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In this week's episode I reflect on the beautiful reredos located in the sacred heard chapel at St Anselm's in Pembury which was created by C R Ashbee a prominent member of the Arts and Crafts movement. This reflection leads me to ponder the role of beauty in the world and in the faith and to consider how important the quest for beauty might be...

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In this week's episode I try and distinguish between technological advance in society and genuine progress. I challenge the common assumption that humanity is evolving as time goes on...

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In this week's episode I ponder the accusation, so often hurled at Christians, that religion causes war. Is it true? Does this claim stand up to scrutiny? What does the church have to say about this?

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In this week's episode I pick up on the education secretary's claim that modern children are too risk averse and cosseted and ask if we need to re-asses parenting especially in light of our faith as Catholics.

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In this week's episode I try and give a Catholic response to the senseless murder of University student Henry Nowak. I suggest that a loss of Christian anthropology is leading to struggles in our society to deal with matters of justice and truth.

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In this week's episode I give my first impressions on the first encyclical of Pope Leo which centres on anthropological questioning- what does it mean to be human in a fast evolving world with Ai?

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In this week's episode I ponder the breakdown of the parish system and of local community in recent years and its impact on the faith and life of England.

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In this week's episode I ponder why Christianity has been largely abandoned by all political parties but especially the left, which once had a strong alliance with Catholicism in working class areas of Britain. I ask how Christians should engage with modern politics and end with a hopeful observation that the worm might, at last, be turning...

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