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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.
What are we waiting for?
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Sam Burke considers the Lord's command to stay awake. A slightly irreverent confession: whenever I hear
Back Where He Belongs
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Toby Lees faces the challenges of ‘lockdown Christianity’. One of the better slogans I’ve seen
The Weight of Glory
Thirty-third Sunday of the Year. Fr Luke Doherty preaches on the parable of the talents. This week’s Gospel raises the issue
Remembrance and Recollection
Thirty-second Sunday of the Year. Fr David Rocks considers the example of the wise virgins. The whole business of remembrance is
You Don’t Need Friends in Heaven
All Saints Day. Fr Euan Marley preaches on the saints' friendship for us in this present life. St Thomas Aquinas denies
Finding Meaning
30th Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Verrill OP recommends against searching for meaning by sitting in front of the
Seeking the Truth, Honestly
Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr John O'Connor contrasts Christian dedication to truth with the behaviour of politicians, ancient and
The Joy of the Kingdom
Twenty-eighth Sunday of the year. Fr David Goodill OP invites us to accept our poverty. In the song ‘Sweet and Dandy’,
The Cornerstone of our Lives
Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White suggests that we take inspiration from the architecture of cathedrals. One of the
A Man Had Two Sons
Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira OP preaches on the parable of the man with two sons. Running through
Service, not Envy
Twenty-fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn shows how the example of Christ enables us to overcome destructive envy. Most
Let yourself be free
Twenty-fourth Sunday of the Year. Timothy Radcliffe wonders how we can forgive seventy-seven times. When we listen to the Scriptures, it