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
09 June 2026 – Feast of St Columba (Colum Cille), Abbot and Missionary
09 June 2026 – Feast of St Columba (Colum Cille), Abbot and Missionary Feast: St Columba, Abbot, Missionary. Columba, also known as Colum Cille, was born in Gartan, County Donegal in 521 and was of royal lineage. He studied under Finnian of Moville and Finnian of Clonard. He founded monasteries in Derry, Durrow, Iona and...
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Vatican News: Day three in Spain: Today the Church in Madrid scored an unforgettable goal
On his last full day in Madrid, Pope Leo XIV completes a busy schedule as he makes a historic visit to Spain’s Parliament, meets with victims of abuse, prays at…
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Séamus Ahearne’s weekly musings…
WHEN THE PRIVATE PERSON IS UNVEILED IN PUBLIC: Nicola Sturgeon was in the news last weekend. She was interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg, on BBC1 Sunday (31st May 2026) for the…
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NCR Online – Ilia Delio: Teilhard de Chardin points to what Pope Leo missed in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas arrives at a moment of genuine civilizational urgency. Its concern for human dignity, its alarm at the displacement of labor, its refusal to treat artificial intelligence…
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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…