Clerical grapevine flourishes as bishops retire

Western people 11^th May 2021

A priest-friend remarked the other day that now that Catholics were disappearing from churches and priests were disappearing from parishes, will bishops start disappearing from dioceses? He was … Read the rest

ACI Synodal Pathway Talk Series 

Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI) Zoom Events

In preparation for Ireland’s five-year Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland leading to a National Synodal Assembly, the ACI is arranging a series of online … Read the rest

            Join us for the launch of Maynooth College Reflects on COVID-19!

 Messenger Publications in conjunction with St Patrick’s College, Maynooth invites you to join us for the 

VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH

of 

Maynooth College Reflects on COVID-19
New Realities in Uncertain … Read the rest

You are cordially invited to

a Zoom presentation with

Derek Scally

Author

‘The Best Catholics in the World’

on

Friday May 21^st at 8.00pm

All welcome

Zoom-Meeting 

‪https://zoom.us/j/97078974108?pwd=UndVbDlNYW9PbzlDK2lrM2svQy85QT09

Meeting-ID: ‪970 7897 4108

Password: … Read the rest

Please click on the link for last evening’s ACP Zoom presentation by Massimo Faggioli on the Church in America – The Fight for Hegemony of and Within US Catholicism.

Opening and Closing Prayers below.

Massimo starts at 08’10” (eight minutes, … Read the rest

ACP Zoom Presentation

Massimo Faggioli

Theologian, Author and Columnist

for Commonweal and La Croix International.

The Fight for Hegemony of and Within US Catholicism

on

Wednesday 12 May 2021 at 7.00pm

Meeting ID: 843 0868 9233


Passcode: 547584

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84308689233?pwd=Q0h0UndWRDJBdFpwRGRkUlJBM0ttdz09

All … Read the rest

ACP Submission on a New Edition of the Lectionary

In response to the Bishops request for submissions in relation to the proposed new edition of the Lectionary for Mass in Irish dioceses, the Association of Catholic Priests wish to make … Read the rest

Looking backward::Going forward 

Loose words:

Torrents of words have spewed out from the keyboard over the past 15 months. Everyone must be drenched. It was effluent from my fingers and I take no responsibility for any of it. Some might … Read the rest

Closing date for receipt of comments on ACP draft Synodal Pathway submission is

Mon May 10th 

Dear ACP Member

The Irish Bishops are inviting submissions on methods/models to be adopted before the Synodal Pathway consultation gets underway. They are seeking … Read the rest