A Voice to Reflect
The ACP is an association for Catholic Priests who wish to have a forum, and a voice to reflect on, discuss and comment on issues affecting the Irish Church and society today. We welcome any feedback you may have. If you are an existing member, you can pay your membership fee here. If you would like to support the ACP with a donation, you can do so here.
Today’s Homily Resources
13 May 2024 – Monday of Week 7 of Easter
13 May 2024 – Monday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial: Our Lady of Fatima – apparitions took place in 1917. 1st Reading: Acts 19:1-8 In Ephesus, followers of John the Baptist become full members of the church While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where...
Read MoreBrendan Hoban: Learning to make your peace with old age
Western People 7th May 2024 Recently, the once-well-known BBC literary pundit, Joan Bakewell, was asked: ‘How old is old?’ Now in her 90s, she dismissed the question as ‘old hat’….
Chris McDonnell: Ridge Tiles
We often use the phrase about a football crowd ‘raising the roof’ with noise at a match. It is an expression of excitement and enthusiasm that all can share. But apart…
NCR Online: Catholicism must reject ‘heresy of triumphalism,’ says noted Czech priest
By Christopher White Rome — May 8, 2024 Catholicism must rid itself of the “heresy of triumphalism” if it is to become more synodal and better able to evangelize in…
Seán Ó Conaill – Atonement: Why did Jesus of Nazareth accept Crucifixion?
If the earliest Christians were given new life by Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, and a vision of a new creation in a violent world now passing away, why should…
Brendan Hoban: Sadness and unease greets Church changes
Western People, 30.4.2024 When I was 13 or so and a boarder in St Muredach’s College I was given the honour of serving Mass every morning for the then bishop…
Text of Rev. Dr. Scott McKenna’s Edinburgh Newman lecture, April 15th
Newman Association, Monday 15 April, 2024 Mayfield Salisbury Church, Edinburgh The Bible: A Mosaic Introduction In art, a mosaic is a surface which has been decorated, beautifully decorated, with coloured,…
Presider’s Page for 12 May (Ascension of the Lord)
The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated today. The Church also calls this Sunday ‘World Communications Day’. As he left his disciples, Jesus sent them out to spread the Good News. This is our task too. We ask for the grace we need.
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 7 May – Mon 13 May 2024
Note: The seminar on Healing the Family Tree scheduled for Friday May 17th in Lady’s Island is fully booked. Another is planned for Saturday June 15th and is filling fast….
Scheduled ACP Web Server Maintenance – Monday 6th May 2024
A note from our website maintenance team: We are performing scheduled maintenance on our servers on Monday 6th May 2024. Most of the work can be done without any interference…
Seán Walsh: First Communion
FIRST COMMUNION Here, I have it here! First Communion photo.Jenny looking out from ‘neath a veil:open-eyed… trusting… distrusting… unaware of what was out there, what lay ahead… in the world…