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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.
An Exalted Vocation
The Ascension of the Lord. Fr Thomas Skeats tells us of the extraordinary dignity of our Christian mission. In his farewell
People of Hope
Sixth Sunday of Easter. Fr Fabian Radcliffe tells us that hope is not the same thing as blind optimism. Christians are
Dare to be Changed
Fifth Sunday of Easter. Fr Dominic White is not a fundamentalist. None of us would wish to be called a religious
Enter by the True Door
Fourth Sunday of Easter. Fr Edward Booth reminds us that Christ is both the Shepherd and the Door to the
The Stranger
Third Sunday of Easter. Fr Duncan Campbell invites us to imagine ourselves as the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Gospels
The Soil of Love
Second Sunday of Easter (Low Sunday). Fr Richard Finn calls on us to live by the Spirit we have received
Enduring Love
Easter Sunday. Fr Timothy Radcliffe preaches on the meaning of eternal life. Tonight we celebrate the defeat of death. St Paul
Accepting Mercy
Good Friday. Fr Peter Harries preaches on the liturgy of Good Friday. The liturgy of the church on Good Friday has four
Why Feet?
Holy Thursday. Fr Lawrence Lew ponders on the symbolism of footwashing. My mother used to remind me before every meal to wash
Staying the Course
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Fr Gregory Murphy encourages us to arise with Christ and follow him
The Gift of Life
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr David McLean suggests a way in which we can imitate Christ in his raising of
Born Blind
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr Aelred Connelly shares with us the lessons he learned from his parents. I am writing this