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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.
Care for All
Thirty-first Sunday of the Year. Fr David Goodill suggests that God's mercy offers us an invitation to share in his
The Love that Reaches Out
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White invites us to engage imaginatively in the exercise of mercy. Just imagine. You’re
Joshua and Amalek
Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Nicholas Crowe reminds us that prayer is our weapon against every enemy. We heard in
‘A God in Israel’ versus ‘Mary Sue’
Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira warns against an inauthentic kind of Christianity. In medieval art, the devil is
The Consolation of the Spirit
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn notes that the scriptures acknowledge the depth of human suffering before offering
Our True Shire
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Joseph Bailham warns us not to be distracted by the desire for a quiet
Accepting the Gift
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Br Thomas Thérèse Mannion suggests that our attitude to wealth is related to our acceptance of salvation. The
Surprisingly Wide Mercy
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries considers who are the goodies and who are the baddies. In today’s gospel
Counting the Cost
Twenty-third Sunday of the Year. Fr Benjamin Earl preaches about prudent budgeting and the generosity of God. Of all the things
Humility and Love
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Andrew Brookes suggests that humility and love are both reasonable and necessary. Today’s gospel contains
A Gate in Many Places
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic Ryan suggests that the image of the narrow gate is encouraging, not worrying. It’s
More Alive
The Solemnity of the Assumption. Fr John Farrell traces the faithfulness of Our Lady. (The Solemnity replaces the Sunday in many