Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership weekly Sunday homily – 2nd Sunday Advent 2024
2nd Week of Advent 2024 (C) – Theme: Patience
2nd Week of Advent 2024 (C) – Theme: Patience
Seamus Ahearne finds the ‘living is easy’ in summertime.
“The unexpected has to happen or we have to believe in the surprises of life. The unlikely does occur. ‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ That may not be so always. But in faith and with God, there is always a summertime. The life of grace. The life of wonder. The life of love. It is there. Our church cannot be dour.”
Statement by ACP on Women’s Equality being Essential for our Church
In the face of appalling suffering, secularism fades away and we turn toward a humble, loving church for comfort. Irish Times article: In these dark days of the soul when…
Various news outlets are carrying reports about Pope Francis’ comments on women’s diaconate in his airborne press conference while returning from a trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia. We carry snippets from America Magazine and Vatican News.
“The pope did not tell reporters what steps, if any, would come next on the subject of a women’s diaconate.”
The ACP would like to extend condolences to our esteemed colleague Tony Flannery on the death of his brother Fr Peter, CSsR. RIP. Funeral details below. The death has occurred…
Mary, Mother of God… and my Mother: Please tell your Son, I’m sorry… ‘Know what?’ She smiled: ‘Tell Him yourself…‘ Jesus… Oh, Jesus! Where to begin? And how? How often?…