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A Cry of Joy

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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.

Easter Sunday. Fr Gregory explains how the exclamation 'Allelluia' is a basic reaction in joy to the Risen Lord. Alleluia! If

Good Friday. Fr David Sanders shows us how the cross transforms this world. Throughout Lent we hear these words as we

Holy Thursday. Fr Robert Verrill explains how the Holy Eucharist is the most genuine symbol of all, perfectly signifying that

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Fr Allan White compares the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem with the

Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr John Patrick Kenrick reflects on how the raising of Lazarus from the dead throws light on

Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Peter Hunter reflects upon the nature of suffering. There is something deeply mysterious about suffering.

Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Simon Gaine shows how the invitation to prayer received by the disciples on the mount

First Sunday of Lent. Fr Dominic Ryan shows us how to make sense of the story of Christ's temptation in

Ash Wednesday. Fr Leo invites us to see Lent as a time when we come before God in a spirit of

Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Ounsworth helps us to see how we combine a proper concern for our

Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Martin Ganeri teaches how the way of perfect love can only be accomplished through Jesus

Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dermot Morrin shows us how Jesus Christ did not merely uphold the law, but