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.

Midnight Mass

Midnight Mass Yr A

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA LECTIONARY COMMENTARY

 

MIDNIGHT MASS

Year A 

Year of Matthew

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent Yr A

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA  LECTIONARY COMMENTARY

 

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Year A 

Year of Matthew

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3rd Sunday of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent Yr A

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Year A 

Year of Matthew

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2nd Sunday of Advent

2nd Sunday of Advent Yr A Matthew

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA

LECTIONARY COMMENTARY

 

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Year A 

Year of Matthew

Download: ADVENT 2nd Sun Yr A MATTHEW

READINGS

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The God Who Speaks – and ACTA!

Written by: Alex Walker

The year of celebrating our scriptures has started – if you haven’t heard the phrase The God Who Speaks yet, do have a look at this link to the Bishops’ conference information:

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/the-god-who-speaks/

or look at your own diocese’s website.

ACTA members are involved in all sorts of ways around England and Wales. To mention three prominent ACTA-vists:  in the Birmingham Archdiocese, the Chair of the diocesan organising committee is our own theologian David McLoughlin, and from the Nottingham Diocese our ACTA Scripture consultant Prof. Joseph O’Hanlon,  from the Nottingham Diocese, is part of the national steering group. ACTA member Fleur Dorrell from the Arundel and Brighton diocese works for the Bible Society, and she is the national leader of the whole The God Who Speaks project.

Please report to our web-manager Alex Walker any The God Who Speaks (TGWS) activities that are happening in your own parish or diocese. We can help maximise publicity for this wonderful opportunity we are being offered to deepen our understanding of scripture.  

  1. Advent leads to light
  2. First Sunday of Advent Year A
  3. Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year C
  4. Christ The King Yr C

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