Association of Catholics in Ireland

Can Synodality Empower Women in the Church? Rose O’Connor Zoom Talk to ACI – Sept 30th, 2021 at 8.00 p.m. Rose O’Connor chaired the working group on women in leadership for the 2016 Synod in Limerick Diocese. The group’s report called for the...

A few words from Fr Joe……………………

Carrying the coffin of my uncle John from the hearse to his grave on Tuesday felt like the end of an era. He was 87, a wonderful man, bursting with energy and full of love and goodness. He was the last of the four Curran brothers to die, and four of his five sisters,...

The Lord gave his Spirit to them all!

Today’s readings sound a note of warning against the small-heartedness that seeks to limit God’s love, or reject the action of God’s Spirit in the world. They proclaim the indwelling of the Spirit in the lives of all. Moses rejoices that two elders absent from the...

A few words from Fr Joe………………

Each year when the appeal is made for Crosscare we are reminded of the many ways the Church in Dublin is at the service of the poor and people in need here at home. The range of services Crosscare offers embraces many aspects of life dealing with hunger and...

You are the Christ!’

This Sunday we contemplate Jesus, who is, as Peter declares, the Christ, the anointed one of God. Our readings help us to understand the journey Jesus takes to show his love for us. The First Reading from Isaiah is part of the song of the Suffering Servant. He is to...