Episodes

  • Participating in Holy Week | Episode 21

    Participating in Holy Week | Episode 21
    Mar 19 2024
    March’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast focuses on Holy Week and our journey to the Cross at this profound moment in our Catholic life. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to bring us up to speed with the workings of the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. We […]
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    30 mins
  • Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20

    Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20
    Feb 16 2024
    It’s an early Lent this year and as such, the focus of February’s At the Foot of the Cross is very much on the three pillars of the season – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to talk about what’s crossing his desk at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ […]
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    42 mins
  • Christian Unity | Episode 19

    Christian Unity | Episode 19
    Jan 24 2024
    The first At the Foot of the Cross podcast of 2024 has a very ecumenical flavour to it. That is a word that can confuse rather than clarify so what we’re discussing today is dialogue and Christian unity. There are many reasons for this. Firstly we have the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from […]
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    25 mins
  • Christ the King | Episode 18

    Christ the King | Episode 18
    Nov 30 2023
    The November 2023 episode of At the Foot of the Cross has crept in on the very last day of the month. The task set for our General Secretary, Canon Chris Thomas, is to bridge the gap from the Feast of Christ the King to the wonderful season of Advent – that sacred time before […]
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    37 mins
  • The Holy Souls | Episode 17

    The Holy Souls | Episode 17
    Oct 26 2023
    October’s At the Foot of the Cross comes out as we approach the end of the month so we felt it appropriate to look ahead to November and the month of the Holy Souls when we pray for and remember our loved ones and friends who have died. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the […]
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    1 hr
  • Good Custodians | Episode 16

    Good Custodians | Episode 16
    Sep 28 2023
    Mission and good custodianship are the order of the day for this ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ – the first after the summer break. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, rather skilfully threads the ‘mission’ topics of the day through this podcast. We talk about two forthcoming documents from Pope Francis. An Exhortation on […]
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    55 mins
  • Pathways to God | Episode 15

    Pathways to God | Episode 15
    Aug 1 2023
    Our summer ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ is very much a pilgrimage podcast. So whether you’re staying at home or travelling abroad, there’s always time to walk with the Lord and deepen your faith. Canon Chris Thomas, General Secretary here at the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to welcome a newly-installed Bishop for Hexham and […]
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    40 mins
  • Accompaniment and Encounter | Episode 14

    Accompaniment and Encounter | Episode 14
    Jun 29 2023
    June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is just creeping in at the end of the month. It’s a ‘mea culpa’ from the presenter who has been away for a few weeks. This is very much a programme of accompaniment and encounter – very apt words for the synodal pathway we find ourselves treading. […]
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    27 mins