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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.
Weeks of Watching
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Benjamin Earl asks if Christians are to be sleep-deprived this Advent. I am given to understand
The Burden of Virtue
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Mark Edney prays for the coming of a Kingdom no eye has seen, and no
Called To Do and To Be
Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Timothy Radcliffe is grateful for the gracious call of the Giver, not the gifts. This
The Temple of Christ’s Body
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Fr Leon Pereira preaches on the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral
Great Cloud of Witnesses
Solemnity of All Saints. On the solemnity of All Saints, transferred to today in England and Wales, Fr Fabian Radcliffe
A Great Divine Courtesy
Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed. In praying for the dead, fr Euan Marley becomes an instrument of the Resurrection. After
What Think Ye of Christ?
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn ponders the mystery of God's love in a fallen world. Which is the
Beating the Crunch
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White withdraws his trust in Mammon and turns to Divine Providence. In the paper
All You Can Eat
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aelred Connelly whets our appetite for the messianic banquet. Wedding banquets can be tricky occasions.
Peace which is God
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr John Farrell ponders the fruitfulness which lies in Christ. In our readings today there is a
Light Shines in Darkness
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Duncan Campbell returns to his childhood to rediscover virtue. The days are darkening. The gospels
Your Conversation in Christ
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Edward Booth muses on life in Christ, as expounded by St Paul. In St Paul's