ACP Meeting postponed
The ACP Leadership / Advisory Group meeting planned for Tuesday 30 April has been postponed to a later date.
Sean McDonagh keeps us informed about the forthcoming encyclical that deals with ecological issues. He includes a quote from Neil Thorns, the head of advocacy at England’s Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), as saying that “the anticipation around Pope Francis’s forthcoming encyclical is unprecedented. We have seen thousands of our supporters commit to making sure their MPs know climate change is affecting the poorest communities.”
What will be the response of the church in Ireland and its bishops?
Contributor (19th -23rd) Tessa Gallagher UK Tue 19th Dec – Creation I have spent a great deal of time trying to get a handle on God, to understand God. I…
“IT IS EXPEDIENT FOR YOU THAT I GO AWAY…” Master Eckhart sees Christian growth as a constantly deepeningattention to the pure, simple, singleness of God, an increasingreadiness to ‘let go’…
Seamus Ahearne in his reflections on ‘our search for the God of our everyday life’ reminds us that ‘The presents of life have to be appreciated.’
Words spoken by Pádraig McCarthy in St Patrick’s Cathedral on St Patrick’s Day 2019, at an Ecumenical Celebration of St Patrick’s Legacy, organised by the Dublin Council of Churches
We do not lose heart:
The life and Faith of St Patrick bridging 1500 years
Two items:
1. Interview with Mattie Long by Monica Morley of Faith Alive on Mid West Radio about some of the issues that need to be considered before the re-opening of churches on 20 July.
2. Pádraig McCarthy draws our attention to a statement issued on Friday 01 May by the leaders of Churches in Ireland on church reopening.