A Reflection on the Easter Mysteries
Published on: 9 April, 2023
By: David Torkington
The Resurrection, means that Jesus has been swept up out of the world of space and time in which he lived before, not to leave us alone, but to be closer to us than ever before, as he promised ‘even to the end of time.’ Before the Resurrection Jesus was limited by the physical body into which…
The Living Temple – Reflection on Easter
Published on: 23 April, 2022
By: David Torkington
One of the most surprising truths that I learnt when I first started to study scripture was that there is no record of Christ going into the Temple to offer sacrifice.
The Easter Mysteries and The Mystic Way
Published on: 21 April, 2019
By: David Torkington
The very reason why Christ sent out his love on the first Pentecost day was so that it could enter into all who would receive it.
The Man Mistaken for a Gardener
Published on: 3 April, 2018
By: David Torkington
When I said that I was not the first person to have been mistaken for the gardener, she was unaware of my reference to Mary Magdalene’s meeting with Jesus immediately after the Resurrection.
Giving Back Words their Original Meaning
Published on: 25 March, 2018
By: David Torkington
The local Charismatic group were celebrating forty years since their foundation and were preparing a special Mass for that purpose.
Busy About Many Things
Published on: 3 April, 2016
By: David Torkington
My mother’s death happened so quickly and was so unexpected that I had difficulty coming to terms with it at the time. Everything seemed so unreal. I just didn’t feel anything
A Reflection – Eastertide
Published on: 8 May, 2014
By: David Torkington
It was almost twenty years ago that I was offered my first free holiday. It came like a bolt from the blue. All I had to do was to meet up with a group of pilgrims from the Outer Hebrides, bundle them on to a plane at Luton airport, and deliver them in one piece…