Hosted by Fr Stefan.
With Sister Rose Rolling.
Fr Stefan speaks to Tim about his story how he came into the Catholic Church from non-denominational charismatic Christian upbringing.
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Awakenings - Sally Reed -2020-11-10
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ mother, Antonia Salzano, is this week’s guest on AWAKENINGS: TESTIMONIES OF FAITH AND CONVERSION. She talks to Fr Sam about her journey into new-found faith inspired by her son's life and example. Carlo Acutis was beatified by Pope Francis on Saturday 10th October 2020.
Amongst other wonderful things, Blessed Carlo built a website dedicated to Eucharistic miracles:
http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/Liste/list.html
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In this week’s episode, Fr Sam interviews Nicola Griffin, who grew up in Limerick, Ireland, in a culture of violence and gangs. When the Franciscans of the Renewal moved to the area, an act of love and bravery on their part changed her life for good.
Nicola is now helping bring young people to the Lord with the Holy Family Mission.
This episode was original broadcast LIVE on Tuesday 6 July 2021. It will be broadcast on Wednesday (7 July) at 9pm, Saturday (10 July) at 4pm and Monday (12 July) at 2am.
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Awakenings - Elaine Culshaw - 2021-06-15
Elaine Culshaw, hostile to religion in her early teens, thanks to the testimony of a fellow pupil, Elaine joined her local Baptist church. Later in life when her husband showed an interest in Catholicism, she took to reading the Bible with renewed passion to refute his ‘error’ only to discover the Real Presence of Jesus when visiting her local Catholic Church.
Awakenings - Colin Magee - 22.06.29
In this week’s episode Fr Sam speaks to Colin Magee. An Irish-born cradle Catholic who drifted away in his young years, Colin lived in Poland for a few years and dabbled in progressive ideologies and even in Buddhism. His faith was finally rekindled when he discovered Adoration, met his wife-to-be and entered into a local Charismatic group.
Repeated on Wednesday at 9pm, Saturday at 4pm and Monday at 2am.
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AWAKENINGS - Fr Antonio Diez de Medina - 22.06.22
In this week’s episode, we hear the story of Fr. Antonio Maria Diez de Medina, CFR, from @friarsoftherenewal. A cradle Catholic with a strong faith, Fr Antonio drifted away in his early youth only to discover his call to the priesthood after a momentous confession. Repeated on Wednesday at 9pm, Saturday at 4pm and Monday at 2am. Do you have a story of faith and/or conversion you'd like to share? Write to us at info@RadioMariaEngland.uk #Awakenings #testimony #faith #conversion #FranciscanFriarsoftheRenewal
Awakenings - Deborah van Kroonenburg 2021-06-08
In this week’s episode, Fr Sam interviews Deborah van Kroonenburg, Project Lead Marriage & Family Life in the Diocese of Plymouth. Brought up in an Anglican family where God was not mentioned very much, as a child Deborah decided that she wanted to know Jesus and Mary. What followed was a long personal journey, which through a series of events and the study of St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross led her to a deeper faith and an encounter with the Lord, and ultimately to join the Catholic Church. Repeated on Wednesday at 9pm, Saturday at 4pm and Monday at 2am. Do you have a story of faith and/or conversion you'd like to share? Write to us at info@RadioMariaEngland.uk #Awakenings #Testimony #Faith #StTheresaOfAvila #StJohnOfTheCross
01.06.21 Sr Cecilia Bernadette - AWAKENINGS: TESTIMONIES OF FAITH AND CONVERSION, today, Tuesday 25th May at 11am, presented by Fr Sam. In today’s episode we hear the riveting story of Sr Cecilia Bernadette (of the Crucified Christ.), a novice with the Stone Dominican Sisters in Cambridge. A lover of theatre, originally from Australia, Sr Cecilia was training to be a Pentecostal pastor, but the Lord had different plans. Repeated on Wednesday at 9pm, Saturday at 4pm and Monday at 2am. Do you have a story of faith and/or conversion you'd like to share? Write to us at info@RadioMariaEngland.uk
AWAKENINGS: TESTIMONIES OF FAITH AND CONVERSION, LIVE today, Tuesday 25th May at 11am, presented by Fr Sam.
In today’s episode, we hear the remarkable story of Kathy Bishop. A single mother with a difficult family history, Kathy faced even more hurdles when she found herself struck by illness and unable to work, but an encounter with the Lord rescued her and, as she grew spiritually, provided her with a personal call.
Kathy Bishop is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Faith Companion magazine: https://www.thefaithcompanion.co.uk/
Repeated on Wednesday at 9pm, Saturday at 4pm and Monday at 2am.
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#AwakeningsTestimoniesOfFaithAndConversion. Fr Sam talks to Mauro Iannicelli, a cradle Catholic who had left the Church for several years only to return after a momentous pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Mauro is also the founder of the Come & See Ministries through which he presents Jeff Cavins’ Bible Timeline Course: https://comeandsee.org/.
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Fr Sam interviews Simon Fox, a cradle Catholic who struggled with his faith for most of his life. Simon tells us how a ‘Life in the Spirit’ course and a trip to Medjugorje turned his life upside down and brought him into a deep relationship with the Lord.
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Awakenings - Ros Powell
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Fr Sam talks to Ros Powell, a cradle Catholic, who, as a teenager, was lacking a personal relationship with Jesus, and was later completely transformed through an encounter with the Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit, and given the mission to ‘Increase Heaven and decrease Hell’. Ros is also the founder of the ‘Armchair Church Prophetic Prayer Group’: https://www.rospowell.com/armchair-church/ and a regular speaker at Catholic Charismatic Conferences.
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Awakenings - Javier Campos
#AwakeningsTestimoniesOfFaithAndConversion Fr Sam interviews Javier Campos, who tells his extraordinary journey into faith. A cradle Catholic originally from Spain, Javier lost his way in his teenage years, but an encounter with the Lord brought him firstly to Japan as a lay missionary together with his wife and kids and then to the Cor et Lumen Christi, Highfield House, in Chertsey near London, where he is currently fulfilling his call.
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Awakenings - Dr. Barbara Claire Kelly
Fr Sam talks to Sr Barbara Claire Kelly from the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary: https://www.sbvm.org.uk. Brought up as an Anglican, Sr Barbara tells us how her conversion was inseparable from her journey into and within Religious Life.
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