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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 Explosive Development
Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Conrad explores how God's people came to understand the fullness of our future
Real Saints
Solemnity of All Saints. Fr Martin Ganeri tells us that true holiness must always find its source in Jesus Christ. Today
As Easy as Climbing a Tree
Thirty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Timothy Calvert preaches for 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time. There is often something essential about
Out of Step?
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Leo Edgar warns us about the danger of spiritual pride. Doesn't it seem strange how incredibly
Urgency and Eternity
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr John O'Connor invites us to commit to our prayers, and to try to see things
Perfect Gratitude
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic Ryan asks us to consider what stage we have reached on the road
The Faith of the Apostles
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Dermot Morrin reminds us that faith is not just for emergencies. The apostles said to
Still Too Ugly
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira agrees with Zola that all the miracles in the world are not enough
Free Slaves of God
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Ounsworth insists that God and Mammon are not the leaders of two opposing
The Lost Son
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres wonders who is really lost, and who is really prodigal. The parable of
Facing the Challenge
Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine offers us a dose of learned realism. Jesus has had his disagreements with
Who’s the Greatest?
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Isidore Clarke suggests that we learn to laugh at ourselves. At a formal meal, seating