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
02 March 2026 – Monday of Week 2 of Lent
02 March 2026 – Monday of Week 2 of Lent (1) Daniel 9:4-10 Daniel’s prayer of shame and repentance I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, keeping covenant and steadfast love with those who love you and keep your commandments, we have sinned and done...
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 3rd March – Mon 9th March 2026
Note: Healing Mass in Lady’s Island this Wednesday 4th at 3pm Tues 3rd March – A Remarkable Story While facilitating a retreat in Ballyvaloo Conference Centre recently I was privileged…
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Brendan Hoban: Catholic Church change comes dropping slow
Western People 24.2.2026. Since the awkward amalgamation of Galway and Clonfert dioceses in February 2022 a different strategy has been adopted by the Catholic Church – a ‘merging’ rather than…
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Chris McDonnell: Edmund Pettus Bridge
For Jesse Jackson 1941-2026 We have lost a great American. Our ages span the same year of war, 1941, exactly six months apart. Significant years of conflict and political turmoil…
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Séamus Ahearne: Musings, Ruminations and Ponderings…
Casual Thought Provoked By The Cherry Blossom And Trump These are strange times. I must be dithering. Or dawdling around faraway days (which now seem wonderful but never were) or…
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Joe Coy, Tuam writes: THE IRISH RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS
For two centuries, after the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, the Irish people were persecuted for their loyalty to Catholicism as the British State converted to various forms of Protestantism….
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Protest Planned for GAA Congress tomorrow (Sat) over Allianz Sponsorship
The Issue A Chairde Gael, A letter calling on the GAA to promptly cease its business relationship with Allianz was handed into Croke Park on Wednesday, 20th August 2025. It…
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John Shea OSA: Letter to the Irish Bishops
A Timely Epiphanic Proposal, 2026 Dear Archbishops and Bishops of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference, The recent Vatican assertion “women are not fully in the likeness of Jesus” is mistaken, offensive, and…
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The Furrow – Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: After Kilkenny and Rome – A Synodal Update
This article is from the current edition of The Furrow. Last October, November and December (2025) there were several significant occurrences along the Irish and Universal synodal pathways. In what…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Stepping Into It!’ 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A – 1 March 2026
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Irish Bishops Conference: Clarification on media reports of Bishop Connell’s Reposing of Remains guidelines
Further to media reports on Guidelines for the use of Churches for Reposing of Remains which have been published by Bishop Paul Connell, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, please note the following…