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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.
Parody or Reality?
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Fr Richard Finn preaches on the meaning of the Triumphal Entry into
A Voice Came From Heaven
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr Edward Booth preaches on the glory of the Holy Trinity and of the humanity of
What God is as great as our God?
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Brendan Slevin preaches on the illumination of the mystery of God. Within each of
The Temple of his Body
Third Sunday of Lent. Fr. Aidan Nichols preaches on how the Christian experience of God transcends the limitations of law
Lent, the discovery of love
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Columba Ryan preaches on the commitment signified by the season of Lent. With the arrival of
The Sign of Ashes
Ash Wednesday. Fr Fergus Kerr preaches on the meaning of the ashes placed on our foreheads at the beginning of
Jesus Makes All the Difference
Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres preaches on the healing and forgiveness of the paralytic. It is easy to
Outside the Camp
Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine preaches on the healing of a leper and its effect on Jesus'
Healing the Broken-hearted
Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr David McLean preaches on the sufferings of Job and Bonhoeffer. Praise the Lord who heals
Mine Eyes Have Seen Thy Salvation
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Fr David Goodill preaches on how Luke directs our gaze to the light
Repent! Again!
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Fabian Radcliffe preaches on a call we heard not long ago in Advent and
Where do you abide?
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Conrad preaches on Jesus' first meeting with some of his disciples. Today we read