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
26 Feb 2026 – Thursday of Week 1 of Lent
26 Feb 2026 – Thursday of Week 1 of Lent (1) Esther 4:29-42 Queen Esther’s prayer wins God’s help in a time of crisis Queen Esther, seized with deadly anxiety, fled to the Lord. She prayed to the Lord God of Israel, and said: “O my Lord, you only are our king; help me, who...
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The Furrow – Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: After Kilkenny and Rome – A Synodal Update
This article is from the current edition of The Furrow. Last October, November and December (2025) there were several significant occurrences along the Irish and Universal synodal pathways. In what…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Stepping Into It!’ 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A – 1 March 2026
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Irish Bishops Conference: Clarification on media reports of Bishop Connell’s Reposing of Remains guidelines
Further to media reports on Guidelines for the use of Churches for Reposing of Remains which have been published by Bishop Paul Connell, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, please note the following…
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Presider’s Page for 1 March 2026 (Second Sunday of Lent)
Now that we are ten days into the season of Lent, our goal is clarified in today’s liturgy. The Gospel of the Transfiguration reminds us that we are destined for…
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Irish Bishops Conference: Pope Leo XIV appoints Archbishop Francis Duffy as the new Bishop of Killala
Announcement by Pope Leo XIVHis Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Francis Duffy, to minister simultaneously as Archbishop of Tuam and as Bishop of Killala. The two Dioceses concerned, united in persona episcopi, will…
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Brendan Hoban: Tuam’s nuns have been unfairly demonised
Western People 17.2.2026 In 2014 when news broke that 796 children had died in the Mother and Baby Home in Tuam and there were no burial records even though death…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 24th Feb – Mon 2nd Mar 2026
Note: In Ladys Island next Sat 28th from 10-4pm there will be a Wood You Believe Healing Seminar entitled The Hidden Journey of Life – Discovering your Purpose. Applications to…
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The Messenger: March edition
In the month in which we celebrate International Women’s Day, The Messenger carries several articles about the strength and resilience of women. Marking the Feast of St Patrick, we find parallels between the…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Crude Invitations?’ 1st Sunday of Lent Year A 2026 – 22 Feb 2026
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Brendan Hoban: US Catholics must give Trump a wide berth
Western People 10.2.2026 One of the most impenetrable conundrums in modern politics is the extraordinary grip that President Donald Trump has exerted on the minds and hearts of the American…