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Ampleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Desire for God and the Gift of His Peace' by Fr WulstanThis Home Retreat explores how we might come to find true rest in God.2025-08-0210 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'St Joachim and Anne' by Fr Luke2025-07-2617 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreats: 'John Chapman OSB' by Fr Chad2025-07-2416 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘An Astonishing Secret - Daniel O’Leary’ by Fr ChristopherI 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!2025-07-1412 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Joy' Fr Richard2025-06-1412 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Pentecost Eve' by Fr HenryTomorrow 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..2025-06-0720 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Less is more’ by Fr Phillip2025-05-1712 minAmpleforth Abbey Podcast'Holy Desire' Fr Wulstan2025-05-1010 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Hope and Mercy in the Jubilee Year’ by Fr Luke2025-05-0316 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Restorative Justice' by Fr Christopher2025-04-1210 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'THE NEED TO BE HEALED' by Fr Abbot Robert2025-04-0814 minAmpleforth Abbey Podcast'I feel like turning just like him for home - that I may also start again' by Fr Bede2025-03-2929 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: The Rule as a Living Document - Fr Oswald2025-03-2222 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat 'How does the cross save us?' by Fr RichardHome Retreat 'How does the cross save us?' by Fr Richard2025-03-1521 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Lent’ by Fr HenrySt 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 Transfiguration, his encounters with the Samaritan woman and the man born blind, and the ra...2025-03-0814 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Message of Lourdes and the Jubilee' by Fr OswaldHome Retreat: 'The Message of Lourdes and the Jubilee' by Fr Oswaldhttps://www.ampleforthlourdes.org.uk/2025-02-1520 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'OF ASHES AND EMBERS: REKINDLING THE FIRE OF FAITH' by Fr PhilipHow might we invigorate our sometimes detached assent to the faith we profess? Without expecting some kind of unrealistic quick-fix, surely a quest for inspiration in the great Old Testament prophecies of the coming Messiah would be a good place to seek new fire and fervour. With Lent and Passiontide not so far off, we have a rich seam to explore.2025-02-1009 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘The Central Problem of Hate’ by Fr ChristopherThe longer we live in this world, we’re forced to ask the question,‘What makes so many people so mean? What creates mean-spirited people’? What is behind that hate and what I just called mean-spiritedness?’ Maybe that’s really what we see more often than overt hatred.2025-02-0114 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastFr Abbot 'DO YOU WANT TO BE HEALED'2024-12-2111 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat 'The Miraculous Medal' by Fr Luke2024-12-1418 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'December Infancy Stories' by Fr HenryAs Advent begins, this retreat invites us to explore the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke, uncovering their rich connections to the Old Testament. From the annunciations to Mary, Joseph, and Zechariah to the visit of the wise men, these stories reveal Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s plan for His people.We’ll reflect on themes of divine purpose, joy, and the biblical parallels that shape these narratives—such as Jesus as the new Moses, the significance of Joseph’s adoptive fatherhood, and the role of Mary’s Magnificat. Join us for a journey through Scripture...2024-12-0717 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘His Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom’ by Fr OswaldEach year, the Church ends the annual liturgical cycle with the Solemnity of Christ the King. In this Home Retreat, Fr Oswald reflects on the history and significance of this great feast, and what it might mean for each of us as we move as "Pilgrims of Hope" into the Great Jubilee Year of 2025.2024-11-2318 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Lord is a God of Mercy' by Fr WulstanThis Home Retreat considers how by sharing in God’s mercy and love the believer may truly become like Him. 2024-11-1610 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Hope v. Optimism: Trusty Beacon or Wrecker’s Lantern?’ by Fr PhilipNothing, it is said, succeeds like success. Failing that, a euphoric ‘feel-good factor’ is the salesman’s staunch friend in loosening purse-strings and skewing judgement. The theological virtue of hope, however, cannot be confused with mere human optimism. What might the Word of God offer us to help distinguish between these two ‘non-siblings?’2024-11-0912 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘How to die gracefully’ by Fr ChadThe commemoration of All Souls provides a moment to reflect on how we die. Is death something that just happens to us, the thief in the night?Or is the great transition which we learn how to embrace, the welcome guest?2024-11-0419 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'St Benedict, the Patron of Europe' By Fr Luke23 October marks the sixtieth anniversary of the proclamation of St Benedict as Patron of Europe by Pope St Paul VI. Fr Luke reflects on what this means today. 2024-10-2615 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Fear or Reverence’ by Fr HenryWhat should our attitude to God be? Should we fear God, be in terror of God, dread God, or revere God? It all began with a question: how should the Hebrew word pahat be translated when applied to the attitude of a believer to God? The obvious, common meaning is ‘fear’ But is ‘fear’ too sharp. Should we be frightened of God? Is it inappropriate to have fear between lovers?2024-10-1918 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'We were made for these times' by Fr Bede..chosen born nurtured & entrusted to make a real difference to real life & real faith October 20242024-10-1218 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Transformative Religion' By Fr Christopher‘Richard Rohr asks how we came to populate a religion whose characteristic is ‘belonging’ rather than a religion which is transformative. This retreat addresses this question.Suggested Timetable for the Home Retreat Day (But do make your own).11.00 Home Retreat: Transformative Religion11.20 Coffee Break11.45 Read the Talk again.12.00 Watch the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhPr75g0Ors13.00 Lunch break14.00 Garden/Walk/Sleep16.30 Tea Break17.00 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnTC4NNIACk18.00 Vespers Live Stream2024-10-0512 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: "Anguish and Distress in the Christian Journey"Starting from Psalm 118 verse 143 ‘Though anguish and distress have found me, your commands are my delight’, this home retreat will consider briefly the experience of Elijah, Jeremiah, the suffering servant, Job, Jonah, Tobit, the author of Psalm 87 and then focus particularly on the experience of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.2024-09-2814 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastAbbot Robert: 'What to do when God seems absent'Home Retreats Archive:This Home Retreat is from 26th November 2022.Abbot Robert offers six pointers on what to do when you are going through a time when God seems absent and silent.2024-09-2114 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: "One Way of Praying the Rosary" By Fr RichardNext month, October, is the month of the Rosary. The Rosary is not everyone’s cup of tea. Fr Richard will offer one way of using the Rosary to pray, pondering the different mysteries. 2024-09-1418 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘The Crucifixion’ by Fr Henry"I wish to consider the Crucifixion of the Son of God. I should begin by saying that this is going to be a tough one, intellectually and emotionally. Should the truth always be told? Tough though it may be, it helps us to understand more fully the limitless love of Jesus for ourselves..."2024-08-3116 minAmpleforth Abbey Podcast'By faith, not by sight: When believing is not seeing.' by Fr PhillipWe all know the value of fair-weather friends. And fair-weather faith is no better. In a world with so many reasons for discouragement – how does one retain a genuine trust in God’s Providence which possesses deeper roots than wishful thinking?2024-08-2412 minAmpleforth Abbey Podcast'Becoming Pilgrims of Hope' by Fr OswaldThe Holy Father has announced that next year's Jubilee will take the theme "Pilgrims of Hope". In this Home Retreat, Fr Oswald will reflect on pilgrimage, and how we might prepare in this year of prayer for our celebration of the great Jubilee of 2025.2024-08-1719 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'A Cloud of Witnesses VII: Lanspergius' by Fr CeddFr Cedd discusses a sermon of the sixteenth century German Carthusian monk, Johannes Justus Landsperg, known as Lanspergius.2024-08-1015 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Self-knowledge Leading to true Life in Christ' by Fr WulstanThis Home Retreat considers how our recognition of our fundamental need for God draws us close to Christ.2024-08-0610 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: "One Truth" by Fr Christopher‘Some scientists have this wonderful ability to show there is one world, one truth. Maybe they have come to it through their own thinking, but we’re coming to that same thing through our being.’2024-07-2010 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Still full of sap, still green – Benedictine fruitfulness today' by Fr ChadIn the week that we celebrate St Benedict as patron of Europe, this talk will look at his continuing relevance to our world today, and how both his Rule and his life can inspire our response to this time of crisis.2024-07-1319 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Praying in need of healing’ by Fr GabrielThis home retreat begins with Psalm 118 verse 132: “Turn and have mercy on me, as is your rule for those who love your name” and then moves to the story of the blind beggar Bartimaeus in Mark chapter 10 verses 46 to 522024-07-0615 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘WHAT IS YOUR HEART LOOKING FOR?’ by Fr AbbotEveryone has hopes and dreams and these sometimes come to fulfilment sometimes not. Jesus said the moth speaks of what fills the heart, so what fills your heart? How sound is your heart? What is it really looking for, something or someone? We will explore some of this together in this Home Retreat.2024-06-2212 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘The Joy of Prayer’ by Fr HenryFr Henry will take a glance at the joy (and pain) found by mystics in prayer.2024-06-1520 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Wisdom’ by Fr RichardWhat’s the difference between wisdom and intelligence? What is it? Where does it come from? Can we acquire it? Is it anything to do with God?2024-05-2517 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Changed by the Resurrection' by Fr WulstanThis Home Retreat reflects upon the meaning of Jesus’ Resurrection for Christian life today.2024-05-1812 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: “..a week to go to Pentecost” by Fr BedeAre you almost ready to be inspired by the Holy Spirit to begin to renew the face of your local acre of the world?..& can “she” rely on you?an insight into a Confirmation weekend retreat for a group of 30 young disciples preparing to receive a new name& a new relationship with the Holy Spirit....are you ready to be inspired by their insights?2024-05-1622 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘A Different Viewpoint’ by Fr ChristopherFollowing the exposure of three illusions in Richard Rohr’s last reflection - called Action and Contemplation, he reflects that we move on to adopt a different viewpoint or world view.2024-05-1613 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘A Different Viewpoint’ by Fr ChristopherFollowing the exposure of three illusions in Richard Rohr’s last reflection - called Action and Contemplation, he reflects that we move on to adopt a different viewpoint or world view.2024-05-0422 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Getting old or growing old? The vocation of ageing gracefully’ by Fr ChadIn a culture seemingly afraid of losing autonomy and anxious to maintain youth, how does God call us to age gracefully, to aim for wisdom not success, to let go without giving up.2024-04-2822 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: The Sunday Gospels of Eastertide: A Reflection’ by Fr OswaldAlthough it is now more than 50 years since the revision of the Lectionary after Vatican II, there are still many riches to discover. In this short talk, we will reflect on the Gospels which the Church sets before us on the Sundays of Eastertide, and what they might mean for our growing discipleship of the Risen Lord.2024-04-2015 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘CREATIVE DESTRUCTION? CAUTION: GOD AT WORK.’ by Fr PhilipWe are told in Isaiah that ‘my thoughts are not your thoughts. Your ways are not my ways.’ This is, unsurprisingly, not to our taste. However, in times of distress or confusion, we can draw encouragement from the plentiful signs of God’s bringing new life from apparently hopeless situations.2024-04-1311 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: Creation and Easter By Fr GabrielThis home retreat is a meditation on Psalm 118 verse 73 ‘It was your hands that made me and shaped me’ and it will explore themes of creation and resurrection, arising from a lectio divina on this verse.2024-04-0618 min
The Cloister - A podcast from Monastic RetreatsSeasonal Episode - Easter with Fr OswaldSend us a textThis liturgical year we are being joined by Fr Oswald from Ampleforth Abbey. In this seasonal extra episode of ‘The Cloister’ he shares some reflections on the season of Easter.Support the showwww.monasticretreats.co.uk 2024-03-3014 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: Are you in the right position? By Abbot Robert IgoOften, we can fall back to things that are familiar, just because we are used to doing them or reacting in certain ways. The invitation of the Gospel is to stop, look and evaluate, am I in the right position to make this wisest choice or respond to this situation in the most appropriate manner. If we are not in the place, where God desires us to be, we can end up making bad choices for the wrong reason.2024-03-2317 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: Padre Pio By Fr HenryFr Henry speaks about Padre Pio.2024-03-0922 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: Why do your disciples not fast? By Fr AmbroseFr Ambrose: 'Why do your disciples not fast?'2024-03-0207 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: Lenten Hope By Fr WulstanIn this Home Retreat, Fr Wulstan explores how Lent can help us to overcome our inner dividedness and strengthen our hope in God.2024-02-2411 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: '..Your heart is greater than your wounds..' By Fr BedeFr Bede: Home Retreat: '..Your heart is greater than your wounds..'2024-02-1719 min
The Cloister - A podcast from Monastic RetreatsSeasonal Episode - Lent with Fr OswaldSend us a textWe usually release episodes every fortnight but as today is the start of Lent we want to share with you the following reflections from Fr Oswald who is a monk at Ampleforth Abbey. If you have visited our website recently you will know that Fr Oswald is sharing seasonal reflections for us throughout this liturgical year. These are wonderful short reflections that give a bit of the history and the liturgy behind each liturgical season. You may also be interested in a brand new podcast that we have available to dow...2024-02-1410 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: Three Foundational Illusions By Fr ChristopherIt seems to me that meditation, as John Main taught it, overcomes three foundational illusions that make it almost inevitable that your politics is going to change, your economics is going to be called into question, your socio-economic perspective by which you critique the world will be pretty quickly taken away from you. 2024-02-1014 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: The Life of St Benedict, by Fr ChadWhat can we learn from the account of Saint Benedict's life by Gregory the Great? This talk will look at his leaving Rome, his time as a hermit, his different monasteries at Subiaco and Monte Cassino and his death.2024-02-0322 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: St Benedict and Care of the SickFr Oswald speaks about St Benedict and Care for the Sick"In our society, and perhaps especially since the Pandemic, care of the sick is becoming a part of everyday life - whether it is parents caring for young children or children coping with elderly parents. In today's Home Retreat, we will reflect a little on St Benedict's thoughts about care of the sick in the monastery, to see what lessons we might draw from his wisdom."2024-01-2718 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'St Benedict's Use of Psalm 118 in his Rule' by Fr GabrielSt Benedict quotes from and alludes to the psalms more than any other book of the Scripture. In this retreat I want to speak about the importance of the longest psalm 118 for St Benedict. He assigned it to the Little Hours for Sunday and Monday. He also drew from it something about the structure of liturgical prayer and more importantly still it played a part in his thinking about monastic vocation, formation and profession. 2024-01-1419 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'What's in a blessing?' by Abbot RobertFr Abbot speaks about the recent declaration Fiducia supplicans.2024-01-0618 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Son also rises...' by Fr PhilipFr Philip: 'The Son also rises...'2023-12-3008 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Henry under the microscopeFr Henry recently celebrated 70 years since he was clothed and became a monk.This 'under the microscope' episode provides some insight into his remarkable life, as he answers a round of random questions in just a few minutes.2023-12-2805 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Preparing to Celebrate the Birth of Christ' by Fr WulstanFr Wulstan speaks on the effect the celebration of Christ's Nativity should have in our lives.2023-12-2312 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastA Christmas Message From Abbot RobertAs the Advent season progresses and we say goodbye to 2023, Abbot Robert would like to share a special message with you this Christmas. 2023-12-1800 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'A Cloud of Witnesses V: St Bernard of Clairvaux' by Fr CeddFr Cedd speaks about an Advent Sermon of St Bernard of Clairvaux2023-12-1617 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Give and the Take of Christmas' by Fr Ambrose2023-12-1113 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Three Women of the Apocalypse' by Fr HenryFr Henry speaks about the Three Women of the Apocalypse.2023-12-0214 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Kieran under the microscopeThis November, Fr Kieran has gone 'under the microscope' to answer a round of random questions in under 5 minutes.As our new Hospitality Coordinator, you'll see more of Fr Kieran in the new year as he leads various retreats.2023-11-2905 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Kieran under the microscopeThis November, Fr Kieran has gone 'under the microscope' to answer a round of random questions in 5 minutes.As our new Hospitality Coordinator, you'll see more of Fr Kieran in the new year as he leads various retreats.2023-11-2905 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'A Cloud of Witnesses IV: The Desert Fathers' by Fr CeddFr Cedd speaks about the early monks and nuns of the Egyptian desert, and the writings about them.2023-11-2526 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Difference', by Fr RichardDifferences between people can make it very difficult to live with each other – or they can be a source of strength. What makes the difference?2023-11-1812 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Silence' by Fr GabrielThere is of course something contradictory in talking about silence, but nevertheless this is something the monastic tradition does quite a bit. It is a wide topic, but Fr Gabriel would like to say something about silence and listening in Lectio Divina.2023-11-1118 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Church's Best-kept Secret' by Fr BedeWith two of our greatest feasts of the Church at the start of November, All Saints (All Hallows, Halloween, the eve of All Hallows) and All Souls (remembering and praying for our loved ones still on their journey to heaven), it seems a fitting moment to search into the secrets of the journey from our current status as the “Church militant” into the attic space of the “Church suffering”, before our eventual crossing of threshold into the fullness of light and life in heaven as the “Church triumphant”.2023-11-0521 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Richard under the microscopeThis October, Fr Richard (who has been a part of the monastic community for 60 years) has gone 'under the microscope' to answer 10 random questions in just a few minutes. 2023-10-3107 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Benedict in the World - the Mission of the Oblate' by Fr ChadThis talk will explore how Benedictine Oblates, as lay members of a monastic community, are called to contribute to the wider church and world, adapting the strength of the Benedictine tradition to their particular situation.2023-10-3020 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'A Medicine for all our Ills' by Fr AbbotFr Abbot speaks about the prayer of the Rosary.2023-10-2108 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Action and Contemplation' by Fr ChristopherFr Christopher speaks about a series of Retreat Talks given by Fr Richard Rohr on the subject of 'Action and Contemplation'.2023-10-1710 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'For Whose Eyes Only? Part 2' by Fr Philip‘I take an interest, he is nosey, they are interfering.’ Where does benign interest in what is happening around us veer into invasive curiosity? Perhaps – having learnt from some high-profile Biblical examples – we can find some helpful antidotes to a perennial human weakness in the ordered life established by St Benedict – and whose principles can be applied in many diverse settings.2023-10-1008 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: ‘Jesus' relationship with women in the gospel of St John’ by Fr Henry2023-09-3016 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Chad under the microscopeIt's International Podcast Day🎤In honour of this special day, we're sharing a mini bonus episode!Fr Chad (who has been part of the monastic community for 31 years) has gone 'under the microscope' to answer a round of quick-fire questions in under 5 minutes.2023-09-3002 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Mass' by Fr RichardOne of the distinguishing features of Catholics is that ‘they go to Mass’. When Catholics are persecuted, going to Mass if often the evidence for the prosecution. Why? 2023-09-2329 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: '..I didn’t want to break the spell..' by Fr BedeAn opportunity to read “between the lines”, ”against the grain” and with “our divine spectacles on” the story of The Healing of the Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (Luke 13:10-21).2023-09-1818 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat ‘A Cloud of Witnesses III: St Dorotheus of Gaza’ by Fr Cedd.Fr Cedd talks about the life and writings of the famous sixth century Palestinian monk and Abbot, St Dorotheus of Gaza. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6iscjnuhtckwuni6xc92t/Dorotheus-Gaza-Discourse-VI.pdf?rlkey=pn9jujk3rm1ls9hmdcqjjbrkj&dl=02023-09-0922 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'All in this Together?' by Fr PhilipIf the wellbeing of others truly concerns us, this presents the challenge of respecting the needs and hopes of those around us. How do we do this without either suppressing legitimate self-expression - or setting ourselves up for exploitation?In praying for patient humility, we also need to seek the grace of discerning true and false needs – in ourselves and others. As always, Gospel and Rule offer much food for reflection on such dilemmas.2023-09-0211 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Ambrose under the microscopeInterviewed by Br Joseph Benedict, each month a different monk will go under the microscope to answer a round of quickfire questions in under 5 minutes. Fr Ambrose, who has been a part of the monastic community for 12 years, is first to be in the hot seat.2023-08-3004 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastMini Bonus Episode: Fr Ambrose under the microscopeInterviewed by Br Joseph Benedict, each month a different monk will go under the microscope to answer a round of quickfire questions in under 5 minutes. Fr Ambrose, who has been a part of the monastic community for 12 years, is first to be in the hot seat.2023-08-3004 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Porter of the Monastery: the Vitality of Stability' by Fr WulstanThis Home Retreat explores how the monastery porter's stability in Christ in community life, as required by St Benedict, is a prerequisite of a Christian life and mission.2023-08-2611 min
Brother UK Cycling PodcastBrother UK Cycling Podcast - Abi Smith interviewWho knows more about the Ryedale Grand Prix than 2022 winner Abi Smith (EF Education - Tibco - SVB)? Having grown up just two kilometres from historic Ampleforth Abbey, the race HQ and its start and finish location, it’s fair to say that Abi has local knowledge in abundance.
Not that she needs it. With victories in the three biggest domestic races and experience as a professional in some of the most prestigious races in the women’s sport - Strade Bianche, the Women’s Tour and Giro Donné, to name only three - Abi is a world-class talent w...2023-08-1914 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Holiness - Empty of Sin or Full of Grace?' by Fr ChadWhich words best convey to you the life of holiness? unstained, untainted, immaculate, spotless or fulfilled, whole, fruitful, complete? This talk will look at the balance in holiness between avoiding sin and welcoming grace.2023-08-1918 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Is Love Enough?' by Fr ChadIs love enough? How Christians can reclaim and purify love. 2023-08-1214 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Change for the Better' by Abbot RobertNo one finds change easy, in fact it is often avoided, even when we know it is necessary. The scriptures speak about Jesus being ‘transfigured’, that is, revealing his true self. So, if we want to have a life worth living how do we change, how do we cooperate with transformation so that we become the people we are meant to be, rather than living under a disguise? Here is the challenge of changing for the better, we take a journey to become our true selves.2023-08-0512 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'St John's Wort or St John Fisher' by Fr HenryFr Henry reflects on St John Fisher as a great Renaissance theologian and martyr for the faith.2023-07-2918 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'The Divine Project' by Fr RichardIn this episode, Fr Richard will discuss 'The Divine Project'.2023-07-2518 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'Lights Will Guide You Home' by Fr KevinThe magi were led by a star to the crib at Bethlehem. In this Home Retreat, Fr Kevin will discuss what are the lights He sends us to guide us and bring us home?2023-07-1114 minAmpleforth Abbey PodcastHome Retreat: 'What To Do When God Seems Absent' by Abbot RobertAbbot Robert offers six pointers on what to do when you are going through a time when God seems absent and silent.2023-07-1014 min
Edinburgh Cider ViewEpisode 13 - Dancing Tingle of FireWe swap roles for a slightly inverted show where we try 3 medium-dry ciders from friends of the show: a Traditional Farmhouse from Tutts Clump, Ampleforth Abbey Cider and Shezam Cider from Oliver's. Niall attempts some cider news, we check out a few pubs in Leith, and "branch out" with Ginger Grouse.2013-06-0336 min
The Food ProgrammeNorthern ApplesScagglethorpe Queening, Ribston Pippin, the Wass - Simon Parkes meets those restoring the orcharding tradition of the north, from the walled community garden at Helmsley to the orchard village of Husthwaite, and samples some of the commercial fruits of these orchards including a new cider brandy from the orchards of Ampleforth Abbey. Dr Joan Morgan, apple expert and author of the seminal New Book of Apples, outlined many of the great northern varieties at the RHS London Autumn Harvest Show. Michael Jack, President of the National Fruit Show, and a BBC Food & Farming Awards judge...2010-10-1128 min