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.
Time for a ‘Year of Truth and Transparency’
Published on: 26 October, 2018
By: David Torkington
I heard few complaints when it was decided to have a ‘Year of Mercy’. How could anyone complain about a year dedicated to asking God’s mercy on us and on others?
Back to the Future – A Cultural and Committed Catholic?
Published on: 1 October, 2018
By: David Torkington
Over thirty years ago, by accident rather than by design, I became aware of the terrible sexual scandals that hit the headlines ten or so years later.
St Francis of Assisi – Part 14 – Welcome Sister Death
Published on: 17 September, 2018
By: David Torkington
Two years before his death St Francis received the stigmata which we celebrate on the 17th September.
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.
My Mother was a Priest
Published on: 29 July, 2018
By: David Torkington
We were all shocked and shattered when my brother announced that he wanted to become a priest.
Towards the Mystic Way – Through Mystical Theology
Published on: 17 July, 2018
By: David Torkington
Let us imagine that a person is able to attain their wildest dreams and become a multibillionaire, an adored pop performer, a Nobel Prize winner…
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.
John Colet and Hubris
Published on: 27 May, 2018
By: David Torkington
Just over five hundred years ago, in 1509, Henry VIII became King of England and it was because of him that Protestantism was introduced into England. In that same year, John Colet, son of the Lord Mayor of London introduced stoicism into the St Paul’s school that he founded, which became a paradigm for the…
God’s Love and How to Receive it
Published on: 5 May, 2018
By: David Torkington
Some events and some experiences are so awesome that we find it difficult to capture them in words. The first Christians, for instance, found the Resurrection so utterly amazing that words failed them. Only the sun in all its splendour seemed an appropriate symbol to express the inexpressible world-shaking event that took place on the…