Send us a text In this week's episode I tackle the thorny issue of immigration from a Catholic perspective drawing on scripture, the catechism and various papal encyclicals and try to arrive at a balanced conclusion! You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and sea…

Send us a text In this week's episode I give a short tribute to Ronald Crane, one of the ordinariate's great characters, and I also ponder what the papacy of Leo XIV might mean for the universal church. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed To…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the death of Pope Francis, pondering the strengths and weaknesses of his pontificate. I also look ahead to the coming conclave and give my opinions of some of the oft touted candidates... You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or vis…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the penultimate Pembury lecture of the current series given last week by Fr Marcus Holden. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views and d…

Send us a text In this week's episode I look at the life of the great artist, Rembrandt, and ponder if his own fall from grace inspired his fantastic painting of The Prodigal Son? It would be worth having a copy of the painting in front of you - google it! The Return of the Prodigal Son: Rembrandt c.1669 You can now support me on patreon. Just foll…

Send us a text In this week's episode I talk to Richard Gamble, a free church Evangelical, who is behind a wonderful project to build an enormous monument in England dedicated to the Christian faith and the truth of answered prayer. What he has achieved is inspiring and there is still time for you to be part of it... You can now support me on patre…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the latest Pembury lecture, entitled 'Tolkien's Catholic Faith; in fact and fiction' which was delivered by Revd Dr Michael Ward, a priest of the Ordinariate and a fellow of the university of Oxford, who is a leading academic expert on the work of the inklings. You can now support me on patreon. Just fo…

Send us a text In this week's episode I ponder what the rise of Islam in formerly Christian countries might mean for our future and our faith? You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views…

Send us a text In this week's episode, recorded on Ash Wednesday, I ponder the need for all of us to enter Lent joyfully and using it as a genuine means to deepen our relationship with Christ. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' A…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the latest Pembury lecture in which Fr Simon Heans shares his belief that the theory of evolution can and should be questioned by Christians. I also share my own thoughts on the subject which are a little different from his. It all makes for an episode which, wherever you personally stand, offers much f…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the ancient season of pre-Lent which was suppressed at the Second Vatican council but which was re-introduced to the Latin Rite of the Church as part of the liturgical life of the Ordinariate. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 O…

Send us a text In this week's episode I try and drill into what is really causing decline in the Church and deep division within the body of Christ. The answer reveals what faithful Catholics need to pray for ahead of a future conclave... You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or vis…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share my thoughts on the dangers of politicising the Christian faith, a modern epidemic since the dawn of social media, and I also share the excellent lecture that was given by Dr Stephen Bullivant recently as part of the Pembury Lecture series. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https:/…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share a conversation I had with Dr Stephen Bullivant following the excellent lecture he delivered last week in our parish. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are m…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share with you the highlights of my recent conference in Rome with the International Confraternity of Catholic Clergy. Our key speakers being Cardinals Muller, Sarah and Burke. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and sea…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the awful crisis of the grooming gang scandal that again hit our newspapers this week and which caused such devastation to so many young children. I ask what questions need to be addressed in order for the right lessons to be learned. It touches on so many sensitivities. You can now support me on p…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the latest Pembury lecture which was delivered by Abbot Hugh Allen and very well received here in the parish. His theme was 'Staade zeit- the silent time: the real Advent season' You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com…

Send us a text In this week's episode I ponder the need for lamentation in Advent and ask what we are going to do about the mess in the world, in our lives and in the institutional church this coming year? You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on my experience having served as a prison chaplain and on the issues and questions that this experience threw up. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are m…

Send us a text In this week's episode I ponder how the old labels of left and right are increasingly becoming meaningless in national debates. I also share the wonderful and uplifting talk delivered by Dr Caroline Farey in the parish last week on 'the pedagogy of God.' In the lecture Caroline refers to the apse of San Clemente Church in Rome. If yo…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the first talk delivered to the Ordinariate clergy at our recent plenary in Walsingham. Stefan Kaminski delivered the address entitled "Philosophical and social underpinning of current views of gender and human sexuality." I also reflect briefly on the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the …

Send us a text In this week's episode I sit down in the Black Lion public house in Walsingham with Mgr. John Broadhurst the former Anglican Bishop of Fulham. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the second Pembury lecture delivered by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith last week. Full of dark intrigue and glamour it tells the sinister story of the mafia in Southern Italy and how it has rubbed against the institution of the Catholic Church in history. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow thi…

Send us a text In this week's episode I sit down with a cup of tea and chat to novelist and priest Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views and do not represe…

Send us a text In this week's episode I call on all Christians worthy of the name to rouse from slumber and oppose the assaults on faith in the present day. We stand at the precipice of a tyranny that has to be defeated for freedom to prevail. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 O…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share some of the history of the Harvest Festival, including tales of the delightfully eccentric Anglican Revd Robert Hawker. I also ask how our spiritual sowing and reaping is going in terms of building up God's kingdom on earth? You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.co…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share the first in our latest monthly series of the Pembury lectures. Our first guest speaker was Fr Peter Edwards of the Bournemouth Oratory who spoke on the title "St Philip Neri & St John Henry Newman; helping us to be Saints in our own home" You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https:/…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the chilling news that Kier Starmer wants to fast track legalised Euthanasia through parliament before Christmas. This must be resisted by every Christian worth their salt! You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com …

Send us a text In this week's episode I share ten gifts that the Catholic faith has given to Western Society which need to be cherished and not taken for granted that we might prosper in the future. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlin…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on two stories in the news this week. New evidence relating to the infamous Shroud of Turin and the re-arrest and imprisonment of evangelical teacher Enoch Burke. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search fo…

Send us a text In this week's episode I weigh in on the debate surrounding St Paul's advice that wives should submit to their husbands. It makes modern feminists mad...but have they really understood what St Paul is driving at? After all husbands are told that in return they must lay down their lives for their wives... You can now support me on pat…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the dreadful murder in England of several little children and the corresponding riots the assault provoked. I suggest that the working class are increasingly being failed and disenfranchised by metropolitan elites who steadfastly refuse to listen to their legitimate concerns. You can now support me…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share a talk given at St Anselm's in 2016 by Benedict Rogers, human rights activist and a convert from Anglicanism to Catholicism. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podca…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share ten changes I would make if I were Pope for the day. Fortunately, for everyone, that will never happen as I am far too turbulent for that... You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All vie…

Send us a text In this week's episode I ponder sex, marriage and the family and analysis how the outworking of the sexual revolution continues to be the greatest threat to the life and future of the Church. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'E…

Send us a text In this week's episode I try and ponder how Catholics in Britain ought to be approaching the General Election? What should be non negotiable issues and what sort of society should we be seeking to promote by our vote? You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit pat…

Send us a text In this week's episode, inspired by a lecture given by Scott Hahn, I reflect on the crisis of masculinity in the West today and how it might be impacted not only the culture but also the life of the church and the priesthood. This one is all about MEN! You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/T…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share a talk given in 2017 by Fr Marcus Holden whilst he was based at the Shrine of St Augustine's in Ramsgate. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own perso…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reveal the guest speakers at the forthcoming Pembury lecture series. I also share my meditation on the theme of Christian spirituality to help us see what is and isn't healthy in terms of the spiritual quest. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1…

Send us a text In this week's episode I speak to Karl Routlidge-Wilson. He runs the Pillar Box bar in Sherwood, Nottingham and was a bishop of the Continuing Anglican Church before he became a Catholic. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed To…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the news that Mgr Newton, who heads the Ordinariate in the UK, is retiring and a new Ordinary has been appointed. I also share a conversation with a brother priest from the neighbouring deanery. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974…

Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on hints of a Christian revival in the wider culture and also share my Easter sermon which reminds us to be of good cheer! You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podca…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share some exciting news about a new church planting venture, the 'Wateringbury & Medway Towns Ordinariate Group' which is to serve as daughter church to St Anselm's. I also share an excellent talk delivered several years ago, by Fr Jerome Bertram, entitled 'Is the Ordinariate the answer?' You can now support…

Send us a text In this week's light hearted episode I go head to head with my daughter Jemima as we compete to win the Easter quiz. We also review some of our favourite Easter hymns. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views o…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share a lecture given in Pembury by Bishop Paul Mason on the theme 'Blessed are those who mourn" You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views and d…

Send us a text In this week's episode I offer the Lent reflection I delivered for EWTN several years ago. It is based around the theme of the Lord's transfiguration, the occasion when he revealed to the disciples on the mountain top a vision of his true divine nature. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/…

Send us a text In this week's episode I share a lecture given, by Dr Michael Ward, a few years ago as part of our parish lecture series. It focuses on the works of C S Lewis and especially his Narnia chronicles. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search f…

Send us a text In this week's episode I chat with an old university friend who has spent many years working as an undertaker and who has now moved sideways to become a celebrant of civil funeral services. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed …

Send us a text In this week's episode I share an extended version of a sermon I preached here in Pembury for the first Sunday in Lent. All aboard for a nautical theme aaarrr You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this po…

Send us a text In this week's episode I chat with Claire Pittam, the wife of Father Matthew Pittam, about life as a priest's wife. It is certainly a rare and unique vocation bringing with it challenges and blessings in equal measure. You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit pa…