Sr Mary Apolline from the Berdardine Cistercian community at Brownshill, Stroud gives us her reflection on the remarkable twelfth century saint and reformer.

What lies at the heart of Christian prayer?

May 15th, 2015 9m 18s

Fr James Hanvey SJ, Jesuit priest and Master at Campion Hall, University of Oxford, gives us an excellent reflection on Christian prayer for our Schools of Prayer podcast series.

Carmelite Prayer and Spirituality

Apr 3rd, 2015 8m 52s

Fr James McCaffrey OCD, a priest from the Carmelite Priory in Oxford, talks passionately about Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and Carmelite spirituality.

The School of St Ignatius

Mar 27th, 2015 6m 3s

St Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus - the Jesuits - in 1540. Today there are over 18,000 priests and brothers present in more than 100 countries. One of the 18,000 just so happens to be our current Holy Father, Pope Francis. In t

The School of St Dominic

Mar 23rd, 2015 8m 18s

In this 'Schools of Prayer' podcast, we learn more about Dominican prayer and spirituality from Sister Hyacinthe, from France - a Dominican Sister of St Joseph.

The School of St Benedict

Mar 13th, 2015 10m 9s

For this podcast, we travelled to the heart of the Cotswolds, to Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire, to speak to Fr Stephen Horton OSB, Prior and Novice Master at the Benedictine monastery. Prinknash is a monastic community of men, who live in

Desert Fathers and Mothers

Mar 6th, 2015 5m 34s

As the persecution and martyrdom of the early Christians came to an end at the beginning of the fourth century, a new form of heroic holiness began to emerge in the deserts of Egypt. Canon John Udris, Spiritual Director at Oscott College, talks

Introduction

Feb 27th, 2015 7m 7s

Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ - a sister of the Congregation of Jesus - introduces our 'Schools of Prayer' podcasts. Monks, nuns and priests in Catholic religious communities often have deeply prayerful lives that bring them closer to the Lord but what

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