Changes to Covid-19 Restrictions from 1 Sept…
COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland Changes to restrictions from September All changes are subject to public health advice. From 1 September 2021: Public transport can run at 100% capacity From 6…
Month: August 2021
Geraldine Flannery RIP – funeral Mass will be live-streamed Wed 1 Sept 11.00am
The Leadership of the ACP would like to extend sincere sympathy to our founding member Tony Flannery, CSsR, on the death of his sister, Geraldine, RIP. We would like to…
Climate Sunday Service – Zoom – 11.00am 5th September 2021
Climate Sunday Service Patricia & Emmet Devlin ZOOM Meeting 11.00 am Sunday 5th of September 2021 This is NOT a Eucharist. What is Climate Sunday? The Climate Sunday…
Séamus Ahearne: Thoughts on Priesthood and Faith…
Thoughts on priesthood and faith Priests as magicians? I was in Birmingham (St Mary’s Harborne) during the week. We were celebrating 402 years of priesthood: Eight Golden Jubilarians. I was…
Clarification on contributors comments/postings
It has always been accepted practice on the ACP site that, in exceptional circumstances, contributors could use a pseudonym when posting. The condition is that their real identity is known…
Presider’s Page for 29 August (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
As we move from summer towards autumn, we praise God who sustains us all year round. We ask for help with new undertakings and perseverance with continuing projects, knowing that nothing will work well without God’s grace.
Brendan Hoban: Church turns up the heat on climate deniers
Church turns up the heat on climate deniers. Western People 24th August 2021 ‘May you live in interesting times’, it’s said, is a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. Sometimes,…
Root & Branch Inclusive Lay-led Synod 5th-12th September, 2021 – All are welcome. All topics are on the table.
R O O T & B R A N C H A SYNOD THAT STARTS WITH WOMEN AND DOESN’T END THERE. *In the Catholic Church, Synods usually mean only bishops…
Seán McDonagh’s ‘Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs’ – two reviews
Two reviews of Seán McDonagh’s book Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs. The first is by Dr. Margaret McGaley and it appears in the current edition of Studies, a…
What is it to be Holy?
Article from ACI website What is it to be Holy? What exactly is holiness? Will we know it when we see it? Is it attainable by anyone, or only by those who…
Presider’s Page for 22 August (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather as people who have chosen to serve the Lord, chosen to walk the Christian way. We worship God who leads us on — and ask for strength to continue as we have begun.
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices. Western People 17.8.2021 When something is difficult to understand, a good tactic is to look behind the presenting problem and ask the question:…
Can laypeople lead a parish? Look to Louisville for a thriving example
This article, from NCR Online and dating from July 2019, was submitted following recent discussion in these pages on Synodality… LOUISVILLE, KY. — In his recent book Worship as Community Drama, sociologist…
Archbishop Dermot Farrell’s interview with Síolta editor, Darragh Kennedy
A Church in crisis demands creativity Dublin’s newly appointed Archbishop, Dermot Farrell engaged with Síolta Editor, Darragh Kennedy for a COVID-19 “virtual” Q&A in which he expresses his confidence in…
Catholicism and Covid: Disagreement among bishops is a positive thing
From The Irish Times: Tues 17 August 2021: Church criticism of Covid curbs may trigger review of place of sacraments in school by Fr Tony Flannery It is now a…
Church authorities are in no position to complain about lack of consultation by Government
Irish Examiner Monday 16 Aug 2021: The Catholic Church doesn’t have a great record in consulting people. It is a pyramidal structure, completely controlled by male clergy. Nobody else has…
Tim Hazelwood: The costly price of Church mismanagement – Time for honest change
Tim Hazelwood: The costly price of Church mismanagement – Time for honest change It isn’t often that a story about a priest in The Tablet ends with the contact number…
Presider’s Page for 15 August (Assumption of Our Lady)
We worship God who brought Mary to the glory of heaven this day. We celebrate her Assumption, the tangible reminder that the resurrection of Jesus brings victory over death for all who believe.
Paul Graham OSA reflects on the Feast of the Assumption…
15 August 2021 Today is no ordinary day. The Taliban are already at the gates of Kabul after a lightning takeover of the rest of Afghanistan. If an agreement can…
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