This turbulent priest

Father Ed Tomlinson

The musings, interviews, ravings and opinions of a Catholic priest looking out on the world as the Western Empire crumbles

174 Episodes

A Catholic reflects on the trial of Russell Brand
11/3/2026
56:31
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I suggest that it is not only Russell Brand who stands on trial but our culture and media itself. Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
+Gerard Bradley on music & silence in the liturgy
10/27/2026
41:49
Send us Fan MailIn this week's podcast I share the second of our latest Pembury lecture series- an excellent talk centred on the role of silence and music in the liturgy inspired by the poetry of St John of the Cross. It was delivered by +Gerard Bradley an auxiliary bishop of Southwark Archdiocese. Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
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Do the French riots move Europe closer to civil war?
10/20/2026
1:00:13
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I ponder if European governments are now failing in their primary duty to protect our national heritage leading to the danger of militias forming to cause social breakdown and an attempted takeover of our culture? I ask if the twin threats of extremist Islam and extremist leftism, that strange green-red alliance, is being taken seriously enough? Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
Is hell real? Am I heading there?
10/13/2026
53:07
Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode I want to explore the seductive claims of universalism and ask if loss of supernatural faith in the four last things - death, judgement, heaven and hell- is eroding the life of the Church and changing it irrevocably; from being a body whose primary purpose is to usher souls into the life which is to come into a body whose primary purpose is to affirm people in the life they choose to lead. Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
Whose message of hope is best? Pope Leo's or Andy Burnham's?
9/30/2026
59:19
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I review the papal visit to France and ponder what message it gave to the world and to that secular nation. I also contrast the message of hope delivered by Pope Leo with that given by Andy Burnham at the labour conference this week. Whose message is more reliable and why? Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
Britain first lost faith in God- then it lost faith in itself
9/23/2026
58:55
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I ponder how Britain's abandonment of Christian faith has inevitably led to a loss of its own self identity. This is causing not only the collapse of its institutions and struggles with issues like immigration and the economy, it is also the cause of its shrinking fertility. Unless it rediscovers its founding faith it will die. Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
The spectre of WW3 and the faith of England
9/15/2026
43:07
Send us Fan MailWith much doom and gloom in the media about prepping for a new war with Russia I thought I would reflect on what national disaster, of any description, might mean for Christianity in England. Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
Why the Anglican "Save the parish" movement resonates with Catholics too.
9/8/2026
59:05
Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode I ponder how the insights of Rev Marcus Walker's "Save the parish" movement in the Church of England resonate on this side of the Tiber as well...Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
Are Catholic schools Catholic anymore?
9/1/2026
52:53
Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode I ask the uncomfortable but important questions about Catholic education. Is there an impossible tension in the current culture when we try to run Catholic schools within a secular curriculum? What does it mean for a school to be Catholic if only a minority of staff and pupils practice the faith? Should we close Catholic schools or reform them? Why are some parents opting for home education? Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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
Is judgement to be avoided or embraced?
8/25/2026
1:02:29
Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode I ponder why modern culture abhors the notion of "judging others", acting as if personal choices have no moral value, even as it itself judges others harshly and shows no mercy whatsoever within a cancel culture. Is judgement something to be avoided or embraced? Support the showYou can now support me on patreon. Just follow this link https://www.patreon.com/Thisturbulentpriest1974Or 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

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This turbulent priest

Father Ed Tomlinson

174 Episodes

A Catholic reflects on the trial of Russell Brand

+Gerard Bradley on music & silence in the liturgy

Do the French riots move Europe closer to civil war?

Is hell real? Am I heading there?

Whose message of hope is best? Pope Leo's or Andy Burnham's?

Britain first lost faith in God- then it lost faith in itself

The spectre of WW3 and the faith of England

Why the Anglican "Save the parish" movement resonates with Catholics too.

Are Catholic schools Catholic anymore?

Is judgement to be avoided or embraced?