This turbulent priest
The musings, interviews, ravings and opinions of a Catholic priest looking out on the world as the Western Empire crumbles
Podcasting since 2022 • 130 episodes
This turbulent priest
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Broken but blessed: what the disabled teach the Church
In this episode I consider what the disabled can teach us about the life of faith.
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Episode 130
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28:22
Marriage: God's antidote to selfishness
This week we have a wedding at St Anselm's which inspired me to reflect on holy matrimony!
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Episode 129
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29:08
Faithful, feisty & fearless; strong Catholic women in history
In the week that the Church of England appointed its first female Archbishop of Canterbury I demonstrate that whilst the Catholic Church cannot ordain women for sound theological reasons she is far from being misogynistic. In fact the Catholic ...
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Episode 128
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37:50
The sins of the Saints
In this week's episode I expose the sins of the saints to help us combat the danger of romanticising the faith and to help us understand that the path to holiness comes not from digging deep within but seeking God's help from without...
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Episode 127
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32:22
The hidden victims; Christian persecution today
In this week's episode I highlight how Christian persecution is getting worse and not better in the world today. I reflect on the fact that too often the Western mainstream Media downplays or ignores the Christian component in violence perpetra...
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Episode 126
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27:54
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Great series of podcasts! I'm especially interested in English Catholicism which is quite different to what we have here in Ireland. Paul
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