In 2020 during the first national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fr. Sam McNally-Cross, Fr. Chris Philips, and Fr. Matthew Cashmore created a series of talks called Towers of Faith.

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Towers of Faith is the brainchild of Fr. Sam McNally-Cross, Fr Chris Philips, and Fr. Matthew Cashmore. It exists to build people up in their faith through the inspiration and teaching of those people who have gone before us. 

Those people who have shone so brightly with the light of Christ that they have encouraged, enhanced and developed people’s faith over great time and distance. 

The talks are delivered using Zoom, recorded and then placed here in archive. They are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

The posts below are an archive of the talks that were produced during this period.

Thomas Merton

by Father Sam McNally-Cross Bibliography Thomas Merton: The Inner Experience, notes on ContemplationContemplation in a world of actionSpiritual Direction and ...

Edith Stein

by The Reverend Dr. Stacey Rand Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) (1891-1942) was a German-Jewish philosopher, who later ...

St. Paul

by Dr. Paula Gooder Paul, sinner, saint, apostle, and writer, quoted at length, in and out of context. A character ...

Origen & Tertulian on the Transfiguration

Wednesday 17th June, 7pm by Fr. Peter Anthony The Transfiguration, the story of Jesus’ remarkable display of Glory, described in ...

Dionysius

Wednesday 1st July, 7pm by Fr. Thomas Plant Download the text to this talk by Fr. Thomas.Download Ron Dreher’s Benedict ...

Sergi Bulgakov

Wednesday 24th June, 7pm by John Millbank Sergei Nikolaevich Bulgakov (1871-1944) was a Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher and economist ...

St. Teresa of Avila

The Way of Perfection By The Rev'd Dr Ayla Lepine In St Teresa of Avila’s The Way of Perfection, completed ...

Martin Thornton

Parish Prayer Life By Fr. Matthew Dallman obl OSB Fr Martin Thornton (1915-1986) was a farmer, Anglican priest, and theologian ...

St. Augustine

An Invitation To Prayer Wednesday 27th May, 7pm By Kirsty Borthwick. Challenging child, avid thinker, monastic leader, Bishop, Father of ...

Shenoute the Great

Discipline Wednesday 3rd June, 7pm By Jarel Robinson-Brown In recent times the writings of Shenoute the Great have been appreciated ...