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
17 July 2026 – Friday of Week 15
17 July 2026 – Friday of Week 15 1st Reading: Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22 King Hezekiah is cured of illness; as a sign of full health God turns the sun’s rays backward In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said...
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Pope Leo appoints Bishop Router new Bishop of Derry as Bishop McKeown retires
16 Jul 2026 Link to article: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2026/07/16/pope-leo-appoints-bishop-router-new-bishop-of-derry-as-bishop-mckeown-retires/ Statement from His Excellency Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, the Apostolic Nuncio to IrelandHis Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
‘Whole Field’ 16th Sunday Year A – 19 July 2026
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Root & Branch Zoom Tomorrow – Friday 17th July, 20.00 – 21.30
Friday 17th July, 20.00 – 21.30 London Time. We’re delighted that Amanda Davison-Young, Chief Executive of The Tablet, will share the evening with us.How did the Festival go? What were the conclusions…
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Presider’s Page for 19 July 2026 (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We have been called together by the Spirit of God to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The Spirit teaches us to pray, and moves us to glorify the…
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Séamus Ahearne: Sitting beside the fire and thinking…
IS THE CHURCH DYING, OR IS IT only THE CHURCHES, that are dying? BONES, MUSIC AND FAIRIES: Leitrim and Sheebeg featured in the News recently. Was Fionn Mac Cumhaill connected…
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James Alison: Open letter to my more conservative Catholic sisters and brothers in the wake of the Group 9 Synodal Report
Link to article: https://jamesalison1.substack.com/p/open-letter-to-my-more-conservative Introduction If you have ever heard of me before, you will know that for some thirty years I have been in public disagreement with what passes…
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Fr John Heagle: A prisoner of conscience is dying, and the world is silent
Link to article: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55401 Fr John Heagle, coordinator of Priests Against Genocide USA, writes: Silence is not always golden. Often, it is simply complicity with injustice. This is certainly the…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 14 July – Mon 20 July 2026
You can tune in to live broadcasts usually daily at 10am or recordings by going to Our Ladys Island Webcam For ordering books at lowest prices go to jimcogley.com Tues…
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Seán Ó’Conaill: No Humility Without Humiliation
“We should, therefore, look to the Gospels to outline for us the journey of conversion we are required to undertake, learning little by little to make Jesus’ practices our own.”…
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Séamus Ahearne: Home thoughts from Finglas…
THE TAPESTRY OF OUR LIVES: The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in London. It will go on display in September. It is a ‘power-point’ display of the Norman conquest of England…