Mystical Contemplation is for All
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...
From Mystical Premonitions to Contemplation
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...
The Love that Surpasses the Understanding
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...
Busy About Many Things
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...
Carmelite Mystics to the Rescue
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...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
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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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