Killaloe laity and clergy want significant change in Church
Fintan Deere reports on the results of a listening process in Killaloe diocese (on Ci News)
Year: 2012
Solemnity of Christ the King – Bidding Prayers
We celebrate the feast of Christ the King today, acclaiming Jesus as our king, the one who died for us and rose triumphant. We offer praise and worship – and ask for the grace to live as worthy citizens of his kingdom of justice, truth, love and peace.
Priests can reflect the warmth of Christ to their congregations
Mary O. Vallely reflects on her reecent experience of a christening in Scotland, where she was saddened by the lack of real welcome for the newly baptised babies and their parents. She appeals to priests to make real, warm, loving connections with their congregations, adding that a smile — or a nod of warmth, a handshake with eye-to-eye contact, a pat on the back or a hug — are all marks of Christ.
New book of John F Deane poems to be launched in Dublin
John F Deane invites ACP memebrs and friends to the launch of his most recent book of poems
ACP decides to continue trying to communicate with bishops
The ACP Leadership Team reports on the priests’ meeting that formed part of the recent AGM of the Association
ACI to set up its own website
The Steering Group of the Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI) reports on its review of the Regency Hotel launch of the ACI on 10 November. An ACI website is to be developed to facilitate communication within the association.
33rd Sunday Ordinary Time – Bidding Prayers
As we move into the darker times of the year, the readings at Mass remind us more and more of the the end of time, and the glory awaiting believers. We trust that God stays with us always.
Priests are under unique and damaging pressures today
Gerry Moloney analyses the pressures many priests experience today and their causes, reflecting on the recent tragic death of a Mayo priest.
Our communities should represent what God wants for our world
Peter McVerry imagines a parish where everyone’s needs are met, in which everyone felt loved and valued and respected, no-one was marginalised or made to feel unwanted, where everyone’s views were listened to with respect and discussed in love and tolerance: the Kingdom of God on earth
Advent Celebration: We are Church: Dec. 2nd
I was at this last year, and it was a lovely event. A good way to start Advent
Don’t deny the chalice to the laity!
Rosaline Redican believes everyone should be invited to receive from the chalice at every Mass and asks why the bishops have not followed through with their teaching in 1998 that this should be the case.
People in power in the Church should ask themselves ‘Could I be wrong?’
Jo O’Sullivan attended the first meeting of the ACI (Association of Catholics in Ireland) on Sat 10 November. When the meeting was disturbed by a man worried about the direction the movement was aking, she found herself reflecting on her own view of the Church
Is the ACP in danger of adopting ‘Group Think’?
Seamus Ahearne appeals to ACP members to take responsibility for the church at local level
ACI’s first general meeting held in Dublin
The Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI)’s first general meeting took place on 10 November after the ACP’s AGM at the Regency Hotel in Dublin
32nd Sunday Ordinary Time — Bidding prayers
In our journey through life we walk the path Jesus walked, so it is hard for us to escape suffering, no more than he could. We remember his suffering and death, knowing that it brought him glory and that it will do the same for us.
A new prayer for serenity is offered for all
Fr James Martin SJ has written a ‘New Serenity Prayer’ — recommended to ACP and ACI members, bishops etc.
It’s time for the bishops to start listening
Conalo, a columnist in the Carlow Nationalist, sees the pope’s recent wearing of the pre-Vatican II fanon as indicative of a culture with the Church that is determined to ignore the spirit of the Second Vatican Council: a hierarchy that refuses to engage is another indication.
(First published in the Carlow Nationalist of 7 November 2012)
Cork people invited to forum in Bishopstown parish
A forum to be held in Dennehy’s Cross Church in Cork will address the next steps to be taken towards reform in the Irish Church
Who do the Irish bishops think they are?
Ted Schmidt gives a strong reaction to the Irish Bishops’ refusal to meet with the ACP. His comments were first published on 6 November, in his blog, Theology in the Vineyard
Priests should try harder to connect with their people
Brian Fahy asks priests to consider how well we speak to our gathered people at Mass. A former teacher of homiletics, he asks how important public speaking is in the training of priests today.
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