On leaving Rome in 1223 Francis made for the Rieti Valley and back to the hermitage of Fonte Columbo where he had written his rule.
It was in the church of St Mary of the Angels that a momentous event took place in the life of St Francis. It took
This article is part of a series of excerpts from David Torkington’s new book, Passport to Perfection. This little book is a guide to living the
This article is an excerpt from David Torkington’s new book, Passport to Perfection. This little book is a guide to living the sacrificial, contemplative spirituality of the early
On leaving Rome in 1223 St Francis of Assisi made for the Rieti Valley and back to the hermitage of Fonte Columbo where he had
After the party when St Francis had a brief mystical experience, he began to visit churches and places of solitude where he could prayer. Firstly
Pietro Bernadone, the father of St Francis, was proud of his son’s business skills. He was proud too that he was popular with his peers.
In 1209 St Francis of Assisi who the medievals called The Second Christ presented his first rule, totally based on the Gospel, to the great Pope Innocent III
Received wisdom had taught me that virtue was its own reward, until my local supermarket taught me otherwise. A simple system of points per purchase
Truth Shocks, Deceit Rarely Does! It is said that those who have been uncovering the truth about the corruption in the Church, most particularly in
This article is the first of a series of excerpts from David Torkington’s new book, Passport to Perfection. This little book is a guide to living
While still at school I went on a moral leadership course run by a group of priests. Before splitting us up into groups the priest
The Resurrection, means that Jesus has been swept up out of the world of space and time in which he’d lived before, not to leave
LifeSiteNews and theologian David Torkington present a transformative 8-week Lenten retreat, The Lost Art of Prayer—Praying as Christ Himself Showed Us. David Torkington, an author
No Temples no Altars Writing at the beginning of the first century, St Justin delighted in boasting, “We have no temples, we have no altars,”
The Jewish Philosopher Simone Weil said, “We are no more than the quality of our endeavour”. It is the quality of our endeavour in prayer
Of the whole gamut of myths, legends and fairy tales that have been told in human history, not even the most outrageous or outlandish can
The Old Testament tells the story of God’s plan for his people, and eventually through them for all mankind, and for the whole of creation.
Like most European Catholics I was born and brought up in the aftermath of the Renaissance influenced by a spirituality that owed as much
There’s always some wiseacre on the interview panel who suddenly says, “And what do you think your biggest weaknesses are Mr Torkington?” He usually chooses
My mother taught me to say my Morning Offering the moment I woke up in the morning. But above all she showed me how to put
The Church is in danger of serious decline and I believe the disaster can only be arrested by Parish Priests. After the Second World War
