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 Oct 2026 – Monday of Week 30
26 Oct 2026 – Monday of Week 30 1st Reading: Ephesians 4:32—5:8 Be kind to one another, forgiving as our merciful Father is Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us...
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Press Release: ACP WELCOMES BISHOPS’ RESPONSE TO IRISH NATIONAL SYNODAL ASSEMBLY
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) warmly congratulates the Irish Catholic bishops on their immediate and positive response to the recent Irish National Synodal Assembly meeting, which took place, with…
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Brendan Hoban: A weekly column is a privilege, not a chore
Western People 20.10.26 More than 45 years ago – on January 23rd, 1980 to be exact – my first column was published in the Western People. The then owner of…
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Tony Flannery: The Lost Children of Tuam
(This article appeared in the Connacht Tribune newspaper. It was a topic of discussion on RTÉ Radio 1 Lifeline programme today. Link to the radio discussion today: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/liveline/episodes/4bdbd7b4-56b0-4bc5-88ce-b4ec00ea4b76/) It was…
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Vatican News: Venite ad Me: An encounter that attracts and captivates
Our Editorial Director reflects on the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new document entitled “Venite ad Me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.”…
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SÉAMUS AHEARNE: HEADLINES…
The Headline on Saturday’s London Times to a Comment article, by Max Hastings was: Fakers tussle for seats at Trump’s table of lies. He writes: ‘The US has fallen into…
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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…