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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.
‘Come With Me, And I Will Show You’
Easter Sunday. Fr John O'Connor preaches on the events that began with the finding of the empty tomb. One of the most
The Promise of Eternal Friendship
Good Friday. Fr Richard Conrad meditates on the many models scripture gives us for understanding Christ's death. Jesus's death has saved
Loving to the End
Holy Thursday. Fr Austin Milner writes of the depth of God's love shown to us at the Last Supper. This evening
Journeying Together
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Fr Anthony Axe reflects on the many journeys we make with God
Veiling and Unveiling
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr Richard Ounsworth explores the ironies of today's liturgy. There are two strange ironies in today's liturgy.
A New Vision
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Timothy Calvert preaches on the gift of sight to the man born blind. This
Living Water
Third Sunday of Lent. Fr Isidore Clarke preaches on the encounter between Christ and the Samaritan woman. Being a typical Englishman
A Revelation on the Mountain
Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Leo Edgar encourages us to keep looking upwards. When Sir Edmund Hilary died recently, the writers of
The Imitation of Christ
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Dominic Ryan invites us to follow Christ into the wilderness. At its most basic, Christian life
Dust and Ashes
Ash Wednesday. Fr Robert Ombres finds in today's liturgy a perfect symbol of the Christian combination of realism and hope. Ashes
Let Him Who Boasts…
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine shows how living the life of the Beatitudes does give us something
The Circle of Light
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Colin Carr invites us to join an ever-widening circle in the darkness. The way Matthew