Annual General Meeting
Association of Catholic Priests
Annual General Meeting 2018
Wednesday 10 October 2018
The Bounty,
Athlone
Guest speaker
Dr John Feehan
Further details to be confirmed.
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Seamus Ahearne, as usual, asks the pertinent questions about what is essential in belonging to church.
‘I feel so embarrassed that such nonsense (banning and silencing) is still going on. Robust discussion is essential in our faith. Anselm said: ‘Theology is faith seeking understanding’“If any of us are listening to the Christ of the Gospels in recent times – we would get something of these message: The Table is open. All comers are welcome. The outsiders are the insiders. The unlikely ones are the most acceptable ones. Never shut doors. Open hearts and open minds and open imaginations.”
ACP meeting with bishops next week
ACP meeting with bishops next week
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Jonathon Luxmoore reports the case of Fr Wojciech Lemanski whose conflict with his bishop awaits a ruling from the Vatican. First published in the National Catholic Reporter on 12 August: read original article and comments here.
It’s time for the bishops and the ACP to talk
Tony Flannery reflects on the remarkable exchange between the Austrian bishops and Pope Francis, in which the the bishops were challenged to stay in close contact with their priests. He calls for the Irish bishops to do likewise.
Devise a 2014 Plan for your parish
Bernard Cotter suggests that parish pastoral groups take on topic a month for 2014, as a way of planning the year. (First published in The Tablet of 4 January 2014 and reproduced here with permission of the Publisher: www.thetablet.co.uk)
Bishop’s plan for parish groupings reviewed at Clogher ACP meeting
Jimmy Mc Phillips reports on a recent meeting of ACP members in the Diocese of Clogher, which responded to a plan for grouping parishes recently put forward by Bishop Liam