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
27 May 2026 – Wednesday of Week 8
27 May 2026 – Wednesday of Week 8 Optional Memorial: St Augustine of Canterbury, Roman monk sent by Pope Gregory the Great to preach to the English. Set up his see in Canterbury and was most successful with conversions in the south of England. 1st Reading: 1 Peter 1:18-25 We are ransomed with the precious...
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 26 May – 1 June 2026
Wood You Believe – Seminar Healing of Childhood Trauma and Abuse Born out of immense suffering in the Christian Brothers Order and arising from revelations of Sexual Abuse within their…
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Vatican News – Anna Rowlands: Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’ will have enduring impact
As Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical ‘Magnifica humanitas’ is unveiled, Professor Anna Rowlands, theologian at Durham University, tells Vatican News that such a powerful message—addressing both the benefits and dangers of…
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Brendan Hoban: A struggle for the soul of US Catholicism
Western People 19.5.2026 Podcasts from the idiotic to the sublime now pepper the airwaves. All are to some degree or other ‘on the make’ – either by struggling to squeeze…
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An ACP Member writes about supporting the LGBTQ+ community in a parish…
On Friday, May 15th, in the Parish Hall of a Dublin parish, a Prayer Vigil was held for an end to violence against the LGBTQ+ community. This was not a…
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Julieann Moran – Synodal Pathway Update: Guidelines published for the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality
As the Church in Ireland continues on the pathway towards the National Synodal Assembly this October, the wider synodal journey of the universal Church is also moving forward. The General…
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Presider’s Page for 31 May 2026 (Trinity Sunday)
Opening CommentWe are invited to reflect on the mystery of God on this Trinity Sunday, as we gather to worship the One who creates, redeems and sanctifies, three persons, one…
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SÉAMUS AHEARNE: WEEKLY MUSINGS…
KEVIN BELL AND DONAL WALSH: The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust was talked about on Miriam O’Callaghan’s Sunday programme. Kevin’s parents shared the story about Kevin’s death in a hit-and-run accident,…
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Vatican News: Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’: AI must serve humanity not concentrate power
Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ He appeals…
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Live: Presentation of Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas
https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html
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Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas to be released today
Listen live on Vatican radio: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/epg.html#onair Vatican Radio schedule: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/epg.html#schedules