We gather to celebrate the first Sunday of 2020, with thankfulness for the year just gone. We ask God for continuing care and protection as face this New Year, not knowing what it will bring.
Thara writes: With the grace of God, I am grateful to share that I have written a new devotional book, “Daily Devotional for Women: Your 1-on-1 with Jesus”. It is…
Bernard Cotter has uploaded Presiders Pages to the ACP website for over ten years. His present book is geared at anyone who presides at a Sunday liturgy, and will also…
‘Interruption’ – Epiphany 2026
Western People 23.12.2025 For Christians everywhere, Easter is reputed to be the most important feast of the year. And, officially it is, but, truth to tell, in the public consciousness,…
…. But at a far deeper level the Church’s work will so often be, and indeed must be, quiet. Marriages, births, and deaths are marked with loving tenderness and care….
Sean Walsh I live in Dublin, Ireland. Sometimes. Most times I live in my head, quite unaware of my surroundings – if you know what I mean… If you succeed…
Liz (our Parish Sister) dropped in for a coffee. She is busy preparing everything for the Church Services. She is getting old and her body protests. The passion remains for…
Tues Dec 30th – Key Words As we approach the end of another year I remind myself of the three key words that have been central to my life for…
Dignitatis Humanae (1965), the Vatican II declaration on religious liberty, offers, in just one sentence, a consistent deductive theology that supports the Creed, illuminates the past and can shape the future….
Theme: ‘Fidelity’ Holy Family 2025 – Sunday 28 Dec 2025
The Holy Family is the focus on the first Sunday after Christmas, so we honour Jesus, Mary and Joseph today. We worship God who shared the life of the human family, and thank God for all the gifts we continue to receive in each other.
Christmas Greetings from the ACP The ACP Leadership – Tim Hazelwood, Roy Donovan and Gerry O’Connor – would like to extend Christmas Blessings to all members, contributors and visitors to…
Christmas Greetings from the ACP The ACP Leadership – Tim Hazelwood, Roy Donovan and Gerry O’Connor – would like to extend Christmas Blessings to all members, contributors and visitors to…
‘Reshaped’ Christmas Day 2025
In the dark of this winter day, we proclaim the new light that has shone on the world: Jesus Christ is born! With the angels, we worship God who saves…
Tuesday 23rd December – Speaking our Truth Speaking our truth is not an easy matter while not speaking it is not good for us in the long-term. When we feel…
Western People 9.12.25 It’s now generally accepted that for Catholics ‘the way of being Church in the future’, as Pope Francis described it and as Pope Leo has confirmed, is…
Pope Leo XIV convenes his first Consistory of Cardinals, which will take place on January 7-8 and will be marked by prayer, support, and counsel for the Pope. Vatican News…
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