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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.
Whose Voice?
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Colin Carr preaches on the bravery of the prophet who listens to God rather
The Word Dwells Among Us
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Brendan Slevin calls on us to heed the voice of the Lord as he
A Place for Tin-pot Musicians
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Columba Ryan preaches on the miracle at Cana. The last time I did this Torch
Extraordinary Time Begins
Baptism of the Lord. Fr Peter Clarke sees the Baptism of the Lord as the beginning of a three-year long epiphany. Christmastide!
Wise Men came from the East to Jerusalem
Epiphany. Fr Fergus Kerr preaches on the Solemnity of the Ephiphany of our Lord. 'Wise men', Magi. Not the only magi in
Letting Go
Feast of the Holy Family. Fr Timothy Radcliffe recognises that when we teach our children to walk, we give them
Alpha es et O
Christmas. Fr Leon Pereira tells of the unconquerable love of God revealed in the incarnation. In the beginning was the Word, and
From the House of Bread
Fourth Sunday of Advent. Fr Edmund Hill preaches on the birth-place of Christ, prophesied by Micah. But you, O Bethlehem, little
The Joy and the Sorrow
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Richard Ounsworth calls for an authentic Christian joyfulness. Pregnancy is always an anxious time.
Make Straight the Paths of Joy
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Mark Edney tells us what is the opposite of a Christian people. The novelist George Bernanos once
The Coming of the Son of Man
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Fabian Radcliffe suggests that the future coming of Christ is way in which our present
Rulers of the Kings of the Earth
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr David Sanders wonders how we can share in the kingship of Christ. As we come