Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast we have two such reflections and talks to share. - In part one, Belfast-based writer and pastoral worker Jim...

During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast excerpt  former Limerick intercounty hurler, Ciaran Carey shares a reflection at the Kilmallock Novena on &q...

We have a lighter programme/podcast this week as Shane was galivanting with the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes leaving John to mind the shop back in Ireland.  During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful...

We have a lighter programme/podcast this week as Shane was galivanting with the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes leaving John to mind the shop back in Ireland.  During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful...

On this weeks podcast C&SI partners up with TheWay.ie to bring you an update on the Irish Synodal Pathway. We had hoped to have Juliann Moran (the Synodal Pathway General Secretary) on with us but unfortunately Juliann is a bit under the weather at the minute. So this week we are sharing an interview with Fr Declan Hurley, Chairperson of the National Synodal Pathway, and Patricia Carroll, memb...

On this weeks podcast C&SI partners up with TheWay.ie to bring you an update on the Irish Synodal Pathway. We had hoped to have Juliann Moran (the Synodal Pathway General Secretary) on with us but unfortunately Juliann is a bit under the weather at the minute. So this week we are sharing an interview with Fr Declan Hurley, Chairperson of the National Synodal Pathway, and Patricia Carroll, memb...

Limerick is preparing to celebrate its Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help from June 19th to 27th at Mount St Alphonsus on Henry Street in Limerick with the Redemptorist Fathers. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Gerry Moloney who takes us through the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and through what is up coming at the novena this  year where the theme is " Called and Sent...

Limerick is preparing to celebrate its Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help from June 19th to 27th at Mount St Alphonsus on Henry Street in Limerick with the Redemptorist Fathers. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Gerry Moloney who takes us through the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and through what is up coming at the novena this  year where the theme is " Called and Sent...

As we move into Ordinary Time, this Sunday in Ireland we have the beautiful feast of Corpus Christi. So on this week's programme, we bring out a reflection from our old colleague Lorraine Buckley who shares with us some thoughts on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi originally in 2019.  In part one, we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends including the Pope's Prayer Int...

As we move into Ordinary Time, this Sunday in Ireland we have the beautiful feast of Corpus Christi. So on this week's programme excerpt, we bring out a reflection from our old colleague Lorraine Buckley who shares with us some thoughts on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi originally in 2019.  Lorraine's reflection on Corpus Christi begins by taking us through a history of the feast which...

As the month of May dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary draws to a close, on this weeks programme we are joined by Karen Clancy from Totus Tuus magazine who shares with us about the Rosary and the forth coming All Ireland Rosay Rall y in Knock on June 6th. She shares with us some of the history of the rosary and also reflections on the Mysteries of the Rosary - a prayer, a meditation, a sharing w...

As the month of May dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary draws to a close, on this weeks programme we are joined by Karen Clancy from Totus Tuus magazine who shares with us about the Rosary and the forth coming All Ireland Rosay Rall y in Knock on June 6th. She shares with us some of the history of the rosary and also reflections on the Mysteries of the Rosary - a prayer, a meditation, a sharing w...

Pentecost is one of the great feasts of the liturgical year and brings to a close the season Easter where we celebrate the manifestation of the Holy Spirit into the church and the need for the church to go out into the world.  In part one of this weeks podcast we go through the up coming liturgical odds and ends as well as flagging some up coming events on the calendar for local listeners in West...

Pentecost is one of the great feasts of the liturgical year and brings to a close the season Easter where we celebrate the manifestation of the Holy Spirit into the church and the need for the church to go out into the world.  In this weeks podcast excerpt, we share a reflection from Word On Fire Ministries where Bishop Robert Barron focus on the fifth chapter of St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians...

On this week's podcast we are sharing an interview from "A Question of Faith" podcast from TheWay.ie with Fr Patrick Cahill who reflects on the age old question of why suffering exists In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including saints of the week and some local notices. In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sun...

On this week's podcast we are sharing an interview from "A Question of Faith" podcast from TheWay.ie with Fr Patrick Cahill who reflects on the age old question of why suffering exists The A Question of Faith podcast (available on YouTube and Spotify) features broadcaster Wendy Grace in conversation with a range of guests who grapple with some of the big questions in regard our sear...

On this weeks podcast excerpt John and Shane take a spin around the globe looking at various stories from across the Catholic News-sphere which caught our eye.  Seoul names patron saints for WYD 2027, highlighting faith amid struggle and witness. A Summary of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Africa  With a new Archbishop of Canturbury enthroned on 25 March 2026, during her visit to the Vatican - Pope: Angl...

On this weeks podcast John and Shane take a spin around the globe looking at various stories from across the Catholic News-sphere which caught our eye.  In part one we have our run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including the saints of the week and the Pope's Prayer Intention for the month of May. In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel which...

St Patrick's Sanctuary at Lough Derg in Co Donegal has been a place of pilgrimage in Ireland since the Middle Ages and once was as famous as Santiago de Compostela, Walsingham and Rome for European pilgrims. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Lawrence Flynn, the current prior at St Patrick's Sanctuary on Station Island in the lough. Fr La shares with listeners this week a little a...

St Patrick's Sanctuary at Lough Derg in Co Donegal has been a place of pilgrimage in Ireland since the Middle Ages and once was as famous as Santiago de Compostela, Walsingham and Rome for European pilgrims. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Lawrence Flynn, the current prior at St Patrick's Sanctuary on Station Island in the lough. Fr La shares with listeners this week a little a...

This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, taking its name from the gospel reading of the 4th Sunday of Easter from the gospel of John and his account of the parable of the Good Shepherd. In Ireland, it is also known as Vocation Sunday as it is a day set aside for prayer for vocations to priesthood and the religious life. On part two of the podcast this week we share three different pieces linking into...

This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, taking its name from the gospel reading of the 4th Sunday of Easter from the gospel of John and his account of the parable of the Good Shepherd. In Ireland, it is also known as Vocation Sunday as it is a day set aside for prayer for vocations to priesthood and the religious life. On part two of the podcast this week we share three different pieces linking into...

On this weeks programme excerpt, John and Shane are delighted to speak to Sr Jennifer McAleer about the unique story of Ellen Organ, originally from Waterford and who lived and died in Cork aged just four years old and yet whose love of the Eucharist and of the Child Jesus led to a Pope changing the rules around when children could receive Holy Communion for the first time. Ellen, known as Little...

On this weeks programme, John and Shane are delighted to speak to Sr Jennifer McAleer about the unique story of Ellen Organ, originally from Waterford and who lived and died in Cork aged just four years old and yet whose love of the Eucharist and of the Child Jesus led to a Pope changing the rules around when children could receive Holy Communion for the first time. Ellen, known as Little Nellie o...

On this weeks podcast we are sharing an interview from The Way with former League of Ireland footballer Gerard Hanley. From the series " God's Call: My Faith Journey ", Ger shares his faith journey and how he came to find his identity in Christ and his work with Alpha Youth rather than in his career as a footballer. In part one of the podcast we have our regular liturgical odds and...