Best Hélder Podcasts (2024)

1
July 9 Brazil, stampede at a Papal Mass & Dom Helder Camara 8:10

5d ago8:10

8:10

Today we look at the unprecedent global journeys of John Paul II, a stampede at a mass in Fortaleza in North East Brazil and its Dom Helder Camara the bishop who spoke for the poor and instituted the pact of the CatacombsBy Tim Byron

1
July 15 Nanette the Velvet Brick and Mother of Slaves 10:28

6h ago10:28

10:28

The life of an incredible woman - Anne-Marie Javouhey - founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny. Freer of Slaves and nicknamed the Velvet BrickBy Tim Byron

1
July 14 Venice, Vivaldi and the collapsing Campanile 9:55

3h ago9:55

9:55

St Marks Basilica saw its bell tower collapse on July 14 1902. We tell the story of Venice, its cultural importance and the story of the campanileBy Tim Byron

1
July 13 C.S.Lewis - A grief observed 17:40

1d ago17:40

17:40

We look at the life of C S Lewis and his relationship with J R R Tolkien and Joy Davidman, his wife who died todayBy Tim Byron

1
July 12 The Fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple 11:13

2d ago11:13

11:13

Today the Roman Emperor Titus attacked the walls of Jerusalem in A.D 70. It would lead to the massacre of many and the destruction of the magnificent Temple. This has had a huge impact on Christian scripture as well as a devastating impact on JudaismBy Tim Byron

1
July 11 Eric Liddell the flying Scotsman 8:14

3d ago8:14

8:14

The Scottish Missionary Eric Liddell won the Olympic 400-meter race in Paris after he had rejected an opportunity to run in the 100 meter race because its heats were on a Sunday. It happened today and this is his storyBy Tim Byron

1
July 10 Cardinal Richelieu and the French Academy 7:18

4d ago7:18

7:18

Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman also known as l'Éminence rouge, or "the Red Eminence" and became very powerful under Louis III. This is the story of the prestigious French Academy and its 40 immortalsBy Tim Byron

1
The gains and pains of working away from home 29:52

6d ago29:52

29:52

Development Policy Centre Deputy Director Ryan Edwards and Dung Doan, an Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs team, discuss the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey, which was conducted between 2020 and 2023. Edwards and Doan explain how the joint research project between the Australian National University and the World Bank was the f…

1
July 8 John Templeton and his Templeton Prize 7:50

6d ago7:50

7:50

John Templeton, one of the worlds most generous philanthropist was fascinated by religion and science. His annual prize is bigger than the Nobel Prizes in monetary value as he felt that spirituality was ignored by the Nobels.By Tim Byron

1
July 7 Alexander Solzhenitsyn repenting in the Gulag 12:32

7d ago12:32

12:32

Alexander Solzhenitsyns book the Gulag Archipelago sold over 30million copies and did much to expose the cruelty and lies of Stalins Regime. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. This is the story of his own spiritual journey and conversion in the Gulag.By Tim Byron

1
July 6 Mircea Eliade - A History of Religious Ideas 19:11

8d ago19:11

19:11

Today we look at the life and thought of Mircea Eliade a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. His work on the Eternal Return and also on the Terror of History as an explanation for secular man's anxieties was ground-breaking and innovative…

1
July 5 Thomas Cook, the temperance movement and Package Tourism 7:38

9d ago7:38

7:38

Thomas Cook - a committed Baptist and fierce promoter of the Temperance movement in industrial Britain ended up being a pioneer of the travel industry.By Tim Byron

1
July 4 The Empress Pulcheria and the Theotokos 9:49

10d ago9:49

9:49

One of the most powerful woman in the Ancient World - Pulcheria was a Eastern Roman empress who advised her brother emperor Theodosius II and then became wife to emperor Marcian. Her influence of Christian dogma is huge and she convened some of the most significant Church CouncilsBy Tim Byron

1
July 3 The Mythical Kingdom of Prester John and Marco Polo 7:17

12d ago7:17

7:17

For more than 500 years, Europeans believed a Christian king ruled over a vast empire somewhere in the wilds of Africa, India or the Far East. The mysterious king claimed to serve as “supreme ruler of the three Indies” and all its 72 kingdoms. He described his realm as a utopia rich in gold, filled with milk and honey and populated by exotic races …

1
July 2 St Swithun and St Swithin's Day 9:04

13d ago9:04

9:04

A popular superstition linking this Anglo Saxon Bishop and the weather has proved remarkably resilient. We investigate it in todays podcast as we remember Swithins death on July 2, 863By Tim Byron

1
July 1 The Boxer Rebellion and the first martyr from Yale 7:34

14d ago7:34

7:34

An outpouring of anti-foreign and anti-Christian violence in China lead to the beheading of Horace Tracy Pitkin. He would become known as the first missionary martyr from Yale UniversityBy Tim Byron

1
June 30 Mother Noella - The Cheese Nun 7:54

15d ago7:54

7:54

One of the worlds experts on Cheese is a Benedictine Nun who has a PHD in microbiologyBy Tim Byron

1
June 29 Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Poet of the Spirit 8:16

16d ago8:16

8:16

A Victorian Poet who was outstanding for her poetry - love sonnets, religious poem and feminist poetry. She died today after eloping to Italy with her husband.By Tim Byron

1
June 28 Monsignor Benson's the Lord of the World - the father of Dystopian Science Fiction 7:28

17d ago7:28

7:28

Lord of the World is a 1907 dystopian science fiction novel by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson that centres upon the reign of the Antichrist and the end of the world. It has been called prophetic by Dale Ahlquist, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope FrancisBy Tim Byron

1
June 27 Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World - Girard 13:21

18d ago13:21

13:21

One of the most innovative thinkers of the 20th century was the polymath Rene Girard. His theory about mimetic desire, mimetic rivalry and the scapegoating mechanism have had a huge effect across various disciplines, from economics, sociology and theology. He even inspired the Pay Pal founder Peter Thiel to make the first investment in Facebook. Bi…

1
June 26 Beauty, Goodness, Truth - Von Balthazar 13:18

20d ago13:18

13:18

One of the greatest theologians of the 20th Century, Hans Urs Von Balthazar. We look at his monumental 15 volume work and his relationship with the mystic Adrienne Von Speyer.By Tim Byron

1
June 25 The Secret Encyclical against the Nazis 10:24

20d ago10:24

10:24

John Lafarge, an American Jesuit, stood behind Martin Luther King at the famous 'I have a dream speech'. He also was directly and secretly commissioned by Pope Pius XI to write an encyclical against the Nazi's. It was never promulgated - why?By Tim Byron

1
June 24 Billy Grahams Last Crusade 12:42

21d ago12:42

12:42

Said to have preached the Gospel before more people that anyone in history, We look at the life of Billy Graham as we remember his last crusade that started today. Criticised by all sides, he was a bridge builder, was friends of many presidents and grew too close to Richard Nixon. Accused by his critics of being manipulated by the Soviets. he preac…

1
June 23 Walter Ciszek, with God in Russia 8:37

22d ago8:37

8:37

The story of a Polish/American Jesuit who endured 5 years in Moscow's notorious Lubyanka prison and then 15 years in the Siberian Gulags before being exchanged in a prisoner swapBy Tim Byron

1
June 22 Kateri - The first Native American Saint 7:58

23d ago7:58

7:58

This is the story of Kateri Takakwitha the first American Indian to be declared a saintBy Tim Byron

1
June 21 The Christian Inventor who wanted to feed the world 7:36

24d ago7:36

7:36

Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, it changed the world.By Tim Byron

1
June 20 The Priest who created the Big Bang Theory 10:47

25d ago10:47

10:47

George Lemaitre started thinking about the origin of the universe in the trenches during WW1. The Belgian priest went on to become an expert on Einstein's theory of relativity. applying it to the whole universe, he created a theory of the beginning of the universe that would be called The Big Bang. An insult from the atheist Fred Hoyle, it stuck. I…

1
June 19 Lord Acton - Power corrupts 7:12

26d ago7:12

7:12

One of the most intellectually interesting figures of the 19th Century in the UK. A Catholic Historian who specialised in liberty and had a profound influence on GladstoneBy Tim Byron

1
June 18 Laudato Si 8:37

27d ago8:37

8:37

Laudato Si was a ground breaking encyclical from Pope Francis on the call of the poor and the call of the planet. We look at how it stands in the tradition of Catholic Social TeachingBy Tim Byron

1
June 17 The Tolpuddle Martyrs 8:07

28d ago8:07

8:07

Today the Methodist Lay Preacher George Loveless returned from exile in Tasmania after being pardoned by the British Government. One of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, this is his story.By Tim Byron

1
June 16 Lead Kindly Light - John Henry Newman 8:42

29d ago8:42

8:42

A hymn that became an international favourite and used at times of crisis, started on a becalmed boat between Italy and France. We look at how it was written and who wrote it - John Henry Newman.By Tim Byron

1
June 15 Magna Carta & Bishop Stephen Langton 7:34

1M ago7:34

7:34

Getting the tyrannical King John to sign the Magna Carta was a huge moment for individual rights (of barons). By curtailing tyrannical power it laid the foundations for liberty. Down to the diplomatic powers and conciliatory effort of Archbishop Stephen Langton. Who also left a significant legacy to how we organise the Bible…

1
Helder Lopes on governing Timor-Leste’s financial sector 33:54

1M ago33:54

33:54

Helder Lopes, Governor of Timor-Leste’s Central Bank, spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Australia in May 2024 under the Special Visits Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Central Bank of Timor-Leste is a young institution, established in 2011. It combines some of the responsibilities of our own reserve bank with those …

1
June 14 The Hungarian Church defies the Communists 12:50

1M ago12:50

12:50

Church Bells rang out all over the country today to defy the restriction on religious activities enforced by the Communists. Stalin had gone back on the promises made at the Yalta conference, and an Iron Curtain had split Europe. Hungary's Christians under the leadership of the brave and obstinate Cardinal Mindszenty…

1
June 13 Downs Syndrome and Dr Lejeune 6:53

1M ago6:53

6:53

Dr Jerome Lejeune was the first to identify the double chromosome that caused Downs Syndrome. When the medical profession starting using his discovery for pre-natal screening result in the routine abortions of Downs children it devastated him. He vigorously campaigned for their protection and became a close friend and advisor to Pope John Paul II.…

1
June 12 Reclaiming St Petersburg from the Communists 7:55

1M ago7:55

7:55

A decisive and democratic vote in 1991 returned the title of St Petersburg after it had been called Leningrad for 70 years. It was another clear indication that Christianity was more resilient than Communism.By Tim Byron

1
June 11 Fulton Sheen the Emmy winning Bishop 13:23

1M ago13:23

13:23

Fulton J Sheen was one of the first televangelists. A telegenic, gifted communicator, he had a very fruitful apostolate. Was the victim of vicious inter-church politics but his cause for Sainthood is now open.By Tim Byron

1
June 10 Von Harnack and the Theology of Culture 13:25

1M ago13:25

13:25

Hugely influential Theologian and Historian, training generations of leaders and teachers in Liberal Protestantism and the Theology of Culture. One of his key pupils Karl Barth would spectacularly fall out with him before the two world wars.By Tim Byron

1
June 9 Terese of Liseux and the Story of a Soul 15:15

1M ago15:15

15:15

Terese Martin was a remarkable teenager - who at the age of 15 refused to leave the side of the Pope in a public audience as she wished to enter a Carmelite Convent. Dying at the early age of 24, her spiritual memoirs of a hidden life have become a classic, translated into 35 languages and she has been declared a Saint and a Doctor of the Church…

1
MSF’s Dr Christos Christou on the shrinking of the humanitarian space 35:03

2M ago35:03

35:03

Dr Christos Christou, International President of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Canberra to meet senior government figures and speak at both the National Press Club and the Development Policy Centre. Christos was appointed to his current role in mid-2019. He has been with MSF in many capacities since 2002, i…

1
16. Walking in Unity - Árbol 25:10

2M ago25:10

25:10

In a remote valley in the Spanish Pyrenees, a group of dedicated human beings are on their path to become a self-sufficient community. They are sowing the seed of establishing a school as a means for good living - a place open to receive people who want to reconnect with ancestral wisdom and relearn how to live in respectful, harmonious togethernes…

1
2024 aid budget analysis 26:01

2M ago26:01

26:01

On 14 May 2024, the Australian government delivered its first budget since the release of the 2023 international development policy and DFAT’s review of development finance. Professor Stephen Howes and Dr Cameron Hill expand on Devpol's 2024 budget breakfast to give an update on recent developments in aid volume and performance, plus upcoming multi…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Hélder Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide