Best Patristic Podcasts (2024)

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PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - St Anthony, Continued... 51:30

19h ago51:30

51:30

Fr Joseph Hamilton explores St Athanasius's Life of St Anthony, what it says on the topic of demons, the monastic life in the desert and all this in discussion with our very own Dominican, Fr Toby. Fr Joseph Hamilton is the Rector of the Domus Australia in Rome, and a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney Australia. Prior to his appointment at Domus,…

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QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Sr Carino & Fr Toby: How is Christ Present? 42:02

38m ago42:02

42:02

So... is Christ not physically present in the Eucharist? Or what does sacramentally actually mean? Fr Toby and Sr Carino look at this question and others on this 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,…

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CHILDREN'S LITURGY - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 13:29

1d ago13:29

13:29

Enter the kingdom as a little child with Lucia and Maria Watson as they go through the Gospel readings for this Sunday's Mass.

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THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Exaltation of the Cross & St Hildegard 1:01:36

2h ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Nick and Tim pars Sunday's introit, explore the feast of St Hildegard, doctor of the Church, reflect on the strange sweetness of the Cross and remember Our Lady's Birthday. 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 Swa…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Goldenmouth & Still Opposition 7:21

2h ago7:21

7:21

Fr Toby on how St John Chrysostom still encountered opposition, even with his eloquence. 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 progr…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - A Painful Expansion 11:40

18h ago11:40

11:40

Fr Toby on the Passion of Our Lady and the amplification of love through suffering 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, …

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MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Fr Matthew Jarvis OP: Spode Music Week 51:00

3d ago51:00

51:00

Fr Toby asks London Prior Fr Matthew Jarvis to share baout Spode Music Week.

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ProParent - 33. Back to School Success 16:06

19h ago16:06

16:06

As the new school year begins, Ciro explores strategies to foster a love of learning and create a positive study environment at home. 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 Rad…

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Homily | The Temple of the Living God - Nativity of the Mother of God 2024 29:57

16h ago29:57

29:57

The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications. It contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and begun in 2010. There are more than 600 sermons and lectures covering ten years of preaching through the liturgical c…

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CULTURE TUESDAY 2024-09-10 - Helen Ewes 29:01

21h ago29:01

29:01

This week's Culture Tuesday features a fascinating conversation with Helen Ewes, a renowned artist and Laudato Si' Animator. Helen shares her artistic journey, which has increasingly focused on addressing the pressing climate and ecological crises. A graduate of the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford and the Royal Academy Schools, Ewes has exhibited wi…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - On Not Filling the Gap 4:34

1d ago4:34

4:34

Fr Toby on the paradox of the Beatitudes 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 month…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Coming Naturally 6:09

1d ago6:09

6:09

Fr Toby on the prayer of Jesus 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 donatio…

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Reflection | IVF 30:27

2d ago30:27

30:27

Father Josiah Trenham. We're thrilled to announce our new app "Patristic Nectar", available on all platforms. Access all our content—sermons, lectures, podcasts, and more—right from your device, anytime, anywhere.The Arena Podcast The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications, featuring over 600 sermons and theological reflecti…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Fear and Desire 11:01

4d ago11:01

11:01

Fr Toby on the generosity of God, cause of our peace. 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…

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MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Fr Toby & Tim: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission #5 (Concluded) 28:33

4d ago28:33

28:33

The final part of Fr Toby and Tim reflecting on Monsignor James Shea's book From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. This episode was broadcast on the 18th of July 2024

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THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Lectio Divina on Plainchant 56:42

4d ago56:42

56:42

This week's episode of The Liturgical Looking Glass spends a good bit of time meditating on the text of this Sunday's introit in the monastic practice of lectio divina before considering the music of the chant that it is set to and what insights it draws out after that meditation. As usual we also look at the music for other aspects of the liturgy …

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THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 24. Citizens of the Simulacrum 31:17

4d ago31:17

31:17

Young people writing poetry can be a revelation as we see in this episode. The imagination under grace can help us to discern the difference between good and evil, real and unreal, true and false in ways that are surprising and arresting. In this episode we move between Narnia and the futuristic landscape of Hugh Benson’s novel “Lord of the World”,…

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SPECIAL - Marino Restrepo: Temples of the Holy Spirit 51:44

6d ago51:44

51:44

From the Rosary Shrine in the Parish Hall Marino Restrepo exhorts us to live lives worth of graces that have been given to us as Catholics.

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QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Philip-Thomas Edwards & Fr Toby - Understanding Spiritual Things 42:04

4d ago42:04

42:04

Fr Philip Thomas Edwards from the Community of St John and currently serving at St Patrick's Soho joins Fr Toby to answer listeners' quetions. 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, religio…

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MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Fr Toby & Tim: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission #4 28:33

4d ago28:33

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Part 4 of Fr Toby and Tim reflecting on Monsignor James Shea's book From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. This episode was broadcast on the 17th of July 2024

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THE FRIARSIDE - Charbel Maroun - Living Stones 38:16

4d ago38:16

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Fr Toby is joined by Charbel Maroun to talk about life as a Christian in the Holy Land. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 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 …

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JUST LIFE - Emily Cahill - Laudato Si Centre, Diocese of Salford 43:43

6d ago43:43

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Emily tells us about the wonderful work of the Laudato Si Centre in the Diocese of Salfolk 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.RadioMariaE…

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THE FRIARSIDE - Prayer in Practice Part 21. Indulgences and the communion of Saints 32:05

7d ago32:05

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Part 21 of Fr Toby in Conversation with Simon Tugwell's Prayer in Practice. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 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, p…

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CHILDREN'S LITURGY - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 14:16

8d ago14:16

14:16

Enter the kingdom as a little child with Lucia and Maria Watson as they go through the Gospel readings for this Sunday's Mass.

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MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Fr Toby & Tim: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission #3 31:08

8d ago31:08

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Part 3 of Fr Toby and Tim reflecting on Monsignor James Shea's book From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. This episode was broadcast 4th of July 2024.

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Reflection | On the Brink of Death 16:45

7d ago16:45

16:45

Father Josiah Trenham. We're thrilled to announce our new app "Patristic Nectar", available on all platforms. Access all our content—sermons, lectures, podcasts, and more—right from your device, anytime, anywhere.The Arena Podcast The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications, featuring over 600 sermons and theological reflecti…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The New Wine of Life in Christ 7:39

9d ago7:39

7:39

Fr Toby on how Christ's life is much more than a cover-up for our sins. 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 cons…

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CULTURE TUESDAY - Board Games - Jacqueline Clovis 21:35

9d ago21:35

21:35

In this episode of Culture Tuesday, we’re thrilled to welcome the inspiring Jacqueline Clovis, founder of Determined to Achieve and a certified Life Coach. With a background in psychology and a focus on motivational psychology and human happiness, Jacqueline brings over a decade of experience helping children and young adults reach their potential.…

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THE FRIARSIDE - Prayer in Practice Part 20. Affordable hurt and death 38:51

9d ago38:51

38:51

Part 20 of Fr Toby in Conversation with Simon Tugwell's Prayer in Practice. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 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, p…

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MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Fr Toby & Fr Andrew: Evangelization 53:19

9d ago53:19

53:19

Fr Toby is joined by his fellow friar Fr Andrew to talk about Evangelization.

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CULTURE TUESDAY - Fr Toby & Tim: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission #2 29:27

9d ago29:27

29:27

Part 2 of Fr Toby and Tim reflecting on Monsignor James Shea's book From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. Broadcast 7th of May 2024

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Trusting the Man if not the plan 9:32

9d ago9:32

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Fr Toby on Jesus's invitation to put out into the deep. 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 on…

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THE FRIARSIDE - Prayer in Practice Part 19. Thanksgiving & Suffering: a distinctly Christian cocktail 30:34

10d ago30:34

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Part 19 of Fr Toby in Conversation with Simon Tugwell's Prayer in Practice. THE FRIARSIDE airs live on Radio Maria on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 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, p…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Seeing the Invisible 15:05

11d ago15:05

15:05

Fr Toby suggests we need a better world view than Dan Brown's 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 makin…

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CREDO - Fr Beranrdino Soukup - I am real food, I am real drink 49:16

11d ago49:16

49:16

Fr Bernardino teaches on prayer and the spiritual life. This episode was broadcast on the 15th of August 2024. CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their 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 mo…

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CREDO - Fr Bernardino Soukup - Let there be kindness in our hearts 48:47

11d ago48:47

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Fr Bernardino teaches on the life of prayer and the spiritual life. This episode was broadcast on the 29th of August 2024. CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their 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 on…

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CULTURE TUESDAY - Fr Toby & Tim: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission #1 31:09

11d ago31:09

31:09

Part 1 of Fr Toby and Tim reflecting on Monsignor James Shea's book From Christendom to Apostolic Mission.

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Place and Presence 10:47

11d ago10:47

10:47

Fr Toby reflects on St Gregory the Great and the Eucharist. 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 …

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Reflection | Burning Lenin's Portrait 18:44

10d ago18:44

18:44

Father Josiah Trenham. We're thrilled to announce our new app "Patristic Nectar", available on all platforms. Access all our content—sermons, lectures, podcasts, and more—right from your device, anytime, anywhere.The Arena Podcast The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications, featuring over 600 sermons and theological reflecti…

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Homily | Forming Christian Customs - Ecclesiastical New Year 2024 35:07

10d ago35:07

35:07

The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications. It contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and begun in 2010. There are more than 600 sermons and lectures covering ten years of preaching through the liturgical c…

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THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - Eternity's Horizon (The B Side of the C Side of #23) 27:21

12d ago27:21

27:21

Are you excited about an education of the heart, the call of wild woods, waves and stars? Here is The Bardcast to share, this week, a way into the Great Story , via the comments section under a hobbit video, the Poetic Vision of the Benedictine way of life and a glimpse into the fabulous fragments of your own inspired imagination. We also hear a po…

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PATRISTIC PILLARS - Athanasius on St Anthony: Dominicans, Demons & the Desert 51:30

12d ago51:30

51:30

Fr Joseph Hamilton explores St Athanasius's Life of St Anthony, what it says on the topic of demons, the monastic life in the desert and all this in discussion with our very own Dominican, Fr Toby. Fr Joseph Hamilton is the Rector of the Domus Australia in Rome, and a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney Australia. Prior to his appointment at Domus,…

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Let This Cup Pass! Nevertheless... 12:21

12d ago12:21

12:21

Fr Toby on the power of ritual for good or ill. 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 o…

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FLORILEGIUM - 19. Dr Faustus 48:00

12d ago48:00

48:00

In episode 19 Antonia and Kate come back together to discuss damnation and Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlow, what having the keys to the kingdom of heaven means (Matthew 16:13-19) and which plants look suspiciously benign but are acctually deadly as well as debunking myths of docks neutralising nettle stings. Music: One of us cannot be wrong by Leo…

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Empowering Orphans: Conversation with Justin Hayslett 43:43

13d ago43:43

43:43

Justin Hayslett and his family founded Legacy Refuge, an orphan care ministry that is now serving in several countries including Ukraine and Romania. Their story begins with finding hope in Christ themselves, a surprising turn towards adoption, and eventually the most vulnerable among us with an orphan ministry. Learn how Justin’s journey led them …

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MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA- Fr Andrew Ebrahim SDB, Chaplain to Holy Dons 22:18

15d ago22:18

22:18

If you've tuned in on Friday evenings at 5pm you've probably heard the Holy Dons, part of our RME Youth programmes. Today we here from Fr Andrew Ebrahim SDB chaplain to the Holy Dons at the St John Bosco's College.

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THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - St Gregory Gets His Chants, ft. Angela Rocchio 1:01:38

15d ago1:01:38

1:01:38

Leading up to the Feast of St Gregory the Great, that champion of plainchant, Nick and Tim are joined by Angela Marie Rocchio from the International Chant Academy to talk about the joys of Gregorian chant and of course, we listen to a great deal of it in this episode too. Do look up the Chant Academy and find out more about their courses and the wo…

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CHILDREN'S LITURGY - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 10:44

15d ago10:44

10:44

Enter the kingdom as a little child with Lucia and Maria Watson as they go through the Gospel readings for this Sunday's Mass.

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QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Sr Carino & Fr Toby: Sexuality and Sacraments 40:46

15d ago40:46

40:46

Why don't we have adoration going on all the time? Should people who support the LGBTQ movement stop coming to Mass? What is the role and nature of conscience? Hear Sr Carino and Fr Toby tackle these questions. QUESTIONS OF FAITH is a programme in which listeners call in and ask our guests a theological, biblical or pastoral question - anything rel…

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AWAKENINGS - Dr Andrew Parker 47:39

16d ago47:39

47:39

Dr Andrew Parker shares the story of his journey into the Catholic faith. AWAKENINGS is which airs on Radio Maria on the first Thursday of the Month at 10am and is rebroadcast at 10pm on the same day. The programme is usually facilitated by Fr Stefan Park and features the conversion stories and the journeys of faith of particular guests.If you enjo…

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