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fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth is Prior and Parish Priest at Holy Cross Priory, Leicester, teaches scripture for Blackfriars, Oxford, and is the Editor of Torch.
richard.ounsworth@english.op.org

Ash Wednesday. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth preaches on the glory of the Cross. As we begin our Lenten journey, let us

Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth considers the nature of Christ's miracles. I remember when the Harry Potter

Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Richard Ounsworth preaches on the parable of the sheep and the goats. We may find

Third Sunday of Lent. Even Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth finds that the British stiff upper lip has its limits. We are

Thirty-second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth encourages us to let our hope exceed our imagination. One of my

Trinity Sunday. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth suggests that Trinitarian faith gives us the courage to be humble. While it might be

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth considers how the baptism of Jesus points to

Solemnity of Our Holy Father Saint Dominic. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth offers a bonus sermon. In Dominican churches throughout the world

Fourth Sunday of Advent | Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth urges us to imitate Our Lady in her theological curiosity. Our Lady

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth preaches about religion and politics. Jeremiah is perhaps the most obviously political

Second Sunday of Easter (A)  |  Fr Richard Ounsworth says that by living lives of mercy we come anew every

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)  |  Fr Richard Ounsworth says that Jesus teaches us how to pray so that

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