Ampleforth Abbey Podcast

Episodet

• Fr Phillip 'Tales of the Unexpected' 31.01.2026 7min
• Fr Wulstan 'To Prefer Nothing to the Love of Christ' 24.01.2026 7min

  The Passing of Our Holy Father St Benedict, as described by St Gregory the Great in his Dialogues, reminds us of what is central to our lives as Christians and specifically to any such life guided by the teaching of St Benedict, namely learning to prefer nothing whatever to the love of Christ, so that in purity of heart we might be brought to the vision of God.
• Fr Abbot Robert 'A LIFE WORTH FIGHTING FOR' 20.12.2025 13min
• Home Retreat: "What Are We Fighting For?" by Fr Abbot Robert 27.09.2025 15min
• Home Retreat: 'The Desire for God and the Gift of His Peace' by Fr Wulstan 02.08.2025 10min

  This Home Retreat explores how we might come to find true rest in God.
• Home Retreat: 'St Joachim and Anne' by Fr Luke 26.07.2025 17min
• Home Retreats: 'John Chapman OSB' by Fr Chad 24.07.2025 16min
• Home Retreat: ‘An Astonishing Secret - Daniel O’Leary’ by Fr Christopher 14.07.2025 12min

  I would like to reflect with you again on the message of Laudato Si on its 10th Anniversary – but from a different angle. Daniel O’Leary has written a book called An Astonishing Secret, using quotes from Laudato Si. It has 40 Chapters. I will probably not read all of them, but certainly the most relevant. The first is called: Loving the Earth – God’s Living Body. (Daniel wrote during Pope Francis’ Pontificate, so his words are in the present tense. I have not changed them!
• Home Retreat: 'Joy' Fr Richard 14.06.2025 12min
• Home Retreat: 'Pentecost Eve' by Fr Henry 07.06.2025 20min

  Tomorrow is Pentecost or Whit Sunday, the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, all huddled together in fear in the Upper Room in Jerusalem. It transformed them from being wretched fugitives into being courageous missioners of the Good News..
• Home Retreat: ‘Less is more’ by Fr Phillip 17.05.2025 12min
• 'Holy Desire' Fr Wulstan 10.05.2025 10min
• Home Retreat: ‘Hope and Mercy in the Jubilee Year’ by Fr Luke 03.05.2025 16min
• Home Retreat: 'Restorative Justice' by Fr Christopher 12.04.2025 10min
• Home Retreat: 'THE NEED TO BE HEALED' by Fr Abbot Robert 08.04.2025 14min
• 'I feel like turning just like him for home - that I may also start again' by Fr Bede 29.03.2025 29min
• Home Retreat: The Rule as a Living Document - Fr Oswald 22.03.2025 22min
• Home Retreat 'How does the cross save us?' by Fr Richard 15.03.2025 21min

  Home Retreat 'How does the cross save us?' by Fr Richard
• Home Retreat: ‘Lent’ by Fr Henry 08.03.2025 14min

  St Benedict’s approach to Lent is a paradox—while it calls for self-denial, it is also marked by joy. True joy, he teaches, comes from our renewed efforts in faith, as we set aside compromises and distractions to embrace a more intentional spiritual life. The journey begins with an honest examination of conscience, recognizing where we fall short and how we might grow in love and kindness. Throughout Lent, the Sunday Gospels guide our reflection, from Jesus’ testing in the desert to the Tran...
• Home Retreat: 'The Message of Lourdes and the Jubilee' by Fr Oswald 15.02.2025 20min

  Home Retreat: 'The Message of Lourdes and the Jubilee' by Fr Oswald https://www.ampleforthlourdes.org.uk/