True Imitation of Christ
James Robertson is now meeting regularly with Peter, the Hermit. We continue the story as James begins to confide in Peter. When they sat down again in the living room James began to tell Peter of his own search for wisdom. “I believed that knowledge alone was...
The Only Way Forward
James Robertson continues to tell the story of his journey to the outer Isles. After meeting Peter, the Hermit on the Isle of Barra for the first time James has had a sleepless night. “Some people can make do with seven hours sleep, others with six or five. I need...
A Supernatural Fusion of loving
James Robertson has spent the morning with Peter, the hermit. It began to rain after lunch so they sat around the kitchen table with a third cup of tea. James started the ball rolling by asking Peter what he meant by saying that most of us are in practice, Stoics. But...
A Man who Speaks with Authority
James Robertson continues his story . He has met Peter the Hermit for the first time, but Peter failed to live up to James’ puerile expectations. “I had no objections to meeting him again as I would be doing that very day. However, I could no longer see the...
The Hermit Begins to Open My Heart
James Robertson has arrived on Barra and is looking forward to his first meeting with Peter, the hermit. “I woke up feeling warm and well rested. A sense of deep contentment welled up within me and extended to every part of my being. I yawned like a big, fat contented...Radio Maria England
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Episode 1: From Glasgow to Barra![]()
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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
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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
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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 served as Dean of Studies at the National Catholic Radio and Television Centre, London. He was an extra....
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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 mother
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