Allow God to become a loving Father
Peter Calvay, the Hermit had to leave James prematurely and in great haste the previous day and without any explanation. James discovered later that his cow Daisy had mastitis, and he Peter to be there for the arrival of the vet. Thankfully, all was well as could be...
Learning to Open Ourselves to God’s Love
James worries that time is running out to spend time with Peter Calvay, the Hermit. He realizes that the end of the week is approaching and he needs the hermit to give him some practical advice about prayer before he leaves for home. As soon as Peter sits down, James...
Thanking God for Being God
James is aware that time is running out to ask Peter Calvay, the Hermit for practical advice about prayer. Peter too is aware of the limited time left to them so immediately after he and James finished lunch, Peter continued where they left off. There was no more...
Fill your Mind with the Goodness of God
When Peter arrived the following morning from his hermitage on the island of Calvay, he was aware that time was running out to instruct James Roberson. So Peter began where he ended the previous day with the mnemonic, or memory-jog using the letters of the Our Father...
Praying for What we Desire More than Anything Else
We continue the story of Peter Calvay, the Hermit who has arrived promptly the following morning to see James Robertson and guide him in prayer. James immediately challenges Peter. “I have been thinking about sacrifice. It seems to me that we have forgotten the true...Radio Maria England
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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’.
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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.
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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
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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 serv...Second talk: From Meditation to the beginning of Mystical Contemplation
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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 motherSubscribe to Podcasts
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