Radio Maria England

Br Bede Mullens reflects the Mass readings and what we can learn from the remarkable story of Jonah.

Antonia Moffat shares information about the Rosary Rally for Reparation and the importance of praying the rosary for peace in the world. The Rosary Rally for Reparation is on Saturday 14th October 2023. The group assembles outside Westminster Cathedral at 1:45pm and progresses to The London Oratory on Brompton Road, London SW7 2RP. For more details about the even or to contact the organisers, please visit: http://rosarycrusadeofreparation.blogspot.com/

For National Poetry Day and the Memorial of St Faustina, Sarah de Nordwall reads poetry sent in by listeners on this year's theme: 'Refuge'. Is there any better place to take refuge than in God's mercy - the same message which St Faustina shared with the world? To inspire you to write, Sarah shared poems and writing prompts in a previous JUST LIFE episode, (also available as a podcast), on the theme. Much of the Bible and our Missals are written in poetry. Trying your hand at writing can be a spiritual practice, which may also awaken faith in others.

John Pontifex of ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, talks about the current crisis in Pakistan.

The final episode in Dominic's series on listening to God who always wants to speak to us. Today Dominic leads us in a prophecy workshop. You'll need a piece of paper and pen!

Pondering the words of St Francis of Assisi when describing true joy, Tim asks a Franciscan friar, what did St Francis mean that true joy is found in bearing ill-treatment peacefully and does this mean that we can't find true joy in being treated well? Hear Friar Gerard Mary's answers to these questions and others on this week's Questions of Faith.

Rebuild my Church - reflections on St Francis of Assisi.

Br Bede Mullens speaks about the role of angels in our lives.

Clare Asquith talks about her book, Shadowplay: the Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare, which argues that Shakespeare may have been a secret Catholic.

Br Bede Mullens of Blackfriars in Oxford reflects on the Mass readings for today.