Jo O’Sullivan attended the first meeting of the ACI (Association of Catholics in Ireland) on Sat 10 November. When the meeting was disturbed by a man worried about the direction the movement was aking, she found herself reflecting on her own view of the Church
The present debate is certainly inspiring people to begin to think out their position in the Church in a way that they may not have done before, and to state it publicly. This time Martina Killeavy takes pen to paper.
Brendan Hoban writes of lay funeral presiders being commissioned in Liverpool and lay-led Communion services taking the place — two responses to a shortage of priests that is becoming drastic in these islands (published with acknowledgement to the Western People).
WE are Church Ireland , part of the International movement WE are Church , which is promoting reform in the Catholic Church is now organising an informational meeting on our…
The Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists express sadness at Fr Tony Flannery’s plight and hope for an agreed resolution
This research was commissioned by The Association of Catholic Priests to gain an understanding of Catholic’s views on contemporary Catholicism.
