by David Torkington | Feb 19, 2020 | Christian Prayer
Some weeks ago I went to a special Mass prepared by a group of laypeople to ask for God’s mercy on them and on their families as part of their preparation for Lent . The readings, the psalms and the prayers had all been chosen to echo the overall theme of...
by David Torkington | Feb 14, 2020 | Contemplative Prayer
‘Contrast and compare’ was a commonly used phrase used by the teachers who set our examination papers when I was at school. It is one of the best ways of highlighting and explaining a word or a truth by differentiating it from another, especially its ...
by David Torkington | Feb 5, 2020 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
I had a cousin called John who was a bit of a rake. If he was not genially propping up the bar at the rugby club, he was engaged in a similar exercise at the golf club. He drank too much, smoked incessantly and generally ended up gambling late at night. Even though he...
by David Torkington | Jan 28, 2020 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
While still at school I went on a moral leadership course run by a group of priests. Before splitting us up into groups the priest in charge explained that Jesus was the embodiment of all true virtue. If we wished to imitate him we must first study him and his...
by David Torkington | Dec 24, 2019 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
Of the whole gamut of myths, legends and fairy tales that have been told in human history, not even the most outrageous or outlandish can compare with the message that we can so easily take for granted. It is the message first delivered to poor shepherds as they...
