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Dr Caroline Farey, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the study of the female diaconate joins Fr Toby to speak about the theological and historical studies into the female diaconate and answer your questions. 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.

In this episode of The Liturgical Looking Glass, Tim and Nick look at the Second Sunday of Lent. Here's the music! 1. Ecce Tempus Idoneum by Thomas Tallis and sung by Clerkes of Oxenford 2. Have Mercy Upon Me, by William Byrd sung by The Sixteen with Harry Christophers 3. Flores apparuerunt by Sébastien Daucé performed by Ensemble Correspondances 4. Kyrie XI (Orbis factor) sung by Cantori Gregoriani 5. Psalm 121 by Poor Bishop Hooper 6. Ave Regina Caelorum by Tove Ramlo-Ystad and Kim André Arnesen and sung by Cantus 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.

In this week's episode, Ciro focuses on the crucial role of discipline wrapped up in love, concluding our three-part series on authoritative parenting and its impact on fostering confident, well-rounded children. 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.

Fr Toby on the twin perils of presumption and despair. 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 this feast of the Chair of St Peter suggests fasting and prayer. 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.

It's been a whole year since the Liturgical Looking Glass began, and what fun it's been. Nick and Tim begin with a celebratory and upbeat piece from the Hillbilly Thomists, here's the playlist. 1. Wake up and Shake up by the Hillbilly Thomists 2. Parce Domine sung by the Monks of the Desert 3. Invocabit me by Fulvio Rampi and the Cantori Gregoriani on their album Dominus Redemptor 4. Ensemble Gilles Binchois with the Kyrie from Guillaume de Machaut’s Mass of Notre Dame from "Messe de Nostre Dame" 5. Qui habitat in adjutorio altissimi by Josquin Des Prez performed by Philippine Madrigal Singers 6. Offertoria by Palestrina, is the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge · Richard Marlow 7. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 8. Ave Regina Caelorum by the nuns of St Cecilia's Abbey

Fr Toby reflects on Mgr James Shea's advice for the new evangelisation. 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 considers Lenten observances and what we need to make us happy. 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.

Sharon and James Westby from Retrouvaille join forces with Peter D Williams from the Family Education Trust and come on the Friarside for this marriage special with Fr Toby on Radio Maria England. To find out more about Retrouvaille please visit: https://www.retrouvaille.org.uk/ THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays 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.

Fr Peter Wygnanski shares the story of his journey from altar boy at St Laurence's Cambridge, through his college years studying to be an engineer, then considering a vocation with the brothers of Taizé, to finally becoming a diocesan priest as well as secretary to Bishop Peter Collins. Listen to Fr Peter's story and the songs that have underpinned the chapters of his life. SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS airs weekly on Radio Maria at 10am on Wednesday and is rebroadcast at 10pm. Each week a guest tells their life story to the backdrop of the songs and music that have accompanied them along the way. If you have enjoyed this episode, 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