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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.
Our Commonwealth is in Heaven
Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Simon Gaine preaches on Paul's words to the Phillippians. 'Our commonwealth is in heaven', writes St
Three Temptations
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Mark O'Brien preaches on the three temptations of Christ and the temptations that face us. At first
Remember and Move On
Ash Wednesday. Fr Clement Paul exhorts us to remember this Lent who we are before God. The Season of Lent begins
Words Flow from what Fills the Heart
Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Martin Ganeri preaches on the disharmony between who we are and what we say. 'A good
The Justice of Forgiveness
Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr David McLean preaches on our Lord's teaching that we should love those who do
A Sermon that Heals
Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Gordian Marshall preaches on the preaching of Jesus. Suffering, loneliness, illness are things that nobody
With him we shall do great things
Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Isidore Clarke preaches on the Lord's call of Isaiah and Simon Peter. A church or
Who Wants to be a Prophet?
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Vivian Boland preaches a homily for the fourth Sunday of the year. Why did things
God’s Spirit of Power
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr John Orme Mills preaches a homily for the third Sunday of the year. Imagine what it
Impossible Ideal or Gritty Reality?
Feast of the Holy Family. Fr Robert Ombres preaches a homily for the feast of the Holy Family, which the
A Decree from Caesar Augustus
Christmas. Fr Allan White preaches torch.op.org's Christmas homily for Midnight Mass. Caesar Augustus issued a decree and set the whole world
A Hastening Joy
Fourth Sunday of Advent. With Christmas no more than hours away, Fr Richard Finn preaches a homily for the Fourth