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The ACP Leadership fully endorses the statement of our (founding) member Seán McDonagh to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

The Plenary Council in Australia starts on 3rd October 2021.   The Australian Bishops have issued the Agenda  for the Fifth Plenary Council which consists of 16 Questions.  FIFTH PLENARY…

There’s no denying how to beat the virus Western People August 10, 2021 If we want to put some clear water between ourselves and the Covid-19 virus, it really is…

During our site refurbishment some links have been temporarily affected. For those using our Liturgical Resources (by clicking on Liturgy on the Home Page and then clicking on Sunday Homily…

ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS STATEMENT 8 Aug 2021 The leadership of the ACP believes that the recent disagreement between the Government and some members of the Catholic Bishops offers an…

Latin Mass became a vehicle for dissent Western People 3.8.2021 Around 1957, I graduated as a fully qualified altar-boy in Ballycastle, no mean feat in those long-gone days. Sr Perpetua…

Please note: The deadline for submissions has been extended to 18th August. Interested parties (this includes the general public) are encouraged to make submissions, as the ethical guidelines will govern…

The Minister as an Olympian Wally the Walrus and the Heron: Wally the Walrus is an intrepid traveller. He is very sensible to make Ardmore his holiday venue. He drops…

Fr. Con Cronin, SPS, CC The Harbour Parishes (pic courtesy of the Cork and Ross website) The ACP would like to join with the host of tributes to one of…

Salvador Ryan writes in the Irish Times: Might Covid and 2020 mark a final rupture in history of Irish Catholicism? Devotion has become fixated on Sunday Mass – but will…

From international.la-croix.com: Pandemic has opened more Spaces for Lay Leadership in the Church July 30th, 2021 Published in La Croix International link below. The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg…

Please note: The deadline for submissions has been extended to 18th August. Interested parties (this includes the general public) are encouraged to make submissions, as the ethical guidelines will govern…

The Hungry Grass! The Tolka and the Olympics: I went down to the Tolka very early this morning. The timing coincided with the moment of my sister Maura’s death, 23…

From Gript.ie… The government had told Catholic leaders to postpone First Holy Communions and Confirmations earlier this summer. Gript.ie understands that the four Catholic archbishops of Ireland have written to…

Courtesy of www.katholisch.de Since last year the German bishops have been working on realigning priestly formation. Now 14 dioceses have decided to cooperate in the final training phase – and…

The death has been announced of Jesuit Bernd Hagenkord following an illness. Last October, Bernd was the ACP Zoom guest on the Synodal process underway in Germany – What Can the Irish Church Learn…

Click on the file below to listen to the audio of  Synodality – a Call to Everyone ACI Zoom discussion – Thurs July 22nd 2021, 8.00 p.m.   led by Dr…

 The St John’s Bible, Minnesota La Croix July 16th 2021   We have, in our small village parish church, the seven volumes, all now commercially available, of the St. John’s Bible, the…

“What do you plan to do with your wild and precious life?”   (M Oliver)   A potpourri of tunes: The Shepherds got a hammering last weekend. My friend Augustine…

Synodality – a Call to Everyone ACI Zoom discussion – Thurs July 22nd 2021, 8.00 p.m. – led by: Professor Tom O’Loughlin As the priestly manpower crisis deepens in Ireland, the…