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 2024 – Tuesday of Week 29
22 Oct 2024 – Tuesday of Week 29 Optional memorial: St John Paul II, pope, from 1978-2005. Visited Ireland in 1979. 1st Reading: Ephesians 2:12-22 God has broken down all barriers, to form one new people Remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to...
Read MoreACP AGM Wed 6 Nov 2024
Join us, all welcome, at the AGM in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Wed 6 Nov 2.00-5.00pm Is the Synod running into sand? Michael Conway and Gerry O’Hanlon invite us to…
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 22 Oct – Mon 28 Oct 2024
Thank you for passing them on. Because of your doing so they now have a huge circulation and a life of their own. Many who are pursuing a deeper journey receive them…
Chris McDonnell: Journey Time
Journey Time Out of all this must come laughter and the gradual drying of tears, fears diminish as the finish, slow to show at first is seen -after all this…
Gerry O’Connor, CSsR, ACP Leadership Team weekly homily
‘Resilience’ 29th Sunday Year B 2024
The Spirit of the Synod
This article is taken from THE SYNODAL TIMES OCT 18 By TIMOTHY RADCLIFFE This article was first published by Observatore Romano in Italian and was translated by the Synodal Times….
NCR Online: Synod wrestles with core issues of governance
by Michael Sean Winters October 18, 2024 Link to article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/synod-wrestles-core-issues-governance?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=bf0fc8c5c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_17_10_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-bf0fc8c5c3-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D Most of the synodal proceedings are behind closed doors, and the pope has asked participants not to speak to…
Association of Catholics in Ireland Zoom on The Eucharist
The Eucharist – what do we believe … and what difference does it make? Fáinche Ryan Zoom – Thursday Oct 31st, 2024 – 8.00 p.m. The Second Vatican Council reminded…
Julieann Moran: Synod Update
News from the Universal Synod (Midway Point) The second assembly of the universal Synod on synodality is now at its halfway point and there has been much news coming from…
Séamus Ahearne: WHO CAN DISBELIEVE A WORLD DRENCHED IN MIRACLE? (Glimpsing More – Pádraig Daly osa)
AN OASIS OF TRANQUILITY: Glencomeragh House and Grounds has appeared in the News. ‘Tread softly. You tread on my dreams.’ My mother and family lived as immediate neighbours to that…
Presider’s Page for 20 October (Mission Sunday, 29th Sunday)
This year’s Mission Sunday theme suggests that “Christian Families are Missionary Families”. The theme comes from the words of Pope Francis, who said that family is ‘the salt of the earth and the light of the world’ — implying that every family has a mission.