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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.
Seriously
Good Friday. Fr John Patrick Kenrick preaches on the meaning of the Cross. Each of the accounts of Jesus’s passion is
Memory, Service and Love
Holy Thursday. Fr Euan Marley suggests that a life of loving service is an eternal liturgy. Some years ago, a brother
Serious Fun
Palm Sunday. Fr Toby Lees preaches on the importance of playing. When someone completes a task with real ease, you might
The Last Deadline
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr Robert Verrill preaches on the meaning of Christ's 'Hour'. Before entering the Dominican Order, I worked
Get Real
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr John O'Connor considers how the Cross demands that we face up to reality. The poet TS
Burning with Zeal
Third Sunday of Lent. Fr Benedict Jonak considers the role of emotions in Christ's life, and in ours. From the little
Transforming Rituals
Second Sunday of Lent. Fr David Goodill finds parallels between the Transfiguration and the sacraments of the Church. In On the
A Covenant of Love
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Dominic White encourages us to follow the rainbow this Lent. Lent didn’t get off to an
The Path to Resurrection
Ash Wednesday. Fr Leon Pereira invites us to imitate Our Lady as Lent begins. Every Friday evening as Sabbath begins in
Outside the Camp
Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Joseph Bailham preaches on the importance, and the dangers, of barriers. At the theatre recently—one
An Intimate Miracle
Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Nicholas Paul Crowe notices that not all of Christ's miracles are big and dramatic. Most
What Has He To Do With Me?
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn finds great contemporary relevance in the way Christ's ministry begins. What a start!