The Power of Love – Where Love is there is God
Published on: 5 February, 2020
By: David Torkington
It was a sort of ‘Dorian Gray’ situation, where his mother took the place of his own decaying portrait.
Are You a Christian Stoic? True Imitation of Christ
Published on: 28 January, 2020
By: David Torkington
While still at school I went on a moral leadership course run by a group of priests. The priest in charge explained that Jesus was the embodiment of all true virtue.
The Most Heinous Sin of All
Published on: 16 February, 2019
By: David Torkington
If I had not been working for several organisations in the USA for the past six years I might have thought Archbishop Vigano’s letters referred to in the Catholic media, as way over the top,
With Thanks to Sister Wendy Beckett
Published on: 7 January, 2019
By: David Torkington
This is the first year that I did not have a Christmas Card from Sr Wendy Beckett.
The Elephant in the Room that Threatens to bring our Church to its knees
Published on: 18 November, 2018
By: David Torkington
Since the age of eight my closest friend was, what later came to be called ‘gay’.
Celibacy and Sexual Deviancy – Mystical Theology has the answer
Published on: 31 October, 2018
By: David Torkington
It is said that those who have been uncovering the truth about the corruption in the Church, most particularly in high places, are the instruments of the devil because they scandalize the faithful.
These Happenings are Unspeakable but I cannot Remain Silent
Published on: 28 August, 2018
By: David Torkington
When Edmund Burke wrote: “These things are unspeakable, but I cannot remain silent,” he could have been speaking about the terrible sexual scandals that are taking place in our Church.
Christian Asceticism and the Art of Weight Lifting
Published on: 1 July, 2018
By: David Torkington
When transposed from the sporting life to the spiritual life my coach’s teaching taught me more about how to progress spiritually than any spiritual director whom I have even known.
Like Athletes we Must Get Fit for Faith
Published on: 23 June, 2018
By: David Torkington
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.
The Hidden Years of Jesus – Private Revelations
Published on: 21 April, 2018
By: David Torkington
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.
A tribute to Tony Agnesi and his book – ‘A Story Tellers Guide to a Grace-Filled Life’
Published on: 3 March, 2018
By: David Torkington
Tony Agnesi is a successful broadcast executive and radio host from the state of Ohio in the USA.
From Toy Town With Love
Published on: 6 November, 2017
By: David Torkington
Love cannot be forced on anyone, and if that is true of our love, it is the same with God’s love that is at all times being poured out from the loving heart of the Risen Christ.