Episode 169 - St. Chad, ora pro nobis! (Lichfield Cathedral)

 This week Fr. Lawler gives us a tour of the only medieval English cathedral with 3 spires, Lichfield Cathedral. Dedicated to St. Chad and St. Mary, the Cathedral was used as a fortress by supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War and significantly damaged. The Victorian period saw significant restoration efforts, and, although presently in the hands of the Church of England presently, the tomb of St. Chad there still serves as a pilgrimage site for Catholics.

Fr. Lawler concludes this week's episode by sharing a touching note found in the pocket of Pvt. Gareth Leslie William Bellingham, a British soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2011.

https://archive.org/download/LetsTalkCatholic/LTC-071RR-LichfieldCathedral.mp3

Episode 168 - The Blood of the Martyrs, Pt. 2

Fr. Lawler continues his series on martyrdom by focusing in on the martyrs of the English Protestant Revolt (aka "Reformation").

https://archive.org/download/LetsTalkCatholic/LTC-070RR-MartyrdomPt2.mp3

Episode 167 - The Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Church, Pt. 1

 This week Fr. Lawler reflects on something every Catholic must be prepared to endure at any moment, martyrdom. Whether that's a bloody "red martyrdom" or an arduous "white martyrdom".

https://archive.org/download/LetsTalkCatholic/LTC-069RR-MartyrdomPt1.mp3

Episode 166 - The Holy Well in Holywell

Do you know who St. Winefride is? Do you know what pilgrimage site in Wales claims to be the oldest continuously visited pilgrimage site is in the Great Britain? Fr. Lawler does more than answer these questions, he takes us on an audio pilgrimage to St. Winefride's Well in Holywell, Wales.

https://archive.org/download/LetsTalkCatholic/LTC-068RR-Holy_Well.mp3

Episode 165 - Clerical Conversation with Fr. Simon Henry, Pt. 2 (CORRECTION)

Fr. Lawler continues his interview with Fr. Simon Henry. Fr. Henry is the author of the Offerimus Tibi Domine blog (https://offerimustibidomine.blogspot.com/) and has quite the "quirky" (in the words of Fr. Lawler) vocational journey. (File is now the correct audio).

https://archive.org/download/LetsTalkCatholic/LTC-067RR-Fr-Simon-Henry-Pt2.mp3