ACP Zoom guest speaker, Julieann Moran, General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway, will discuss where the Synodal Pathway (Ireland) and the Universal Synod are at present. Julieann has just returned…
As we gather, we are challenged to be hospitable, welcoming people. We worship the God who always has a welcome for us.Penitential RiteSupported by this divine care, we call to…
The beautiful story of the Good Samaritan is told again at today’s Mass, with its challenge to us to look after others, as the Good Samaritan did. We gather to…
John Wijngaards is founder of the UK-based Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research, writing in the Irish Times: Pope Francis has unleashed a synodal process of consultations in the Catholic Church. It offers…
A member of the Order of Saint Augustine, Pope Leo XIV lives the charism of the Augustinian family through his search for God, his commitment to fraternity, and his service…
‘Beneath the Surface’ 6th Sunday Easter Year A – 10 May 2026
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, explains that the November 2024 letter also applies to the text of the current vademecum,…
David Attenborough will be 100 on Friday 8th May. His work inspires everyone. What he has seen; what he has shared from his all-seeing eyes; what wonders he has revealed;…
The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the first part of the Final Report of Study Group No.7, regarding criteria for selecting candidates for the episcopate, and the Report of…
CHRISTOPHER HALE, LETTERS FROM LEO Link: https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/repulsive-and-barbaric-the-pattern A sledgehammer to a crucifix in Lebanon. A French nun kicked on Mount Zion. A priest killed helping a parishioner. Pope Leo XIV…
Opening CommentEach Sunday in Easter time, we celebrate the gifts we have received in Baptism and Confirmation. We rejoice that the Spirit is our Advocate, who continues to support us…
Coming Events: A seminar entitled Healing the Wounds of our Broken Humanity -Growing strong at Broken places, with Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk will be held in the Community Centre,…
Western People 28.4.2026 We’re living in a time of great global uncertainty. We’ve witnessed it in the horrors from Gaza, Ukraine and Lebanon being relayed on our television screens. We’ve…
Opening CommentToday’s liturgy puts the life-giving words of Jesus before us. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life, the one in whom we can place all our trust….
The synodal process in the Church in Australia has a longer history than just about anywhere else in the world. The second and final assembly of the 5th Plenary Council…
Brendan McManus SJ ‘God comes to us disguised as our lives’ – Richard Rohr Ignatius Loyola is often called the first psychologist for his understanding of the importance of the affective…
(Promoting open discussion and greater understanding in today’s Church.) The next meeting of the Edinburgh Newman Association is on Wednesday evening, May 13th. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Naomi Hayes…
‘Chosen’ 5th Sunday Easter Year A – 3rd May 2026
KING CHARLES AND CONGRESS: I was reared in the shadow and the embrace of The Big House. The Estate was an idyllic playground for us young ones. The gentry too…
by Sarah Mac Donald, April 27, 2026 Link to article: https://www.ncronline.org/news/soline-humbert A banner reads “Imagine women priests in the Catholic Church by the year 2000” at the first World Day…
Coming Events: A seminar entitled Healing the Wounds of our Broken Humanity -Growing Strong at Broken Places, with Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk, will be held in the Community Centre,…
Meeting for the first time with the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholics and Anglicans to proclaim Christ to the world together, working to overcome any differences…
Western People 21.4.26 When Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV as the first American pope in history, people wondered how he would get on with President Donald Trump. ‘Not…
The 50th ever Bishop of Killala was installed at a ceremony at St Muredach’s Cathedral this afternoon (Sunday) Link: https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/new-bishop-of-killala-installed-this-afternoon_arid-95927.html Cavan native Archbishop Francis Duffy will now lead the Diocese…
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