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
23 July 2026 – St Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe
23 July 2026 – St Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373) was a mystic also given to works of charity and founder of the Bridgettine nuns after the death of her husband, to whom she had borne eight children. She is one of the six patron saints of Europe, along with...
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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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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 21 July – Mon 27 July 2026
You can tune in to live broadcasts usually daily at 10am or recordings by going to Our Ladys Island Webcam For ordering books at lowest prices go to jimcogley.com Tues…
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Brendan Hoban: Upcoming GAA tie revives vivid memories
Western People 7.7.2026 Unexpectedly, Mayo and Louth, two counties most impatiently itching for an All-Ireland victory – Mayo for 75 years and Louth for 69 – face each other in…
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Brendan Hoban: Prayer must not be reduced to just a formula
Western People 30.6.2026. Part of the price paid for writing a weekly column in the Western People and presenting a weekly religious radio programme on Midwest Radio is that I’m…
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Pope Leo appoints Bishop Router new Bishop of Derry as Bishop McKeown retires
16 Jul 2026 Link to article: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2026/07/16/pope-leo-appoints-bishop-router-new-bishop-of-derry-as-bishop-mckeown-retires/ Statement from His Excellency Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, the Apostolic Nuncio to IrelandHis Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop…