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Everyday Ethics

BBC Radio Ulster•www.bbc.co.uk
Religion & Spirituality

Provocative weekly debate on moral, religious and ethical issues. From BBC Radio Ulster

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Episodes

A Tale of Three Benedictines

This weekend marks the feast day of Benedict- a 6th century monk who had his own rule, which has survived down the centuries. That rule emphasises moderation, work and prayer. Our journey this morning will begin in the Great Italian Monastery of Monte Cassino as we learn about the man himself and how he shaped monasticism in Western Europe. The Benedictine Order still exists across Europe- and we will hear three tales-first from Father Pere Basile, a monk who glorifies God through making wine at...

Jul 13, 2025•54 min

7/7 – The Lifelong Trauma of a Terror Attack

A special programme remembering the London bombings 20 years on. Audrey talks to two men connected by the explosion at Edgeware Road Station. David Gardner was reading the script of a Shakespeare play when the bomb went off. He lost a leg and the hearing in his left ear. 22-year-old David Foulkes was killed on his first work trip to London. He had accidentally boarded the wrong tube. His father Graham talks to Audrey about the enduring loss of his best friend. We also speak to two experts in tra...

Jul 06, 2025•51 min

Lamorna Ash

Lamorna Ash talks about her conversion to Christianity.

Jun 29, 2025•11 min

Sanctuary Sunday

Will Leitch explores the meaning of Sancutary Sunday.

Jun 22, 2025•23 min

Adolescence

Professor Niobe Way on the challenges facing teenage boys.

Jun 08, 2025•28 min

Brian D’Arcy at 80

Father Brian D’Arcy turns 80 today. He’s Ireland's best known priest, a journalist, a broadcaster, and someone who has never shied away from speaking his true feelings about some of the most important religious, political and social issues. Brian sat down with Audrey Carville to talk about love and loneliness, look back at some the moments that changed the course of his life, what happened after he spoke out against clerical abuse on The Late Late Show, how he’s not afraid of dying, and his bigg...

Jun 01, 2025•55 min

The Morality of Poverty

After 19 years, the Stormont government finally has an anti-poverty strategy.

May 25, 2025•13 min

The Significance of The Council of Nicea

What relevance does an event which took place 1700 years ago this week have for people today? The event was the gathering of the Council of Nicea- a meeting of Christian bishops by the Roman Emperor Constantine the First. It met in what is now the Turkish city of Iznik from May until the end of July. It was an ecumenical meeting - the first of many to achieve agreement among all the branches of Christianity and it was as much political as it was religious Its most significant achievement at the ...

May 18, 2025•17 min
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