Fourth Sunday of Lent – Prayers of the Faithful etc.
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…
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Lá ‘le Pádraig – Prayers of the Faithful etc.
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.
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Info on St Patrick available on new website
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.
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“Safeguarding What?” by Nicholas Peter Harvey
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.
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Opinion Poll on religious attitudes in Ireland out soon
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. …
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Brendan Hoban writes on the ACP’s May gathering
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.
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Meeting of newly-formed Association of US Priests
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…
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Third Sunday of Lent – Prayers of the Faithful etc
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…
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News for ACP members
Two interesting new items of news for our members.
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Schedule for “Towards an Assembly of the Irish Catholic Church”
Regency Hotel: Monday, May 7th; 10.30am to 4.30pm
(Under the auspices of the Association of Catholic Priests)
First Session: Naming the Reality.
- There will be four speakers giving short input.
- Followed by a general forum.
Tea/Coffee Break
Second Session: The Vision
- Three speakers outlining their vision for the Church.
- Followed by general forum.
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:
- A call for a new model of Church
- Calling lay groups to work together to make this model a reality
- Asking that this process continue towards a full assembly of the Irish Church.
- This presentation will be followed by a general forum which, hopefully, will shape the final document.
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.
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Whatever happened to Vatican II?
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…
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Second Sunday of Lent – Prayers of the Faithful etc
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…
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New Members of the Association
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…
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ACP Leadership meeting with bishops
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…
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Interim Guidance on Leave from Ministry
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
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Moncrieff Show’s National Priest Survey 2012
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.
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Trust between priest and bishop has been replaced by suspicion
This Letter to the Editor, published in the Irish Times of 27 February 2012, raises significant issues regarding the priest-bishop relationship
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First Sunday of Lent — Prayers of the Faithful etc
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…
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The NCR applauds Sean McDonagh
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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Kevin Myers on Church & State in Ireland today
“Any senator or TD who tried to raise the issue of clerical child abuse in the Dail would have been shouted down”. So wrote Kevin Myers in the Irish Independent of 14 February 2012.
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