Sean O’Conaill (Derry) responds to a review of Dave Pierre’s book reproduced a short while ago on this website. Sean has a contrary point of view, and is critical of some of the facts presented and the conclusions drawn
Opening Comment: With St Patrick’s Day behind us, we resume our lenten journey. The season is half over, and the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus is nearer…
As the third week of Lent comes to a close, we pause from our lenten penances to honour Patrick, the apostle of the Irish. In our celebration of this solemn feast, we worship God, creator, redeemer and sanctifier, who brought our ancestors into the Christian fold through the preaching of St Patrick.
What do we actually know about St Patrick? Do we know anything for sure? How can we find out? Behind all the later traditions which grew around him, reflecting his influence on the people of Ireland, we have his own words. There’s now a website where you can get back to the real St Patrick. Let your parish know about it. Pádraig McCarthy.
This article is an excellent reflection on the policies of Child Safeguarding currently practiced by the Irish Catholic Church, raising many of the questions that we in the ACP have been concerned with. It is reproduced with permission from The Furrow.
On Thursday April 12th, the ACP will be holding a press conference at 10.00am in Buswell’s Hotel to present the findings of our major opinion poll on religious attitudes in Ireland. …
Brendan writes about the gathering on May 7th, which the ACP is calling: ‘Towards an Assembly of the Irish Catholic Church’. First published in the Western People.
Fifty priests from nine dioceses in five states of the USA gathered in Columbus, Ohio, on January 24, 2012, for a regional meeting of the newly formed Association of United…
Opening Comment: Though many things can distract us, we are called to the cross of Christ and the new life Christ brings. As the lenten journey to death and resurrection…
Two interesting new items of news for our members.
Regency Hotel: Monday, May 7th; 10.30am to 4.30pm
(Under the auspices of the Association of Catholic Priests)
First Session: Naming the Reality.
Tea/Coffee Break
Second Session: The Vision
Break for Lunch (available in the hotel)
Third Session: Where to from here.
A presentation of a statement, coming out of the morning sessions. This might contain something like the following:
This gathering is open to all, lay and clergy. At some suitable time during the day there will be an opportunity for lay groups and individuals to gather, with a view to looking at the possibility of forming some type of lay ‘umbrella group’ comprising of existing groups and interested individuals.
If you are planning to attend we ask you to register on this website, so that we will know how many are coming.
There is no charge for attendance, but lunch will be at you own expense.
Sr. Margaret MacCurtin OP will give a lecture in St.Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, on Thursday 8th March 2012 at 8.00 p.m. The lecture is entitled “Whatever happened to…
Opening Comment As we continue to celebrate Lent, it’s important that we keep the goal of our journey before us. The gospel of the transfiguration is read on this Lenten…
We are delighted to report a big increase in new members of the ACP in recent times. This is partly due to the initiative of the Dublin unit, which is…
The leadership of the Association of Catholic Priests – Tony Flannery, Brendan Hoban and Sean McDonagh, (P.J. Madden being unavoidably absent) met with representatives of the Irish Episcopal Conference, Bishops…
Interim Guidance – Leave from Sacred Ministry and Apostolate for Clergy and Religious: Document January 2012
http://www.safeguarding.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Ministry-Leave-2012.pdf
Pádraig McCarthy
This is the result of an opinion poll carried out among Irish priests by The Moncrief Show on Newstalk. It makes for very interesting reading.
With acknowledgement to Newtalk and the Moncrief Show.
This Letter to the Editor, published in the Irish Times of 27 February 2012, raises significant issues regarding the priest-bishop relationship
Opening Comment Today we celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. All over the world today, people of all ages are beginning their preparation for baptism at the Easter Vigil. Like…
This is a copy of an article in the current issue of the National Catholic Reporter. We didn’t know what an important person we were working with!!
Well done, Sean
Click here for link to original article
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