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Today in his monthly series Fr Richard looks at chapter 18 of Matthew's Gospel. Fr Richard is usually with us on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Fr Richard Ounsworth OP is Prior and Parish Priest at Holy Cross Priory, Leicester. He teaches scripture for Blackfriars in Oxford and is the Editor of the Dominican publication Torch. CREDO nourishes us in our Catholic faith, airing live on Radio Maria at 4pm Monday to Friday and is rebroadcast the following day at 4am, as well as Saturday 4.15pm. Radio Maria is on digital radio in London, Cambridgeshire, Bristol and South Birmingham. It is also available via the Radio Maria Play app or our website live-player. If you have enjoyed this programme please consider making a one-off donation to Radio Maria. It is only with the generous support of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk

Fr Toby on why Jesus is worthy of our all. 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.

Delphine Chui delivers a talk at Radio Maria England's live and in person event Women Praying Together held at the Rosary Shrine on Southampton Road in London on 2 March 2024. Delphine Chui is a writer, speaker and charity founder who serves as content lead for ADF International and is based in our London office. She works closely with our advocates and legal communications team to amplify and distribute our work to our global supporters via social media, newsletters, and printed materials. A first-class honours Anthropology graduate from UCL and former magazine journalist who experienced censorship and cancel culture for being publicly Christian and pro-life, Delphine is passionate about sharing stories of those standing up for their God-given freedoms

In a series within a series, Edward Hadas starts a mini-series looking at the worldwide issue of declining birthrates and we as Catholics should respond. Each Friday on Radio Maria Edward gives us a fascinating insight into Catholic Anthropology. Edward is a Research Fellow at Blackfriars Oxford, currently working on a book on narratives of modernity. He is also interested in Catholic Social Teaching, war, liberalism, the philosophy of economics and other social sciences. CREDO airs live on Radio Maria at 4pm Monday to Friday and is rebroadcast the following day at 4am, as well as Saturday 4.15pm. If you have enjoyed this programme please consider making a one-off donation to Radio Maria. It is only with the generous support of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. www.radiomariaengland.uk

Hear from Fr Lukasz about the liturgical movement coming from the Liturgical Centre in Krakow, spearheaded by the Polish Dominicans and how they have managed to create prayerful liturgy that is both new and in continuity with our rich and varied tradition. For more information about this wonderful initiative please visit: https://dlc.foundation/about-us/ 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.

Is beauty an aspect of relation or a quality of relationships? Sarah de Nordwall and Tim Hutchinson go a bit deeper into the themes of episode 12 in The Bardcast B Side. A conversation not to be missed. 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.

Many a feast (a solemnity even) feature in this coming week... or do they? Listen and find out. Here's the song list: 1. And can it be? (Charles Wesley) sung by Maddy Prior andthe Carnival Band 2. Iudica me Deus, introit from the 5th Sunday in Lent in the setting by Andrea Gabrieli, Conducted by Marco Gemmani with the ensembl I Cantori di San Marco 3. Misa Criolla - Kyrie sung by Katherine Jenkins 4. Unless a grain of wheat by Bernadette Farrell 5. Vexilla regis prodeunt with Peter Stevens and Martin Baker, Westminster Cathedral Choir 6. Vexila regis prodeunt (Kreuzeshymne) , S. 185 · Orchester Wiener Akademie with Martin Haselböck 7. Shirley Collins - "Wondrous Love", from 'Heart's Ease', out now on Domino 8. Ave Regina Caelorum · Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles

In this week's episode, Ciro focuses on compassionately guiding Generation Z through strong family relationships, addressing teenage challenges with Gospel-inspired wisdom. 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.

Welcome to Sarah de Nordwalls fortnightly Bardcast, and in this episode our writing prompt comes from the depths of the London Underground inviting us to ponder a world above and beyond. We learn also about how art reorders relationships and sets our eyes on our true horizons because beauty is more than just an aesthetic, it's... well you'll have to listen to find 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. 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 Toby on the twin perils of the futile quest for a frictionless 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. 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.