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
22 Oct 2026 – Thursday of Week 29
22 Oct 2026 – Thursday of Week 29 Optional Memorial: St John Paul II, pope 1978-2005, native of Kraków. Visited Ireland 29 Sept-2 Oct 1979. 1st Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21 May you grasp the depth of Christ’s love, beyond all knowledge I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on...
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Joe O’Leary: The Translation of the Roman Missal
The Church is still aching from the terrible act of violence committed against the liturgy in English little more than a decade ago. Here at the very heart of the…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Enough’ 30th Sunday Year A – 25 Oct 2026
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Statement of the Autumn 2026 meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
21 Oct 2026 – link to article on the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference website Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for…
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Tim Hazelwood, ACP Leadership Team: Plans to merge Munster dioceses…
The following correspondence has come into my possession from a diocese in Munster where it has been distributed amongst the priests. Its origins seem to be the Munster Bishops yet…
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Presider’s Page for 25 October (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
There’s a reminder of the two great commandments in today’s celebration: we are called to love God and our neighbour: friend, visitor and stranger alike. Penitential RiteLet us call to mind…
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Vatican News: ‘Pétros ení’: New film on St Peter’s tomb features Pope Leo
On the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St Peter’s Basilica, a new film explores the faith, history and archaeology at its heart. The trailer premiered at the Rome Film…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 20 Oct – 26 Oct 2026
Upcoming Autumn Seminars: Croí Nua, Galway – Fri 23rd and Sat 24th Oct Finding Healing from personal and ancestral issues – Towards a Spirituality of Wholeness. Bookings:085-7829855 An Tobar Spiritans,…
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Brendan Hoban: Unredeemed poverty at the heart of tragic tale
Western People 13.10.26 Today’s column could be subtitled the parable of Two Women from Tennessee. One was the late Dolly Parton and the other, Christa Pike. Dolly and Christa had…
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Report: National Synodal Assembly, Gormanston, Co Meath, Sat 17 Oct 2026
Irish National Synodal Assembly National Synodal Assembly proposals to inform future of Church life in Ireland – from Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference website The Irish National Synodal Assembly took place…