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04/09/2016

Lutheran minister and pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber talks to Cathy Macdonald about challenging stereotypes with her sleeve tattoos.

With her bible-based sleeve tattoos Nadia Bolz-Weber is used to challenging stereotypes. The Lutheran minister and pastor at the House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver Colorado talks to Cathy about her faith and her belief that the church should accept and welcome people from all areas of society.

As Mother Teresa is canonised, Bishop John Keenan, the Bishop of the Diocese of Paisley, recalls the time he met her as a young seminarian in Rome.

Successful business man and restaurateur Charan Gill tells Cathy why he's now on a path of spiritual awakening.

The Marxist rebel group known as FARC and the Colombian government have signed a historic peace accord. With hope for an end to a war that has lasted more than half a century, Dr Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, author and Assistant Dean of the School of Law at Birkbeck University, London; and Louise Winstanley of AB Colombia, which works for peace and human rights in the country, consider what this means for Colombia and its people.

The Hajj, the most Holy pilgrimage in the Islamic Faith, takes place this month. For one pilgrim from Inverness it represents a major stepping stone in his personal spiritual journey. Alan Rooney accepted Islam as his faith two years ago and has spent the last few months preparing for the trip. He's recording an audio diary for us.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 4 Sep 2016 10:00

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  • Sun 4 Sep 2016 10:00