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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.
The Abiding Fruit of St Dominic
Solemnity of St Dominic | Fr Robert Verrrill reflects on St Dominic as “ivory of chastity” and asks that the
Restlessness and Peace
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr John O'Connor suggests that a relationship with God heals our restless hearts,
Child’s Play
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr David Goodill explains the prophetic significance and the symbolic power of Christ's
Holding to the Centre
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Rev. Br Toby Lees ponders the divisions manifest in the world today, and
The Career of Career Prophets
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Leon Pereira reminds us of the true prophetic witness that we Christians
Failure and Resilience
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Richard Finn ponders the rejection that every preacher of the Gospel must
Universal Triumph
Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul | Fr Peter Harries considers the significance of the feast of St Peter and St Paul. Today’s
Bearing Our Loneliness
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year | Fr Timothy Radcliffe rejoices that Jesus leads us from isolation to communion and friendship. Two
Name Calling
Solemnity of the Birth of St John the Baptist | Fr Thomas Skeats explains the significance of the name given
Sowing in Time, Sowing for Eternity
Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) | Rev Br Andrew Brookes ruminates on the genius of Jesus's image of the
Being Changed
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (B) | Fr Greg Murphy on the Eucharist as medicine that heals
Journeying into Love
The Most Holy Trinity | Fr Matthew Jarvis delights in the mystery of the Triune God who, as a beacon of