Send us Fan Mail In this episode I show how Jason Arday is the most boring aspect of the tumult surrounding his appointment at Cambridge University. The real villain is an intransigent modernist ideology that demands blind obedience and therefore destroys the very framework of adversarial thinking that enabled historic academia to flourish. Cambridge University must return to its historic philosophy or be destroyed; a process that will require sacrificial levels of honesty, repent...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I speak with Iwan Williams, the Seminarian on placement in Pembury from Allen Hall in London, who speaks openly about being adopted as a child and how re-connecting with his birth mother encouraged a return to his Heavenly Father. 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 p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I explore what is meant when people state that Andy Burnham is a Catholic. What do we make of the fact he publicly supports euthanasia and abortion even as people label him a member of Christ's Church? Is his baptism enough to grant inclusion? Is his undoubtedly Catholic background sufficient to make him one of our own? Does his public stance prohibit the label of Catholic now being applied to him? Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Jus...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I pay homage to the murdered politician Ann Widdecombe. I contemplate her life and the witness of her Christian faith and I ask what legacy she leaves us. May she rest in peace. 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 represent the views of the w...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I reflect on the schism that occurred when the SSPX took themselves out of communion with the Catholic Church when they consecrated new bishops without a papal mandate. Are they victims or aggressors? Do they merit our sympathy or criticism? Here is my take... 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I reflect on the beautiful reredos located in the sacred heard chapel at St Anselm's in Pembury which was created by C R Ashbee a prominent member of the Arts and Crafts movement. This reflection leads me to ponder the role of beauty in the world and in the faith and to consider how important the quest for beauty might be... Support the show You can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974 ...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I try and distinguish between technological advance in society and genuine progress. I challenge the common assumption that humanity is evolving as time goes on... 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 represent the views of the wider church or the O...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I ponder the accusation, so often hurled at Christians, that religion causes war. Is it true? Does this claim stand up to scrutiny? What does the church have to say about this? 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 represent the views of the wi...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I pick up on the education secretary's claim that modern children are too risk averse and cosseted and ask if we need to re-asses parenting especially in light of our faith as Catholics. 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 represent the view...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I try and give a Catholic response to the senseless murder of University student Henry Nowak. I suggest that a loss of Christian anthropology is leading to struggles in our society to deal with matters of justice and truth. 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...