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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 Despised Occupation
Fourth Sunday of Easter. Fr Piers Linley preaches on the shepherd who is a leader but also an outcast. Jesus did not
Seeing and Believing
Third Sunday of Easter. Fr David Goodill exhorts us to be more like Sherlock Holmes and less like Doctor Watson You can't
The Listening Pope
Fr Malcolm McMahon's sermon on the death of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. October in 2001 was a special month
Digging out our Ears
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Fr Jonathan Fleetwood shows how the Mary's reception of the Word is an act
Experiencing the Risen Word
Second Sunday of Easter (Low Sunday). Fr Aidan Nichols suggests that faith in the tradition of the Church goes hand
Triumph over Life
Easter Sunday. Fr Leon Pereira reminds us that the Resurrection is much more than a happy ending. I once heard a preacher
Two Processions, a Single Heart
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Fr Simon Gaine invites us to leave the crowd and join Christ
The Silent Cross
Good Friday. Fr Allan White preaches on the powerful teaching given to us from, and by, the silent Cross of
A Sacrifice of Love
Holy Thursday. Fr Fabian Radcliffe preaches on the unity in love between Christ and his Church brought about by the
Seduced by the Resurrection
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr Martin Ganeri preaches on the need to allow ourselves to be seduced into believing in the
No Explanations
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr David McLean challenges us not to be blinded by simplistic explanations. In the gospel
Making Space
Third Sunday of Lent. Fr Gordian Marshall suggests that we can find rest for our souls by tapping into the