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Father Ed Tomlinson
The musings, interviews, ravings and opinions of a Catholic priest looking out on the world as the Western Empire crumbles
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?
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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.
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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.
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In this week's episode I give my first impressions on the first encyclical of Pope Leo which centres on anthropological questioning- what does it mean to be human in a fast evolving world with Ai?
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In this week's episode I ponder the breakdown of the parish system and of local community in recent years and its impact on the faith and life of England.
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In this week's episode I ponder why Christianity has been largely abandoned by all political parties but especially the left, which once had a strong alliance with Catholicism in working class areas of Britain. I ask how Christians should engage with modern politics and end with a hopeful observation that the worm might, at last, be turning...
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In this week's episode I share my concerns that global conflict is in the air and ask if the complexities of modern warfare make a traditional understanding of just war theory somewhat obsolete and difficult to discern. Is it time for the church to update its teaching in this regard?
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In this week's episode I ponder the scandal that was caused when the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullaly, gave an apparent blessing in the basilica of St Peter in Rome and, more alarmingly, when a Catholic prelate appeared to accept it. Has ecumenism gone too far? Are we in danger of putting carts before horses? Do we cause confusion when we pretend to be more united than we actually are?
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In this week's episode I ponder the recent spat between Pope Leo and President Trump and try to ponder not only what caused it but also what the solution to such conflict might be...
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In this week's episode I ponder a wonderful document, produced by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, which explores the patrimony of the Ordinariate and examines how it is working on the ground. It is essentially a huge boost to those of us in the Ordinariate as it represents indisputable backing from Rome as regards the work we are doing.
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In this episode I ponder how we can fully enter into passion tide as we prepare for a good Holy Week
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In this week's episode I highlight how a serious crisis of masculinity in both the world and the church is deeply damaging both.
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In this week's episode I attempt to sidestep the politics of the situation in Iran and ask instead what we should make of it all as Catholics?
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In this Lenten episode I deep dive on the subject of fasting. It is a practice that was once entirely normative for Christians but which has fallen out of us for many. Is it time to re-evaluate our need for it?
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In this week's episode I ponder the role of altar serving, noting what aspects of this vital work has been lost in the modern era and asking how it might be reformed to help us in our future.
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In this week's episode I contemplate the grotesque scandals of Epstein in America and the Muslim grooming gangs in the North of England. And I ask what they have in common and what this reveals, from a Catholic perspective, about the loss of an authentic moral framework within modern secular Western culture.
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In this week's episode I ponder the ancient season of Pre-Lent which was lost to most modern Catholics at the Second Vatican council.
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In this week's episode I look into one of the most misunderstood and neglected aspect of Catholic teaching- the use of indulgences!
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In this episode I explore the theme of relics. What are they? Are they biblical? What does the church teach us about them?
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In this episode I look back on 2025 with a special emphasis on the life of faith.
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In this week's episode I ponder the expectant Virgin Mary. What does her pregnancy tell us about God and ourselves? What lessons can we learn from the fact that God entered this world as an embryo?
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In this episode I delve into some of the more surprising conversion stories in history to show how there is no place too dark for the light of Christ to penetrate. A good reminder in this season of Advent that God's grace and mercy is always more powerful than your puny sins- so take them to confession.
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In this week's episode I focus on the four last things especially honing in on the subject of death. What does it mean to have a good death? What happens when we die? How do we best care for the dying? All this and more...
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In this week's episode, recorded on the eve of the UK budget, I ponder how that budget might look if it was influenced by Catholic teaching.
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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.
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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.
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In this week's episode I anticipate Remembrance Sunday by contemplating the role of faith in the trenches of the First World War.
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In this episode I consider what the disabled can teach us about the life of faith.
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This week we have a wedding at St Anselm's which inspired me to reflect on holy matrimony!
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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!
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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In this episode I use data to show how church growth and renewal is occurring where you find the faith taught without compromise.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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...
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In this week's episode I share the penultimate Pembury lecture of the current series given last week by Fr Marcus Holden.
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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?
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The Return of the Prodigal Son: Rembrandt c.1669
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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...
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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.
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In this week's episode I ponder what the rise of Islam in formerly Christian countries might mean for our future and our faith?
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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.
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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 food for thought..
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'
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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?
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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.
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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.'
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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 Church of England.
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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.
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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.
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In this week's episode I sit down with a cup of tea and chat to novelist and priest Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
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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.
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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?
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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"
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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?'
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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.
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In this week's episode I share a lecture given in Pembury by Bishop Paul Mason on the theme 'Blessed are those who mourn"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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In this week's episode I chat with a friend from the local rugby club about his experiences in overcoming grief and loss and dealing with the impact on mental health.
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In this week's episode I ponder how the work of Christian unity today is being hampered not by divisions without but rather by divisions within the major denominations.
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In this week's episode I reflect on a weekend spent at a unique music festival held in a Pentecostal Church and draw from that experience my sense that Christianity is dividing along different lines today than it has done in the recent past.
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In this week's episode I reflect on a birthday, further grot in the Vatican and share an inspiring talk by Catholic author and speaker Joanna Bogle.
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In this week's episode I reflect upon the latest Vatican document, Fiducia Supplicans, and give several reasons why I think it represents a genuine moment of crisis in the life of the church and will prove disastrous in practice.
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In this week's episode there is a Christmas Quiz which Jemima and I battle over. And I also share a few favourite carols. Happy Christmas dear listeners!
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In this week's episode I give a short Advent reflection, interspersed with hymns and a poem, to help us make the most of this glorious season which so often gets lost because a secular Christmas can come crashing in too early!
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In this episode I chat with a great family friend, Mike Jarvis, who I received into the Ordinariate some years ago. Today he and his wife remain supportive members of our group but worship at the Cathedral in Brentwood in Essex near where they live.
Mike and Sheila have two wonderful sons, one of whom has special needs. We spoke about how the challenges and blessings of raising a child with special needs impacted Mike's faith in life.
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In this week's episode I share a lecture recently delivered by the Catholic journalist Edward Pentin. In it he reflects on the recent Synod on Synodality in Rome, from his unique perspective as a journalist who was present, and ponders if it represented a moment of hope or crisis for the Church at large. Ever calm and considered his conclusion is worthy of reflection by any Catholic who cares about the faith. I am glad to be able to share it with you.
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In this week's episode I go back into the archives once again to share with you an excellent lecture, delivered for our parish as part of a series of talks in 2019, by Fr Marcus Holden. It centres on the role of grace in the life of faith.
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In this week's episode I chat with local Baptist minister, Pastor Dan, about his journey to faith and his love of Jazz music.
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In this week's fun episode my daughter Jemima returns as a guest and together we discuss our favourite and least favourite hymns. There are plenty of laughs and groans along the way!
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To what extent should Christians involve themselves in politics? To what extent should politicians interfere in the life of faith? The question of politics v religions has long been a thorny one but we now live in an age where politicians increasingly preach to us whilst clergy increasingly try and make the church political. In this week's episode I try and make clear where our true fidelity should lie...
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In this week's podcast I catch up with Fr Lusted, over a cup of tea in the presbytery, and we discuss his journey from the Church of England into the Catholic Church.
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In this week's episode I give my personal musings on the Synod on Rome. I provide some background as to why it is causing controversy and then reflect on what we might see played out. I also ponder the recent answers given to the infamous Dubia and what they reveal...
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In this week's episode I share a talk given in the parish a few years ago by Fr. Jack Lusted, former Anglican and now a Catholic priest of the diocese of Arundel & Brighton. I also share news of the holiday of a lifetime visiting the rugby world cup in France.
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In this week's episode I take a trip to the seaside where I chat with the excellent Vatican reporter, Edward Pentin.
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This week I chat with our associate priest, Fr. Benedict Kiely, who runs the excellent charity nasarean.org which advocates for the persecuted church in the Middle East and raised money to support small Christian businesses in that place.
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In this week's episode I talk to my sister, Ruth, who works as a children's officer in a protestant free church. We discuss that ministry and also talk about the challenges of being raised in a vicarage. We also talk about marriage breakdown and the importance for the Church in handling such situations sensitively.
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In this week's episode I share a talk I gave last weekend at the Evangelium summer conference to a group of young Catholic adults aged 18-30. In the talk I ponder the twin threats to Christian revival in the West, Islam and Paganism, and ponder how best we might counter them. Not a talk for the feint hearted or overly politically correct!
NB: please understand in this podcast I attack greenism - but not the sensible desire to care for the earth. I attack the worst excesses of militant Islam- not adherents of that faith. I attack the lgbt movement - not same sex attracted people -many of those are a healthy part of the church. I am attacking ideology not people!
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Last week, being the holiday season, Jemima and I recommended some good literature. This week we move onto the silver screen to discuss films and television series that we think merit a watch.
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In this episode I chat with my 16 yr old daughter, Jemima, about her love of literature. We each choose 5 books we have enjoyed to inspire those looking for summer books. Though, be warned, the list is not for those wanting light breezy reads, it ended up being quite dark and dystopian- you have been warned!
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This week I have gone down with my third bout of Covid 19 which is very frustrating as there is so much going on in the parish. I therefore skipped the interviewing this week and share with you an excellent lecture delivered in Pembury by Fr Hunwicke in 2019.
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In this week's episode I speak with Liz Corcoran, a psychiatrist whose faith has led her to campaign tirelessly on behalf of people with Downs Syndrome. She also talks about her work with the diocesan evangelism team. All good stuff!
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In this week's episode I offer neither a talk from the annals of history or an interview- instead it is just me and my microphone as I ponder recent developments in the life of the Church and what God might be asking of us in times of chaos and dismay.
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In this week's episode I chat with Ian Grattidge, a retired civil servant and member of our congregation. He recently stood in the local elections for Sevenoaks in a bid to get the Christian voice better heard in the political realm.
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In this week's episode I chat with the gloriously eccentric Anglican cleric, Rev Andrew Wickens, who trained alongside me at Westcott House in Cambridge. He is currently a vicar in Manchester and decided to pop over for lunch whilst visiting family in nearby Sussex. In an honest and open conversation he courageously talked about how being adopted influenced both his life and sense of vocation.
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In this week's episode I look back on a wonderful weekend at St Anselm's. I also share a first rate lecture delivered by Fr Alexander Sherbrooke in the parish back in 2020.
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In this week's episode I catch up with Fr Graziano de Palma, the new priest at the nearby parish of St. Augustine's in Tunbridge Wells.
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In this week's episode I talk to Ronald and Jackie, the creators and editors of the Portal Magazine which reports on Ordinariate news up and down the country.
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In this week's episode I speak to Jenny Harrison who for many years served as my sacristan, both in Anglican and Catholic days. Educated by nuns she found a vocation in nursing. She is a regular face at daily Mass and always upbeat, supportive and fun.
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In this week's episode I share a talk I gave at the nearby parish of Corpus Christi in Tonbridge way back in 2019. It centres on the penitent thief on the cross and ponders where we are heading as a church within the present culture.
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In this week's episode I chat with one of the several pregnant ladies in our congregation about her walk of faith and her decision to homeschool her children; something many Christians are now at least considering given the hard anti-Christian propaganda being pushed in Britain's schools.
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In this week's episode I share the breakfast conversation I had with Gavin Ashenden the morning after he delivered his excellent lecture in our parish. In a far more personal offering he shares his faith journey and reflections on what led him to where he is today. It was a great chat- enjoy!
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In this week's episode I share the lecture given by Gavin Ashenden, Catholic commentator.
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In this episode the parish priest of St Thomas' Catholic Church in Sevenoaks, Fr David Gibbons, talks about his journey of faith, from the Anglican church and ordination as a minister there into the Catholic fold and many years spent in Catholic priesthood.
Having become Catholic long before the Ordinariate was formed he is well placed to share his perspective on entering the Church as an Anglican cleric via the diocesan route.
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In this week's episode I travel to Norfolk on the East coast of England to interview an old friend of mine, Revd Canon Simon Ward. Simon is currently the Rector of the Minster in Great Yarmouth. He talks about his journey into Anglican ordained ministry and shares the good work being done by his church especially amongst the poor and vulnerable.
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A blessed Holy Week to all listeners. This week I am dipping into the archives once again to share with you a lecture delivered in Pembury, during the Year of Mercy, by Deacon Stephen Morgan.
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In this week's episode Edmund Adamus reflects on the centrality of marriage and family life not only in the life of faith but also in society. In the talk he showed a short clip of a homily preached by Pope St. John Paul II which can be found on youtube. You might want to watch it briefly before listening to this episode.
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In this week's episode I talk with my sacristans, Pam and Palmyra, about the precious pastoral work they do for 'Rachael's Vineyard' a charity which offers help and hope to the many victims of abortion.
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In this week's episode I interview Father Nicholas Leviseur, assistant priest here in Pembury and also a good friend. We moved together from the Church of England into the Catholic church.
A barrister of law in clericals he is certainly amongst the most colourful and interesting priests in the Ordinariate having also served in the military. Enjoy!
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This week I interview one of the young adults in our congregation, James Shaghaghi. He has come to the Catholic faith and recent membership of the Ordinariate from an evangelical background at Holy Trinity Brompton, a charismatic mega-church in London made famous by the Alpha Course. I ask him to share what led him on this journey from the C of E to Catholicism via Pentecostalism.
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This week I go back to the archives to share a wonderful lecture given by Father Hunwicke to the parish in 2016. The theme is 'blessed are the persecuted' and I put it out there for all lovers of Tradition within the church whose minority voice does not seem to be included in the synodal process as the Vatican continues to uncharitably turn the screw on those who draw succour from the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.
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In this week's episode I share news from my recent trip to Rome. And I then ponder how the wisdom of Dostoevsky still has so much to teach the modern world.
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In this week's podcast Father Matthew Pittam delivers a talk about the great working he is doing in Husband's Bosworth to build up the life of the Ordinariate.
I also answer questions about the Church of England's decision to bless gay unions. To read a more exhaustive answer then visit the parish blog
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In this week's episode I interview the youngest member of the deanery clergy- Fr. Peter Littleton who is assistant priest at St. Thomas' parish in Sevenoaks and a brother priest of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy. He shares his testimony and journey into priesthood as well as talking about the work of the Confraternity.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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 have to use your imagination!
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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"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 papacy) else opt for the narrow path of Benedict's strong vision of unity built on more faith not less in his vision for the Ordinariates. Enjoy!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
The second part of my spiritual autobiography; from the University of Cambridge to Rome!
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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.
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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!