Letter from Fr. Lar O’Connor to the Irish Catholic
WHAT A MISTAKE ! Dear Editor, I am becoming more and more annoyed as expensive advertisements for the New Missal arrive in the mail. Having reviewed the text of this…
Month: March 2011
Report on Clonfert meeting of ACP
A very good and well attended meeting of priests ministering in Clonfert on Monday afternoon, March 21st. It was organised and hosted by Fr Ciaran Kitching, in Killimor. There were 18 priests…
Bishops’ Letter to the ACP
We have decided to put this letter on the website, since it gives a context and explains our Press Statement; and members have been asking us for it.
Letter to the ACP from an American Priest
To the Leadership Team: Three cheers and then three cheers more! Whether or not your Association of Irish Catholic Priests makes any headway regarding the New Roman Missal, the courage…
Press Statement from ACP: Monday, March 28th
As a result of our meeting with the Bishop’s Commission, and their response to that meeting, which we regarded as very inadequate, we have decided to issue the following statement to the media.
It also contains notice of a general meeting to discuss this subject on June 2nd in Portlaoise.
Third Sunday of Lent – Liturgy Preparation
Opening Comment
Today’s readings about water and thirst remind us that this is a baptismal season. During Lent, many people all over the world look forward to their baptism, while those already baptised prepare to renew their promises.
Second Sunday of Lent – Liturgy Preparation
Opening Comment
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 glory. Like the disciples, we keep this glimpse of glory in our hearts in the dark days ahead. Resurection will follow, as surely as day follows night.
St Patrick’s Day – Liturgy Preparation
Opening Comment
As we journey through the first week of Lent, we pause from our lenten penances to honour Patrick, the apostle of the Irish. In our celebration of this solemn feast, we worship God, creator, redeemer and sanctifier, who brought our ancestors into the Christian fold through the preaching of St Patrick.
Letter to Cardinal Sean O’Malley
This is a letter written to Cardinal Sean O’Malley by one of our members, Peter McCarron, who is a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin. He wrote it in a personal capacity.
First Sunday of Lent – Liturgy Preparation
Opening Comment
We celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. All over the world today, men and women are beginning a period of preparation for their baptism at the Easter Vigil. Like them, we spend Lent preparing to renew our baptismal vows at Easter, looking forward to our blessing with Easter water and to receiving the gift of a new start.
Clonfert Diocesan meeting of ACP
A meeting will be held in St. Joseph’s Centre, Killimor on Monday March 21st at 2.30pm for the priests of Clonfert diocese. All are welcome
Membership Fee
At a recent meeting of the ACP it was decided that there would be an annual membership fee of €20. That fee is now due. Members can pay through a…
Fr. Sean McDonagh, SCC, leading thinker and prolific writer in the field of Eco-Theology to receive the Partnership for Global Justice Award.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – February 28, 2011 – Fr. Sean McDonagh, SCC will receive the Eighth Annual Partnership for Global Justice Award on Sunday, May 1, 2011. …
Launch of the Association of Catholic Priests in Clogher
20 priests gathered at Canon Duffy’s residence in Clones on the 2nd March 2011. 10 other priests sent their apologies. Fr. Sean Mc Donagh from the leadership team outlined the…
AMENDED MINUTES OF The Meeting between representatives of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) and a number of Irish Bishops on the new translation of the Missal. February 28th 2011
The meeting began at 3.30 pm with the Bishop Seamus Freeman chairman of the Commission for Worship, Pastoral Renewal and Faith Development welcoming the representatives of the ACP. Others present…
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