by David Torkington | Nov 18, 2018 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
Since the age of eight my closest friend was, what later came to be called ‘gay’, although the word did not exist in those days. All I knew was that he was, and always has been my best friend, not least because we were complimentary to each other, but...
by David Torkington | Jul 1, 2018 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
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...
by David Torkington | Jun 23, 2018 | A Sideways Look at the Christian 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...
by David Torkington | Apr 21, 2018 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
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...
by David Torkington | Apr 3, 2018 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
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...
by David Torkington | Mar 3, 2018 | A Sideways Look at the Christian Faith
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...
