A Voice to Reflect
The ACP is an association for Catholic Priests who wish to have a forum, and a voice to reflect on, discuss and comment on issues affecting the Irish Church and society today. We welcome any feedback you may have. If you are an existing member, you can pay your membership fee here. If you would like to support the ACP with a donation, you can do so here.
Today’s Homily Resources
01 April 2026 – Wednesday of Holy Week
01 April 2026 – Wednesday of Holy Week (1) Isaiah 50:4-9 The Suffering Servant trusts in God for rescue The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens, wakens my ear to listen as those who...
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Vatican News: Pope’s April prayer intention: ‘For priests in crisis’
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of April, and invites Catholics to pray for priests who are facing a personal crisis in their vocation. By Devin…
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Vatican News: Pope appeals to Trump and world leaders: Find solutions to end war
In remarks to journalists, Pope Leo XIV calls on world leaders to “come back to the table” and solve their problems through dialogue. Vatican News “I’m told that President Trump…
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Presider’s Page for Easter Sunday – 05 April 2026
This Easter morning we celebrate the central mystery of our faith, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. He suffered on the cross and died for us, but now…
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Presider’s Page for The Easter Vigil – 04 April 26
Opening Comment (after the Service of Light and Exsultet)We gather around the Easter candle, celebrating the Lord’s resurrection. With that light to illumine our way, we remember how God has cared…
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Presider’s Page for Holy Thursday – 2 April 2026
Opening CommentThe liturgy that begins this Thursday evening continues until we reach Easter. We are at the start of a three-day celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus….
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John Shea: A Timely Epiphanic Proposal, 2026
Dear Bishops of the CEI (Italy 11), The recent Vatican assertion “women are not fully in the likeness of Jesus” is mistaken, offensive, and perhaps heretical. In singling out Jesus’…
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Israel restores access after Latin Patriarch blocked from entering Jerusalem church
After widespread backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today the Latin Patriarch would get “full and immediate access”. Story from The Journal: https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-restores-access-after-latin-patriarch-blocked-from-entering-jerusalem-church-on-palm-sunday-6998159-Mar2026/ ISRAEL SAYS THE Latin Patriarch of…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections Tues 31 March – Mon 6 April 2026
A Seminar entitled Fighting with God will be held in the Ignatius Rice Healing and Heritage Centre in Callan on Sat 11th April. This is a not-to-be-missed event facilitated by…
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Brendan Hoban: A rare insight into the election of a pope
Western People 24.3.2026 The election of a pope is one of the most secret elections in the Catholic Church. As the College of Cardinals gather into the Sistine Chapel surrounded…
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Vatican News: Cardinal Pizzaballa prays for peace at Gethsemane on Palm Sunday
In his Palm Sunday meditation in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, recalls that just as Jesus wept over Jerusalem for failing to recognize…