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

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA COMMENTARY

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TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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Love is the Way - Bishop Michael Curry

Written by: Alex Walker

Holy Spirit

Trinity Sunday

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA COMMENTARY

on

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TRINITY SUNDAY

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7th Sunday of Easter Year B

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA COMMENTARY on THE SUNDAY LECTIONARY

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER  

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The Gospels were not written for us. The Gospels were written to address particular issues relevant to a Christian community  (church) or communities in a time and a place far distant from our world. If we were to give a title to each of these ancient documents it might be something like this:

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Pentecost Sunday

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

ACTA COMMENTARY

on

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PENTECOST SUNDAY

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  2. Sixth Sunday of Easter Yr B
  3. Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year B
  4. Gaudate et Exsultate - on the call to holiness in today's world

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