The Letter of Pope Francis: August 20.
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it” (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully…
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Lay Church Reform Group in Scotland is organised and active.
Great to see the work for Church Reform going on in Scotland. But you will see from the account below that they are meeting with obstacles that we are familiar…
Results of the ACP Papal Visit Survey, 2018
ACP Papal Visit Survey 2018 15 August 2018 ***************** An ‘on the spot’ survey conducted by the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP), in the run-up to the visit of Pope…
Pope is bringing his revolution to Ireland: Brendan Hoban
Irish Times Rite and Reason August 14, 2018 Pope is bringing his revolution to Ireland Brendan Hoban Unlike Pope John Paul in 1979 who, with his training as…
Press Release from the Association of Catholics, Ireland
PRESS RELEASE 15 August 2018 Association of Catholics in Ireland ACI supports Marie Collins in her call to Pope Francis for commitment to action on abuse scandals. The Association of Catholics…
All Together Now; reflection from Seamus Ahearne
‘All Together Now.’ Relics of old decency: It was my father’s, sister’s and mother’s 20th anniversary. We drove down south. We went back to the clay of the past. We…
Do you remember the ‘Year of the Three Popes’?
Chris McDonnell reflects on the events of The Year of the Three Popes — 40 years ago
Gay priests are “caught in a trap of dishonesty”
James Allison, a leading theologian who is himself gay, writes about homosexuality among the Catholic clergy (First published in The Tablet on 4 August, 2018 – the first of a two-part series). Shared by an ACP member.
The ACP & the Pope: Survey to close on 9 August
The ACP is conducting a survey ahead of the Pope’s visit. People are invited to submit their views on what the Pope should hear about the Irish Church. What do…
Open Letter to Theodore McCarrick
Don’t know where to send this. But here it is… — Dear Father in God and brother priest, I stood holding the processional cross, right next to you, when…
Launch of Donal Dorr’s Book
The launch of Donal Dorr’s book The Pope Francis Agenda will take place on the campus of St Pat’s Training College opposite ‘The Cat and Cage’ pub, on Drumcondra Road at 6.30…
Book on Pope Francis’ agenda to be launched
Donal Dorr‘s book on ‘The Pope Francis agenda’ is being launched by Dr Mary McAleese on Thursday 2 August. The book, which focuses on the pope’s teaching on family, protection…
Saints of the Month (August)
Saints in August 01 August St Alphonsus Ligouri, Bishop, Doctor of the Church Alphonsus (1696-1787) from Marianella near Naples studied law and practiced as a lawyer until the age of…
Presider’s Page for 28 July (Ordinary Time 17)
United with Christians all over the world, we acknowledge one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God as our Father. We worship as one family, and pray for greater charity and love among all the baptised.
Invitation to supplement our homily notes
In principle, we try to upload on the website at the start of each month that month’s full quota of Mass Readings and Homily Ideas. For example, on Aug.1st, something…
Non-Catholics at the table: now or never?
Non-Catholics at the table: now or never? Thomas O’Loughlin
This is an expanded version of an article that appeared in The Tablet on 21July 2018 under the title: Eucharistic Hospitality: Don’ t deny the promise of future glory.
A true shepherd, Fr Pat Burke
In memory of a true shepherd … homily given by Fr. Tod Nolan, Newport, at the month’s mind for Fr Pat Burke (Westport, 25th July, 2018)
What would You like to say to Pope Francis about the Church – submit your views
Four public meetings, organised by the ACP, been held countrywide to give people the opportunity to articulate what they would like to say to Pope Francis about the church, and particularly about the church in Ireland.
The ACP realise that many people were unable to attend these meetings and have expressed a wish to have their views taken into account.
We invite people who wish to express their opinions to do so by emailing
info@associationofcatholicpriests.ie
Summertime and the living is easy (Gershwin)
Seamus Ahearne finds the ‘living is easy’ in summertime.
“The unexpected has to happen or we have to believe in the surprises of life. The unlikely does occur. ‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ That may not be so always. But in faith and with God, there is always a summertime. The life of grace. The life of wonder. The life of love. It is there. Our church cannot be dour.”
The Quiet Revolution of Pope Francis – A Synodal Catholic Church in Ireland?
Updated
With thanks to Gerry O Hanlon and The Messenger we include the Introduction to Gerry’s new book.
Gerry O Hanlon sj has just published a book on Pope Francis and the Catholic Church in Ireland which may be of interest to readers of the web-site. More info available at Messenger web site.
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