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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.
A Tortured Relationship
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Clarke suggests that the possibility of discipleship sets us apart from other animals. 'If anyone
Being Disobedient to Jesus
Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Mark Edney encourages us to speak out. This week I am in Rome for a conference
True Religion
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Benjamin Earl considers the meaning of religion that is 'pure and undefiled'. Every so often
Hard Sayings
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth preaches on our reaction to Christ's sermon on the Bread of
Always and Everywhere
Twentieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Brendan Slevin always has a song in his heart. This is not the homily I
Body and Soul
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr Thomas Skeats preaches on the theological importance of the Assumption. In
The Bread of Love
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Timothy Radcliffe asks what it means to be truly alive. This is the third week
Food and Faith
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Fabian Radcliffe preaches on Christ's gift of himself as our spiritual food. The current recession
Fasting and Feasting
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White invites us to appreciate anew the gift of the Eucharist. Even in these
Unprecedented Mission
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Edward Booth preaches on the mission of Christ and his disciples. The Gospel of last
The inescapable vocation
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn considers the prophetic and apostolic call through the ages. Amos stands on dangerous
Take a Second Look
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Gay suggests that we need to recognise who we are in order to