Presider’s Page for 16 July (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather as pilgrims on a journey, asking God to keep us steadfast until we reach our eternal home. In the Spirit, let us worship God who cares for us…
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Brendan Hoban: Sincere apologies for few and far between
Western People 4.7.23. There’s another epidemic doing the rounds and it’s in danger of becoming a pandemic, though its effects are thankfully less related to health than to worldly success…
America Magazine: Pope Francis’ picks for the synod are in—and suggest this will be a Vatican meeting like no other
(A comprehensive overview of who will be attending the Synod discussions…) Article by Gerard O’Connell. The Synod on Synodality is officially the 16th ordinary assembly of the synod of bishops,…
Séamus Ahearne: His light was everywhere: along untarred roads by spread of gorse. In meadows overspilling their fences. In the kitchen where we knelt across chairs to pray. (Back Then – Pádraig Daly osa).
The art of kissing: I like the idea that Victor Manuel Fernandez has been appointed Head of DDF (formerly CDF). He might be rather different. Did he write a book…
Brendan Hoban: Writing Can Often be a Redemptive Experience
Western People 27.6.23 I write a lot. Now in retirement writing is (mainly) what I do. Sometimes writing seems almost effortless as words pour themselves on to a page. Sometimes…
Pope Francis announces Consistory for creation of new Cardinals
Pope Francis announced a consistory for the creation of new cardinals from around the world to be held at the Vatican on 30 September 2023. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-07/pope-announces-consistory-for-creation-of-new-cardinals.html
List of Synod Participants Published
List of Synod Participants Published Dear Friends, The full list of the participants attending the first session of the Universal Synod in Rome this October was published during a press…
Presider’s Page for 9 July (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
There is much good news in today’s Gospel. We’re told we can bring all our troubles to Jesus and find rest. God will make our burden light. We praise God…
Chris McDonnell: Different places
From the crowded city streets to the busy town hall square, from the local village community to the crofter’s moorland cottage we find human beings going about their business. Some…
Seán O Conaill: Why Can’t We Talk About Adult Faith Formation?
Seán O Conaill asks why the synodal discussions of 2022 in Ireland came to a year-long pause, after highlighting ‘a crisis in the transmission of faith’ and ‘serious weaknesses in…
Jim Cogley: Daily Reflections 4-10 July 2023
Tue 4th July Beneath the religious veneer A tour operator who specialized in pilgrimages had his eyes opened on one particular trip. Various individuals had been organizing groups for places…
Words of Welcome…in various languages
Following on from Bernard Cotter’s multilingual ‘welcome notes’ in today’s Presider’s Page Pádraig McCarthy forwarded a few more handy hints – words of welcome…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘HE WAS LIFE. HE WAS TALK. HE WAS LAUGHTER. HE WAS SONG.’ In Memory of Pat O’Brien, Pastor, Theologian, Poet. (Pádraig Daly).
I’ll live ‘til I die (Aidan O’Hara on the life of Delia Murphy): Delia Murphy: From Claremorris to Chapelizod and many places in-between. That farm in Jasper, Ontario. And of…
Presider’s Page for 2 July (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We’re told in today’s readings that hospitality is a gift that brings a great reward. As we gather to thank God for the many gifts we’ve received, we ask for…
Colleen Dulle, America Magazine: The most important takeaway from the synod (so far) is something you’ve never heard of
After a two-year process of listening to Catholics around the world and then synthesizing the results of those listening sessions in continental assemblies, last week the Vatican’s synod secretariat finally…
Audio Link to ACP Zoom with Julieann Moran on the Synod Update
The Zoom took place on Tues 27 June 2023 with Julieann Moran, General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway, who discussed where the Synodal Pathway (Ireland) and the Universal Synod are…
Brendan Hoban: A refreshing book about a remarkable life
Western People 20.6.23 Recently, listening to a Sunday morning programme on RTE Radio One, I was captivated by an interview with an elderly Dublin woman. Peig McManus is 84 years…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘Where does the temple begin, where does it end? There are things you can’t reach, but you can reach out to them, and all day long. The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of God. And it can keep you as busy as anything else, and happier.’ Mary Oliver
Maurice and the Missal: Bishop Maurice Taylor died on 14 June 2023. He was 97. He had been bishop of Galloway (Scotland). He was ordained at Fatima House, Coodham (it…
Chris McDonnell: Changing Years
Each passing year brings change. Moving from the early days of infancy to our arrival at a time of old age we are in a culture of altered circumstance, little…
Passcode for ACP ZOOM: Synodal Pathway – What’s Next? with Julieann Moran, Tues 27 June 2023 @ 7.00pm. All welcome.
ACP Zoom guest speaker, Julieann Moran, General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway, will discuss where the Synodal Pathway (Ireland) and the Universal Synod are at present. Julieann has just returned…
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