Radio Maria England
Radio Maria England is a 24-hour Catholic radio station that broadcasts programs expressing the Christian faith. It aims to support Catholics and others in their spiritual life and to witness to those who wish to learn more about Catholicism. The station is part of the World Family of Radio Maria, which was formed in 1998 in response to the apparitions and messages of Our Lady in Medjugorje and Fatima. Radio Maria currently has 82 radio stations across five continents with 500 million listeners worldwide.
Episodes
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 -Maggie Fergusson - George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown was extremely rare in being an Orcadian who became a Catholic, and for many he is one of the most important Catholic poets and writers of the twentieth century. He rarely left his native islands and, in the words of Seamus Heaney, "transforms everything by passing it through the eye of the needle of Orkney". Sent to interview him for The Times in 1992, Maggie Fergusso
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - "Be not afraid!"
JPII, Radio Maria and the Bold Proclamation of the Gospel.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - From Munificentissimus Deus to Magnifica Humanitas
In this episode, Fr. Joseph Hamilton shares the text and theological framework of his recent paper delivered at the international Mariology conference, “de Maria numquam satis” in Rome. Addressing recent media interest, Fr. Hamilton clarifies the true scope of his research. Far from being a critique of Artificial Intelligence or modern technology, the paper is a constructive exercise in ressourcem
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - The Joys of Volunteering at Radio Maria
Helena Judd is helping us appreciate the volunteers who bring their talents, skills time and prayers to Radio Maria.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Fr Paschal Uche - Bringing the Rosary to the Roads
Fr Paschal Uche - Bringing the Rosary to the RoadsYou can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Alan Wilson - My Son, Servant of God, Joe Wilson
Alan is the father of Joe Wilson, whose cause for canonisation has been accepted by the Scottish bishops. Joe had a fervent and exemplary faith and died of a undiagnosed heart condition aged 17 in 2011. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. I
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Meg Hunter Kilmer - Saints Through the Ages
You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Derek Williams - St Edmund of East Anglia and St Edward the Confessor
Derek Williams on the first two patron saints of England. Derek is author Litany of Saints of England sold at Walsingham National Shrine. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are abl
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Ruth Black - Hill Country: Craig Lodge Family House of Prayer
You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Fr Bede Mullens OP - Bede on Bede!
Fr Bede talks to Fr Toby about his interest in the figure of The Venerable Bede. Fr Bede lives in Kingston, Jamaica and looks after two parishes. He is Director of vocation and teaches at a secondary school.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donatio
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Edmund Adamus - St Thomas More
You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Edmund Matyjaszek - Buried Spiritual Landscape of England: The Pre Reformation Church in England - Part 1
Regular Radio Maria speaker, playwright and poet from the Isle of Wight, Edmund looks at what it has meant for England to be the Dowry of Mary for over seven centuries.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Robert & Amanda Toone - Youth 2000
Robert & Amanda Toone have been involved in Youth 2000 since its very early days (founded 1990) and Robert is the Chair of Trustees. Over 35,000 young people have attended Youth 2000 events in the UK. Youth 2000's aim is to raise a new generation of saints to evangelise the nations. (Robert has also worked with Divine Renovation.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Fr Lawrence Lew - Rosary Crusade of Reparation
Fr Lawrence is the Chaplain for Blackfriars Hall, Oxford. He is the global Promoter General for the Holy Rosary, overseeing the growth and promotion of the Rosary Confraternity for the worldwide Dominican Order. In particular he has a love for Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima, and promotes the message and lessons of Fatima.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https:
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - Julie MacFarlane-Barrow - Mary's Meals
Julie is the wife of Magnus, founder & CEO of Mary's Meals, and speaks to us from Mary's Meals headquarters - a shed in the Scottish highlands where Mary's Meals began and from where it is still run. A fruit of Medjugorje, Mary's Meals feeds more than 3 million children a day across 16 countries. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow is the author of 'The Shed that Fed 2 Million Childre
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - FR TOBY LESS & INTI PAOLUCCI
Priest Director Fr Toby Lees and President Inti Paolucci talk to us about the need to keep Radio Maria on air and the vital role it plays. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able t
DIVING DEEPER - Liz Ansah & Friends - Testimonies of the Flame of Love
Liz, Bev and Maria, share their testimonies of how God has called and powerfully touched them, through the Flame of Love. They are hosted by Karen Wain.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we a
CREDO - Edward Hadas - Magnifica Humanitas Part 10
Edward is back with his current series on Pope Leo's encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas', today reminding us about the common good, looking at the ownership of goods and the injustice of poverty, as well as answering your questions about the increasing prevalence of AI.Edward Hadas is the author of Counsels of Imperfection: Thinking through Catholic Social Teaching, published by the Catho
MARIATHON OCTOBER 2026 - FR MARCUS HOLDEN - St Augustine of Canterbury
Fr Marcus is the Rector of the Pontifical Beda College and formerly Parish Priest at St Augustine's Ramsgate (and then St Bede's Clapham Park). He is an expert on the early history of Christianity in this country and our saints. He published a book 'Saints of the English Calendar' in 2004. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk a
CREDO - Edward Hadas - Magnifica Humanitas Part 9
Edward Hadas on the inviolable dignity of the human person. Edward Hadas is the author of Counsels of Imperfection: Thinking through Catholic Social Teaching, published by the Catholic University of America Press. He teaches Political Economy at the Department of Continuing Education at Oxford University and also teaches philosophy to visiting American undergraduates. He previously worked in finan
DIVING DEEPER - Liz Ansah - Reflections and Experiences of the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Karen Wain talks to Liz Ansah, a Trustee of the Flame of Love Movement in the UK. Liz dives deeper into the devotion that brought the Unity Prayer to the world. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners
CREDO - Edward Hadas - Magnifica Humanitas Part 8
Edward Hadas continues his deep dive into the Pope's encyclical.Edward Hadas is the author of Counsels of Imperfection: Thinking through Catholic Social Teaching, published by the Catholic University of America Press. He teaches Political Economy at the Department of Continuing Education at Oxford University and also teaches philosophy to visiting American undergraduates. He previously worked
BIBLE & BLACKBOARD - Helen & Jonnie Bridges - Conscience
In this episode, Helen and Jonnie introduce the topic of conscience and the way that it is taught in a more explicit way in secondary school. Hear about real life examples and how children are given the chance to develop their conscience in line with the teaching of the Church. Listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at: https://radiomaria.uk/ and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please cons
CREDO - Edward Hadas - Magnifica Humanitas Part 7
Edward continues to analyse and unpack the Pope's summary of the history of Catholic Social Teaching.Edward Hadas is the author of Counsels of Imperfection: Thinking through Catholic Social Teaching, published by the Catholic University of America Press. He teaches Political Economy at the Department of Continuing Education at Oxford University and also teaches philosophy to visiting American
DIVING DEEPER - Fr Dan Reehil - Testimony
Fr Dan Reehil, National Director of Radio Maria USA, gives his inspiring testimony and journey to Priesthood. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XXI
Fr Toby is emphatic that Christianity is not just another path up the same mountain as other religions and starts to look at heaven and the consummation of all our desiring.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our li
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XX
Fr Toby looks at just how sacramental the first Pentecost and preaching were.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.
BIBLE & BLACKBOARD - Helen & Jonnie Bridges - Faith and Science: Exploring Creation and Covenant
In this episode, we hear about how children of all ages from age 4 up to age 14 consider the ways we encounter the God who creates and relates to us through covenant. A fascinating exploration of the ways that learning deepens and broadens on complex topics as children mature and grow.Listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at: https://radiomaria.uk/ and on the Radio Maria Play app.Plea
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XVIII
Fr Toby looks at how Jesus fulfils the prophecies of the OT, of Jeremiah's 'new' covenant and of Isaiah's covenant in the person of the Suffering Servant, and he shows how the covenant is given in the Last Supper and the Crucifixion in which the fourth cup of the Passover is drunk by Christ on the Cross and 'it is fulfilled'.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://ra
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XIX
Fr Toby sees the blood and water poured out from the side of Jesus on the Cross as signs of the blood of the Eucharist and the cleansing waters of baptism, and then looks the power of the Holy Spirit who is the sealing of the new covenant.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-of
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Sr Amata and Sr Catherine OP - Deepening our understanding of who Jesus is
Today’s listeners put their questions to Sr Amata and Sr Catherine of the Dominican Sisters of St Joseph, Lymington. Alessio asks why God had just one Son. Josephine wants to understand the scripture that describes Jesus “emptying himself” to become a servant. And Cindy asks what people mean when they say, “Jesus is the Word of God.”Drawing on scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and th
CREDO - Fr Bernardino Soukup CFR - Saying Amen
Today Fr Bernardino helps us to say Amen to God's will in difficult times.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. You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us wit
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XVII
Fr Toby looks how all the covenants of the Old Testament are fulfilled in Christ.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.
BIBLE & BLACKBOARD - Helen & Jonnie Bridges - Why Catholic Education?
In this episode of Bible and Blackboard, Helen and Jonnie chat with Lizzie about some of the origins of Catholic education in England and Wales and the role of Catholic schools in the communities they serve. What is central to Catholic education and what makes it different to any other school?Listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at: https://radiomaria.uk/ and on the Radio Maria Play
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XVI
Fr Toby takes us through the time between the end of the prophecy of Ezekiel and the coming of Christ, and looks at why certain false hopes in between were never going to deliver.You can listen to Radio Maria on DAB digital radio, online at https://radiomaria.uk and on the Radio Maria Play app.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of ou
BIBLE & BLACKBOARD - Helen & Jonnie Bridges
Bible and Blackboard - The first in our new series looking at topics connected to Catholic Education, presented by Helen and Jonnie Bridges, founders of Magister, an online resource programme created for Catholic Schools. This first episode gives an overview of what the Catholic Education Curriculum is for schools in England and Wales and helps all listeners learn a bit more about what children an
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - Loving Angels Instead . . . But which ones, which Order!?
Fr Joseph continues his treatment of Dionysius the Areopagite's, 5th-century treatise, On the Celestial Hierarchy.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 st
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Fr Royston Price CSsR - St Gerard Majella
Radio Maria welcomed Fr Royston Price CSsR to talk about St Gerard Majella and the relic tour visiting parishes across the country.St Gerard is the much-loved patron of expectant mothers. Born in 1726 in Muro, Italy, he lost his father at 12 and grew up in poverty, yet his heart was always for the poor. He trained as a tailor and worked as a servant to the Bishop of Lacedonia. Even as a young jour
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - St Edward the Confessor: a holy Failure?
Fr Toby encourages not to be crippled by the judgement of others and the demand for perfection, but to live freely as a child of God.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Not any old Banquet, but a royal Wedding Banquet
Fr Toby says that we must put attendance at the banquet of God's reconciliation with mankind above all else. Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Matthew Jarvis OP- Pope Leo in France & October at the Rosary Shrine
Fr Matthew speaks about Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Journey to France and what it means for the country and Europe, as well as looking ahead to the Marian month of October and special events happening at the Rosary Shrine in London. Fr Matthew Jarvis is the Prior of St Dominic's Priory, the Rosary Shrine, in London. Originally broadcast live on 29th September 2026.The Friarside is live every
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Matthew Jarvis OP & Fr Michael Demkovich OP - Meister Eckhart, Dominican Mystic
Fr Matthew is joined by fellow Dominican Fr Michael Demkovich to reflect on the life and teaching of Meister Eckhart, the fourteenth century Dominican Mystic. Meister Eckhart was a German Catholic priest, theologian and philosopher.Fr Matthew Jarvis is the Prior of St Dominic's Priory in London. Fr Michael Demkovich is the former Director of the Dominican Ecclesial Institute in Albuquerque, Ne
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Toby
Fr Toby answers your questions on the meaning of 'Sabaoth', why Jesus must ascend to the Father to send the Holy Spirit, and the evangelical counsel of poverty for lay people.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, religious brother
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Doctor's Diagnosis
Fr Toby reflects on Newman's contribution as a Doctor of the Church, diagnosing the scourge of liberalism in religion and taking a stethoscope to our hearts!Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https:
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Is God the Father singularly uninterested in my prayer?
Fr Toby looks to reconcile the words of Jesus, 'Ask and you will receive!' with our experience of asking and not receiving.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
THE WORD IN 4D - Fr Toby - Srs Carino and Amata OP - The Wedding Banquet
Srs Carino and Amata OP takes us through the rich and sometimes perplexing parable of the Wedding Banquet.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Rosary and Velcro
Fr Toby reflects on the need for friction and the point of all those repeated prayers.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
JUST LIFE - Nick Mulvey - Dark Harvest
Nick Mulvey, acclaimed singer song-writer, joins Lizzie Hastings and Fr Toby to speak about the New Dawn after the Dark Harvest. Nick tells of how a darkness in his life, an unbearable burden of being the chief of his life, led to the light of finding Jesus Christ as the true author, and how this led to a new musical chapter for him.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Not a simple case of cold-heartedness
Fr Toby discusses the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the very real dilemma of the Priest and the Levite.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
THE FRIARSIDE - Talia Dean - Pray it Away
Talia Dean joins Fr Toby in the Studio to discuss and play her new single, Pray it Away!Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Inti - The Rosary, Medjugorje and Pope Leo's Apostolic Journey to France
Radio Maria President Inti Paolucci chats about the visit of Archbishop Richard Moth to the Rosary Shrine church in London for the 10th Anniversary of this Diocesan Shrine, as well as the recent Radio Maria pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Pope Leo's Apostolic Journey to France and Radio Maria's upcoming Mariathon fundraiser. It's all things Mary at the start of this month of the Holy Rosary.
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Sentimental Crutch or powerful Help?
Fr Toby reflects on the Guardian Angels.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Toby - Sr Amata and Sr Catherine OP
Sr Catherine and Sr Amata OP join Fr Toby to answer questions on justification and sanctification, the Seraphic Father, and why the Dominicans have never split.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, religious brother or sister or lay evang
AFTERNOONS WITH RADIO MARIA - Natalie Raffray and Eileen Murray - One Million Children Praying the Rosary
October is known as the month of the Rosary during which Catholics are specially encourage to pray the rosary. Natalie Raffray and Eileen Murray talk about the One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign. The initiative began in 2005 in Caracas, Venezuela, when a group of children praying the rosary inspired a worldwide movement praying for peace and unity.Please consider supporting us with a
JUST LIFE - Sam Kilpatrick Autism Ambassador in Brighton
Sam Kilpatrick is an Autism Ambassador in Brighton, a lifelong radio enthusiast, and the proud owner of his own collection of DAB radios. In this episode of Just Life, he explains why he believes DAB is the best listening experience there is.Sam also tells us what it means to be an Autism Ambassador and what the role involves. He shares his testimony of how his faith grew after the death of his mo
CULTURE TUESDAY - Bell and the Joyful Mysteries
What happens when a ten-year-old is sent to Rome for the summer and expects to be miserable? On this week's Culture Tuesday, our young volunteer Maria joins Helena to talk with author and poet Sally Read about her latest book, Bell and the Joyful Mysteries, illustrated by Doris Shermadhi. In the story, Bell is packed off to her grandmother's in Rome. There, "Nonna" teaches her to
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - The Protoevangelium of James and the Dormition Narratives
Fr Joseph discusses with Fr Toby, ahead of the Feast of the Nativity of the BVM, the early sources for her Assumption as well as her birth.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 compl
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Whose Justice? I owe you nothing!
Fr Toby reflects on the justice transfigured by Jesus Christ.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Contagion of Holiness
Fr Toby reflects on holiness and the life of Padre Pio.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - A Burger to a Death Bed -
Fr Toby reflects on the remarkable nature of God's hidden hand of ProvidencePlease consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
JUST LIFE - PACT - Prisoner Sunday: Remembering the Families Left Behind
Join Helena Judd, Julia Corcoran and Aimee Hutchinson as they explore resources for children with families in Prison and Prisoner Sunday.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
Culture Tuesday: Errol McGlashan - Whoever Has Ears To Hear
This week on Culture Tuesday, Helena Judd is joined by Errol McGlashan for a performance unlike any other on the show: a dramatic recital of the entire Gospel of Mark, delivered entirely from memory and staying faithful to the biblical text.Whoever Has Ears To Hear brings scripture to life through voice alone, no script, no props, just the word of God carried by one man's memory and craft. Err
BETHANY BREAKFAST - Mimi and Chiara Toone - Faith and Fashion: Part 2
This episode Chiara and Mimi discuss how we can learn more about colours and essences to discover the beauty God gave us. Bethany Breakfast is a space to listen, to laugh and to ask questions about being a Gen Z Catholic woman. Join sisters Mimi and Chiara Toone on Radio Maria for reflections on scripture, to hear special guests and to find answers to questions about the joys and challenges of be
MONTHLY PRO-LIFE SHOW - Brenden Thompson - Isabel and Ben from March for Life UK -
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Ben Thatcher chat to Brenden Thompson of Word on Fire ahead of this year's March for Life in London.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Sarah Fagg
Sarah Fagg, Radio Maria United Kingdom volunteer, speaks with Fr Toby about her journey into the Catholic Church.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations/
SPECIAL EVENTS - WE BELIEVE FESTIVAL 2026 - Fr Craig Szmidt and panel - Vocations Stories
Every vocation has a story. Fr Craig Szmidt hosts clergy and religious (Sr Helena Maria from Nigeria, Fr Tansi, Fr Peter...) as they share the twists, turns, challenges, and joys of following God's call. An encouraging conversation for anyone wondering how to discern, trust, and live out God's will.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the gen
SPECIAL EVENTS - WE BELIEVE FESTIVAL 2026 - Fr Patrick van der Vorst - The Art of Believing
Fr Patrick van der Vorst explores the relationship between faith and visual culture, showing how art can deepen belief and open the heart to God. Drawing on masterpieces of Christian tradition, he reflects on how beauty becomes a pathway to encounter, contemplation, and renewed faith.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listener
SPECIAL EVENTS - WE BELIEVE FESTIVAL 2026 - Fr Nicholas Crowe - A Cloud of Witnesses’: Heaven and the Saints
Fr Nicholas Crowe explores the Catholic understanding of the communion of saints, heaven, and eternal life, drawing on Scripture and tradition. Rooted in the Dominican vision of heaven as eternal happiness in God, he shows how the saints are not distant figures but living companions who intercede for us and draw us into deeper communion and joy with God.Please consider supporting us with a one-off
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Rocky!? A nickname that turns out to be a Title
Fr Toby, uses the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to help us understand the institution of the Papacy.WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:15am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donati
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Samantha Duggan - A world full of children
Samantha Duggan reflects on the refreshing normality of seeing children and pregnant mothers all around her at WeBelieve and draws upon her experience and work as a psychologist to discuss the contemporary obstacles to motherhood.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - Don't believe all you saw in Gladiator!
Fr Joseph looks at the bloody martyrdoms under Marcus Aurelius. In this episode of Patristic Pillars, Fr Joseph Hamilton takes us through Eusebius's account of the martyrs of Vienne and Lyons (AD 177) from his Ecclesiastical History (Book V), drawing upon an ancient letter widely attributed to Irenaeus of Lyons, detailing the excruciating tortures and steadfast faith of early believers like B
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Toby - Br Michael - Is it a mortal sin to have an addiction, why is the Eucharist the bread of angels?
Fr Toby and Br Michael OP answer your 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, in other words. We usually have a priest, religious brother or sister or lay evangelist on and the programme airs live on Fridays at 11:15am. Please consider supporting us with a one-o
BETHANY BREAKFAST - Mimi and Chiara Toone - Faith and Fashion - Part 1
This episode Mimi and Chiara talk about the hot topic: does God care what we wear? Join them as they discuss how to embrace natural beauty and find the style that can reflect your inner beauty. Bethany Breakfast is a space to listen, to laugh and to ask questions about being a Gen Z Catholic woman. Join sisters Mimi and Chiara Toone on Radio Maria for reflections on scripture, to hear special gues
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Go and get dressed properly now!
Fr Toby reflects on what the proper wedding garment might be made of.WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:15am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the genero
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant Part XV
Fr Toby takes us through the time between the end of the prophecy of Ezekiel and the coming of Christ, and looks at why certain false hopes in between were never going to deliver.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https:
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Sadness and Pain of a small Imagination
Fr Toby reflects on how miserable a small imagination can make us and invites us to consider a bigger vision of justice.WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:15am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.Please consider supporting us with a one-off
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Freda McMahon: Faith from Hong Kong to London
Fr Toby talks to Freda McMahon about growing up in Hong Kong, coming to London in her teens and her passion to share the beauty of Natural Family Planning.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://radiomaria.uk/donations
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Salvation History through the Lens of Biblical Covenant - Part 14
Fr Toby looks at the extraordinary rich images of the prophecy of Ezekiel, hinting at both baptism and the resurrection of the body, and telling of an eternal covenant to come.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. https://rad
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - When was the last time you thought about holiness?
Fr Toby reflects on the Solemnity of the Assumption.WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:15am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.Please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our liste
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - St Irenaeus of Lyon's Greatest Hits -
Fr Joseph Hamilton concludes his series on Irenaeus with an overview of why he is still so important and such valuable reading today.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 h
