Podcasts: Retreats

  • Retreat given at Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire 1. An Introduction to Journeying Deeper

     By David Torkington

    4 September, 2025

    The first of a series of talks on Mystical Prayer given at Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire, England -1. Introduction to Journeying deeper
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  • Retreat Belmont Abbey 2. From Meditation to the beginning of Mystical Contemplation

     By David Torkington

    4 September, 2025

    Each morning after his mother’s death, David’s father brought two cups of tea into his bedroom.
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  • Retreat Belmont Abbey 3. The Signs and the Analogy brought to Completion

     By David Torkington

    4 September, 2025

    This is the third of a series of talks on Mystical Prayer given by David Torkington to members of the laity and the community at Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire, England.
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  • A large, historic stone building with arched windows and a central clock tower stands surrounded by green lawns and trees under a clear sky. Benches sit on the grass in the foreground.

    Retreat Belmont Abbey 4, How To Pray In the Night

     By David Torkington

    4 September, 2025

    This is the 4th of a series of talks on Mystical Prayer given by David Torkington to members of the laity and the community at Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire, England.
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  • A large, historic stone building with arched windows and a central clock tower stands surrounded by green lawns and trees under a clear sky. Benches sit on the grass in the foreground.

    Retreat Belmont Abbey 5, Power in weakness

     By David Torkington

    4 September, 2025

    This is the 5th and final of a series of talks on Mystical Prayer given by David Torkington to members of the laity and the community at Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire, England.
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