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Torch provides a new Catholic homily each week written specially for this web site by Dominican friars, and read by followers worldwide. Read more.

Easter - 3rd Sunday, Torch

Third Sunday of Easter. Fr Bede Mullens reminds us that repentance brings a change of mind and of life. ‘Remember, the

Easter - 2nd Sunday, Torch

Second Sunday of Easter. Fr Dermot Morrin preaches on Christ's conversations with St Thomas. It is not explained why Thomas was

Easter Sunday, Torch

Easter Sunday. Fr Aidan Nichols is confident that the Church will share in the Resurrection of her Head. After the Revolutionary

Lent - Good Friday, Torch

Good Friday. Fr Euan Marley relates today's commemoration to the Feast of the Annunciation. The poet John Donne wrote a poem

Lent - Holy Thursday, Torch

Holy Thursday. Fr Richard Conrad preaches on the Last Supper. It’s 2nd April – not 2026 AD, but 33 AD. Jesus

Lent - Palm Sunday, Torch

Palm Sunday. Fr John Patrick Kenrick reminds us why we cannot overlook the reality of Christ's suffering. Mel Gibson’s film ‘The

Lent - 5th Sunday, Torch

Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr John O'Connor preaches on the weeping, laughing Christ. The great English writer, John Donne, in a

Lent - 4th Sunday (Laetare), Torch

Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr Benedict Jonak considers lives of comparisons. It is very tiring to lead a life full of

03rd Sunday of the Year, Torch

Third Sunday of Lent. Fr Toby Lees finds inspiration for our Lenten fast in the story of the woman at

Lent - 2nd Sunday, Torch

Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Dominic White is inspired by his memories of a Dominican nun. What might a holy person

Lent - 1st Sunday, Torch

First Sunday of Lent. Fr Richard Ounsworth preaches on the challenges of the moral life. Before Lent began, we started reading

Lent - Ash Wednesday, Torch

Ash Wednesday. Fr Colin Carr preaches on the call to repentance. Many stories, epics and myths are about someone or some