

Radio Maria England
Radio Maria England
Radio Maria England is a 24hr Catholic Radio Station broadcasting programmes expressing the Christian faith. It aims to support Catholics and others in their spiritual life and witness to those who wish to learn more about Catholicism. It is part of the World Family of Radio Maria, 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.
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May 20, 2025 • 52min
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Kimberlee Woo Ling - Closing the Distance: Evangelising Hearts for Christ in Trinidad
We meet Kimberlee Woo Ling as she speaks to Fr Toby about evangelization in Trinidad. This is the first instalment of a two episode conversation. Look out for the part two on our Credo podcast. MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA airs live every weekday at 9am, featuring a wide range of guests with interesting stories to tell and things to share. If you don’t already follow our live broadcasts, tune in on DAB in England or download the Radio Maria Play app and listen anywhere in the world. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 20, 2025 • 30min
CULTURE TUESDAY - Stella Powell-Jones - Little Brother: A Refugee’s Odyssey.
Artistic Director Stella Powell-Jones brings Little Brother: A Refugee’s Odyssey to life on Today’s Culture Tuesday.Adapted by celebrated playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, Little Brother is a powerful retelling of the true story of Ibrahima Balde from Guinea, who risks everything to find his runaway younger brother on the dangerous migrant routes toward Europe. Based on the award-winning memoir by Ibrahima Balde and Amets Arzallus Antia, the play explores the harrowing realities faced by refugees — a crisis that Pope Francis has repeatedly highlighted as a human, not political, tragedy. Through Ibrahima’s journey and his heartfelt closing poem, audiences are invited to witness the plight of migrants with compassion and urgency, bearing witness to both the suffering and the hope found along the way.

May 19, 2025 • 9min
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Living witnesses to God?
Fr Toby on the possibility of life in Christ and the means to receive it.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 supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 19, 2025 • 38min
AS I WAS SAYING - Fr Euan Marley - The Letter to the Hebrews, Part 2
Fr Euan takes us through the Letter to the Hebrews, chapter by chapter in his weekly series.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. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 19, 2025 • 51min
JUST LIFE - Amy Balog & Fr Dominic Robinson SJ - ACN Pilgrimages to Rome & to York, & Pope Leo XIV!
Amy Balog of Aid to the Church in Need is joined by ACN's Ecclesiastical Advisor Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, and they review their recent 'Witnesses of Hope' Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome, including the unexpected events of the Conclave and election of Pope Leo XIV. Fr Dominic also tells us about the upcoming pilgrimage to York, in the heart of a Catholic JUST LIFE is programme encompassing all aspects everyday life,airing on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am, rebroadcast at 10pm the same day, and Saturdays 11am and 10pm.If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us witha one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of ourlisteners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 18, 2025 • 31min
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Philosophy is Everyone's Business, Part 10: Your 'god of the gaps' is not my God
Fr Toby explains the difference between that which we expect science to be able to provide an explanation for in due time and what could never be explained by science.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, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 17, 2025 • 35min
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Philosophy is Everyone's Business, Part 9: Your clothes won't pick themselves up
On whether order ever emerges chaos. Fr Toby introduces us to the teleological argument for God's existence.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, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 17, 2025 • 24min
MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA - Helen Bridges: Magister Resources
Having felt the need for quality teaching resources to assist in delivering the demands of the new curriculum in Catholic Schools Helen Bridges set up Magister Resources which hit the ground running just a few years ago and has been going from strength to strength ever since. She tells Tim all about it on Mornings with Radio Maria. MORNINGS WITH RADIO MARIA airs live every weekday at 9am, featuring a wide range of guests with interesting stories to tell and things to share. If you don’t already follow our live broadcasts, tune in on DAB in England or download the Radio Maria Play app and listen anywhere in the world. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.

May 16, 2025 • 54min
JUST LIFE - Dr Andrew Parker - A desire for wholeness and a search for meaning
Dr. Andrew Parker, a psychiatrist who blends mental health expertise with a deep understanding of faith, shares profound insights on personal growth and emotional well-being. He discusses the importance of recognizing normal sadness versus mental disorders, advocating for compassionate treatment. The conversation delves into the pursuit of wholeness, the significance of community in healing, and the differences between psychiatrists and psychologists. Parker emphasizes the transformative power of therapeutic relationships and the need for connection in navigating mental health challenges.

May 16, 2025 • 39min
THE WORD IN 4D - Sr Hyacinthe & Sr Carino: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Sr Carino and Sr Hyacinthe look at the Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, where Jesus gives the new commandment of love.Catechism references: 782, 1267, 1823, 2842Each Wednesday morning the Dominican Sisters of St Joseph go deeper into the Gospel reading for the upcoming Sunday by exploring how it is used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, finding connections in all four sections of the Catechism: the Profession of Faith, the Liturgy and Sacraments, our Life in Christ, and Prayer. Connecting the Gospel to these four dimensions of the Christian life with the help of the Catechism will break open the deepest meaning of the Scriptures for catechists of all age groups, Children's Liturgy leaders, teachers and parents.If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. Visit RadioMariaEngland.uk/donations/ to find out more. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side.