PatrickPatrick Podcasts

Special Episode: A Reminder of Why

As we come to the end of the series, we look at what we had wanted to achieve - why we chose to do what we did. Hopefully, you will see some of our aims being fulfilled in this series.

Episode 18: High Praise Indeed

A Christological Interpretation is something that we can identify in certain Psalms. How God will carry out His plan may surprise some, but for those who believe, the response must be one of Praise. "Sing Psalms to the Lord, you who love Him", as verse 4 of this - Psalm 30 - tells us.

Episode 17 You Can’t Fake That

We begin with some remarks about Church architecture before moving onto the central question of Psalm 15 - Who Can Enter The Lord's Tent? There's a few conditions, but the main one is that they must be people with God's law written on their heart.

Episode 16: By The Rivers of Babylon

Boney M made this Psalm famous in the song of this same name, but it hides a text filled with raw emotion, and a terrible image at the end. All we can bring to prayer is who we really are - and sometimes that is as people filled with anger, rage, despair, disappointment, and even revenge - this Psalm reminds us that God understands how we feel.

Episode 15 Blessings

God blesses us in so many ways. But the blessings of creation are highlighted in this beautiful Psalm which pulls us from just 'admiring' God's wonderful creation or 'dominating it' and using it for our own means; to becoming stewards of creation, caring for it and recognising God's living presence there. "Laudato Si" - praise be..