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‘Spreading’ Palm Sunday Year A – 29 March 2026

Today’s liturgy gives us a preview of the events of Holy Week. The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus are the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. Blessing of…

This Easter, FutureChurch is inviting parishioners to ask their pastor or pastoral leader to proclaim the full Resurrection Gospel, John 20:1–18, during Easter Sunday liturgy.  Hearing the entire passage allows…

A Seminar entitled Fighting with God will be held in the Ignatius Rice Healing and Heritage Centre in Callan on Sat 11th April. This is a not to be missed…

Western People 17.3.2026. There has been some media reaction to a recent comment made by Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe diocese (that’s Donegal, mainly). Until recently Bishop Niall was bishop…

22 Mar 2026 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Following a request from the Holy See, the Bishops of Scotland have been invited to…

Tom Heneghan  21 March 2026, The Tablet  Link to article: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/belgian-bishop-plans-to-ordain-married-men-to-fulfil-synod-vision/ ‘The initiative is now in the hands of local bishops,’ Bishop Johan Bonny wrote in his pastoral letter, noting…

21 March 2026 It is reported (Irish Catholic, 19 March 2026) that Bishop Alan McGuckian ‘thinks the door to female diaconate is shut and that his fellow Jesuit Pope Francis…

Western People 10.3.2026. In 1825, two hundred years ago, St Mary’s Chapel, Liffey Street in Dublin was constituted as the Pro-Cathedral for Dublin diocese. The moniker ‘Pro‘ in the title…

Cardinal Hollerich, in favour of women’s ordination: “It is not just a demand of some left-wing women’s associations” Link to article: https://www.religiondigital.org/vaticano/hollerich-favor-ordenacion-femenina-no_1_1446916.html “I cannot imagine how a Church can continue…

Front page and page 2 of the latest edition of the Irish Catholic. Please note the continuation of the story on page 2 is garbled. Note also the editorial on…

‘Wounded Faith’ 5th Sunday of Lent Year A – 22 March 2026

In under a fortnight’s time, the Easter Triduum will begin, on Holy Thursday evening. During the Triduum, each of us recalls the great events that Easter remembers. We ask God’s…

This article first appeared in Flashes of Insight. Link to article: https://flashesinsight.com/2026/03/17/a-rupture-in-the-world-order/ The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, at the World Economic Forum described the present situation of our planet…

I want to wish all our co-contributors and readers on our ACP site a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We have not gone home for St. Patrick’s Day this year so we have…

St Patrick’s Church, Ringsend, Dublin – window by Harry Clarke Croagh Patrick by Kim Day, Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2026 National Gallery of Ireland, 5 March 2026:…

Dear Archbishop Eamon Martin and Bishop Tom Deenihan, I have previously written to you Archbishop, in July 2025, as a committed yet frustrated Catholic at the variability in the church’s action in…

Seminar entitled Fighting with God will be held in the Ignatius Rice Healing and heritage Centre in Callan on Sat 11th April. This is a ‘not to be missed’ event…

Jesus and Justice presents the life of the historical Jesus as a bold and transformative call to action, inviting readers to actively follow his nonviolent and revolutionary example. Grounded in…

           ‘In contemplating the heart of Jesus, we encounter not just a symbol            but a relationship, one that calls us to…