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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 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
To the Church of God
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Brendan Slevin finds a reproach to the Church in the second reading of today's
The Sudden Appearance of God in our World
Baptism of the Lord. Fr Columba Ryan invites us to be unsettled once again by the revelation of Christ's identity. Today
The Magic Kings
Epiphany. Fr Edmund Hill considers the meaning of the star that rose in the east. One must admit that we succeed
Fighting for Survival
Feast of the Holy Family. Fr Peter Clarke reminds us of the importance of family life. Holy pictures of the Flight into
Technical Support
Christmas. Fr Benjamin Earl tells us how God helps us when we can't be bothered to read the manufacturer's instructions. Up