the BBC TV series ‘ Jennings’. He started writing in 2001 and to date he has written twenty one short plays and two full length plays, Face Value and Funny Turns. His latest project which is due for production in October 2024 is ‘Who’s Gracie..? a play with songs which is based on the life story of Dame Gracie Fields. In 2022 he founded South Coast Theatre. David’s writing is published by Stagescripts Ltd. and his work is performed throughout the UK and abroad.  www.stagescripts.com davidhampshire.com southcoasttheatre.co.uk   Readers: TERESA JENNINGS, KENNETH MICHAELS About the Readers: KENNETH MICHAELSKenneth Michaels is an actor and director and has worked in theatre, radio, television and film and has taught in several drama schools. As an actor he has toured extensively in the UK and Europe in works from Shakespeare to pantomime, Pinter to Agatha Christie.  Kenneth works as a specialist ESOL teacher, working with refugees supporting their English learning. He is also the Secretary of the Catholic Association of Performing Arts (CaAPA).  TERESA JENNINGSTeresa has worked extensively in theatre, most recently with Middleground Theatre touring the Verdict throughout the UK and Dublin’s Gaiety. Lead roles include Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane National Tour Vesta Tilley (one woman show) The Curve, Leicester and National Tour, Ariel in  The Tempest, Joan of Arc and Prim in The Woman Hater, The Orange Tree, Richmond.  Teresa has a BA Hons in French and Drama and won the most promising graduate from Sam Walters’s Richmond Drama School. Teresa is also a writer and has worked on world cruises with Fred Olsen running and writing shows. She is a contributor to The Soho Theatre Comedy Project and does regular, varied voiceover work and role-play with The United Nations. Teresa is also a jazz and folk singer.    Our Gracious SponsorsGHIRELLIWith the Rosalet® bracelet Ghirelli® creates an inseparable union between Faith and Design  Rosalet® is at once a beautiful rosary and a jewel that revolutionizes the concept of an instrument of Prayer. This bracelet conveys a depth of prayer with symbols and messages that transcend time and fashion. Website: www.ghirelli.it/  CAAPA (CATHOLIC PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION)The Catholic Performing Arts Association (known as CaAPA), has a diverse group of members whom are comprised of actors, directors, writers, singers, musicians and other entertainers, who share in a creative community where they can also grow in their spiritual values.  They also aim to serve the wider community by presenting productions for charitable causes or by taking productions on tour to schools, local theatres, parishes and elderly homes. Website: https://catholicassociationofperformingarts.org.uk/

3. Heroines of the Ancient Church: The Passio of Perpetua IPatristic 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.

Catholic writer, speaker and charity founder Delphine Chui speaks to Maria Bates about the Catholic dating scene and how it might look different to the way people in the world pair up.