by David Torkington | Oct 31, 2018 | Mystical Theology
Truth shocks, deceit rarely does! It is said that those who have been uncovering the truth about the corruption in the Church, most particularly in high places, are the instruments of the devil because they scandalize the faithful. But the devil is the purveyor of...
by David Torkington | Oct 26, 2018 | Mystical Theology
I heard few complaints when it was decided to have a ‘Year of Mercy’. How could anyone complain about a year dedicated to asking God’s mercy on us and on others. After all we are all sinners and Jesus himself was the first to be merciful to sinners...
by David Torkington | Oct 1, 2018 | Mystical Theology
Over thirty years ago, by accident rather than by design, I became aware of the terrible sexual scandals that were in fact to hit the headlines ten or so years later. However, what I discovered was so horrific that nobody would believe me. It was still the policy in...
by David Torkington | Jul 29, 2018 | Mystical Theology
We were all shocked and shattered when my brother announced that he wanted to become a priest. It was not just that he wanted to become a priest, but he wanted to become a Cistercian priest. That meant that once he left home he would never return. Naturally my mother...
by David Torkington | Jul 17, 2018 | Mystical Theology
Let us imagine that a person is able to attain their wildest dreams and become a multibillionaire, an adored pop performer, a Nobel Prize winner, an Olympic gold medallist, a musical or artistic genius of world stature, or a literary giant who humanity has placed in...
by David Torkington | May 27, 2018 | Mystical Theology
Just over five hundred years ago, in 1509, Henry VIII became King of England and it was because of him that Protestantism was introduced into England. In that same year, John Colet, son of the Lord Mayor of London introduced stoicism into the St Paul’s...
