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Fr Toby on what is more important in discernment than having absolute certainty.



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. 

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After looking at the Didache we now consider St Ignatius of Antioch and his letters - the Bishop whom tradition tells us may have been the child Jesus took placed before the Disciples and told the disciples, "Unless you become like one of these little ones you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven." (Matt 18:2) We follow his fascinating journey to Rome to be thrown to wild beasts

Patristic Pillars is a series on Radio Maria England, bringing the Church Fathers to life with Fr Joseph Hamilton.

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, he served as private secretary to George Cardinal Pell, until the Cardinal’s untimely death. Fr Joseph completed his doctoral studies in Patristics at Christ Church, University of Oxford, and his license at the Patristic Institute “Augustinianum” in Rome. Prior to entering seminary he worked as an investment banker. Having left the economy of Mammon for that of Salvation, he studied at the Pontifical North American College. A native of Ireland, he is a keen but mediocre (his words) surfer, and enjoys reading and cooking.



CREDO (currently hosting Patristic Pillars) 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.

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Fr Toby on the dangers of being too congenial.

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.

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In this week's episode, Ciro explores some of the ways smartphones undermine children's learning, critical thinking, and well-being, offering insights for parents seeking to cultivate healthier digital attitudes.

We hear Fr Euan's commentary on that Psalm from which we have so many memorable lines - Bless the Lord, O my soul! - and many others.


AS I WAS SAYING airs live on Radio Maria on Thursdays at 11:15am and is rebroadcast at 11:15pm. Each week Fr Euan Marley OP makes his way, chapter by chapter, through a book of Holy Scripture providing in-depth commentary. 

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We're still in Easter! And there are a few interesting things coming up this week of interest to listen to. Here's the playlist:

1. If Ye Love Me by Tallis (choir unknown)

2. Venite Benedicti Patris Mei from O Sacrum Convivium, St George's Cathedral Choir Southwark

3. Nunc Dimittis sung by the Nuns of St Cecilia's Abbey

4. Sunday's Introit: Exaudi Domini

5. Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3) from Erasumus von Rotterdam, Praise of Folly

6. Ut Umum Sint sung by Choir of New College Oxford

7. Singularis Laudis Digni from Medieval English Music sung by the Hillard Ensemble

8. Communio: Ego Vos Elegi de Mundo from Coro Gregoriano de Lisboa

9. Regina Coeli Laetare from sung by Philippe Jaroussky from the album Stabat Mater, Motets to the Vigin Mary