Retreat Belmont Abbey 2. From Meditation to the beginning of Mystical Contemplation
Published on: 4 September, 2025
By: David Torkington
Each morning after his mother’s death, David’s father brought two cups of tea into his bedroom.
A Course in Mystical Theology – Twenty Eighth Episode – The Meaning of Mystical Contemplation
Published on: 12 February, 2023
By: David Torkington
After laxity begun to seep into the Church after Christianity had been made the official religion of the Roman Empire, it was to monasticism that the Church turned for help to renew itself. Although monks, particularly the Irish monks, did a great job to begin with, as the centuries rolled by they fell into decline….
A course in Mystical Theology – Seventh episode – The Greatest of all Mystics
Published on: 3 April, 2022
By: David Torkington
Understanding the importance of Christ being conceived and born without sin is of vital importance if we are to understand the nature of our own spiritual journey.
Mystical Contemplation is For All
Published on: 17 October, 2014
By: David Torkington
Sometime ago I wrote a blog on what I called ‘mystical premonitions’ or ‘touches of God’, nevertheless I would like to write something further to make myself a little clearer. In that blog I used St Augustine to make my point, this time however I would like to make my point by describing common experiences…