Anna Whitehead

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24th June 2025

Finding joy (and pancit bihon) in unexpected places

Reflecting on my faith and Filipino heritage at a London church hall fiesta, fundraising for Radio Maria Philippines

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Spotify • 5th June 2025

Radio Mariathon: It keeps coming back to food and faith!

As part of Radio Maria's fundraising campaign for Radio Maria Philippines, I joined Fr Toby Lees OP to share my experiences as a half-Filipina Catholic in London.

22nd April 2025

¡Esta es la juventud del Papa!

Remembering Pope Francis: memories and treasures of the late Pontiff

29th March 2025

March 2025: Springtime sunshine and a countryside escape

Wintering, an escape from the Capital & April Fools

12th February 2025

February 2025: Where did the sun go? And other questions

Musings from February and thoughts on Jacqueline Harpman's 'I who have never known men'

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11th January 2025

January 2025: The return of the blog

Some mix of alfafa, the flaws of Bernini, 'Thunderclap' by Laura Cumming, and Claudia Winkleman's capes

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26th October 2023

Podcast review: Dear Alana

Thoughts on the recent podcast series, 'Dear Alana'
(CW: mental health, grief, suicide)

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12th October 2023

A Postcard from Vienna

A recent trip back to the resplendent Austrian capital

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9th October 2023

A visit to Newman's Littlemore

An afternoon spent in the footsteps (and library) of England's first saint since the Reformation, St John Henry Newman

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Spotify • 7th September 2023

Mornings with Radio Maria: World Youth Day (Part II)

Continued reflections on World Youth Day 2023, featuring further stories of St Anthony finding lost things and even more pastel-de-nata's.

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Spotify • 17th August 2023

Mornings with Radio Maria: World Youth Day (Part I)

Sharing reflections on a recent pilgrimage to Lisbon for World Youth Day 2023, featuring Pope Francis, hundreds of thousands of young Catholics, and plenty of pastel-de-nata.

11th July 2023

Nuns and The North

A delightful weekend up North, and some thoughts on Catholic
student communities

South West Londoner • 4th July 2023

Tackling loneliness in London | South West Londoner

Recent data from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey conducted by the Official of National Statistics indicates the continued prevalence of loneliness experienced by adults.

South West Londoner • 28th June 2023

Forest bathing at Kew Gardens

"Meet me by the Waterlily Pond. Bring warm clothes." An afternoon spent finding calm under the trees at Kew Gardens.

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31st May 2023

Scattered all over the Earth

Thoughts on letting go and Yoko Tawada's novel 'Scattered all over the Earth'