Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership, Sunday Homily – Holy Family
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership, Sunday Homily – ‘Honour’ Holy Family 2024:
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Presider’s Page for 29 December (Holy Family)
Today, the Sunday after Christmas, is part of the continuing celebration of the Lord’s Nativity. In today’s Mass, we honour the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. As we say goodbye to 2018, we entrust our families to their patronage, and pray for God’s help in 2019, soon to dawn upon us.
Séamus Ahearne: THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN MY LIFETIME HAS BEEN THE EVAPORATION OF THE TRANSCENDENT (Seamus Heaney)
NO COMMENT! I think our ACP site would now qualify for a place in any Garda Station where an interrogation was taking place: ‘No Comment.’ There has been a real…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, Christmas Day Homily
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, Christmas Day Homily – 25 Dec 2024 – Messy Frailty Link to homily:
Christmas Blessings to ACP Members, Contributors and Visitors
from the ACP Leadership Team: Gerry O’Connor, Tim Hazelwood and Roy Donovan. Christmas Eve Remembered Patrick Kavanagh I see them going to the chapelTo confess their sins. Christmas EveIn a…
Presider’s Page for 25 December (Christmas Day Mass)
We celebrate today an amazing mystery — God is born in time. The eternal God shares our nature, he has pitched his tent in the midst of humanity. With joy in our hearts, we contemplate the mystery of the Word made flesh.
Presider’s Page for 24 December (Christmas Night Mass)
In the dark of this winter night, we proclaim the new light that has shone on the world: Jesus Christ is born! With the angels, we worship God who saves us — for through the life, death and resurrection of this child Jesus, salvation is ours.
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 24 Dec to Mon 30 Dec 2024
WOOD YOU BELIEVE LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS Moonlight over Our Ladys Island emails to – frjimcogley@gmail.com Weekday transmissions of services take place at 10am (this week Monday and Thursday) Christmas…
Vatican News: Pope to Roman Curia: ‘Never speak ill of one another’
In his annual address to the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas Greetings, Pope Francis decries the killing of more children in Gaza. and highlights the virtue of humility…
Joe O’Leary: Japan Mission Journal
Dear Friends, The Prophets rouse us to intense expectation; Mary, on behalf of Israel and of all humanity, magnifies the Lord, as she awaits the joyful birth; and ‘hope does…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, weekly Sunday homily
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, weekly Sunday homily for 4th Sunday of Advent (C), 2024 – Enlarged.
The Irish Synodal Pathway Advances Toward 2025 Assembly
Julieann Moran outlines the next steps for the Synodal Pathway of the Catholic Church in Ireland with local conversations in the Spring leading to a pre-synodal assembly in October 2025….
Presider’s Page for 22 December (Advent 4)
Advent is drawing to a close; we have just another day left to prepare for the birth of Christ. On this Sunday, we rejoice that the promise made to Mary by the Lord is to be fulfilled.
Jim Cogley: Reflections – Tues 17 Dec – Mon 23 Dec 2024
Items of Interest: Next Thursday 19th Dec at 7.30pm in Our Lady’s Island Church we will have A Christmas Carols Evening featuring Ireland’s best female vocalist Celine Byrne along with…
Brendan Hoban: General election campaign never caught fire
Western People 10.12.2024 In the pause after the election campaign concluded and the last seat was filled, politicians and public drew a collective breath. Assessments included Not very memorable and…
Final Appeal as Survey Deadline Looms…An appeal to priests to take part in a survey on suicide
Tim Hazelwood writes: A final appeal for Priests to take part in the Survey being Conducted by UCC/National Office or Suicide Prevention. Please take the survey as it is aimed…
Reflections on Pope Francis’ address to theologians – NCR article by Daniel P Horan
In an address to a gathering of theologians and academic administrators at the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of theology, while also sharing his own desire for its future and…
Gerry O’Connor, CSsR, and ACP Leadership Team with his weekly Sunday homily.
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent from Gerry O’Connor, CSsR, and ACP Leadership Team – Unpicking Complexity. Link to homily:
New Book: THE PEOPLE’S CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST by Fintan Lyons OSB
Who celebrates the Eucharist and what are they celebrating? An exploration of the simple, yet tough questions that can deepen our understanding of this fulcrum of the Mass Who, exactly, are…
Brendan Butler: Crib Request…
Following Pope Francis’ call for global peace and the unveiling of a Nativity scene designed to draw global attention to the suffering of Palestinians in the Holy Land, churches across Ireland…
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