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
28 Oct 2026 – Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
28 Oct 2026 – Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles 1st Reading: Ephesians 2:19-22 God has appointed apostles so that his people’s needs will be served So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the...
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Gerry O’Hanlon, SJ, on the Gormanston Synodal Assembly and ‘where to from here’…
Midwest Radio’s Faith Alive presenter Monica Morley spoke with Gerry O’Hanlon, SJ, in the wake of the Gormanston National Irish Synodal Assembly and issues raised at the meeting …
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 27 Oct – Mon 2 Nov 2026
Upcoming Autum Seminars: An Tobar Spiritans, Navan Fri 6th – Recovery from Loss Sat 7th November – Personal and Ancestral Healing Bookings: 087-7640407 Facilitators: Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk Spaces…
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Séamus Ahearne: On the road again…
THE GOBÁN SAOR AND HIS SON: SHORTEN THE ROAD. I drove down to Dungarvan yesterday (25th October). My sister is in a Nursing Home. The body creaks after the double…
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Press Release: ACP WELCOMES BISHOPS’ RESPONSE TO IRISH NATIONAL SYNODAL ASSEMBLY
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) warmly congratulates the Irish Catholic bishops on their immediate and positive response to the recent Irish National Synodal Assembly meeting, which took place, with…
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Brendan Hoban: A weekly column is a privilege, not a chore
Western People 20.10.26 More than 45 years ago – on January 23rd, 1980 to be exact – my first column was published in the Western People. The then owner of…
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Tony Flannery: The Lost Children of Tuam
(This article appeared in the Connacht Tribune newspaper. It was a topic of discussion on RTÉ Radio 1 Lifeline programme today. Link to the radio discussion today: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/liveline/episodes/4bdbd7b4-56b0-4bc5-88ce-b4ec00ea4b76/) It was…
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Vatican News: Venite ad Me: An encounter that attracts and captivates
Our Editorial Director reflects on the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new document entitled “Venite ad Me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.”…
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SÉAMUS AHEARNE: HEADLINES…
The Headline on Saturday’s London Times to a Comment article, by Max Hastings was: Fakers tussle for seats at Trump’s table of lies. He writes: ‘The US has fallen into…