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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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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Word made Flesh

Radio Maria EnglandMar 28, 2024

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WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Word made Flesh

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Word made Flesh

Fr Toby on the new one flesh family Jesus speaks into being on this night.


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.


Mar 28, 202410:11
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Friarside The First Supper?

THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Friarside The First Supper?

Fr Toby explores with Frank Sheed the many dimensions of this Passover Banquet on Maundy Thursday.

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 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.


Mar 28, 202441:36
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - The Teachers & the Politicians

THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - The Teachers & the Politicians

Looking at Jesus' last days with Frank Sheed and his seeming concern with bad teaching over bad politics.


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 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.


Mar 28, 202438:30
THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 13. Holy Saturday Streets

THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 13. Holy Saturday Streets

A Holy Week episode that goes into the ins and outs of the creative process and how we can prepare ourselves for the spontaneity that blossoms in poems, songs and stories. Listen to Sarah's poem, Holy Saturday Streets, take this week's prompt as a Triduum meditation and send the fruits of your labour to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com.


THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.


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.


Mar 28, 202438:05
AS I WAS SAYING - Fr Euan Marley - Ephesians 2

AS I WAS SAYING - Fr Euan Marley - Ephesians 2

Fr Euan continues his journey through the book of Ephesians bringing us up to and through chapter 2.


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 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.


Mar 28, 202438:01
SPECIAL - Cabini Film: Interview with Writer Rod Barr

SPECIAL - Cabini Film: Interview with Writer Rod Barr

Radio Maria England was given the chance to interview screenwriter Rod Barr (of Sound of Freedom fame) to talk about the recent film based on the life of the first American citizen to be declared a saint, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. Hear all about it in conversation with Tim Hutchinson.


This interview was made possible byKOVA International LTD, a limited company registered in England & Wales with registered number 11831571. KOVA'a registered office is Tagus House, 9 Ocean Way, SO14 3TJ.


Mar 28, 202420:22
SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS - Laurie-Lynn McGlynn

SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS - Laurie-Lynn McGlynn

Canadian visual artist Laurie-Lynn McGlynn takes us on the journey through her childhood and the challenges she's faced to become a woman of faith with an eye for beauty and flare for art. Listen to her story and the songs that marked the way in conversation with Di Redmond.

Songs in the Wilderness is programme that features a guest telling the story of his or her life and the songs that inspired them along the way. The music in the podcast is clipped for the purposes of complying with copyright laws. Listen Songs in the Wilderness live on Wednesdays at 10am and again at 10pm on Radio Maria England.

Radio Maria England is 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.


Mar 27, 202445:59
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Hatred of Sin

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Hatred of Sin

Fr Toby on how we might only truly conquer some sins through hatred of them.

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.


Mar 27, 202411:48
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Insidious Unintentionality of Sin

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Insidious Unintentionality of Sin

Fr Toby on avoiding the first step down the path of sin and the slippery slope of scrolling.


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.


Mar 27, 202412:04
CREDO - Derek Williams - The Saintmaker: Esther Intercedes (10)

CREDO - Derek Williams - The Saintmaker: Esther Intercedes (10)

Derek Williams continues to look at the Book of Esther for typology of Mary, specifically looking today at how she intercedes.

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.

Mar 26, 202452:11
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Heaven, the Final Goal!

THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Heaven, the Final Goal!

Fr Toby in discussion with Frank Sheed not just on how to get there, but on what it might be like!


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 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.


Mar 26, 202429:39
FLORILEGIUM - 8. In Parenthesis

FLORILEGIUM - 8. In Parenthesis

In episode 8 we continue to delve into David Jones’s world of signs with an excerpt from part III of ‘In Parenthesis’, the second reading from Laetare Sunday (Ephesians 2:4-10), and a discussion of flower symbology and the importance of names. Music: Psalm 46, verses 1 and 2 improvised in Gaelic by parishioners on the Isle of Lewis.


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.

About the Creators

Antonia 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.


Mar 26, 202446:02
SPECIAL - Polish Scouts, Holy Week and Easter - 2024-03-19

SPECIAL - Polish Scouts, Holy Week and Easter - 2024-03-19

Ks Jacek and Katy Carr speak with listeners about the Polish traditions for Holy Week and Easter. Ks Jacek also shares some of the good work being done in the Polish Mission Community in Bristol and the Scouts.

Mar 25, 202439:12
SPECIAL - Kristina Cooper Interview with Alejandro Monteverde - CABRINI

SPECIAL - Kristina Cooper Interview with Alejandro Monteverde - CABRINI

Kristina Cooper interviewed "Cabrini" Director - Alejandro Monteverde.

Mar 25, 202422:55
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Nick Swarbrick & Tim Hutchinson - Palm Sunday

THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Nick Swarbrick & Tim Hutchinson - Palm Sunday

This Sunday we welcome our Saviour with loud Hosannas... or is it with loud 'Oh-sannas!'. Blessed Holy Week, everyone. Here's the songs list for those interested:

1. Gloria Laus from Semaine Sainte et Pâques - Immortel Grégorien, Chœur de l'abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé & Chœur de l'abbaye Saint-Benoît d'En Calcat

2. Gloria, laus et honor · Ensemble Gilles Binchois · Dominique Vellard

3. Missa Flamenca: Kyrie. Granainas · Paco Peña

4. The Bach Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Osanna in excelsis

5. O Redemptor, sume carmen · Fulvio Rampi · Schola gregoriana femminile Cum Iubilo

6. Ubi Caritas by Joel Clarkson performed with Joy Clarkson

7. Crux Fidelis Vocal Ensemble: The King’s Singers from the Album The Golden Age by João IV

8. Stabat Mater, RV. 621: Stabat Mater dolorosa · Andreas Scholl · Chiara Banchini · Ensemble 415 by Vivaldi


Mar 25, 202443:26
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Wisdom of Crowds

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Wisdom of Crowds

Fr Toby reflects on Palm Sunday and how the crowds have turned by Good Friday.


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.



Mar 25, 202407:37
ProParent - 21. Generation Z: Towards Mercy and Maturity

ProParent - 21. Generation Z: Towards Mercy and Maturity

In this week's episode, Ciro discusses how parents can guide their teenagers towards self-discovery and strong values inspired by Christian compassion.


ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs.

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.

Mar 23, 202416:43
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - No Clean Water in Poisoned Wells

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - No Clean Water in Poisoned Wells

Fr Toby on the corrosive power of defamatory speech and the problem of spaces which encourage it.

WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1.15pm. Rebroadcast 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.

Mar 22, 202407:28
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Brendan Seery & Fr Toby - Must I Confess This?

QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Fr Brendan Seery & Fr Toby - Must I Confess This?

Just before we go into Holy Week Fr Toby and Fr Brendan Seery answer listeners' questions about Confession, is it OK to miss Mass if I'm having social anxiety and what does it mean to be friends with the world?


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.

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.


Mar 22, 202440:21
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Hell: A Perverse & Permanent Exercise of Free Will

THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Hell: A Perverse & Permanent Exercise of Free Will

Fr Toby in conversation with Frank Sheed on the paradox of hell as a choice

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 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.


Mar 21, 202437:59
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Longing for Truth & Not Being Able to Handle it

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Longing for Truth & Not Being Able to Handle it

Fr Toby on how Jesus enables us to look honestly at ourselves.


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.


Mar 21, 202410:32
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - A Map of Life: Prayer (25)
Mar 20, 202438:38
DIVING DEEPER - Rev Deacon Giunluca Savini - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, Theirs is the Kingdom of God
Mar 20, 202456:41
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby & Fr Joseph Evans - Fr Joseph on St Joseph
Mar 20, 202435:56
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - A Map of Life: A Maker's Manual (22)
Mar 20, 202437:41
DIVING DEEPER - Mark Kollar - Holy Boldness
Mar 20, 202453:23
SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS - Emmett Glynn, Songs of Praise Producer

SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS - Emmett Glynn, Songs of Praise Producer

Song of Praise producer director Emmett Glynn tells his story to Di Redmond and the songs that have marked his life and influenced his faith. SONGS IN THE WILDERNESS airs live on Radio Maria at 10am on Wednesdays. Rebroadcast 10pm, Saturday 3.15pm and Monday 8.30pm. Each week a guest tells their life story to the backdrop of the songs or pieces of music that carry a special significance for them.


If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one off 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.


Mar 20, 202447:51
DIVING DEEPER - Derek Williams - The Year of Prayer
Mar 20, 202434:29
DIVING DEEPER - Johannes Hartl - The Inner Garden
Mar 20, 202450:08
CREDO - Fr Joe Evans - Faith and Culture
Mar 20, 202450:57
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Divine Drone

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Divine Drone

Fr Toby reflects on St Joseph's willingness to stay in the shadows.


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.


Mar 19, 202410:09
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Supernatural Cholesterol (29)

THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - Supernatural Cholesterol (29)

Fr Toby with Frank Sheed on the way sin blocks the flow of supernatural life in the human soul.


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 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.



Mar 19, 202435:08
QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Sr Carino - Unbaptised Priests?

QUESTIONS OF FAITH - Sr Carino - Unbaptised Priests?

In this episode Sr Carino considers different ways in which we can perform priestly acts, the priesthood of all believers and how we participate in Christ's priesthood. And that's hardly the half of it! Listen the questions and the responses on this week's episode of 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.

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.


Mar 19, 202439:34
AWAKENINGS - Fr Leon Pereira OP
Mar 18, 202449:35
THE FRIARSIDE - Fr Toby - The Chosen & A Map of Life (21)
Mar 18, 202435:18
JUST LIFE - Joe Wells of One Hope Project - Saviour King

JUST LIFE - Joe Wells of One Hope Project - Saviour King

Joe Wells of One Hope Project speaks about their newly released song 'Saviour King'. One Hope Project is a creative collective encouraging fresh expressions of worship in the Church and we're delighted that they have shared their music with Radio Maria. https://www.onehopeproject.co.uk/


JUST LIFE encompasses all aspects of everyday life, airing live on Radio Maria Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10am. Rebroadcast 10pm and Saturday 11am. Radio Maria is on digital radio in London, Cambridgeshire, Bristol and South Birmingham. It is also available via the Radio Maria Play app or our website live-player.

If you have enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to Radio Maria. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk ⁠

Mar 18, 202455:26
SPECIAL - Ros Powell - Let Go and Let God

SPECIAL - Ros Powell - Let Go and Let God

An impassioned teaching on how to surrender to God anew this year. Ros Powell is a Catholic Lay Evangelist, well-known in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. We're delighted to welcome Ros back to Radio Maria and you can find out more about her here: https://www.rospowell.com/


Radio Maria is on digital radio in London, Cambridgeshire, Bristol and South Birmingham. It is available everywhere via the Radio Maria Play app or our website live-player.

If you have enjoyed this programme please consider making a one-off donation to Radio Maria. It is only with the generous support of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk

Mar 18, 202434:41
JUST LIFE - Jimmy Innes - Lepra

JUST LIFE - Jimmy Innes - Lepra

Jimmy Innes, CEO of Lepra, talks to Fr Toby about this charity that works to eradicate leprosy worldwide. Jimmy speaks about Lepra's projects, particularly in India. Jimmy joined Lepra as CEO in 2021 and you can find out more about the work of Lepra here: https://www.lepra.org.uk/


JUST LIFE is a programme on Radio Maria that encompasses all aspects of everyday life. It airs live Monday to Friday at 10am. Rebroadcast 10pm and Saturday 11am. Radio Maria is on digital radio in London, Cambridgeshire, Bristol and South Birmingham. It is available everywhere via the Radio Maria Play app or our website live-player.


If you have enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one-off donation or supporting us monthly. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk

Mar 18, 202453:02
CREDO - Fr Richard Ounsworth OP - St Matthew's Gospel (13)
Mar 18, 202447:42
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Worthy to Wield Excalibur

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - Worthy to Wield Excalibur

Fr Toby on why Jesus is worthy of our all.


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.


Mar 18, 202409:06
SPECIAL - Event: Women Praying Together - Delphine Chui

SPECIAL - Event: Women Praying Together - Delphine Chui

Delphine Chui delivers a talk at Radio Maria England's live and in person event Women Praying Together held at the Rosary Shrine on Southampton Road in London on 2 March 2024.

Delphine Chui is a writer, speaker and charity founder who serves as content lead for ADF International and is based in our London office. She works closely with our advocates and legal communications team to amplify and distribute our work to our global supporters via social media, newsletters, and printed materials.

A first-class honours Anthropology graduate from UCL and former magazine journalist who experienced censorship and cancel culture for being publicly Christian and pro-life, Delphine is passionate about sharing stories of those standing up for their God-given freedoms

Mar 18, 202443:05
CREDO - Edward Hadas - Declining Birthrates (2)
Mar 18, 202459:05
CREDO - Edward Hadas - Declining Birthrates (1)
Mar 18, 202453:32
JUST LIFE - Fr Lukasz Misko OP - New Liturgy from Poland

JUST LIFE - Fr Lukasz Misko OP - New Liturgy from Poland

Hear from Fr Lukasz about the liturgical movement coming from the Liturgical Centre in Krakow, spearheaded by the Polish Dominicans and how they have managed to create prayerful liturgy that is both new and in continuity with our rich and varied tradition. For more information about this wonderful initiative please visit: https://dlc.foundation/about-us/


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.




Mar 18, 202454:57
THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - B Side of Episode 12 And if I Speak of Paradise

THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - B Side of Episode 12 And if I Speak of Paradise

Is beauty an aspect of relation or a quality of relationships? Sarah de Nordwall and Tim Hutchinson go a bit deeper into the themes of episode 12 in The Bardcast B Side. A conversation not to be missed.


THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. 

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.


Mar 18, 202429:52
THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Nick Swarbrick & Tim Hutchinson - 5th Sunday of Lent

THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Nick Swarbrick & Tim Hutchinson - 5th Sunday of Lent

Many a feast (a solemnity even) feature in this coming week... or do they? Listen and find out. Here's the song list:

1. And can it be? (Charles Wesley) sung by Maddy Prior andthe Carnival Band

2. Iudica me Deus, introit from the 5th Sunday in Lent in the setting by Andrea Gabrieli, Conducted by Marco Gemmani with the ensembl I Cantori di San Marco

3. Misa Criolla - Kyrie sung by Katherine Jenkins

4. Unless a grain of wheat by Bernadette Farrell

5. Vexilla regis prodeunt with Peter Stevens and Martin Baker, Westminster Cathedral Choir

6. Vexila regis prodeunt (Kreuzeshymne) , S. 185 · Orchester Wiener Akademie with Martin Haselböck

7. Shirley Collins - "Wondrous Love", from 'Heart's Ease', out now on Domino

8. Ave Regina Caelorum · Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles

Mar 16, 202441:37
ProParent - 20. Bridging the Gap - Compassion for Generation Z

ProParent - 20. Bridging the Gap - Compassion for Generation Z

In this week's episode, Ciro focuses on compassionately guiding Generation Z through strong family relationships, addressing teenage challenges with Gospel-inspired wisdom.

ProParent is a programme that promotes confident parenting, written and presented by Ciro Candia, founder of ProParent Hubs.

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.

Mar 16, 202418:22
THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 12. And if I Should Speak of Paradise

THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 12. And if I Should Speak of Paradise

Welcome to Sarah de Nordwalls fortnightly Bardcast, and in this episode our writing prompt comes from the depths of the London Underground inviting us to ponder a world above and beyond. We learn also about how art reorders relationships and sets our eyes on our true horizons because beauty is more than just an aesthetic, it's... well you'll have to listen to find out.


THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.


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.


Mar 15, 202432:18
WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Importance of Friction

WORD FOR TODAY - Fr Toby - The Importance of Friction

Fr Toby on the twin perils of the futile quest for a frictionless life.


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.


Mar 15, 202409:40
CREDO - Derek Williams - The Saintmaker: Mary in the Book of Esther (9)

CREDO - Derek Williams - The Saintmaker: Mary in the Book of Esther (9)

Derek Williams continues his series on Mary, this week looking at typological references to Mary in the Book of Esther.

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Mar 14, 202459:03