The Vision of St Francis – Feast day of St Francis of Assisi
It was God’s power that was about to call this otherwise insignificant little man to change the Church while simultaneously giving him the power of his love to do it.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Twentysecond Episode – A Blueprint for Prayer PART 5
I would now like to complete what I have called my blue-print for prayer by using each letter of the two words – OUR FATHER
A Course in Mystical Theology – Twentyfirst Episode – A Blueprint for Prayer PART 4
Once all the sublime truths of Christ’s continual and abiding presence within us are realised, then there seems to be only one thing that a person can do and that is to make an act of total abandonment of themselves to God.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Twentieth Episode – A Blueprint for Prayer PART 3
The Jesuit liturgist Father Joseph Jungmann said that “Christ does not offer alone. His people are joined to him and offer with him and through him.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Nineteenth Episode – A Blueprint for Prayer PART 2
St Teresa of Avila said that we cannot really pray without distractions because that is how we keep saying no to self and yes, to God.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Eighteenth Episode – A Blueprint for Prayer 1
The Venerable Fulton Sheen once said, “In human loving all the powerful feelings come at the beginning, but in divine loving the powerful feelings come later, when we have been tried and tested”.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Seventeenth Episode – The One Thing Necessary
When the Church was born on the first Pentecost day it was as poor as Christ when he was born on the first Christmas day.
A course in Mystical Theology -First episode – One thing to change the world
The essence of the Spirituality that Jesus bequeathed to the early Church can be summed up in this word – Love. Not ours, but God’s love
A course in Mystical Theology – Second episode – Back to the Future
The letter was direct and to the point. I was given the sack and would have to vacate the property by the first of January 1981.
A course in Mystical Theology – Third episode – Back to our Origins
“Everyone can criticise, but if you do have to criticise, make it positive, constructive and based on the truth, not as you see it, but as it is”.
A course in Mystical Theology – Fourth episode – Lay Spirituality
Although the later spiritualities of those who chose a celibate life may inspire us, and their teaching on prayer and other principles of the spiritual life might help us, we must firstly look to the spirituality that Our Lord gave to the laity in the early Church.
A course in Mystical Theology – Fifth episode – With Love all things are possible.
For Christ true love was demonstrated when you are prepared to give everything for those you love.
A course in Mystical Theology – Sixth episode – Is Anybody Listening?
The Talmud is an ancient Jewish book that details the everyday customs and prayers that are practised by devout Jews.
A course in Mystical Theology – Seventh episode – The Greatest of all Mystics
Understanding the importance of Christ being conceived and born without sin is of vital importance if we are to understand the nature of our own spiritual journey.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Eighth Episode – From Loving to Union
When you come to know someone closely and intimately and come to realise that they not only love you but are prepared to give their life for you, then something life-changing happens.
The Living Temple – Reflection on Easter
One of the most surprising truths that I learnt when I first started to study scripture was that there is no record of Christ going into the Temple to offer sacrifice.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Ninth Episode – Holy Families
In the new world order that he came to set up Jesus wanted all families to be animated with the same love that he had infused into the family in which he grew up.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Tenth Episode – The Mass
True tradition means allowing true love to be handed on. That is what the word tradition means.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Eleventh Episode – The Resuscitation of Pelagianism
Winston Churchill said that those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Twelfth Episode – The Curse of Quietism
The Mass for which my ancestors suffered and died in penal times was represented in a new and glorious liturgy at the Council of Trent.
Radio Maria England
Facebook Page
David Torkington - Author
David Torkington is a Spiritual Theologian, Author and Speaker.
True Catholic mystical prayer is God-centred. It is not the pursuit of self-gratifying psychological states, or esoteric experiences through man-made techniques to attain instant ‘mysticism’.
A Course in Mystical Theology - Fourteenth Episode - A God-Centred Spirituality - David Torkington
www.davidtorkington.com
Christian Spirituality was first lived by Jesus Christ himself before it was introduced into the early Church.
Episode 1: From Glasgow to Barra
In the first episode, the hermit, Peter Calvay, introduces himself and describes his spiritual journey which led to him living the eremitical life on a remote island off the Scottish Outer Hebrides. James Robertson, the academic who visits Barra with the intention of seeking spiritual help from Peter, takes up the story. He describes how he came to know of Peter and how he persuaded him to see him over a period of a week. He describes his journey on the island plane landing on the famous cockleshell beach. He arrives filled with expectation of how Peter, the Hermit will change his life over the forthcoming week.
David Torkington reads from The Hermit - Episode 1 - David Torkington
www.davidtorkington.com
The hermit, Peter Calvay, introduces himself describes his spiritual journey to the eremitical life on an island off the Outer Hebrides.David reads from The Hermit. First broadcast on Radio Maria England on 10th January 2021
New Programme: Wisdom from the Western Isles: Part One – The Hermit – Radio Maria England
radiomariaengland.uk
David Torkington is an English Spiritual Theologian, author and speaker, specializing in Prayer, Christian Spirituality and Mystical Theology. Educated at the Franciscan Study Centre, England, he serv...Second talk: From Meditation to the beginning of Mystical Contemplation
www.davidtorkington.com
Each morning after his mother's death, David's father brought tea into his bedroom. Sitting on his bed, David's father told him of his love for his motherSubscribe to Podcasts
Other Useful Links
