Edmund W.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@DuxVul2 I'm not sure what I think of the whole endeavour, but one counterpoint... Some of those attendees will probably be from the North or Midlands, and have paid less/spent less time getting to Manchester than they would have done getting to London.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@AtticumFloreat I don't quite know what I make of this, but to be entirely fair, Burnham was in Glasgow on Thursday evening for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@Goosey30111568 It's technically not the biggest jet, by some distance.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@saintlymark @Nick_Metcalfe That's by design, and having been there a few times, I wouldn't say it alters the spectator experience, beyond being a bit of a climb to the top...

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@saintlymark @Nick_Metcalfe OT has been almost wholly rebuilt/renewed over the last 20 years!

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@lukeappleton @NandosUK I went to Nando's quite a lot in the 2010s, then stopped; went again twice recently and was similarly surprised at the price increase. The chicken was pretty dry the first time too, although much better on the second visit.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@EamonnClark @BaldwinIVofJer There is healthy challenge, and there is discouragement/disapprobation.

[Rorate Caeli @RorateCaeli]

LOL, that isn't "scary." It's awesome.

Two decades are better than one, one decade is better than none. And one can be a devout Catholic and still not be inclined to the exact format of the Rosary (it isn't an article of faith.)

Good grief...

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@tradcath4life @MLJHaynes @CatholicHerald Indeed. And this is greatly to Rome's discredit. But Pagliarani's statement here is just wrong.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@OnDisasters @GarethDEdwards That's at least 6 times the drink drive limit in the UK! Crazy.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@MisterBeergut @NorthofDunmail @AvantiWestCoast As a long time WCML user, 11 car Class 390s do indeed have a 'U' in between 'F' and 'G'. From memory, I believe when Virgin lengthened some sets to 11 cars, it was deemed easier to add a standard class 'U' for 'unreserved' than to reletter all the first class carriages.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@theblessedsalt

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@EricRSammons I think certain games can teach logic, creativity, story telling, teamwork, etc. But a lot are brain rotting, and moderation is key in all cases.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@rev_felix @trad_west_ Came here for this.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@cath_menarion *Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala. But yes, indeed.

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@EricRSammons Lol, this resonates from childhood... We'd turn up occasionally at local parishes - parents and 5 kids - and as often the only younger people, invariably get asked to do this. Felt awkward saying no then, still feels awkward either way now, as an adult with my own kids.

[Ellie Hodges @elliehodges62]

Just a quick one.
When a 78 year old woman is murdered in her own home - a place that’s meant to be the safest place of all. YOU don’t need to preface your condolences with, “I didn’t agree with her political opinions.”

It’s OK to simply say, “What a horrible way for someone to die. I’m horrified, and I send my best wishes to her friends and family.”

[Edmund W. @EWaddy03]

@johnamonaco From my Catholic father: if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all.

[Alastair Bruce @AlastairBruce_]

Ann Widdecombe and I worked with @SkyNews to cover Pope Benedict XVI’s Papal Visit to the UK, in 2010

On the last of 4 days, we rushed from London to Birmingham for Beatification of John Henry Newman, at Cofton Park.

Security was high and the closest our car could get was over a mile away!

It meant a very long walk.

Ann handled this and the inevitable hurry well clutching her hefty bags. She had been talking about Faith and Roman Catholicism for three days but went as fast as she could.

But her foot caught a lifted paving stone and down she went. I can feel the sound her body made, now, as it landed hard on the slabs: it was a complete face plant.

Staggeringly, though one knee, an elbow and her hands were badly grazed, there was no mark on her face.

We all assumed she would have to withdraw.

She clambered to her feet, swept our concern aside and strode on!

She was a soldier that day. Nothing could have stopped her and I loved seeing the joy in everyone’s eyes, to see her, in our team. She talked to everyone!

I am angry and horrified to contemplate the manner of her death.

While I did not know her well, she earned my respect over those four long but profound days, in the company of Pope Benedict XVI and through her devotion to St John Henry Newman - I hope it was into their receiving arms that she found peace after her ordeal, and that they lift her up to where she needs to go.

#AnnWiddecombe