Association of Catholic Priests

cordially invites you to a

members Zoom presentation

What can the Irish Church learn from Britain?

with British academic, writer and theologian

Tina Beattie

on 

Tuesday 15^th Dec 2020 at 7.00pm 

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The delights of a frosty morning:

These mornings seem eerie. The Tolka River holds its breath. I am suspicious of the quietness. The heron appears sometimes. It remains aloof. The swans are infrequent. I miss the … Read the rest

This feast had its origin in the East as the “Conception of Mary by St Anne.” It spread through the West during the Middle Ages as the “Immaculate Conception” and was extended to the entire Western Church in the eighteenth century. The feast celebrates Mary, preserved from sin from the moment of conception; she is the first-fruits of her Son’s redemption and a prophetic model of what the Church is called to be.

On this feast day, Mary inspires us as the most favoured one, the mother of our Saviour, who enjoys the fullness of the grace of God...