Year: 2025

Since the beginning of time, God has always nourished his people. Today we celebrate our creator’s kindness in giving us the Body and Blood of Christ to our food. Penitential…

Western People  10.6.2025     The continuing decline in priest numbers in the Catholic Church – with the future heavily weighted by a phalanx of elderly priests – has created a…

EDDIE FINNEGAN Séamus Ahearne: INTRODUCTION  Eddie went missing. He was missed. I asked questions. I sent messages. No one knew where Eddie had disappeared. He was a ‘missing person.’ I recall…

And a note to the ACP from a colleague: You are no doubt familiar with the work of Prof. Massimo Faggioli, hitherto of Villanova University. You may also be aware…

Title: ‘Essence’ on Trinity Sunday, Year C 2025 Link:

THE TABLET WEBINAR PAPABILE WOMEN Wednesday 11th June, 6 – 7pm BST  Mary Ring, Christina Reymer, Kate McElwee, Miriam Duignan and Nontando Hadebe. What kind of leadership does the Roman…

The ACP Leadership regrets to note the death of Pádraig McCarthy, Dublin, RIP. Pádraig was a regular contributor to the ACP website. To quote one colleague: Pádraig quite often took…

Very informative interview on St Colmcille on RTÉ Radio 1 today with Dermot Whelan on the Oliver Callan Show – On the feast of Saint Colmcille we find out from…

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A retreat will be given by Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk in An Tobar, Ardbraccan Retreat Centre in Navan. This will begin on the evening of Monday 30th June and…

This article was recommended by an ACP member. (RNS) — Pope Leo’s election also offers hope, because he reminds the world that religious conviction need not serve nationalist power. (RNS)…

Western People 3.6.2025 The more books I buy and don’t get to read, the more I return again and again to the books I treasure. The practice has shaped a…

Pentecost Sunday: ‘Moved’ Pentecost Year C 2025

In an urgent appeal for peace and solidarity, Irish bishops have called on the faithful to dedicate this Friday, 6 June, as a day of prayer and fasting. The plea…

 by Gerry O’Hanlon There is a challenge to sustain the encounter and the participative nature of synodality, grounded in respectful listening, for long enough to arrive at the point where…

THE TOLKA:  My local heron chats in an offhanded way, with me, every morning, down by the Tolka. S(he) does tire rather quickly of conversation, as  Breakfast is more important…

Speaking by phone with President Vladimir Putin, Pope Leo XIV urges Russia to take a step that favours peace, underlining the importance of dialogue. By Vatican News On Wednesday afternoon,…

There will be a Healing Mass in Our Lady’s Island this coming Wednesday at 3pm. Also for those interested in doing some serious inner work over a number of days…

Western People 27.5.2025 As I write, the headline on the front page of today’s Irish Times reads: ‘Pressure builds on Israel to halt Gaza offensive’. Yesterday evening, a series of…