17Apr
Does ‘isolated and at risk’ describe the rural priest today?
Brendan Hoban reflects on the isolation of rural Irish priests and adds a historical perspective, suggesting it was ever thus (first published in the Western People on 16 April).
11Apr
Church should stand its ground on school patronage
Brendan Hoban finds that the surveys conducted on school patronage reveal that most parents are happy with having their children educated in Catholic schools. He believes the the Church should take a firm stand with the Minister for Education.
27Mar
Is the ACP an All-Ireland reform movement or not?
Eddie Finnegan asks why so few priests in the northern dioceses engage with the ACP
25Mar
Why do ordinary priest-members of the ACP not contribute to the website?
Eddie Finnegan analyses postings to the ACP website (articles and comments) and finds ordinary diocesan priest-members in Ireland almost absent from its pages.
17Mar
CDF’s secretive behaviour is a disgrace to the Church
Mary Cunningham outlines the CDF’s controlling role in the silencing of Fr Sean Fagan, undermining Archbishop Charles Brown’s recent assertion that such actions are a matter for a religious priest’s superior
16Mar
Donabate supports Fr Tony…
Padraig Haran, (Chairperson), Joe Connolly, (P.P.), Deirdre Meyler, Angela O’Sullivan, Pat Hannon, (P.C.), Mary Bond, Ken Spratt, Pat Reilly, (C.C.), Deborah McArdle and Alain Rochecouste, all members of Donabate Pastoral Council, deplore the CDF’s treatment of Fr Tony Flannery
15Mar
Tony Flannery disputes Nuncio’s version of events
Tony Flannery takes issue with Archbishop Charles Brown, the papal nuncio to Ireland, responding to an interview conducted by Mary Wilson on the RTE programme, ‘Drivetime’ on 15 March 2013
13Mar
Kilmore priests express forthright opinions at local ACP meeting
The report on their recent meeting submitted by the ACP in Kilmore diocese reveals disappointment with the Irish Hierarchy that they did not meet with the Leadership Team of the ACP — among other things.
12Mar
Is the Church in Ireland silent on the extreme inequality in our land?
Pádraig McCarthy notes the extreme inequality now visible in Irish society, where 1,200 people died as a result of fuel poverty last winter, yet the nation’s 300 wealthiest individuals saw their wealth increase massively in 2012. He finds church leaders almost silent on the matter and asks if the ACP should take it up, in line with the our consitiution.
