麻豆约拍

Buddhism

How Buddhism is taught, understood, and experienced

• 4 mins

Coping With Suffering

How compassion can help cope people with violence

• 4 mins

Revised Christian Calendar

The continuing rejection by some Christians of the Gregorian calendar

• 4 mins

Orthodox Christmas Day

Father Sergei Hackel on the significance of Christmas celebrations for Orthodox Christians

• 3 mins

Ramadan

The ninth month of the lunar calendar's special place in the religious memory of Muslims

• 3 mins

The Night of Power - Islam

The story of the Prophet Muhammad and his retreat at a cave in the Mount of Hira

• 3 mins

The Night Journey - Islam

The mission of the Prophet Muhammad, 10 years after it had begun

• 4 mins

Makar Sankranti - Hindu

The mid-winter (14 January) festival of India and Nepal

• 4 mins

Maha Shivaratri - Hindu

Thoughts on the Hindu festival celebrated annually in reverence of the god Shiva

• 4 mins

Mid-Sha'ban - Islam

Thoughts on Mid-Sha'ban, the 15th day of the month of Sha'ban in the Islamic calendar

• 3 mins

Hindu Festivals

The many Hindu festivals that seek to celebrate and reveal the glories of nature and God

• 4 mins

Chinese New Year

The build up to the Chinese New Year, including firecrackers and the cleaning of houses

• 3 mins

Candlemas

The Christian festival when candles are blessed to make them a symbol of faith

• 4 mins

Ash Wednesday - Fasting

Sister Lavinia Byrne suggests that "fasting links Christians to their Lord"

• 4 mins

Jesus and his Disciples

Vinay Samuel speaks about the relationship between Jesus and his disciples

• 3 mins

Shrove Tuesday

Thoughts on Shrove Tuesday - shrove meaning to hear or make confession

• 4 mins

What is Religion?

Vinay Samuel speaks about religion, personal experience and self worth

• 3 mins

Chinese Lantern Festival

The history, meaning, and cultural importance of the Chinese Lantern Festival

• 4 mins

Parinirvana Day

The history and meaning of the Buddhists holy day Parinirvana

• 3 mins

Injustice and Islam

Charles le Gai describes how his faith in the Koran informs the way deals with injustice

• 4 mins

Michael Lapsley

Chaplain Michael Lapsley on the need for forgiveness in South Africa

• 3 mins

Striking a Balance in Islam

How striking a balance in Islam requires patience and detachment

• 4 mins

Paradise and Islam

As Islamic perspective on suffering, injustice, and paradise

• 4 mins

Atheism

Atheism and unbelievers - and what some religions have to say about them

• 3 mins

Early Spread of Christianity

Vinay Samuel on why Christianity spread so quickly in the 1st Century

• 3 mins

Passover

Rabbi Hugo Gryn talks about the Jewish festival of Passover

• 3 mins

Perception of the Divine

Raficq Abdulla wonders at his perception of the divine following a general anaesthetic

• 4 mins

God and Life

Rafiq Abdullah on how a close encounter with death forced him to rethink his life

• 3 mins

God and Death

Raficq Abdulla reflects on God, death, and his own "bubble of consciousness"

• 4 mins

Emotional Wounds

Reflections on dealing with emotional wounds from the past

• 4 mins