In this episode I delve into some of the more surprising conversion stories in history to show how there is no place too dark for the light of Christ to penetrate. A good reminder in this season of Advent that God's grace and mercy is always mo...

In this week's episode I focus on the four last things especially honing in on the subject of death. What does it mean to have a good death? What happens when we die? How do we best care for the dying? All this and more...

In this week's episode, recorded on the eve of the UK budget, I ponder how that budget might look if it was influenced by Catholic teaching. 

In this week's episode I explore the notion of the Dark Night of the Soul, made famous by the mystic St John of the Cross. I ask what we should do when we find ourselves doubting God and struggling to pray. I ask where God might be and what he ...

In this week's episode I ponder the recent crisis for the BBC and note that the true cause is a rise in hubristic moral certainty on the part of those who govern us.

In this week's episode I anticipate Remembrance Sunday by contemplating the role of faith in the trenches of the First World War. 

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...