We start September’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast with a few words on the defeat of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This was a huge relief and our gratitude extends widely to the many people who raised their voices to oppose the Bill. It is because we respect and uphold the dignity of every human life from conception to natural death that we stood up to be counted on this vital issue. Compassionate care until one’s last breath.
Our podcast this month focuses, in the main, on evangelisation and how we spread the Good News of Jesus Christ across our lands. We celebrate ‘Home Mission Sunday’ each year on the Third Sunday in September – 20 September in 2026 – so it’s prophetic that we welcome our regular studio guest Abbot Hugh Allan into the studio to talk about this important day when we pray for the work of evangelisation and support it in any way we can.
Abbot Hugh’s our Director of Mission so he’s more than happy to talk about how we’re hardwired to look for the face of God in our lives and you won’t be surprised that he’s looking at Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas and, like the Holy Father, finds his inspiration in the teachings of St Augustine.
We discuss Adoremus, the National Eucharistic Congress that takes place in London on Saturday, 10 October, then we have a conversation about the visit of a Vatican Cardinal to the UK just a week later – Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
There’s time to acknowledge that the good people of Arundel and Brighton will have a new Bishop on Monday, 19 October, before handing over to Fleur Dorrell, our Biblical Apostolate Manager to take a close look at the Bible and creation. We’re halfway through the Season of Creation, so we talk about gardens and the place of gardens in Scripture.
All this and more on September’s At the Foot of the Cross.
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