Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP leadership: Weekly Sunday Homily

Chris McDonnell comments on the current Synod of Bishops in Rome in his article in the Catholic Times. “although young people are there to observe and contribute, they will have no voting power when push comes to shove. Much will depend on how good the assembled clerics are at listening, how much their hearing will be conditioned by pre-determined views, how open they are to the realities that face young people.”

Louis Stevenson Scottish author. The Treasure of Franchard (1883) (Noted from The Times). FOOTBALL AND A PLAYWRIGHT: It was the London Times that has prompted me. (December 1st 2025). Those…

In debates about how to counter the declining number of priests in the Catholic Church it is often argued that despite having a married clergy, women and men, the Church of England is not attracting vocations either. In a recent interesting article in The Tablet Jonathan Wynne-Jones seems to give the lie to that argument with an account of 1000 ordinations in the Church of England this year.

After the close of a busy but fruitful pilgrimage season last night, it’s now time for recuperation, to come apart and rest awhile. It was lovely to meet lots of people…

Theme: The Last Priests in Ireland – What is Life Like for Them? Speakers: Paddy Byrne, John Dunphy, Julieann Moran and Tim Hazelwood All welcome Paddy Byrne             Paddy is…

Colm Holmes, spokesperson for We Are Church Ireland, draws our attention to an article on www.newwaysministry.org by Deacon Ray Dever from Florida. Deacon Dever attended the World Meeting of Families in Dublin last year. He assisted at the Papal mass. He is the father of a Transgender daughter and a Bisexual daughter.
In this New Ways Ministry article he asks “Is there Hope?” about the Vatican’s new document on Gender.