Christian Asceticism

    A Course in Mystical Theology – Sixteenth Episode – The Asceticism of the Heart

    Published on: 28 July, 2022

    By: David Torkington

    This love that was poured out at Pentecost generated what came to be called a mystical body. It was Christ’s new spiritual body animated by the Holy Spirit who would draw all who were open to receive him into itself.

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    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.

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