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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.
Prophecy in the World
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Richard Ounsworth asks how we can be successors to John the Baptist and
Good News
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Duncan Campbell preaches on the meaning of 'Gospel'. The Gospel read in churches all around the
Watch and Wait
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Denis Geraghty calls our attention at the beginning of Advent to the coming of the
‘Jesus is Lord!’
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Louis Fergus preaches on the lordship of our Saviour Jesus Christ. The single law of the
Making the Most of the Time of our Life
Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Thomas Kearns preaches on the parable of the talents. As the Church's year draws to
Wise Preparation
Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Theodore Taylor preaches on the parable of the wise and foolish maidens. Having some feeling
Don’t give up the day job!
Thirty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Gordian Marshall preaches on Paul the preacher and tent maker. Great preacher though he was,
Simplicity in the Saints
Solemnity of All Saints. Fr Peter Hunter preaches on how the simplicity of God is reflected in the plurality of his
What is Love?
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Anthony Axe asks what kind of love Christian love really is. Lust is at one
God is Owed his Image
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dermot Morrin preaches on a trick question put to Jesus and the lesson Jesus
Called and Chosen
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Rudolf Loewenstein preaches on the parable of the wedding feast. How often have you hear
A Ruined Vineyard
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Eccles preaches without neglecting the sounds of violence and war. As I sit at