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The musings, interviews, ravings and opinions of a Catholic priest looking out on the world as the Western Empire crumbles
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Send us a text In this week's episode I explore the notion of the Dark Night of the Soul, made famous by the mystic St John of the Cross. I ask what we should do when we find ourselves doubting God and struggling to pray. I ask where God might be and what he might be up to. 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...
Send us a text In this week's episode I ponder the recent crisis for the BBC and note that the true cause is a rise in hubristic moral certainty on the part of those who govern us. 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbr...
Send us a text In this week's episode I anticipate Remembrance Sunday by contemplating the role of faith in the trenches of the First World War. 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com
Send us a text In this episode I consider what the disabled can teach us about the life of 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 and do not represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com
Send us a text This week we have a wedding at St Anselm's which inspired me to reflect on holy matrimony! 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com
Send us a text In the week that the Church of England appointed its first female Archbishop of Canterbury I demonstrate that whilst the Catholic Church cannot ordain women for sound theological reasons she is far from being misogynistic. In fact the Catholic Church in history has done more than any other institution on the face of the earth to uphold the dignity and worth of women...enjoy! You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpr...
Send us a text In this week's episode I expose the sins of the saints to help us combat the danger of romanticising the faith and to help us understand that the path to holiness comes not from digging deep within but seeking God's help from without... 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 represent the views of...
Send us a text In this week's episode I highlight how Christian persecution is getting worse and not better in the world today. I reflect on the fact that too often the Western mainstream Media downplays or ignores the Christian component in violence perpetrated around the world. And I ask what we can do to help the situation. 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' Al...
Send us a text In this week's episode I ponder the brutal killing of Charlie Kirk, the large working class protests in London and I ask what our response as Christians should be in a world that is increasingly becoming more violent and intolerant. 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 represent the views of the...
Send us a text In this week's episode I delve into the life our patron here in Pembury, St Anselm. I show how his fascinating life is far from dusty and academic but still contains much that can inspire and guide us in our own day. 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 represent the views of the wider chu...
Send us a text In this episode I go down a rabbit hole and explore the paradoxical faith of some notorious pirates. Does the battle that rages in our own souls mirror something of their lived reality? 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The p...
Send us a text In this episode I use data to show how church growth and renewal is occurring where you find the faith taught without compromise. 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com
Send us a text In today's episode I examine how freedom is being eroded in Britain at great cost to Christian orthodoxy. I also ponder how as Christians we ought to respond. 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbri...
Send us a text It is the week of the children's summer holiday club here in Pembury and we have been diving into the Catholic allegory contained in some of England's finest literature. I share with you our exploration of Catholic themes that pop up in the very ancient stories of King Arthur and the Knights of Camelot. 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 reflect on God's mercy and how the secular world is becoming harsher and less unforgiving as it forgets the fruits of Christian 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 and do not represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website http://tunbr...
Send us a text In this week's episode I reflect on the worst week in British history since the Reformation as two vile laws are passed which trash a Christian belief in the dignity of life and usher in a pagan culture of death. May God have mercy on our souls. 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 try to show why the Holy Trinity should not be approached as a conundrum to crack but rather as a beautiful belief to inspire Christian living. 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 represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The parish website htt...
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 search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views and do not represent the views of the wider church or the Ordi...
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 Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views and do not represent the views of the wider church or the Ordinariate. The...
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 visit patreon.com and search for 'Ed Tomlinson' All views on this podcast are my own personal views and do not represent the views of the wider ch...
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Thank you Fr Ed, for your guidance during this disaster. First, we need to discern what's happening. Then, we must warn the others and encourage them not to hear our words but the Word of Jesus Christ Our Saviour. It's an absolutely simple formula, but the senses are that distracted by the devil, the world and the flesh that they can't perceive the truth. Instead, they invent they're own truth, and a very different, even opposite one from the truth of the Lord. Let's preserve the Gospel.