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
18 Feb 2026 – Ash Wednesday
18 Feb 2026 – Ash Wednesday (1) Joel 2:12-18 Return to me with all your heart. Spare your people, Lord “Now, now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord, your God, for he...
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Tim Hazelwood’s reply to Garry O’Sullivan in The Irish Catholic 12 Feb 2026
I enjoy listening to Brendan O’Connor interviewing. He is not afraid of difficult questions that lead people to go deeper, and in doing so exposing his own vulnerability. I feel…
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Séamus Ahearne: Zelensky, Getting Older, Tolka Row and the Deli girl’s question…
‘ZELENSKY IS A BAD MAN!’ I caught Zelensky being interviewed on the News at the Munich Security Conference last weekend. The Report (UK, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands) had…
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Presider’s Page for 22 February 2026 (First Sunday of Lent)
The Rite of Election of Catechumens is celebrated today. We celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. All over the world today, men and women are beginning a period of preparation…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 17th Feb – Mon 23rd Feb 2026
Note: Coming Wood You Believe Healing Seminar with Jim Cogley & Luba Rodzhuk: There are just a few places still available for the Ballyvaloo Retreat from 23rd-26th Feb. Also, for…
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RELIGIONNEWS.COM: Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives’ anti-Francis campaign
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would ‘take down…
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Colm Holmes from We Are Church writes:
The “MESSENGER” dates from 1888. Donal Neary SJ has been the editor for more than 10 years. I was delighted to read in the March 2026 edition that the MESSENGER supports…
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The Tablet: The distortion of René Girard
René Girard has been mentioned a lot of late in many ACP posts. Check out this article in The Tablet by Michael Kirwan. (Registration required). Update: Full article below, submitted…
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The Way – weekly newsletter from the Irish Bishops’ Conference
Sharing Good News Weekly newsletter of the Bishops’ digital platform The Way12 February 2025 – Issue 247Catholic Communications Office, Maynooth Link to Newsletter: https://theway.ie
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The Bishop of the Derry diocese of the Catholic Church says that the organisation needs to look at ways of restructuring itself as members of the clergy are being “worked to exhaustion”.
Bishop Donal McKeown, who has handed in his resignation after turning 75 but remains in post while his successor is selected, spoke to The Irish News after the suspension of…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership weekly Sunday video homily
‘Virtue’ 6th Sunday Year A – 15 Feb 2026