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ACI Synodal Pathway Talk Series  Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI) Zoom Events In preparation for Ireland’s five-year Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland leading to a National Synodal Assembly,…

Peter Wilkinson & David Timbs “Australia’s Plenary Council” Followed by Q & A 11.00 – 12.30 pm Saturday 15th of May 2021 Online ZOOM event Peter Wilkinson and David Timbs…

            Join us for the launch of Maynooth College Reflects on COVID-19!  Messenger Publications in conjunction with St Patrick’s College, Maynooth invites you to join us for the  VIRTUAL BOOK…

You are cordially invited to a Zoom presentation with   Derek Scally   Author   ‘The Best Catholics in the World’   on   Friday May 21st at 8.00pm  …

Please click on the link for last evening’s ACP Zoom presentation by Massimo Faggioli on the Church in America – The Fight for Hegemony of and Within US Catholicism. Opening…

ACP Zoom Presentation Massimo Faggioli Theologian, Author and Columnist for Commonweal and La Croix International. The Fight for Hegemony of and Within US Catholicism on Wednesday 12 May 2021 at…

ACP Submission on a New Edition of the Lectionary In response to the Bishops request for submissions in relation to the proposed new edition of the Lectionary for Mass in…

Looking backward::Going forward  Loose words: Torrents of words have spewed out from the keyboard over the past 15 months. Everyone must be drenched. It was effluent from my fingers and…

Closing date for receipt of comments on ACP draft Synodal Pathway submission is Mon May 10th  Dear ACP Member The Irish Bishops are inviting submissions on methods/models to be adopted…

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Robert Mickens reports in La Croix International: Archbishop Mark Coleridge says days of the autocratic, monarchical Church “are over”; expresses confidence in German synodal path, saying talk of schism is…

In the Irish Times, Patsy McGarry reports on the Bishop of Clonfert, Michael Duignan’s recent pastoral reflection on the what might lie ahead for the church. He also cites the financial challenges…

Tony Flannery writes: In my most recent book I wrote about how the Church has created problems for itself, and for believers, by defining doctrines at particular times in its…

Utter Gibberish is now Part of the Mainstream Western People 4.5.2021  ‘I saw it on Facebook’ joins ‘I won it on the horses’ and ‘The dog ate my homework’ as…

Should we be buying from Amazon rather than working to keep a place like Nenagh alive?’ Unthinkable: Fr Seán McDonagh is increasingly worried about the power of big tech Irish…

The company of William Blake Aerial warfare during the Dawn Chorus: The Dawn Chorus saw in Sunday morning. Mooney went Wild. Paddy Glackin and Donal Lunny competed with the bird…

Church must waive rights for common good Western People 27.4.2021 One of the casualties of the COVID restrictions has been public worship. There are many important reasons why this is…

Bishop Michael Duignan, Bishop of Clonfert has published “Renew and Strengthen your People – a Pastoral Reflection on the Future of the Church in the Diocese of Clonfert.”  Bishop Duignan hopes that the Pastoral…

Over 100 people tuned in last evening to the ACP zoom presentation by James Alison on the pastoral care of the LGBTQ+ community. The evening was hosted by ACP Leadership…

ACP Zoom Presentation with James Alison Tuesday 27 April 2021  7.00pm   The Pastoral Care of LGBTQ+ The Church position on LGBTQ+   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89053302467?pwd=cU1pR0o4Q1c1TlZ5TEJlRm9Md1ZIZz09 Meeting ID: 890 5330 2467 Passcode: EPwNU5…