MISSION statement: Revised 2026

We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and a desire to be part of the synodal renewal it needs.
 
Inspired by the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, and the call to Synodality for the Church of the third millennium, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that it may be a more effective and inclusive sign of the Kingdom of God.
 
To enable this, we wish to promote listening, dialogue and receptivity within the Church, and with all people of good will, open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Accordingly, we aim to facilitate opportunities to share experiences, practices and insights to discern our hopes and aims for the Church in the world today.

THEOLOGY statement:

ACTA is a movement built from below by clergy and laity alike in every diocese in England and Wales. It exists to give those people an effective voice. It is an instrument to establish and promote space for a trusting dialogue within a hierarchically structured people’s Church.
 
ACTA believes that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are the only way forward for mission to modern society. It is not a small chapel of selected followers; it believes in the Church as a “big tent”, with open doors. As a free and representative association of believers, it seeks to liberate the expertise in the ranks, so as to bring added energy and witness to the Church in the world.

How we as Church can respond to the crisis of Covid-19

Written by: Frank Callus

The development of Covid-19 has been as rapid as it has been deadly. In the space of a few months it has turned from a minor news item from a part of China few of us had heard of, to the global pandemic that has been the stuff of disaster planning for the last 50 years.  The Tablet

Read more: How we as Church can respond to the crisis of Covid-19

Holy Spirit

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...

ACTA
LECTIONARY COMMENTARY
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
YEAR OF MATTHEW

Download: 21st SUN YR A ORD TIME MATTHEW

Good Trouble

Written by: Chris McDonnell

Download: 14 Good Trouble

A couple of weeks ago, we recorded the passing of John Lewis whose eventful life was marked with eulogies from three past Presidents among many others. Lewis gave us his own memorial when he described his life as one of causing 'good trouble'. What did he mean by those two brief words? How can trouble ever be called good?

Read more: Good Trouble

Holy Spirit

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...

ACTA
LECTIONARY COMMENTARY
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
YEAR OF MATTHEW

Download: ACTA 20TH SUN YR ORD TIME MT

Good liturgy bad liturgy and faith

Written by: Tom O'Loughlin

 

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