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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.
Taking Part
Fourth Sunday of Advent. Fr Andrew Brookes invites us to take a role in the drama of salvation. If you listen
The Joy of a World Transformed
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Dominic Ryan considers the difference between Christ and John the Baptist as the
A Bit of Deconstruction
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Aidan Nichols preaches on the inner life and the call to prepare for Christ. What a
Hold Your Heads High
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Gregory Murphy preaches on the merciful judgement to come. By a quirk of the calendar this
Power and Weakness
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Matthew Jarvis compares the power of God with human notions of political power. CS Lewis
The Great Crisis
Thirty-third Sunday of the Year. Fr Oliver Keenan invites us to place all crises, great and small, within the context
Loving and Giving
Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Lawrence Lew encourages us to offer everything to God without fear. In the Offertory of
The Diversity of Holiness
The Solemnity of All Saints. Fr Simon Gaine preaches on the unity and variety found in the Communion of Saints. It
Seeing the Need for Salvation
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Gregory Pearson preaches on the healing of Bartimaeus. Brother Vincent, a much loved brother of
More than Worth the Cost
Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Bruno Clifton considers the prophecy of the suffering servant. For generations the liturgy has presented
Just Let Go
Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Hunter warns us not to be smug about the rich young man. One interpretation
Restless Hearts
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Br Albert Robertson preaches on original solitude and the vocation of humanity. The account of the