"Why is no one else singing?" This question occurred to Fr James Mallon during his first Mass, noticing that the congregation seemed disengaged. It was an encounter that led him to ask, "Where is the joy? How do we help people encounter the living God?"

In this episode of Into the Truth, Fr James Mallon, founder of Divine Renovation, discusses how his search for answers led him to focus on evangelisation and parish renewal, including the use of the Alpha Course.

This conversation offers insights into how parishes can move beyond ritual formalities to re-engage the faithful, bringing new life to Catholic parishes.

Find out more:

Catholic Truth Society: https://www.ctsbooks.orgDivine Renovation: https://divinerenovation.org/Divine Renovation UK: https://divinerenovation.org/united-kingdom/The Alpha Course: https://alpha.org.uk/

Please note: This episode contains discussions on sexual intimacy within the context of Catholic marriage and may not be appropriate for younger audiences. In this episode of Into the Truth, Dr Edward Sri unpacks the messy realities of marriage and the unique challenges modern couples face.

Drawing from his 25 years of marriage as well as his experience leading FOCUS missionaries, Dr Sri explores the dangers of secularisation in relationships and the often-misunderstood beauty of marriage through the lens of Theology of the Body.

He offers practical advice for Catholics on navigating marriage, including how to approach intimacy and embrace Natural Family Planning. Dr Sri also addresses deeper questions: What is the true meaning of love? Why does the modern view of love leave us lonely and unfulfilled? Watch or listen for helpful answers and timeless wisdom inspired by Pope St John Paul II on living out authentic love in today’s world.

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Living Your Vocation (Even if You Don't Know What it is Yet): https://bit.ly/3NsZB7l

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Christianity is no longer in fashion. This means that being a Christian is counter-cultural. In this episode of Into the Truth, Rev Nicky Gumbel, the pioneer of the Alpha Coruse, explains that challenge for the Church today is to bravely speak our counter-cultural message. "If we simply mouth the same platitudes as the culture," he says, "what is there that’s distinctive about our faith?" Find Nicky on social media: @NickyGumbel on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter) The Alpha Course

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Addiction was where Sr Miriam James Heidland's journey began, but she eventually found healing.

In sharing her story, Sr Miriam, co-host of @AbidingTogetherPodcast, explains that the goal of therapy and any other healing journey is to have hearts more like Christ's.

How can you tell if therapy is leading to healing? Is it okay for Catholics to go to therapy?

Find these answers and more in this episode of Into the Truth.

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How can Catholics accompany transgender people? What should parents do if their child identifies as trans?

In this episode, renowned Catholic speaker and author of the book "Male, Female, Other?" Jason Evert explores common questions related to gender theory.

Drawing on conversations with countless young people who identify as trans and parents of trans teens, as well as his own extensive research, Evert offers help and advice for Catholics to help transgender people find their home in the Church. His message for transgender people is: "We love you, Christ sees you - in fact, He's the only one who truly sees you and He loves you."

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"The endgame of gender theory isn’t to have 58 genders, it’s to erase the spousal meaning of the body, to obscure our sexual complementarity, and to obscure the divine design that God has implanted in our bodies to reveal Himself in our calling to live like Him." (Jason Evert) Get the Book: https://bit.ly/47eMa3X Resources for responding to the challenges of gender ideology: https://personandidentity.com/ Resources from Jason Evert on gender: https://chastity.com/gender Jason Evert's website: https://chastity.com/ Lust is Boring podcast: https://chastity.com/podcasts/

Is tradition still important today? Author, editor, journalist and Catholic convert Sohrab Ahmari explores questions society tells us are no longer important, or which society wrongly believes to have been definitively answered. Drawing from Catholic saints and important thinkers, like St Maximilian Kolbe, St John Henry Newman and Seneca, Ahmari explains why tradition still matters today. The Unbroken Thread by Sohrab Ahmari is available to order here: https://amzn.eu/d/02XW3WyZ Follow Sohrab Ahmari on X: https://x.com/SohrabAhmari More From the Catholic Truth Society: https://www.ctsbooks.org

Are some human lives worth more than others? In IVF, abortion and euthanasia, we start to deem some lives as being lesser instead of seeing how unique and irreplaceable every life is. In this episode of the Into the Truth podcast, bioethicist and mother Dr Pia Matthews explores the dignity of every human life, from embryos and fetuses to people with disabilities and those with terminal illnesses, and the compassionate response of the Catholic Church to the bioethical issues of our times.

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Everyone should ask themselves the question, "What is truth?" Truth is not relative, and our will and choices do not define our reality. Dr Joshua Madden, author of the Catholic Truth Society book "What is Truth?" offers a philosophical perspective on the state of the modern world, evangelisation, and the Catholic Church's place in it all. 📖 Get the book: https://bit.ly/3VQqI1e ✏️ Joshua Madden's Substack: https://theologyandreality.substack.com/