The ACP Leadership Team report on their meeting with representatives of ACP members in Irish dioceses on 25 February

Prayer is not always such a struggle

Tony Flannery announces the schedule of talks being given by him for the next month or so, as part of his speaking tour

Loving the enemy and praying for those who make life difficult are two marks of a Christian, as Jesus teaches us today. We gather, aware of how difficult love can be, yet united by the saving mercy of God, on which we rely.

Living in a one-eyed world

Michael W. Higgins comments on the Vatican's discouragement of the publication of the Synod survey results and fears Pope Francis may be losing his nerve (first pubished in the Globe and Mail, Toronto on 20 February 2014).

Tony Flannery reports that a letter has been sent to Pope Francis on behalf of reform movements in many countries, the ACP included.

St. Peter's Chair: The Holy See

Conflict of interests

Brendan Hoban is saddened at the Iona Institute's rush to the lawyers on being called 'homophobic', and contrasts it with the Institute's earlier comments on the ACP, which did not lead to a legal remedy being sought (first published in the Western People).