Séamus Ahearne: Birds and Bs!
Be willing to be a beginner every single morning (Meister Eckhart) The Pelican, Kingfisher and Heron: The Pelican took off for the River Avoca. It needed a change from Fota….
Month: August 2021
IPCC report on Climate Change – ACP response
The ACP Leadership fully endorses the statement of our (founding) member Seán McDonagh to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
The Australian Bishops have issued the Agenda for the Fifth Plenary Council
The Plenary Council in Australia starts on 3rd October 2021. The Australian Bishops have issued the Agenda for the Fifth Plenary Council which consists of 16 Questions. FIFTH PLENARY…
Brendan Hoban:”…two inescapable conclusions: (i) vaccines work and (ii) vaccines are the best protection against the virus.”
There’s no denying how to beat the virus Western People August 10, 2021 If we want to put some clear water between ourselves and the Covid-19 virus, it really is…
Tip for those using Liturgical Resources…
During our site refurbishment some links have been temporarily affected. For those using our Liturgical Resources (by clicking on Liturgy on the Home Page and then clicking on Sunday Homily…
ACP press statement – 8 Aug 2021
ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS STATEMENT 8 Aug 2021 The leadership of the ACP believes that the recent disagreement between the Government and some members of the Catholic Bishops offers an…
Presider’s Page for 8 August (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather together as friends this Sunday morning, called by the Lord to forgive each other as quickly as God forgives us.
Brendan Hoban: Latin Mass became a vehicle for dissent
Latin Mass became a vehicle for dissent Western People 3.8.2021 Around 1957, I graduated as a fully qualified altar-boy in Ballycastle, no mean feat in those long-gone days. Sr Perpetua…
Medical Council seeks submissions (* EXTENDED TO Aug 18th) on new Guide to professional conduct and ethics for registered medical practitioners
Please note: The deadline for submissions has been extended to 18th August. Interested parties (this includes the general public) are encouraged to make submissions, as the ethical guidelines will govern…
Séamus Ahearne: An Olympian at heart…
The Minister as an Olympian Wally the Walrus and the Heron: Wally the Walrus is an intrepid traveller. He is very sensible to make Ardmore his holiday venue. He drops…
Fr Con Cronin, SPS – RIP
Fr. Con Cronin, SPS, CC The Harbour Parishes (pic courtesy of the Cork and Ross website) The ACP would like to join with the host of tributes to one of…
Might Covid and 2020 mark a final rupture in history of Irish Catholicism?
Salvador Ryan writes in the Irish Times: Might Covid and 2020 mark a final rupture in history of Irish Catholicism? Devotion has become fixated on Sunday Mass – but will…
Presider’s Page for 1 August (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
From the days when the Jewish people wandered in the desert to this very day, God has been ‘food to the hungry’ and ‘meaning to those who lose their way’. We celebrate our Lord’s loving-kindness today.
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