Words of Faith Episodes Episode guide
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Christmas Eve
Poet Stewart Henderson remembers the excitement of Christmas Eve when he was a child
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Boxing Day
Poet Stewart Henderson and the list of things-to-do he makes on Boxing Day
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A Miracle
Do miracles happen any more? And does it matter if there are rational explanations?
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Hanukkah
The history and meaning of Jewish festival Hanukkah
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Walls of Death
Thoughts on walls that keep people apart both physically and spiritually
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Christmas
The value of all births and all mothers - even single ones
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Fats Waller
Remembering the multi-talented American jazz pianist Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller
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The Second Commandment
Penny Faust on Thou shalt have no other gods before me
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Love
Father Jim Rosenthal on the importance of faith, hope, and love
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The Ninth Commandment
Penny Faust on how the words that we use can be as damaging as the things that we do
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Images of Buddhism
Why is Christ is portrayed as suffering on the cross and the Buddha in a state of peace?
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The Seventh Commandment
Penny Faust on how Thou shalt not commit adultery has fared in the modern world
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The Tenth Commandment
Penny Faust on resisting covetousness in the modern world
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Taste
The difficulty of turning to God in times of despair
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Hearing God
Myrna Grant describes hearing God in the sounds of nature
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Jainism
Jainism is one of the oldest religions in the world and was practised by Gandhi
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Joan Chittister on Haiti
Sister Joan Chittister on Haiti and the work of radical priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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A Helping Hand
Canadian author Myrna Grant reflects on a missed opportunity to help a stranger
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The Eighth Commandment
Penny Faust on the modern complications surrounding Thou shalt not steal
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The Sixth Commandment
Penny Faust discusses the Sixth Commandment - Thou shalt not kill
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The Third Commandment
Reflections on the commonplace practise of breaking the Third Commandment - blasphemy
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Time
Do people experience time differently according to where they live?
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God in my Pocket
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on desiring protection from unseen powers
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Kingship
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on the difference between earthly and heavenly power
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School Days
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on how the school world serves as a microcosm of the real world
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Excitement
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on "the weary routine and jargon" of religious expression
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Trust and Control
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin understands why some parents buy peace and quiet with sweets
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Sunday School
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on the shocking violence behind the story of Joshua and Jerico
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Childhood Assumptions
Why do children's stories equate happy endings with wealth and royalty?
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Paganism
Father Herbert McCabe on the overlapping traditions of religion and paganism