by David Torkington | Dec 2, 2017 | Contemplative Prayer
When Charles Dickens wrote, “God is love,” on the workhouse wall, he was of course being sarcastic. He knew there was no love in that workhouse, as Oliver Twist was about to find when he begged for more gruel. Yet, Dickens was right; unlike any other...
by David Torkington | Aug 17, 2016 | Contemplative Prayer
Recently I wrote about the sacred touch used by the first Apostles and their successors to hand down the love that had been received by Jesus to successive generations. Here I describe common experiences that we have all had, particularly in our youth. You may be at...
by David Torkington | Jul 19, 2016 | Contemplative Prayer
Sometime ago I was speaking about what I called Mystical Premonitions or Touches of God when one of the audience asked, “Are we talking about something that is a particularly Christian experience, or does everyone experience God’s touch?” “It’s for everyone,” I...
by David Torkington | May 30, 2016 | Contemplative Prayer
When I first decided to spend my life searching for God I visited the great Carthusian monastery, St Hugh’s Charterhouse, Parkminster in Sussex with the intention of living the enclosed eremitical life. I was deeply impressed and I immediately came to the conclusion...
by David Torkington | Apr 3, 2016 | Contemplative Prayer
My mother’s death happened so quickly and was so unexpected that I had difficulty coming to terms with it at the time. Everything seemed so unreal. I just didn’t feel anything. Jobs had to be done and I had to do them. Someone had died and I had to make...
by David Torkington | Mar 22, 2015 | Contemplative Prayer
Whilst giving a series of lectures on prayer at Belmont Abbey, I was cornered by one of the participants who demanded to know my qualifications. Although I was taken aback, I couldn’t but concede that he had every right to know whether or not the lecturer was worth...
