A Voice to Reflect
The ACP is an association for Catholic Priests who wish to have a forum, and a voice to reflect on, discuss and comment on issues affecting the Irish Church and society today. We welcome any feedback you may have. If you are an existing member, you can pay your membership fee here. If you would like to support the ACP with a donation, you can do so here.
Today’s Homily Resources
24 July 2026 – Friday of Week 16
24 July 2026 – Friday of Week 16 Optional Memorials: St Sharbel Maklūf monk at monastery of St Maron at Annaya, ordained in 1859, a hermit from 1875, died in 1898, sought after for counsel ad blessing, great personal devotion to the Blessed sacrament. St Declan , considered a pre-Patrician saint, of noble blood, baptised by Colman,...
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Father Mike Schmitz: God gives us enough light for the next step
Link to article: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2026/07/21/father-mike-schmitz-god-gives-us-enough-light-for-the-next-step/ Saint Kevin’s Church on Harrington Street (Dublin) was filled to capacity on Monday evening, as 800 people gathered for Mass ahead of Father Mike Schmitz’s sold-out Parables…
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Fr james Martin SJ: Should (celibate) gay men be ordained priests?
The question arises every few years, whether in response to a new survey, a church document, a comment from a pope or bishop, a well-known priest leaving the priesthood and…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Competing Stories’ 17th Sunday Year A 26 July 2026
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Julieann Moran: Synodal Pathway Update
Preparing Together for October“When we learn to listen to one another, to share responsibilities, and to recognize the action of the Spirit in the various Churches, we are not merely…
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Presider’s Page for 26 July 2026 (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly (For resources: https://www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.org/) Opening CommentGod has given us many gifts, including the promise that we will share in Christ’s glory. We give thanks…
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SÉAMUS AHEARNE: REVELLING IN RAVEL AND GUSHING OVER THE GALLAGHER BROS…
THE MUSIC OF LIFE: It was last Friday. It was the 18 July 26. It was the First Night of the BBC Proms. Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major (with…
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Vatican News: Pope Leo XIV: Peace is built through disarmament, not nuclear weapons
The Vatican Publishing House releases a new book by Pope Leo XIV entitled Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift. Edited by Alessandro Banfi, the volume brings together Pope Leo’s…
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Suzanne Ryder: A Hopeful Embrace
Carina Roseingrave’s surname is what could be seen as Dickensian in its personification of her distinctive character. In her powerful talk about grief, as the keynote speaker for this year’s Ecumenical…
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Brendan Hoban: It’s time to tackle the scourge of e-scooters
Western People, 14.7.2026 The news last week that yet another young man has died in ‘a scooter accident’ increases even more the numbers dying on our roads as a growing…
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