Episodi

  • Do religions really cause war?
    Jun 16 2026

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    In this week's episode I ponder the accusation, so often hurled at Christians, that religion causes war. Is it true? Does this claim stand up to scrutiny? What does the church have to say about this?

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    44 min
  • Is modern parenting too safe?
    Jun 10 2026

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    In this week's episode I pick up on the education secretary's claim that modern children are too risk averse and cosseted and ask if we need to re-asses parenting especially in light of our faith as Catholics.

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    50 min
  • A Catholic reflects on the murder of Henry Nowak
    Jun 2 2026

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    In this week's episode I try and give a Catholic response to the senseless murder of University student Henry Nowak. I suggest that a loss of Christian anthropology is leading to struggles in our society to deal with matters of justice and truth.

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    36 min
  • Magnifica Humanitas: first impressions of Pope Leo's first encyclical
    May 26 2026

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    In this week's episode I give my first impressions on the first encyclical of Pope Leo which centres on anthropological questioning- what does it mean to be human in a fast evolving world with Ai?

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    39 min
  • The death of the local community
    May 19 2026

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    In this week's episode I ponder the breakdown of the parish system and of local community in recent years and its impact on the faith and life of England.

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    54 min
  • Catholicism didn't abandon the left, the left has abandoned Catholicism
    May 12 2026

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    In this week's episode I ponder why Christianity has been largely abandoned by all political parties but especially the left, which once had a strong alliance with Catholicism in working class areas of Britain. I ask how Christians should engage with modern politics and end with a hopeful observation that the worm might, at last, be turning...

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    52 min
  • Does the world need a new 'just war' theory?
    May 5 2026

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    In this week's episode I share my concerns that global conflict is in the air and ask if the complexities of modern warfare make a traditional understanding of just war theory somewhat obsolete and difficult to discern. Is it time for the church to update its teaching in this regard?

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    33 min
  • A blessing too far: when ecumenism forgets truth
    Apr 28 2026

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    In this week's episode I ponder the scandal that was caused when the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullaly, gave an apparent blessing in the basilica of St Peter in Rome and, more alarmingly, when a Catholic prelate appeared to accept it. Has ecumenism gone too far? Are we in danger of putting carts before horses? Do we cause confusion when we pretend to be more united than we actually are?

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    38 min