I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Zach Elliott of the Life and Beauty - LAB podcast about my book The Way of Beauty. I enjoyed this excellent interview very much. Zach had taken the trouble to read and absorb the contents of my book and presented intriguing and original insights. Thank you, Zach!
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A gulf-war veteran describes how the Vision for You process changed his life: I urge you to watch or listen to this. My friend Peter Murphy was sent to the first gulf war just a few weeks after his 17th birthday. When he returned he was mentally ill for years, eventually being diagnosed with PTSD. I am a stiff-upper-lip Brit, but a tear came to my eye when he described the effect of his change had on his marriage and how it gave him a family. God is good!
This week, I am going to direct you to the first of a series of three talks that I have been invited to give for the Institute of Catholic Culture. In this one, I describe the story of how I met David Birtwistle at a cafe in the King’s Road in Chelsea, London in 1988. As a result of this contact, I asked him to take me through a series of spiritual exercises, even though I was a sour atheist. I describe how he sold me on taking this process. The result of this is that I became an artist, as I had always dreamed, and I became a Catholic (which is beyond anything I’d ever imagined for myself). The link is here. The Institute of Catholic Culture, Part 1. Scroll down to the bottom for the video, which is an hour long.
David Clayton talks to Charlie Deist about how a chance meeting, 30 years ago, lead to his life as an artist, at teacher and, most importantly as a happy Catholic. He met someone, also called David Birtwistle, who offered him a series of spiritual exercises to change is life. What is more remarkable is that David Clayton was ready to follow the directions even though he was a bitter and cynical atheist. What was it that David B had that persuaded David C to follow his directions?
This program designed by The Way of Beauty's David Clayton gives you a unique formation in beauty and a Catholic inculturation. For artists of any creative disciplines, catechists and all who love beauty. Learn more at www.Pontifex.University.
