Christian Asceticism and the Art of Weight Lifting
Last week I introduced you to Franz Stampfl, my athletics coach when I was a boy. When transposed from the sporting life to the spiritual life his teaching taught me more about how to progress spiritually than any spiritual director whom I have even known. I make no...
Like Athletes we Must Get Fit for Faith
I was so sorry to hear that my boyhood hero died recently. His name was Roger Bannister, or Sir Roger Bannister as he became later. I had seen him run several times, but sadly I wasn’t present to see him break the record by becoming the first man to run a mile...
The Hidden Years of Jesus – Private Revelations
I couldn’t fault my doctor when I went for a private consultation, but in his own home on his own pet enthusiasm he seemed to have left his common sense in the surgery. He was fascinated by visionaries and their private revelations and seemed to assume that...
The Man Mistaken for a Gardener
It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to drive three Dominican sisters and their friend to Heathrow. It was at the last minute so I had no time to change out of my working clothes. The...
A tribute to Tony Agnesi and his book – ‘A Story Tellers Guide to a Grace-Filled Life’
A Story Tellers Guide to a Grace-Filled Life Tony Agnesi is a successful broadcast executive and radio host from the state of Ohio in the USA. He gives generously of his free time to working with prisoners, the homeless and to anyone in need of the compassion and...Radio Maria England
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David Torkington - Author
David Torkington is a Spiritual Theologian, Author and Speaker.
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 motherwww.davidtorkington.com/retreat-belmont-abbey-2-from-meditation-to-the-beginning-of-mystical-cont...
David Torkington podcasts now available
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The two part interview I did with David Torkington, an author and expert on Christian mystical prayer, is now available on the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society website at www.acsociety.org/podcasts. ...To complement my series on spiritualdirection.com and more to come
www.davidtorkington.com/1-an-introduction-to-journeying-deeper/
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The first of a series of talks on a Retreat on Mystical Prayer 1. Introduction to Journeying deeper. Gregorian Chant sung by monks of Belmont Abbey.Subscribe to Podcasts
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