Radio Maria England

Derek Williams continues his series on Mary, this week looking at typological references to Mary in the Book of Esther. CREDO is a programme that nourishes us in our 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.

From Alejandro Monteverde, award-winning director of 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮, comes the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen. Stephanie Pena is an actress for Wintershall and part of the Education team. Ruben Ferreira is a Sacred Fine Artist. Helena Judd is the Promotion, Fundraising & Events Manager for Radio Maria England.

Fr Toby on the challenge to love and to be transformed by love. 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.

Fr Toby on the need for patience over revolution. 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.

On the World Day of Prayer John Pontifex and Fr Dominic Robinson speak about the themes of this year's World Day of Prayer and pray for those Christian women from around the world who are suffering. John Pontifex is Head of Press and Information at Aid to the Church in Need and Fr Dominic Robinson SJ is from the Church of the Immaculate Conception Farm Street and Westminster Justice and Peace. JUST LIFE is a programme that encompasses all aspects of everyday life. It is live Monday to Friday at 10am and is rebroadcast at 10pm and on Saturday at 11am and 8pm. Radio Maria is on digital radio in London, Cambridgeshire, Bristol and South Birmingham. It is also available on the Radio Maria Play app and our website live-player. If you have enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to support us. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk

Stephanie Pena plays Mary Magdalene in this year's Wintershall Production of The Passion of Jesus. Today she talks 'behind the scenes' about this year's Passion play which will take place in London's Trafalgar Square. Find out about life as a Wintershall actor and about the year round productions at the Wintershall estate in Surrey. To find our more about this year's production visit Wintershall's website at www.wintershall.org.uk. CULTURE TUESDAY is a programme that embraces every aspect of Catholic culture, airing live at 9am every Tuesday. Rebroadcast 9pm. If you have enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to support Radio Maria. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk

In episode 7 we re-present human beings as sign making creatures as expressed by David Jones, discuss saltiness- how much is too much, (Matthew 5:13-16), ‘a, a, a, Domine Deus’ by David Jones and our podcast picture ‘Flora in calix light’ also by David Jones. Music: The First days of spring by Noah and the Whale. 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. 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.

Canadian visual artist Laurie-Lynn McGlynn tells the story of being Catholic and the challenges, joys, sorrows and successes of pursuing a career as an artist. 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.

Fr Toby on the paradoxes of the Cross and serpents. 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.

Sarah de Nordwall delivers the opening talk Exploring The Eternal Women 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.