A Course in Mystical Theology – Eleventh Episode – The Resuscitation of Pelagianism
Published on: 29 May, 2022
By: David Torkington
Winston Churchill said that those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
From Bethlehem to Greccio with St Francis of Assisi
Published on: 26 December, 2018
By: David Torkington
Throughout his life St Francis was consumed by a desire to give his life for Christ.
The Crib of Greccio – Bringing Christ back into Christmas
Published on: 19 December, 2017
By: David Torkington
That St Francis put Christ back into Christmas is one thing, but it is quite another thing to suggest that he put Christ back into Christianity.
St Francis of Assisi – Part 10 – The Desire for Martyrdom
Published on: 5 October, 2017
By: David Torkington
For the first three centuries after the death of Christ, martyrdom came to be seen as the perfection of the Christian life.
The Resolution to end all Resolutions
Published on: 3 February, 2017
By: David Torkington
A hermit I know used to say, “When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be in hell.” The fact of the matter is, we all fall. The secret of spiritual growth is how long we take to get up again.
From Bethlehem with Love
Published on: 25 December, 2015
By: David Torkington
The year was 1220, the place was Egypt, shortly after the siege of Damietta. A small nondescript looking man stood before the Sultan arrayed in all his regal finery.
The WholeWorld is a Friary
Published on: 4 October, 2015
By: David Torkington
When St Francis of Assisi had rebuilt a tumbledown little church given to him by the Benedictines, he called it St Mary of the Angels.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi 4 October 2014
Published on: 4 October, 2014
By: David Torkington
The very moment a person is sufficiently purified of the selfishness that keeps the pure unadulterated love of God out then that love comes flooding in instantly, not just into the mind, where it had already been partially experienced before, but into every part of the personality. The receiver swoons with the sheer delight of…