This turbulent priest

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I reflect on the news this week that Britain's Christian population is ageing. I also share an impromptu question and answer session I recorded with Frs. Palmer & Pittam when they stayed over with me last week.  Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link  https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit pa...

Send us Fan Mail This week I share an excellent lecture from Mgr Nazir Ali, one of the most high profile members of the Ordinariate, which he delivered in Pembury as part of our 2023 lecture series.  Support the show 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 thi...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode I chat with Fr Neil Chatfield who pastors the Ordinariate group in Eastbourne.  He talks about his journey to faith and later into the Catholic church and shares his hopes for the future of the Ordinariate.  Alas I still don't know how to attach pictures to these episode notes- so the pics will be shown to my followers on patreon only. Why not become one...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I ponder belief in the devil and his role in the church and the faith.  I also answer a question regarding what has been best about becoming a Catholic!  Support the show 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...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I ponder the life of Pope Benedict XVI- from his poor media image to his great contributions to the life of the Church. I also suggest his obituaries in the mainstream media have neglected the importance of his establishment of the Ordinariates- a vital step in the work of Church unity.  Do please follow the podcast and review it. And if you want to sup...

Send us Fan Mail Its chaos this end as I battle broken heating in church, a water outage in Kent and a nasty dose of man flu...so this episode I dip into the archives again to share a wonderful lecture given by the political journalist and media pundit Tim Stanley.  Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link  https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Or visit p...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode I host my first interview with a delightful young woman who shares her experiences of being a young Catholic today.  Reference is made to St. Barnabas Church in Tunbridge Wells - where I was vicar before joining the Catholic Church via the Ordinariate. i had hoped to share a photograph here but sadly seem to lack the technical proficiency to do so...you will...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I ponder how modern eyes might perceive some of the more eccentric saints and biblical figures. Were they in fact suffering from mental health issues and does this in any way negate their contribution to faith?  I also answer a question relating to so called "Anglican saints"  Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this li...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Father David Palmer, a fellow priest of the Ordinariate and chaplain to the University of Nottingham, delivers the latest Pembury lecture in which he helps us understand the two theological schools that, behind the scenes, have been battling for the soul of the Church for several decades.  Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I plunder the parish archives and resurrect a voice from the past. I also answer a question relation to the training and formation of Ordinariate clergy.  Support the show 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 thi...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's podcast I look back on the pandemic and ask if there are lessons we might learn. Not least in the approach of the institutional church in times of crisis.  Support the show 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 Fan Mail Today I invite you to join me in a one way time machine to explore the story of Walsingham in Norfolk and why it is central to the work of Christian unity in our day.  I will suggest that the Church in the West stands at a crossroads in the 21st Century and must choose between the broad road Anglican model of creeping apostasy and watered down faith (sadly favoured by the present...

Send us Fan Mail This week we tackle the thorny issue of faith and politics. Our guest lecturer is David Maddox, online political correspondent for the Daily Express. He shares his view from Westminster concerning Christianity and the political realm. He also shares with us what led him out of the Church of England and into the Catholic fold.  Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Ju...

Send us Fan Mail This week I share the lecture delivered last week by Dr. Matthew Ward which contemplates what scripture has to say about the use of music in worship. I also share a new way in which you can buy me a virtual pint via patreon and answer a thorny question on British politics. Enjoy Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link  https://www.patreon.com/This...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks podcast I combine two recent homilies on the theme of faith and ponder the implications for our lives and witness as Christians against a backdrop of compromised faith and apostasy in the wider world.  You can now do the virtual equivalent of buying me a pint by joining the “turbulent fan club” on patreon.  patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 Support the show You can...

Send us Fan Mail Why has the church only ordained men through history despite having so many wonderful female saints? Is it just bigotry or are there sound theological arguments to support this? This week I explore this subject in detail drawing from my experience as both a Catholic and Anglican cleric.  Do please subscribe and follow and do send in any questions... http://tunbridgewells-ordinaria...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I share the lecture delivered at St. Anselm's church in Pembury earlier this month by Father Marcus Holden, the parish priest of St. Bede's church in Clapham Park.  I also share my thoughts on the current synodal process in Rome which is causing quite a deal of controversy throughout the global church.  Support the show You can now support me...

Send us Fan Mail The second part of my spiritual autobiography; from the University of Cambridge to Rome!  http://tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com Support the show 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 represen...

Send us Fan Mail This week I share a little of my own faith journey that listeners might know who lurks behind the microphone. I also share my views on the sad suppression of the Latin Mass following my first question from a listener.  Our parish website: http://tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link  https://www.patreon.com/Thistur...

Send us Fan Mail God is often working out his purpose in a way we do not understand. Today's guest speaker is Mother Winsome; a Benedictine nun who,  despite being small in stature, is not to be messed with!  Support the show 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...