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In the latest episode of Set the Downtrodden Free Simon looks at how modern slavery could be prevented and the overall social and economic cost of this scourge on society. Simon John is a retired solicitor and life-long human rights activist with a passion for campaigning for the rights of others. JUST LIFE covers all aspects of everyday life and airs at 10am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Rebroadcast 10pm and Saturday 11am. 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.

Especially for National Marriage Week, Theresa Alessandro, Catholic Community Engagement Manager, speaks to listeners about the family and marriage projects at Pact, the Prison Advice Care Trust. Theresa is responsible for maintaining Pact's links with groups, networks and organisations in Catholic communities across England & Wales. To contact Theresa and the Parish Action team email parish.action@prisonadvice.org.uk. For more info on Pact: https://www.prisonadvice.org.uk/ If you have found this programme helpful, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England. It is only with your generous help that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. www.radiomariaengland.uk

Fr Toby asks why does Jesus ask those he heals not to spread the word abroad?

In this episode Antonia and Kate dive deep into what liturgy is and why it is important. After ‘Carnage’ by Nick Cage they approach ‘The Presentation’ Lk 2:22-40, and ‘St Kevin and the Blackbird’ by Seamus Heaney whilst all the while the theme of birds wing through cathedrals, the old testament and too small a cell. 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.

This week Ciro discusses authoritative parenting and its importance in raising good, principled children. He offers simple, practical advice on family meals and discipline to help parents build their children's character. 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 one off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. www.radiomariaengland.uk

Community Sponsorship is a government programme that helps settle refugee families in this country. Alan and Revd Diane speak about Camino Guildford's journey of hosting a Syrian family - an inspiring ecumenical initiative from Guildford Christians. Find out more about Community Sponsorship here: https://resetuk.org/ Alan Hughes is a parishioner at St Pius' Catholic Church and Revd Diane Peters is the Curate of St Francis’ Anglican Church, Westborough. JUST LIFE is a programme on Radio Maria that encompasses all aspects of everyday life. It airs live Monday to Friday at 10am and is rebroadcast at 10pm. If you have enjoyed this episode, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to support us. We are completely dependent on your generosity in order to continue being a Christian voice by your side! www.radiomariaengland.uk

Fr Toby on when God bursts in.

What do we do when a Catholic friend or family member gets marriage outside the Catholic Church? Fr Toby and Anna Fleischer tackle this and other questions on this week's 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.

Fr Toby asks what today's Gospel with the Syrophoenician woman and the house dogs is all about?

This month the team at St Joseph's focus on the celebration of The Epiphany. They look at a piece of work by the artist Jeremy Thomas called, 'The Epiphany' and also engage with Jeremy himself, artist in residence at St Marys Priory in Abergavenny. Jeremy has produced a stunning series called 'The Human One', following thirty events in Jesus' life (further details are available on his website). Many thanks to the students involved in this episode: Olivia, Hubert, Shekinah and Eliza. ART OF FAITH is a monthly programme from the Catholic Primary School of St Joseph's in Luton, Bedfordshire.