Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership, Sunday Homily – Holy Family

Seamus Ahearne reminds us that grace filled moments can come about in chance encounters, even in the sad and bitter memories from the past. “He still can’t grasp how those in the Institutions and those out on the farms, who were full of God and faith, never displayed anything of the God of love.  That haunts him. He doesn’t feel bitter about anything else.  It is the model of God presented, that hurts most deeply.  Mass, Benediction and prayers were very important but there wasn’t any sign of the God of love.”   ….. ” A new Church is needed. New worship is needed. New vision is needed.  No one else is going to do it.  We have to get on with it.”

Roy Donovan commenting, in an article in The Limerick Leader on the clustering of parishes in Limerick diocese into ‘pastoral units’, says “Every possibility should be put on the table. Limerick diocese is operating within the limits – they are doing the best they can within the limits. We would be saying the overall church, all over the world needs to go beyond those limits and needs to open up every possibility including married people and women priests,”.

Clergy Retreat Knock ‘The Second Half of Life: A journey from success to significance’ Monday July 14th to Friday July 18th 2025 Retreat director: Fr Hugh Lagan SM Father Lagan is a priest…

ACP AGM Wed 6 Nov 2024 2.00-5.00pm Radisson Hotel, Athlone. Speakers: Michael Conway,  Gerry O’Hanlon, Tim Hazelwood on Care of Priests and Synodality Tim Hazelwood: Care of Priests; Data Protection…

A note from Seán Walsh about his latest publication… Seán Walsh writes: Just now published on  ebook or paperback… Did I say book? More like a booklet… Two readers/actors, two…

Updated
With thanks to Gerry O Hanlon and The Messenger we include the Introduction to Gerry’s new book.

Gerry O Hanlon sj has just published a book on Pope Francis and the Catholic Church in Ireland which may be of interest to readers of the web-site. More info available at Messenger web site.