In this episode I consider what the disabled can teach us about the life of faith. 

This week we have a wedding at St Anselm's which inspired me to reflect on holy matrimony! 

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 ...

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...

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...

In this week's episode I ponder the brutal killing of Charlie Kirk, the large working class protests in London and I ask what our response as Christians should be in a world that is increasingly becoming more violent and intolerant.

In this week's episode I delve into the life our patron here in Pembury, St Anselm. I show how his fascinating life is far from dusty and academic but still contains much that can inspire and guide us in our own day. 

In this episode I go down a rabbit hole and explore the paradoxical faith of some notorious pirates. Does the battle that rages in our own souls mirror something of their lived reality? 

In this episode I use data to show how church growth and renewal is occurring where you find the faith taught without compromise. 

In today's episode I examine how freedom is being eroded in Britain at great cost to Christian orthodoxy. I also ponder how as Christians we ought to respond. 

It is the week of the children's summer holiday club here in Pembury and we have been diving into the Catholic allegory contained in some of England's finest literature. I share with you our exploration of Catholic themes that pop up in the ver...

In this week's episode I reflect on God's mercy and how the secular world is becoming harsher and less unforgiving as it forgets the fruits of Christian faith. 

In this week's episode I reflect on the worst week in British history since the Reformation as two vile laws are passed which trash a Christian belief in the dignity of life and usher in a pagan culture of death. May God have mercy on our souls...

In this week's episode I try to show why the Holy Trinity should not be approached as a conundrum to crack but rather as a beautiful belief to inspire Christian living. 

In this week's episode I tackle the thorny issue of immigration from a Catholic perspective drawing on scripture, the catechism and various papal encyclicals and try to arrive at a balanced conclusion! 

In this week's episode I give a short tribute to Ronald Crane, one of the ordinariate's great characters, and I also ponder what the papacy of Leo XIV might mean for the universal church. 

In this week's episode I reflect on the death of Pope Francis, pondering the strengths and weaknesses of his pontificate. I also look ahead to the coming conclave and give my opinions of some of the oft touted candidates...

In this week's episode I share the penultimate Pembury lecture of the current series given last week by Fr Marcus Holden. 

In this week's episode I look at the life of the great artist, Rembrandt, and ponder if his own fall from grace inspired his fantastic painting of The Prodigal Son? It would be worth having a copy of the painting in front of you - g...

In this week's episode I talk to Richard Gamble, a free church Evangelical, who is behind a wonderful project to build an enormous monument in England dedicated to the Christian faith and the truth of answered prayer. What he has achieved is in...

In this week's episode I share the latest Pembury lecture, entitled 'Tolkien's Catholic Faith; in fact and fiction' which was delivered by Revd Dr Michael Ward, a priest of the Ordinariate and a fellow of the university of Oxford, who is a lead...

In this week's episode I ponder what the rise of Islam in formerly Christian countries might mean for our future and our faith? 

In this week's episode, recorded on Ash Wednesday, I ponder the need for all of us to enter Lent joyfully and using it as a genuine means to deepen our relationship with Christ. 

In this week's episode I share the latest Pembury lecture in which Fr Simon Heans shares his belief that the theory of evolution can and should be questioned by Christians. I also share my own thoughts on the subject which are a little differen...

In this week's episode I reflect on the ancient season of pre-Lent which was suppressed at the Second Vatican council but which was re-introduced to the Latin Rite of the Church as part of the liturgical life of the Ordinariate.