Brendan Hoban: Three in one and one in three!!!
Happy New Year and every good wish for 2025.! Apologies for not getting to send out my columns over the past few weeks. Christmas is that kind of time! But attached now are…
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Washington Post: Vatican names liberal San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as new D.C. leader
McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will lead an archdiocese still bruised by a sexual abuse and mismanagement scandal. By Michelle Boorstein, Anthony Faiola and Stefano Pitrelli The…
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Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 7 Jan to Mon 13 Jan 2025
Hi everyone, In response to a huge interest in the area of regression that was sent out some months ago the following reflections were written. I hope you find them insightful…
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We Are Church series of talks with Fr Diarmuid Ó Murchú – Being Adult People of God in the 21st Century
We Are Church Ireland invites you to join a series of talks to be delivered by the theologian Diarmuid Ó Murchú on the subject of Being Adult People of God in the…
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Seán Walsh: New Leaf
New Leaf A priest from the Redemp’trists gave us the School Retreat at the beginning of Lent. Hell or Heaven for starters, then the mercy of God that knows no…
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Presider’s Page for Monday 6 January (Epiphany of the Lord)
Opening Comment
On this feast of the Epiphany we celebrate the revelation of who Christ is. The visit of the three wise men reminds us that Jesus came as the Saviour of all nations, including ours. We worship God who wants all people to be saved. -
Marie Keenan to stand in Irish Seanad election
The ACP wishes to bring to your notice that Marie Keenan is standing in the forthcoming Irish Seanad elections, one of twelve candidates in the NUI constituency. (Full list: https://www.nui.ie/elections/seanadelection2025/candidatesprofiles_2025.asp)…
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Death of John Wijngaards, The Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research
Miriam Duignan, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the The Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research (WICR) has informed Tony Flannery, Patron of The WICR of the death of the Institute’s…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, Weekly Sunday Homily
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP leadership Team, Weekly Sunday Homily – Epiphany 2025, 5 Jan – Core Values:
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Presider’s Page for 5 January 2025 (Second Sunday of Christmas)
We gather to celebrate the first Sunday of 2022, moving with gratitude into a new year of God’s grace. We thank God for the vaccines developed to protect humanity and ask for God’s continuing care and protection until everyone is safe and COVID variants no longer threaten us.
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One of the most read articles of 2024 in the Irish Times (Aug 2024): Tony Flannery – I never wanted to be seen as martyr or victim but I can’t stay silent on my suspension as a Catholic priest
Article from Tony’s blog and The Irish Times. Link to article on Tony’s blog: I was sanctioned for speaking in favour of female priests and changing the church’s teaching on…
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Jim Cogley – Reflections Tues 31st Dec – Mon 6th Jan 2025: The Power of Words
Weekday transmissions of services take place at 10am (this week Monday Thursday & Friday). A Pray in Vigil Mass for the New Year will be at 11.30pm on Tuesday and…
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Seamus Ahearne: ‘Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past. Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others.’ (Tuesdays With Morrie – Mitch Albom)
MEMENTO MORI: We are frequent visitors to a Nursing Home (Ardmore, CareChoice) in Finglas. The Staff are ever so good. It is a difficult environment. We have Mass there every few weeks. The…
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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.
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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…
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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:
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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…
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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.
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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.
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