
A Course in Mystical Theology – Nineteenth Episode – A Blueprint for Prayer PART 2
Published on: 14 September, 2022
By: David Torkington
St Teresa of Avila said that we cannot really pray without distractions because that is how we keep saying no to self and yes, to God.

Prayer – How to get started
Published on: 7 February, 2016
By: David Torkington
Many years ago I used to run a retreat and conference centre in London. As I had to run the place on a shoe string I tried to do as many of the odd jobs myself to save money. But I always had to call in the plumber when the drains were blocked.

A Legacy from my Recusant Past
Published on: 7 January, 2016
By: David Torkington
My mother owned a very old prayer book handed down to her from her recusant forebears. In the front it had listed down the dates of many of my great grandparents going back several generations.