by David Torkington | May 19, 2022 | Mystical Theology
Although Christ performed most of the religious practices that his parents taught him, there is no evidence that he offered sacrifices in the Temple. Why? Because he came to introduce the new sacrifice ‘in spirit and in truth’ that he promised to the Samaritan woman....
by David Torkington | Apr 30, 2022 | Mystical Theology
You could write me off as an incurable romantic if I told you that I believe in love at first sight? I have not only come across it in fiction but in real life too. In fact, so have you if you have read the Gospels, because I believe that they begin with the best...
by David Torkington | Apr 13, 2022 | Mystical Theology
I was hardly out of my pram when World War II began. I may not have any war wounds to brag about but I do have memories, terrible memories of the fear that gripped me when the sirens began to whine. I would hear the planes and the rockets overhead and the sound of the...
by David Torkington | Apr 3, 2022 | Mystical Theology
It was on the eve of Christmas many years ago that I was told I had failed my religious knowledge examination, and I cried myself to sleep. I was only 10 years old at the time and the news devastated me. It was the worst Christmas I ever had. When asked to explain...
by David Torkington | Mar 28, 2022 | Mystical Theology
Every Monday afternoon at 4.30pm there is a programme on BBC radio 4 called ‘Beyond Belief’. Last week the wife of a Jewish Rabbi said that every day she reads a page of the Talmud. The Talmud is an ancient Jewish book that details the everyday customs and prayers...
by David Torkington | Mar 21, 2022 | Mystical Theology, Uncategorized
When Bill Haley and his comets introduced ‘Rock and Roll’ into this country in the 1950s the older generation were terrified at what was happening to the younger generation. While most parish priests were condemning the latest musical vandals from America and their...