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.

Evangelical bible ‘set to replace old lectionary’

Written by: Alex Walker

Following a meeting with the prefect in charge of liturgy at the Vatican, one of the English and Welsh bishops present has said that it looks as if agreement on a new draft lectionary is imminent. 

Last month, during the ad limina visit of the bishops to the Vatican, Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth tweeted about an “inspiring” meeting with Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship (CDW), and the CDW secretary, Archbishop Arthur Roche. “It was inspiring listening to Cardinal Sarah this morning and Archbishop Roche,” he said. “It looks as if we might have a draft of the new ESV [English Standard Version] lectionary as early as next month.”

When the new translation of the Missal was introduced in 2011, the lectionary and the versions of Scripture authorised for use remained the same: the Revised Standard Version and the Jerusalem Bible. However, a new lectionary has been in preparation for some time and the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has been considering a switch to the English Standard Version.

The ESV translation, which emphasises word-for-word accuracy rather than “dynamic equivalence”, was produced by a team of evangelical scholars and first published in 2001.

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Cardiff Hosts ACTA National Conference

Written by: Frank Callus

The Archdiocese of Cardiff was the host for the National Conference of ACTA [A Call to Action] on Saturday 20th October 2018. It was held at St David’s RC Sixth Form College. The theme for the Conference, “It will always be Pentecost in the Church”, refers to a sermon of St. Oscar Romero in which he called for a process of continuous spiritual renewal. The Church needs to be open to the Spirit, to read the signs of the times and respond to the new challenges of the age.

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA COMMENTARY

THE SUNDAY LECTIONARY

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

YEAR B: YEAR OF MARK

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Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

 ACTA COMMENTARY

THE SUNDAY LECTIONARY

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

YEAR B: YEAR OF MARK

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Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA COMMENTARY

THE SUNDAY LECTIONARY

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

YEAR B: YEAR OF MARK

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