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.
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Today’s Homily Resources
26 May 2022 – Thursday of Week 6 of Easter
Thursday of Week 6 of Easter Memorial: St Philip Neri, 1515-1595, founder of the Congregation of the Oratory. 1st Reading: Acts 18:1-8 The early days of Paul’s mission in Corinth, and the friends he found there After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of...
Read More25th Anniversary of We Are Church Ireland
25th Anniversary of We Are Church IrelandDear WAC Members and Friends,We are celebrating 25 years of We Are Church Ireland! To mark this occasion we will be presenting to all who…
Articles by James Good from the early 1970s…
From Tony Flannery Blog website: These are two remarkable articles by Jim Good, published in Hibernia in the early nineteen seventies. They perfectly illustrate how he was a man well…
‘The end product is they all die young’ – Finglas priest warns over feuds
RTÉ reports: ACP contributor Séamus Ahearne speaks to RTÉ Prime Time Young men may be attracted into the murky world of drug dealing because of “easy money” and “bling” but…
Presider’s Page for 29 May (Ascension of the Lord)
SUGGESTED SONGS: All Peoples That on Earth Do Dwell; I Am the Bread of Life; Keep In Mind; Let the Earth Rejoice and Sing; How Great Thou Art. Opening CommentRemembering…
Chris McDonnell: Switch on the light
Switch on the light Chris McDonnell May 20th 2022, La Croix International When it gets dark, we presume that somewhere in the room there is a switch that will give…
Presider’s Page for 22 May (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
SONGS AT MASS: Christ Be Beside Me; Spirit of the living God; Ag Críost an Síol ; Bring Flowers of the Rarest… Opening CommentThe Ascension of Jesus will be celebrated…
Séamus Ahearne: Preparing to say goodbye to Rivermount…
‘A serious house on serious earth it is, in whose blent air, all our compulsions meet, are recognized, and robed as destinies. And that much never can be obsolete.’ Church…
Brendan Hoban: The Church Should Trust More in ‘God’s Spirit’
The Church should trust more in ‘God’s Spirit’ Western People 17.5.2022 I’m not too sure what it’s a sign of but I’m growing more and more reluctant to expend…
Liturgical Supports – back on track!
Glad to report that the calendar issue has been rectified and Readings and Liturgical Supports are accessible again via the calendar on the Homepage. Thank you for your patience and…
Homily of Bishop Crean for Vocations Sunday- Knock 8th May 2022
‘If we dismiss our past as a source of shame and embarrassment only, we risk depriving a new generation of connection with deep wells of spirituality’ – Bishop Crean Taken…
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