
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 11, 2025 • 9min
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Gimli the Eschatological Dwarf
Fr Toby speaks about the transforming power of hope in another.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.

Jun 11, 2025 • 44min
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - Heroes and Villains of Nicaea: Athanasius Against the World (& Arius)
Fr Joseph continues his series on the Council of Nicaea, looking at the figure of Athanasius and how the truth, championed by the Church and her saints, never loses its relevance. 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.

Jun 11, 2025 • 45min
JUST LIFE - Fr Andrew Roberts OP - Youth Ministry in Scotland
Stronghold Festival & Generation Hope Fr Andrew looks at youth ministry in Scotland, in particular the mission of Craig Lodge Family Retreat House and the MacFarlane Barrow family. 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 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.

Jun 11, 2025 • 28min
MONTHLY PRO-LIFE TALK SHOW - Rachel Mackenzie - Witness to Hope
Rachel Mackenzie from Rachel's Vineyard joins us to share how through her own experience of abortion she has helped others find healing and the key role her faith has played in this ministry.Currently in the UK there are around a quarter of a million abortions every year – what’s our response to this? March for Life UK faces this issue with truth and compassion to help bring to an end the tragedy of abortion. Our public witness events, training days, YouTube channel, social media presence and talks both in the UK and abroad all help to create awareness of the hurt and damage abortion causes as well as promote respect for the dignity of every human life from the moment of conception. We work to bring together the pro-life movement, educating and inspiring them to be pro-life not just in name but in their actions so that together we can flip the nation back to life!About Radio Maria: Radio Maria England is a 24 hour Catholic radio station which broadcasts on Digital Radio in selected regions of the UK and online (using the Radio Maria Play app or the webpage) accessible anywhere in the world.

Jun 11, 2025 • 49min
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton - Heroes & Villains of Nicaea: Phoebadius of Agen
We continue our series on the Council of Nicaea with Fr Joseph Hamilton looking at Phoebadius of Agen.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.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.

Jun 10, 2025 • 5min
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Stay salty!
Fr Toby on our call to give season to a bland world. 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.

Jun 10, 2025 • 36min
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Philosophy is Everybody's Business, Part 16: Sceptical about Scepticism
Fr Toby looks at the importance of language as a way of describing reality and shows how our language of true and false refutes the sceptics. 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.

Jun 10, 2025 • 47min
PATRISTIC PILLARS - Fr Joseph Hamilton: Heroes & Villains of Nicaea - The False "Origen" of Arius
One of the greatest theologians and most influential thinkers of the Church was Origen of Alexandria. In this episode of Patristic Pillars Fr Joseph Hamilton begins looking at the Council of Nicaea and how a false reading of that great thinker may have led to some of the errors of Arius and his followers.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.

Jun 9, 2025 • 14min
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Divine Helps for a Heavenly Journey
Fr Toby on the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist and guidance and food the great journey of our lives, the path to sanctity.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.

Jun 9, 2025 • 1h 4min
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Chris Alar MIC - Divine Mercy is Coming to London!
Fr Chris Alar MIC shares with Fr Toby news of making the UK a mission priority for his Province and discusses the need for his new book Understanding the Sacraments.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.