The first of a two-part conversation with Roy Peachey. Starting out as an Anglican, Roy describes some hard knocks that ‘shook my faith.’ Then he made Catholic friends among teaching colleagues who ‘were very impressive.’ Via hospitality and good conversations at Ampleforth, Roy became a Catholic although at first in a somewhat minimalist way. Now ‘happy to be in,’ Roy describes how his Catholic faith informs his teaching, his writing and his broader understanding of the literature of well-known Catholic authors. Part 1 closes with Roy reading an excerpt of his latest novel for adults. Part 2 of this wide-ranging conversation is out on 26th August.

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The Garden of Perfect Clarity by Roy Peachey

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When Paul was received into the Catholic Church at sixteen, he had to ‘abjure all heresies and recite the Nicene creed by heart.’ Then he followed a couple of different paths before sorting out where he thought God wanted him to be. Paul paints icons now and he shares what he knows about making them, and what the complex imagery teaches us about our faith. When he is working on an icon, it is psalms that come into Paul’s mind, ‘the psalms are so, so beautiful…they’re my bedrock.’

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Aidan Hart, The Theology of Icons

Jeana Visel OSB, Icons in the Western Church: Toward a More Sacramental Encounter

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This episode is the first of two brought to you from the We Believe Festival, recorded over the weekend. Listen in to hear about the goodness, truth and beauty of our faith, expressed at the festival though liturgy, talks, music, dance and being together. Pod guests explain why they came, what they found, and how their faith is sustained in daily life. One contributor, Carlos, said, ‘We can see how others live their faith and how we can inspire each other to live and walk together in this faith.’

Look out for part two, out on Wednesday 19th August, for a deeper conversation from the festival and a glimpse into the mini St Francis pilgrimage.

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Consecrated Virgins

Hidden Catholic Lauren

St Vincent de Paul Society

Youth 2000

Syro-Malabar Community

We Believe Festival

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Emily shares her journey from a Catholic childhood and years as an altar server, through primary school teaching, to her current work supporting parishes and schools with social action. Hear about the Sunday afternoon parish Mass Emily helped to develop for people with additional needs and learning disabilities. ‘God has taken me in a different direction,’ she says. ‘I’m now meeting new people all the time… People experiencing homelessness, who are asylum seekers, people who are disabled, people who are lonely, or in poverty. I hope I can be that person who gives a smile or says, Need anything?’

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Father Hudson's Caritas

Monthly SEND Mass

Deacon Mark Pod Episode 40

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In this conversation, Gail shares how gathering together with other Catholic people has borne so much fruit for her life and her faith. At age 11, on a retreat, she fell in love with Adoration, ‘It was all dark, with candles, and just the Blessed Sacrament, a brilliant white on the altar...’ Last summer through talking to fellow volunteers at the We Believe Festival, Gail was encouraged to begin sharing her photography skills and faith via social media. She says she is guided by Our Lady and inspired that ‘the beauty I’m showing is pointing to God.’ (And she gives a shoutout to Sancta Familia Media who feature back in Episode 87.)

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Maris Stella Photography on Instagram

We Believe Festival

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Diego joins the podcast from Uruguay, where he lived next door to a basilica. Giving glimpses of Catholicism and the distinct theology of Uruguay and South America, he shares examples of practices that are important to his own faith. Diego sees devotion to Our Lady, being present with the poor, visiting those in prison and the elderly, ‘not as an obligation but as a joyful act of charity toward brothers and sisters, and a path to holiness.’ We hear about the work that goes into the books and articles Diego writes. He says, ‘My writing is deeply connected with my faith and the Bible.’

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Mary, The New Woman by Diego Passadore

Book review in Maria, a Journal of Marian Studies Journal published by the Centre for Marian Studies.

Four Latin American Episcopal Conference reports: Medellin, Puebla, Santo Domingo, Aparecida.

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Andy grew up in the west of Scotland, where sectarianism meant he never met a Catholic until university — and then he married one. He describes happy but sometimes difficult times for the family: ‘In the sacrament of marriage really what I signed up for, was to be there when things weren't so good.’ Hear about Andy’s journey into the Catholic Church in Edinburgh, his parish development work, and how he uses social media to write about his experiences of God speaking amid the muddle of family life.

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Edinburgh Jesuits

The Lay Companion Andy on Instagram

Edinburgh Jesuit Church on Instagram

Edinburgh Jesuit Young Adult Ministry on Instagram

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Jim shares his plans to spend a year on mission, deepening his faith, building prayer into his daily life and spending time alone in the mountains ‘like the desert fathers.’ He reflects on the blessing of living in Walsingham and feeling that he is under Our Lady’s protection there. When asked, Jim says he believes there is a revival of our faith coming: ‘I know loads of really good young people who love the Lord and want to share it.’

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Catholic National Walsingham Shrine

Craig Lodge House of Prayer

The Carmelite Brown Scapular

We Believe Festival: Birmingham

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Alex shares how she felt called to return to Mass. When she did, still in her work uniform, she encountered the Lord there and met a community of young adults. She says, ‘That’s how life changed for me.’ Alex brings her imagination into her own prayer and scripture reflection. Hear how she shares her gifts, helping others encounter the Lord too, in particular through her scripture reflections podcast.

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A conversation with four people who belong to the thriving parish of St Peter and the Winchester Martyrs, now celebrating its centenary year. Virginia, Oscar, Patrick and Lesley share how their faith has been nourished and challenged and the ways in which they are inspired to contribute to the vibrant life of the parish and the wider community. They explain how the witness of the Winchester Martyrs continues to inspire the faithful and new believers today.

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Parish of St Peter and the Winchester Martyrs

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