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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.
Taking the Higher Ground
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Deacon Luke Doherty ponders the hard choices that must be made to take
The Scandal of the Mass
Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Robert Eccles considers the shocking language and imagery of the Eucharist, and
Love Is Strong as Death
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Fr Benedict Jonak says that the feast of the Assumption reveals the
They Will All Be Taught By God
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr David Rocks exhorts us to patience and prayerful attention to Christ’s teaching
The Abiding Fruit of St Dominic
Solemnity of St Dominic | Fr Robert Verrrill reflects on St Dominic as “ivory of chastity” and asks that the
Restlessness and Peace
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr John O'Connor suggests that a relationship with God heals our restless hearts,
Child’s Play
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr David Goodill explains the prophetic significance and the symbolic power of Christ's
Holding to the Centre
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Rev. Br Toby Lees ponders the divisions manifest in the world today, and
The Career of Career Prophets
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Leon Pereira reminds us of the true prophetic witness that we Christians
Failure and Resilience
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Richard Finn ponders the rejection that every preacher of the Gospel must
Universal Triumph
Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul | Fr Peter Harries considers the significance of the feast of St Peter and St Paul. Today’s
Bearing Our Loneliness
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year | Fr Timothy Radcliffe rejoices that Jesus leads us from isolation to communion and friendship. Two