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“the success of the Synodal Pathway will be dependent on the parishes throughout our 26 dioceses…” Julieann Moran and Fr Éamonn Fitzgibbon discuss a recent research report which calls for…

Sean O’Conaill argues that without official rejection of a mistaken medieval understanding of ‘redemption’ the call to mission is futile. Those are just two of 110 occurrences of the word mission in…

A QUIET HOUSE: The children are in bed. All is quiet. It is Saturday evening. I had been to Bewleys (it had been ten years since I was there, at…

Tues 21st Nov – Religious or Spiritual? Photo Credit: Oisín Brennan This is one of the most often heard statements of our age that, ‘I’m not religious, I don’t go…

Rite and Reason column in the Irish Times by Brendan Hoban. Rite & Reason: There is now a new springtime of hope and promise Link to article: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/11/19/my-years-as-a-catholic-priest-were-a-long-winter-of-discontent-until-pope-francis-arrived/ In the…

From Paddy Ferry: Dear Members and Friends, We are delighted to forward a reminder of the details of our November 2023 meeting, “Ecumenism and the Synodal Church”. Our speaker, Mgr….

Our Synod Symposium on 15 November 2024 had 4 excellent speakers: They made some interesting points: * Cynical exercise poorly conceived * Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas * What is…

Sarah Mac Donald – Irish Independent The declining fortunes of the Catholic Church in Ireland is making itself felt on its overworked and stretched priests, many of whom are working…

The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America is conducting a National Study of Catholic Priests. The study entailed a census of bishops, a nationally representative survey of Catholic…

Friends, I have a little request. I know that so many of you faithfully pass on these postings with some having as many as a hundred recipients. The result is…

Western People  7.11.2023 Now that the first part of Synod 2023-24 in Rome has drawn to a close, a 40-plus page report from Synod 2023, provides a synthesis of progress…

This is the homily of Archbishop Dermot Farrell at the annual Mass in the Pro-Cathedral for priests deceased since November 2022 in the Archdiocese of Dublin St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin,…

Vatican Press Office short statement (as part of its daily bulletin): Removal of bishop of Tyler, U.S.A., and appointment of apostolic administrator The Holy Father has removed Bishop Joseph E….

From RTÉ website: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1109/1415512-pope-francis/ By Ailbhe Conneely Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent The Association of Catholic Priests has welcomed Pope Francis’s new guidance on transgender people as “very positive” and an…

A note from Garry O’Sullivan, Synodal Times: The Synodal Times is offering members of the ACP a free 3 month subscription to our digital paper with no obligation afterwards. We…

The statement from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is below, followed by links to RTÉ and BBC coverage of the story. 1On July 14, 2023, this…

The ACP Leadership Team would like to express deepest condolences to our colleague Tim Hazelwood, Cloyne diocese, on the death of his mother Mary Hazelwood, RIP. Go ndéana Dia trócaire…

Link to Recording: ACP AGM 2023 RUNNING ORDER Radisson Hotel, Athlone, 7 Nov 2023 – 2.00pm-5.00pm Host: Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team H.M.S.           (Hours, Minutes, Seconds) 00.00.00         Welcome and…

Note: In response to many queries as to when and where seminars and retreats are taking place and as a means of ordering books from the Wood You Believe series,…

Does any man dream that a Gael can fear? Of a thousand deeds let him learn but one! The Shannon swept onward broad and clear, Between the beleaguers and broad…