David Torkington reads from The Hermit – Episode 1
Episode 1: From Glasgow to Barra In the first episode, the hermit, Peter Calvay, introduces himself and describes his spiritual journey which led to him living the eremitical life on a remote island off the Scottish Outer Hebrides. James Robertson, the academic who...
Thanking God for Being God
James is aware that time is running out to ask Peter Calvay, the Hermit for practical advice about prayer. Peter too is aware of the limited time left to them so immediately after he and James finished lunch, Peter continued where they left off. There was no more...
Christ Teaches us How to Pray
Continuing the story of James Robertson’s discussions with the hermit, Peter Calvay, James now asks him for practical advice on how to begin to pray. As soon as James and Peter finished lunch, and not wishing to waste any more precious time, James came straight to the...
Time for what time was made for
The story continues in which James Robertson seeks out the hermit Peter Calvay to seek his spiritual advice. When Peter arrived from his island hermitage the following day, James Robinson immediately started to question him about the sort of time that we should be...Radio Maria England
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In the first episode, the hermit, Peter Calvay, introduces himself and describes his spiritual journey which led to him living the eremitical life on a remote island off the Scottish Outer Hebrides. James Robertson, the academic who visits Barra with the intention of seeking spiritual help from Peter, takes up the story. He describes how he came to know of Peter and how he persuaded him to see him over a period of a week. He describes his journey on the island plane landing on the famous cockleshell beach. He arrives filled with expectation of how Peter, the Hermit will change his life over the forthcoming week.
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The hermit, Peter Calvay, introduces himself describes his spiritual journey to the eremitical life on an island off the Outer Hebrides.
David reads from The Hermit. First broadcast on Radio Maria England on 10th January 2021
New Programme: Wisdom from the Western Isles: Part One – The Hermit – Radio Maria England
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David Torkington is an English Spiritual Theologian, author and speaker, specializing in Prayer, Christian Spirituality and Mystical Theology. Educated at the Franciscan Study Centre, England, he serv...
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