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.
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.
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…
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.
From Selfishness to Selflessness
Published on: 15 March, 2018
By: David Torkington
During a series of talks that I gave to Cistercian monks in the Cameroon, I was able to spend many hours with the holiest man I have ever met.
The Art of The Impossible – A Book Launch – Part 2
Published on: 25 February, 2018
By: David Torkington
If you read the Gospels you will find the impossible being made possible on virtually every page.
The Art of The Impossible – A Book Launch – Part 1
Published on: 22 February, 2018
By: David Torkington
On the 15th February I had the honour of sharing the launch of my book, Wisdom from the Christian Mystics with Kevin Grant, former editor-in-chief of the Catholic Universe and MD of the Catholic Herald, at the Athenaeum Club in London. His book ‘More Deeps Further Shallows’ is an engrossing work of poetry that you cannot…