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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.
Not Just for Christmas
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Toby Lees encourages us to make Advent the time when we finally emerge into the
Between the Two
The Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr David Rocks preaches on the turn of the year. In celebrating the Solemnity of
Ready or Not
Thirty-third Sunday of the Year. Fr John O'Connor preaches on being prepared to be unprepared. Jesus understood that sometimes careful planning
The Third Way
Thirty-second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth encourages us to let our hope exceed our imagination. One of my
The Face of Christ
The Solemnity of All Saints. Fr Benedict Jonak suggests that happiness is not to be found in techniques, but in
Care for All
Thirty-first Sunday of the Year. Fr David Goodill suggests that God's mercy offers us an invitation to share in his
The Love that Reaches Out
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White invites us to engage imaginatively in the exercise of mercy. Just imagine. You’re
Joshua and Amalek
Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Nicholas Crowe reminds us that prayer is our weapon against every enemy. We heard in
‘A God in Israel’ versus ‘Mary Sue’
Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira warns against an inauthentic kind of Christianity. In medieval art, the devil is
The Consolation of the Spirit
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn notes that the scriptures acknowledge the depth of human suffering before offering
Our True Shire
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Joseph Bailham warns us not to be distracted by the desire for a quiet
Accepting the Gift
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Br Thomas Thérèse Mannion suggests that our attitude to wealth is related to our acceptance of salvation. The