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.

Holy Spirit

5th Sunday of Easter Yr Matthew

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...
ACTA
LECTIONARY COMMENTARY
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
YEAR A B C
YEAR OF MATTHEW

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Virus and Vocation - Tom O'Loughlin

Written by: Tom O'Loughlin

Reproduced with kind permission from La Croix International

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Yesterday we marked ‘Vocations Sunday’ – and in this crisis it raises some important questions. Right now, most of us have now had more than a month of lockdown. Most of us are longing for it to be over, and (apart from ending every call or email with ‘Stay safe!’) we like to complain about the problems caused by lockdown. But, perhaps more quietly, we have to grudgingly admit that we have experienced many positives during this time and discovered things about ourselves and our relationships to the people around us.

Read more: Virus and Vocation - Tom O'Loughlin

A day in my "coronated" life at the Vatican

Written by: Robert Mickens - La Croix

The Holy See Press Office has been a welcome refuge during the COVID-19 lockdown

Robert Mickens       Download: A day in my "coronated" life at the Vatican    Reproduced with permission from La Croix International and Robert Mickens.
Vatican City

May 1, 2020

Ionel is my newest friend in Rome. But he was so out-of-his-mind crazy with rage one day last week that I had to keep my distance.

Read more: A day in my "coronated" life at the Vatican

Holy Spirit

4th Sunday of Easter Matthew

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...
ACTA
LECTIONARY COMMENTARY
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
YEAR A B C
YEAR OF MATTHEW

Download: 4TH SUN EASTER YR A MATTHEW

“Expanding our View of Christian Faith Today”

Written by: Diarmuid O'Murchu

 

 

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