All Kinds of Catholic
Theresa Alessandro talks to 'all kinds of ' Catholic people about how they live their faith in today's world. Join us to hear stories, experiences and perspectives that will encourage, and maybe challenge, you.
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The podcast is kindly supported by the Passionists of St Patrick's Province, Ireland & Britain and by CAFOD
Music 'Green Leaves' by audionautix.com
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
68: National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope. A special episode
Episode 68: Following pilgrims walking from four corners of England & Wales, converging in Nottingham. Their pilgrim ways, named for the four evangelists, traced the sign of the cross o…
67: It's the Holy Spirit that's doing it all
Episode 67: John was first an Anglican and then a Catholic. In this conversation, he gives us glimpses of a life filled with dialogue with people of other faiths, care for creation, an …
66: The shadow is only a passing thing. There's this light and hope and beauty that is forever beyond its reach.
Episode 66 David describes a startling experience one Christmas day at Mass that showed him 'the abundance and realness of God's love.' Since serving a prison sentence, it is the charit…
65: Little moments that have somehow been strung together, made up of fragmented conversation, that begin to make sense over a lifetime
Episode 65 In this conversation about conversation, Clare lifts up the grace to be found in our everyday encounters with each other. Conversation is 'that place where we forge together …
64: Surrounded by people that show you your faith
Episode 64 Nana shares how experiencing the aftermath of armed conflict, and meeting some of the people affected, led her to working at CAFOD. She once vowed, 'There's no way I'm going…
63: Living out a call to holiness, with Our Lady’s help
Episode 63 Michael shares his love for Our Lady, for Jesus, and for the Eucharist. In Medjugorje, in response to prayer, he met a ‘ministry buddy.’ Then, he says, 'Our Lady put very str…
62: After utter devastation, a symbol of peace, hope and reconciliation
Episode 62: Jim, who is an American professor and a Catholic, tells the extraordinary story of uncovering his grandfather's connection to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. T…
61: Coffee with God, Latin Mass, and Sewing for the Church
Episode 61 Anna shares how friends helped her to recognise the presence of God in her life, as a teenager. Through prayer, she finally answered the Lord's 'nudging' and became a Lay Dom…
60: With the Lord, I can be who I was made to be
Episode 60: Speaking from Wales, Joan describes with unflinching honesty how she is learning to understand God as friend and Father. Through prayer and daily journalling, she explains h…
59: My faith has grown because of other people's faith
Episode 59: Helen reflects on being a lay Catholic woman in ministry, engaged in practical activities like accompaniment, and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. There are rich, hard-wo…
58: Sometimes you need to let baggage go
Episode 58 Jude talks about journeys, from Nigeria to the UK, from Paris to Lourdes to Rome, and his 'very beautiful' ongoing faith journey. He shares how setbacks have been transforme…
57: I only did one thing. I only loved God.
Episode 57: Olimpia's story begins in Romania in the Communist era. A setback in life has taught her to trust God more deeply - and she welcomes 'the peace and joy we feel when we pray.…
56: Missionary of the Sacred Heart: bringing the compassion of Christ
Episode 56: An episode for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Fr Giacomo shares how he responded at last to the Lord calling him to religious life and how he is now living his faith as a Mi…
55: My faith has been forged in a fire
Episode 55: Antonia speaks frankly about her faith being 'forged in a fire' - as she came to terms with abuse scandals in the church and elsewhere. Convinced that, 'You don't have to c…
54: I met holy people
Episode 54: Serving as a hospital chaplain is a path Christina 'didn't expect to be on.' In this conversation, she describes the blessings and challenges of walking alongside people at …
53: Put your faith and trust in God. No matter what.
Episode 53: Speaking from his home in Canada, Francisco shares how daily Eucharistic Adoration helped him to find his faith as an adult, 'It was a wonderful feeling.' And it is his fait…
52: What it means to wrestle with the Catholic Church
Episode 52: Maria describes her Korean Catholic heritage and how in Korea, perhaps unlike Britain, the Church is seen as progressive. Finding ways to 'stay connected with the church' wh…
51: Will this community help me?
Episode 51: Martin shares how he became first an Anglican, then later a Catholic, drawn by Ignatian practices of 'deeper, imaginative prayer.' He speaks thoughtfully of his lived experi…
50: Walking in the footsteps of the generations before us
Episode 50: For Thomas, 'Our faith isn't a dusty old thing. It's a living faith which has been passed down from generation to generation.' His grandmother helped to shape the way he put…
49 : A thousand people in the building, all singing this hymn
Episode 49: Paul describes how and why, as an adult, he rediscovered and fell in love with his Ukrainian Greek Catholic heritage and the Byzantine (an Eastern) rite. He draws on St Paul…