Podcast Episodes
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Leo V, Leo VI, Leo VII, Leo VIII. Leo IX and Gregory VII and their reforms. Saint Philip Neri: his life and example. The kingdom of Heaven is like ginger beer. The fizz of the Catholic Reformation. A…
Published on 7 months ago
The week ahead – from 18 to 24 May
Papal names; Leo I, Leo II, Leo III, Leo IV. Madagascar and its saints. Saint Rita of Cascia. The lost manuscript that was found at the fishmonger’s. Episode notes.
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
The week ahead – from 11 to 17 May
Habemus Papam! A deep reflection on conclaves and on elections of all kinds. The power of the Holy Spirit as the Person who can unite the “I” of each one of us into a meaningful “We”. Our will as ele…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The week ahead – from 4 to 10 May
The living bread. Transubstantiation misunderstood. The baby Church. The Pope's final lesson to us. Humility. Episode notes.
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The week ahead – from 27 April to 3 May
The glorious events of Easter week this year. Changing attitudes to the Papacy over the last 50 years. Our part in the election of the next Pope. A warning against politics, and three prayer intentio…
Published on 8 months ago
The week ahead – from 20 to 26 April
Easter joy as an engine for the soul. The Resurrection as a step forward, not back. Our own healing and our own resurrection. The Easter Alleluias. Episode notes.
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
The week ahead – from 13 to 19 April
How the whole creation praises God, and how we praise him through it, liturgically, with sun, moon, leaves, ash, oil, bread, wine, wood, fire, light, wax, smoke, and water.
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The week ahead – from 6 to 12 April
The inevitable tragedy: tragedy, not melodrama. Caiaphas the prophet; Caiaphas in the confessional. More about Confession. The Mission to the Rusty: a dream. Episode notes.
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The week ahead – from 30 March to 5 April
Laetare Sunday, purple and white mixed. The Prodigal Son as a model for Confession. Why sin makes sense. Some questions and answers about Confession. A pure heart. Episode notes.
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
The week ahead – from 23 to 29 March
The Liturgy of the Hours: how to do psalms, and the origin of the psalm-prayers. How to get the psalm-prayers in Universalis. The Annunciation; the namelessness of God; St Etheldreda’s and the tax-co…
Published on 9 months ago