Adeste Fidelis

Carmelite Father Reginald Christmas special

Andrew's Head

Father Reginald Foster helps us mark the Feast of Saint Andrew which falls on November 30th.

UNICEF

Well how do you say United Nations Children's Fund in Latin?

Tired of Running the World

The Roman Emperor Hadrian may have run the world but he also wrote a cute little poem to his "anima blandula"!

Squeezing Process

You're squeezing all these industries into one entity, that's globalization.

One Lynx Two Bars

Repeat of 1/21/06

Crux

"You will conquer in this sign", our popular "Latin Lover" tells us more.

Vesuvius

Fr. Reginald Foster tells of an over eager Roman admiral whose curiosity led him rather too close to Vesuvius. (Repeat of 6/28/07)

Not Wars

"Not wars, not slaughters, not bad deeds but musical symphonies .. ".Those are some of the words inscribed on the walls of Vatican Radio's transmission centre. Our popular "Latin Lover" helps us mark our forthcoming feast day here at Vatican Radio.

Lapurdum

Father Reginald Foster takes us to the foot of the Pyrenees (repeat of 2/11/06)

Horace to Disney

Fr Reginald Foster loves to repeat the Romans invented everything including the story of the country mouse.

Olympics

Our popular "Latin Lover" speaks to us of the world of sports.

Himalayas

Letting our popular Latin Lover loose in the Himalayas (Repeat of 3/23/07)

Roman Engineering

How engineers built the Colosseum using Roman numerals

Some Papal Picnic

Dolphins and tempests with our popular "Latin Lover" (repeat of 2/4/06)

Pilgrim Way

Where would Christians in ancient Rome have gone on pilgrimage?

Innocent X Haunts

Our popular "Latin Lover" tells us about Innocent X, who haunts the rooms of the Roman palace where the pope's own Latinist teaches.

Inmates of Mamertinus

If the Romans didn't envisage long term detention, how could Saints Peter and Paul have possibly been inmates at the Mamertinus?

Of Snakes and Otters

Does the Latin of the Venerable Bede muster any groans of approval on the part of our popular "Latin Lover"?

Palatine Hill

Father Reginald Foster gets quizzed about a garden created by a pope on one one of the seven hills of Rome.

Tram Tracks

What do tram tracks, Julius Caesar and sacred space have in common?

Terrorism

Our popular "Latin Lover" tells us how to say terrorism in Latin and much more!

Alexandria afore Gutenberg

Our popular "Latin Lover" takes us to one of the great libraries of the past and tells of Mark Anthony's gift to Cleopatra.

Rome's Birthday

Our popular "Latin Lover" helps celebrate by telling the story of Romulus and Remus

Ben Hur

Chariot races explained by the pope's own Latinist, Carmelite Father Reginald Foster.

When Pius IX Puffed Away

Our popular "Latin Lover" tells us about one XIX century pope's tobacco factory.

Carmel

Our popular "Latin Lover" usually speaks about the Romans but today he shines the spotlight on the charism of his own order.

Lenten Leo

Pope Benedict highlighted the writings of Pope Leo the Great on Wednesday this week. Providing our popular "Latin Lover" with an opportunity to take a look at some of this Saint's Lenten sermons.

Cathedra Petri

From Leo the Great to Pope Benedict XVI matters pertaining to a special feast.

Inscriptions on the Walls

Our transmission centre outside Vatican City was first inaugurated by Pius XII half a century ago. For the occasion Latin inscriptions were engraved on the walls.

Since the 1920's

As Pope Benedict gets ready for his annual Lenten retreat we take a look at spiritual exercises in the Vatican over the twentieth century.

Lap Tops for Church Fathers

On the Latin of Augustine , Jerome and Ignatius of Loyola. (Repeat of 9/14/07)

Bede: No Spaghetti Latin

Of snakes and otters as described by the Venerable Bede.

Leo the Great

How a pope and a glorious Latinist handles the story of the three kings. (Repeat of 1/4/07)

Mens Sana - 1/1/08

Fr. Reginald Foster helps us bring in the New Year.