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Antonia and Kate are back together again to wend their way through ee cummings, reading the scriptures from Genesis 1 for the feast of St Scholastica, and throwing about a few late winter garden observations.Florilegium is a programme on Radio Maria which seeks to weave together liturgy, literature and  gardening in rambling, hopefully fruitful ways. It is written and presented by Kate Banks and Antonia Shack. You can follow them on SubStack atsubstack.com/@florilegiumpodcast About the CreatorsAntonia leads a patchwork life with jobs including but not limited to mother, book designer, editor, actor and teacher. She and Kate began discussing poetry, liturgy and gardening at the Willibrord Fellowship reading group in London and are delighted to be continuing these conversations on Radio Maria. Kate is a teacher of Literature, Philosophy and Theology, with a particularly keen regard for the poet and artist David Jones around whom many of her studies and her teaching-subjects have been based. She also briefly worked as a gardener in London, though she now lives with her little boy on the river Exe in Devon.If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Author and CEO of Tepeyac Leadership, Inc., talks with Fr Toby and Inti about the Hour of the Laity and their mission to be leaders in all spheres of society.

Fr Toby chats with Jimmy in the lead-up to World Leprosy Day.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.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Anthropologically Sound Economics: if such a thing can exist, what would it look like? Edward Hadas continues a new series that draws on the Teaching and Tradition of the Catholic Church to answer this question in his weekly Credo which airs at 4pm every Friday on Radio Maria. 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 monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Christian shares about his new app that helps couples incorporate their faith and the church's traditions into their wedding. The website is www.annointedwedding.com

Fr Toby on Peter's beautiful encounter with Jesus Christ.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 donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Jenny Sinclair, Director and Founder of Together for the Common Good shares her story with Fr Toby, reflecting on the power of friendships, and the gift of Catholic Social Teaching for building a society in which every person can flourish.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.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Katy, a descendant of a Polish Auschwitz survivor, talks emotively about today's anniversary of the little known deportation of 2 million Poles to Siberia in 1940.Katy Carr is a singer, performer, songwriter and at the end of the programme we hear her song 'Red Red Rose'. 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 making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Anthropologically Sound Economics: if such a thing can exist, what would it look like? Edward Hadas continues a new series that draws on the Teaching and Tradition of the Catholic Church to answer this question in his weekly Credo which airs at 4pm every Friday on Radio Maria. 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 monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Simon is joined by Mark Little who received an MBE for his work fighting modern slavery worldwide. Simon looks at the life of St Josephine Bakhita whose Feast is celebrated on 8th February, who was herself a slave and is the patron saint of human trafficking, as well as what it is that inspires him to fight for the enslaved. Mark joins the programme to shine a spotlight on slavery in Nepal and India where much of his work has been based. For more information see: https://www.rcdea.org.uk/caritas-east-anglia/modern-slavery/. The Modern Slavery Helpline is 08000 121 700. Simon John is a retired solicitor and life long human rights activist with a passion for fighting modern slavery.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 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. www.radiomariaengland.uk