From Loving to Union
David Torkington
March 18, AD2022
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I was hardly out of my pram when World War II began, so I do not have any war wounds to brag about. But I
The One Thing Necessary
David Torkington
February 19, AD2022
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When the Church was born on the first Pentecost day it was as poor as Christ when he was born on the first Christmas day.
The Sacred Touch of Christ’s Love
David Torkington
January 18, AD2022
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Although Christ performed most of the religious practices that his parents taught him, there is no evidence that he offered sacrifices in the Temple. Why?
A Christmas Message from a German Soldier
David Torkington
December 26, AD2021
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My great uncle found himself in hell during the First World War. He was trapped in a shell hole made by enemy artillery. He was
The Meaning of God’s Secret Plan – Preparing for Christmas
David Torkington
December 24, AD2021
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I want to let you into a secret. It is the secret of sanctity, and St Paul was the first to pen it. It is
Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality – Complementary or Contradictory?
David Torkington
November 18, AD2021
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In order to shed some light on the complementarity between Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality that is being discussed at present, I would like to say
One Thing to Change the World
David Torkington
October 17, AD2021
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When an ancient sage was asked if he could do just one thing to change the world for the better he said that he would
A Life-Changing Revelation
David Torkington
September 18, AD2021
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I want to tell you one of the most remarkable stories that you have ever heard. The story contains within it a secret which, can
Blessed John Duns Scotus – A Theology of Love
David Torkington
August 19, AD2021
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My school report was so bad that my eldest brother was commissioned with the task of teaching me to read. But when he could not
Know Thyself
David Torkington
July 23, AD2021
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Archbishop Anthony Bloom gave one of the best retreats I ever attended. He began by telling the story of a retired headmistress who offered her
Anyone for Tennis?
David Torkington
June 24, AD2021
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I was a little upset when an American commentator said the English are not really interested in tennis, they’re just mad on Wimbledon. But when
Pentecost – A Night in the Holy Sepulchre
David Torkington
May 24, AD2021
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“If you want old ideas, read new books, but if you want new ideas read old books.” With these words my spiritual director gave me
Pentecost: The Coming of the Kingdom
David Torkington
May 18, AD2021
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Throughout his life on earth, Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom he promised had not yet come. The question is then, when would this
The Man Mistaken for a Gardener
David Torkington
April 18, AD2021
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It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to
How to Love God
David Torkington
March 19, AD2021
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It is all very well to say that the first and most important of the commandments is that ‘we should love God with our whole
Without God’s Love, Without Prayer- Nothing
David Torkington
February 20, AD2021
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Once you admit that ‘prayer’ is merely the word we use to describe the practical way we go about allowing God’s love to enter into
The Infinite Source of all Power and Energy
David Torkington
January 24, AD2021
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If only we could learn how to receive, harness, and store the infinite power of the sun to solve our energy problems. In the same
A Christmas Message from a German Soldier
David Torkington
December 26, AD2020
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My great uncle found himself in hell during the First World War. He was trapped in a shell hole made by enemy artillery. He was
St. Francis and the Message of Christmas
David Torkington
December 24, AD2020
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Throughout his life, St. Francis was consumed by a desire to give his life for Christ. This desire burst into an unquenchable flame when he
Catholic Writers Can Be Dead Right
Melanie Jean Juneau
December 2, AD2020
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Decades ago, I read an insight by Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian, “You can be right. You can be dead right and
The School of Divine Love
David Torkington
November 20, AD2020
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Many years ago, I attended a retreat in London given by Fr Michael Hollings, who was in those days in great demand as a fearless
The Morning Offering Transforms the Ordinary
David Torkington
October 21, AD2020
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Less than ten years before Constantine granted religious tolerance to all in the Roman Empire, one of the last of the Christian Martyrs, St Euplius,
