Wednesday 8th March marks International Women's Day and so we wanted to speak to some Christian women to speak about their understanding of what it means to be a woman, the role of women, and the challenges faced by women in wider society and i

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 8 - Are robots taking over the world?

Jun 21st, 2022 29m 15s

Following the recent Trinity Conference: A Catholic response to a digital age- a conference hosted by Leeds Trinity University on some of the dangers (and opportunities) of a tech-driven world- we’re looking in this episode at the question of

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 7 - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: What does Christian unity mean?

Jan 21st, 2022 23m 38s

As it is The Week of Prayer for Christian Uniy, your guest host is Joseph Nelson - Associate Lutheran Chaplain and current Masters student at Leeds Trinity University, Joseph is chatting to Fr Tony Currer who is a priest of the Diocese of Hexha

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 7 - Homosexuality, love and the Church

Jun 28th, 2021 36m 14s

Homosexuality, love and the Church - Fr Paul Grogan, and current LTU Lay Chaplain discuss an open letter written by Elijah Buchanan who is a young Catholic experiencing same sex-attraction. This podcast explores sexuality and chastity, as wel

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 6 - If I could ask a Christian any one question, what would it be?

Apr 26th, 2021 39m 26s

This month’s topic is slightly different, in that there isn’t one! We’ve gathered a group of Christians- a Catholic, an Anglican and a Baptist- to answer some of your biggest questions about Christianity. We simply asked our students ‘If you co

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 5 - How can I really serve the poor this Lent?

Mar 12th, 2021 17m 27s

Lent is traditionally a time where Christians remember the time Jesus spent in the desert- 40 days and 40 nights -where he wandered through the wilderness, without food or shelter, being tempted by the devil. As a spiritual practice, in solidar

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 4 - Is sex a sin?

Feb 12th, 2021 28m 55s

We thought we’d lift everybody’s mood by talking about, well, there isn’t really a subtle way to say it, but sex! Catholic sex, specifically! What do we mean? Well, for many people when they think about the Catholic Church and sex, they think o

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 3 - You Can't Cancel Christmas

Dec 8th, 2020 23m 58s

A big question on peoples’ minds at the moment is ‘What will a Covid-Christmas look like this year? Will Christmas be cancelled?’ Obviously people are asking this question as they’re working out how and if they’ll family and friends as part of

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 2 - Does Faith affect my Mental Health?

Nov 24th, 2020 25m 21s

As part of their Coronavirus lockdown measures on the 5th November, the UK government prohibited communal prayer in all places of worship. Faith leaders from across the country were all unanimous, and wrote a joint letter to the Prime Minister,

Chaplaincy Chats: Episode 1 - Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Oct 27th, 2020 23m 36s

Welcome to the first episode of Chaplaincy Chats!In this episode, we just wanted to dive straight into the deep end with, probably, the most difficult, mysterious question of life- why do we suffer, and if there is a God, why does he allow it?

Chaplaincy Chats - Podcast Intro

Oct 26th, 2020 38s

Welcome to the all new Chaplaincy Chats Podcast from Leeds Trinity University. In this podcast we will be discussing topics which have been the most common questions we have had in our work as Chaplains with students and staff. Each episode wil

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