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Thomas Edwards

April 26, 2024
The centuries that followed the Reformation, whether consequentially or coincidentally, saw an end to serious contenders to the Papacy. The era of the antipope appeared to be at an end. Since antipope Felix V, challengers have dwindled to the point of extinction. However, I recently learned that a short drive away from my apartment in
April 23, 2024
Candace Owens, the conservative media personality and host of the Candace Owens Podcast, has converted to Catholicism. She made the announcement yesterday on social media, stating that she has “made the decision to go home”. “There is, of course, so much more that went into this decision and that I plan to share in the
April 18, 2024
I met George Farmer, entrepreneur, former CEO of Parler, and husband to US media personality and commentator Candace Owens, after the Good Friday Passion at the Brompton Oratory. We were introduced through mutual friends, and he was keen to meet in person to discuss a potential interview. “I have prayed on it, and I am
February 15, 2024
Since the coining of the term “Gen Z”, older generations have maintained a steady interest in their habits. Observed with fascination, like a Neanderthal cousin who is curiously similar but evolutionarily very different, Gen Z’s likes and dislikes are continually analysed and then commented on. And now, apparently, people are getting excited because ‘Gen Z’
February 01, 2024
This new year marked a new path in my professional life. I took a position as Assistant Head of a school which, for the first time in my career, was not a Catholic one. It is a temporary placement; I want to remain on the right side of the Tiber. However, my hiatus has given
January 15, 2024
Last summer, in a packed church on a small island in Brittany, the local mayor presented an Englishman with the Medal of Groix, its name taken from the aforementioned island. The recipient was Christopher Edwards, an antiquarian bookseller who also happens to be my father. He had done what various nationalities have urged the British
January 04, 2024
The leaders of the German Synodal Way decided to make waves in 2023 by leaving Biblical theology and anthropology at the door and endorsing whatever they thought secular society wanted them to endorse. This included female ordination.  There are some very compelling reasons why we do not need women priests in the Catholic Church, and
December 30, 2023
Last year across France an average of  one crucifix each day was restored by SOS Calvaires, a flourishing apostolate of young French Catholics  committed to safeguarding France’s Christian  roadside heritage. For years broken or vandalised crucifixes have scarred the French countryside, sending a discordant and inaccurate message at a time when French Catholic baptisms  were
December 01, 2023
Fr Peter Vasko OFM, President of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land, discusses the struggles facing Christians. The Christmas season traditionally sees an uplift in numbers of pilgrims coming to the Holy Land and Jerusalem, but the Hamas attacks of 7 October quickly stopped the pilgrimage trade. In this exclusive interview, Father Peter Vasko,
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