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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

Holy Thursday

Reflections on the words Jesus spoke in the Gospel According to John

• 4 mins

Suffering and Goodness

How trust in God's love and goodness can be tested by tragedy

• 4 mins

The Living Meaning of Lent

How reflecting on the meaning of Lent can transform a fear of death

• 4 mins

Baha'u'llah - Prophet Founder of Baha'i

Thoughts on the founder of Baha'i's claim to be the promised one

• 4 mins

Francis Bacon's Essays

Father Sergei Hackel reflects upon the essays of Francis Bacon

• 3 mins

Easter Bells in Moscow

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, an old tradition in Moscow is revived

• 3 mins

Disappointment

Vinay Samuel wonders why people discard those who have let them down

• 4 mins

Suffer Little Children

Comparing the way the world treats children with Christ's message

• 3 mins

Blood and Diversity

How the subject of blood is manipulated in arguments about ethnic character

• 3 mins

Trinity Sunday

The eccentricities of the Christian year, with particular reference to Trinity Sunday

• 4 mins

The Feast of the Ascension

Sister Lavinia Byrne reflects on the Feast often overlooked as a "pale cousin of Easter"

• 3 mins

Interview with the Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama on how Tibet and world peace affect his daily life of meditation and prayer

• 4 mins