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Lent - Ash Wednesday

Thoughts on spiritual direction, serving others, and the season of Lent

• 3 mins

The Politics of Power

What do the temptations of Christ tell us about temporal power today?

• 4 mins

The Conflict Within

Can we rise above our instinct for survival or are we fated to obey our genes?

• 4 mins

The Victory of the Cross

A prison chaplain considers the men she ministers to and the example of Christ

• 4 mins

Secular Suffering

Has prosperity and secularism created a new kind of unhappiness?

• 4 mins

Christian Paradox

If God is ever-loving, why did Christ have to suffer?

• 4 mins

My Soul Is Troubled

On Christ's moving meditation as he prepared for the final days of his passion

• 4 mins

Transfiguration

Thoughts on mistakes, missed opportunities, and turning points in life

• 4 mins

Misusing God's Word

Why do people fall under the spell of cult leaders who abuse the word of God?

• 4 mins

A Maligned Serpent

The question of temptation and a displeased God in The Old Testament

• 4 mins

Food, Fasting, and Faith

Sister Lavinia Byrne reflects on food and fasting and its role within religion

• 3 mins

Born to Remember

On reciting the Koran to new born babies, welcoming them to God

• 4 mins

In the Mists of Time

The importance of good intention on the day of judgement

• 4 mins

Doing Our Duty

On developing personal ethics and loving our neighbour as ourselves

• 4 mins

The Message of the Torah

On the Prophet Michah's statement "to do justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with God"

• 4 mins

If Not Now, When?

On Jewish community relationships, reciprocity and the need to care for others

• 4 mins

Duty of Care

On the Jewish tradition that it is humanity's duty to care for the whole world

• 4 mins

Christ's Work

How Easter can change people today just as the first Easter changed the disciples of Jesus

• 4 mins

Accepting Others

An Islamic perspective on living among people from different religions

• 4 mins

Inter-Faith Dialogue

How can people of different faiths find common ground for discussion?

• 3 mins

Love Thy Neighbour

What does loving your neighbour mean in practise?

• 5 mins

Sacrificial Gestures

The extraordinary capacity of human beings to sacrifice themselves

• 4 mins

Palm Sunday

Thoughts on Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his impending suffering and death

• 4 mins

Sacrifice

How different faiths have attempted to restore harmony through sacrifice

• 4 mins

Rebellion and Obedience

Remembering the love and sacrifice of Jesus and not the crime of his execution

• 4 mins

Perceptions of Christ

How has Jesus Christ been perceived by religions other than Christianity?

• 4 mins

Descending into Hell

Is hell nothing more - and nothing less - than a continuing rebellion against God's love?

• 4 mins

Can God Suffer?

Suffering implies exposure and change - how could it be true of God?

• 4 mins

Touching History

The joys of collecting antiquities and the bonds it forms with the past

• 3 mins

Birth of Jesus Christ

Thoughts on the different groups that celebrate the birth of Christ in Bethlehem

• 4 mins