Reconciling Relationships, Elise Ann Allen
Broken relationships are a fact of life but how should we react? Should we forgive others or does there come a time when you need to draw a...
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20 of 67 episodesGerman Elections, Servant Leadership, Diplomacy
As the far-right Alternative for Deutschland party wins 44 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anholt, Audrey talks to Jenny Witt- a journalist ba...
The Impact of 9/11, Remembering Wendell Berry
25 years on we remember the 9/11 attacks. BBC reporter Mark McCleary shares his memories of being in New York and then Audrey discusses the...
Dolly Parton’s faith, love and charity; Holy Cross 25 years on
The country star dismissed religiosity but faith shaped her life and legacy. Audrey talks to songwriter and worship leader Philippa Hanna ab...
Fewer baptisms. Civil rights leaders of today. Revisiting Lampedusa.
There’s been a sharp drop in the number of baptisms over the last decade in Catholic and Presbyterian churches across the island. What does...
Speaking in Tongues, Ariana Grande, West Bank, Lough Derg
Speaking in tongues. Is it a controversial thing to do? A gift from God? To explore where it comes from, and what relevance it has today, Au...
Speaking Ill of the Dead, Taking Time Out
Journalist Liz Kennedy, Rabbi Jonathan Romain and Rev Chris Hudson join Audrey to discuss whether society now rushes to judge someone’s char...
Church lessons from Covid, modernising Homer’s Odyssey, and remembering Bryan Gallagher.
The Covid 19 pandemic disrupted every aspect of life: education, health, work… and religion. New research collates the experience of faith c...
A time to rest and reflect - Bishop Donal McKeown on retirement
He is one of the best known faces of the Catholic Church in Ireland and now Bishop Donal McKeown is preparing to retire. He has been leading...
Catholic Prime Minister, World Cup, Venezuela
Tomorrow Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister but what kind of administration will he run? Growing up as a working-class Catholic in the...
Love
A special programme on the theme of love. How is love defined? Is it a thought? An emotion? A feeling? Our world is awash with explanations...
Donaldson Fallout, Archbishop of Jerusalem, USA 250
In the wake of Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction, we look at whether he used his faith as a shield to cover his crimes. Eve Rosato talks to the...
American Revolution, Clonard Novena, Trauma and Healing
What role did Ulster Presbyterians play in the American Revolution? Audrey talks to Professor Richard Bell from the University of Maryland a...
Scapegoating, Peacemaking Reimagined, Sabbatical Reset
In the aftermath of last weeks riots, where are the stories of hope and resilience? Audrey talks to Tim Magowan from the Duncairn Centre and...
Racism, Misogyny, Violence
Disorder and Racial Attacks - Audrey speaks to journalist Allison Morris and Rev Brian Anderson from East Belfast Mission who was on the str...
Nussaibah Younis, Ebola, Civil Rights
Fundamentally is a novel by Nussaibah Younis about a young women who ends up in Iraq designing a deradicalisation programme for ISIS brides....
William Dalrymple, Pope Leo & AI, Carers
William Dalrymple has won many awards for his writings and is an expert on Indian history - a country he moved to from his native Scotland a...
NEETS, Nuns, Hajj Pilgrimage
There are almost one million NEETS in the UK – that’s 16–24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training. But with budget cuts...
Pope Leo’s First Year, Star Wars Spirituality
This week marks one year since Pope Leo’s installation. Officially known as the “Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bisho...
Forgiveness, Transubstantiation, Lebanon
As a 10 year old coming home from school one day in Creggan in 1972, Richard Moore was shot by a soldier who fired a rubber bullet. He was b...