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With Sylvia Douglas of Ms,Miss,Mrs whose social enterprise selling empowerment pants helps fund projects to enable young girls and women find their voice in life.

150 years since it started, the Church of Scotland’s social care organisation CrossReach continues to grow and pioneer. Cathy talks to Chief Executive Officer Viv Dickenson about why their services for the vulnerable are still in demand.

For 50 years in the Middle East various Christian denominations have been forced to abandon places of worship made inaccessible by landmines. Paul McCann from The HALO Trust has recently returned from the holy site by the River Jordan, to report on attempts to clear the land.

Can the traditional Zen Buddhist meditative techniques that help cleanse your house also cleanse your soul? Cathy is joined by writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson, and Dr Linden Bicket, from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity, to talk about the newly published ‘A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind’.

Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I dominated the political world in the 16th century. Now a new film Mary Queen of Scots explores their lives and legacy.

How often do you find yourself looking up at the night sky and contemplating your place in the world? On Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Scotland’s Brainwaves this week the complexities of the universe will be examined; but how do we make sense of infinity in our own finite lives? Does it bring fear, or a sense of wonder? Cathy talks to Anna Magnusson and Philip Blackledge, the Rector of Holy Trinity in Melrose.