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
08 June 2026 – Monday of Week 10
08 June 2026 – Monday of Week 10 Optional Memorial: St Colman (Mocholmoc) (Feast in Dromore) from Dromore, Co Down. 1st Reading: 1 Kings 17:1-6 In the dry Wadi Cherith, Elijah is fed by divine providence Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before...
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Roy Donovan’s review of Eamon Maher’s ‘The Prophetic Voice: Jean Sulivan’s Ongoing Relevance in France and Ireland’
In his book ‘The Prophetic Voice’, Eamon Maher has done us a great service in transporting Jean Sulivan, the French priest, from anonymity into mainstream. He does this by putting…
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Presider’s Page for Sunday 14 June 26 (11th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
As people loved and chosen by God, we gather to listen and share, before being sent out to live what we believe.Penitential Rite: The Gospel challenges our faith, so we turn…
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Brendan Hoban: People in authority need to know their limits
Western People 2.6.2026 A District Court Judge recently refused to convict 34 drivers caught speeding on a road approaching Monasterevin in Co Kildare. The judge, Andrew Cody, determined that the…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 9 June 2026 – Mon 15 June 2026
Coming events: Wood You Believe – Seminar – Healing of Childhood Trauma and Abuse Born out of immense suffering in the Christian Brothers Order and arising from revelations of Sexual…
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Vatican News: Day one in Spain: Pope challenges youth to change history with love
Pope Leo XIV’s fourth international Apostolic Journey starts with missions given to the different groups he met today: to civil and religious authorities, set aside polarizing narratives; to those who…
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Vatican News: Pope in Spain: ‘I come to affirm and renew fidelity to the Gospel’
Addressing authorities and the diplomatic corps in Madrid, Pope Leo XIV says he traveled to Spain to encourage faith in the Gospel among believers, and reiterates that religious freedom and…
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Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
In a letter to the cardinals who will take part in the meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the end of June, Cardinal Re outlines the themes of the four…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Living Forever?’ Corpus Christi Year A – Sunday 7 June 2026
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Vatican News: From institutions to the peripheries: Pope Leo’s pilgrimage to Spain
The Director of the Holy See Press Office outlines for journalists the Pope’s fourth international Apostolic Journey to Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands, addressing the themes of peace, disarmament,…
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SÉAMUS AHEARNE: CELEBRATION OF AWARENESS (with a nod to Ivan Illich)
MY BEACH: The smell of the sea. The relentless, rhythmic power of the waves. The gentle sun creeping onto the beach. The noisy quietness of the birds. And the total…