Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

This Sunday is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord and marks the end of the Christmas season on the Latin calendar, on Monday we slip back into Ordinary time. On part one of this weeks programme we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including the upcoming saints of the week. We also have some local notices and our weekly prayer space.  In an extended par...

This Sunday is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord and marks the end of the Christmas season on the Latin calendar, on Monday we slip back into Ordinary time. In an extended part two on this weeks programme excerpt, we are joined by Fr Frank Duhig who gives us a reflection firstly on the Sunday gospel which is Matthews account of the baptism of Jesus by John in the Jordan river and from there giv...

Merry Christmastide to all our readers and listeners from the C&SI team. We are still in the Christmas Season and of course also Happy New Year as we have passed the turn on the calendar also.  For our international listeners just to flag that Ireland still celebrates the Feast of Epiphany on January 6th so liturgically the gospel reading on this weeks podcast is from the Second Sunday of Chri...

Merry Christmastide to all our readers and listeners from the C&SI team. We are still in the Christmas Season and of course also Happy New Year as we have passed the turn on the calendar also.  For our international listeners just to flag that Ireland still celebrates the Feast of Epiphany on January 6th so liturgically the gospel reading on this weeks podcast is from the Second Sunday of Chri...

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Martina Lehane Sheehan gives us a reflection on Hope and peace. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Fr Chris O'Donnell gives us a reflection "In the midst of chaos". Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Br Simon is a monk of Glenstal Abbey, editor of The Glenstal Prayer Book and gives us a reflection on "Our Nobility". Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Noirin Lynch is the director of FCJ Spirituality House - An Teach Spiordalt a in Spanish Point Co Clare. Noirin shares with us a reflection on Faith, Hope & Love. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseein...

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Columba McCann is the abbot of Glenstal Abbey in Murroe Co Limerick and he shares a reflection with us on  Listening. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Sr Phyllis Moynihan shares with us a reflection on Mary in Our Times.  Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weekends podcast we mark the feast of the Holy Family which falls on the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas. We continue with our reflections from guests who joined us on the podcast during the year as they share their thoughts on the Christmas Season. On this episode we have: Fr Columba McCann OSB, abbot of Glenstal reflecting on Listening Noirin Lynch, director of FCJ Spirituality Hou...

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Juliann Moran is the General Secretary of the Irish National Synodal Pathway and shares a reflection with us on the need to Make Space for Hope. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time. Bishop Brendan Leahy reflects on how we need to Keep the Light On.  Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

From all the Come & See Inspirations podcast team, wishing you and yours every blessing of the Babe of Bethlehem for the Holy Season of Christmas and into the New Year 2026. Nollaig shona agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir From John, Ann & Shane ******************* On this special podcast we celebrate this special day with reflections, favorite Christmas carols and hymns, readings...

On this weeks podcast as a final sharing for Advent, we share two reflections from Bishop Robert Barron from the Word On Fire Ministry where he reflects on Why Mary matters ( WOF 22/12/2024 ) and how the Three Comings of Jesus prepare us for Advent ( WOF 2/12/2021 ). Why Mary Matters Bishop Barron looks at some of the Church’s classical titles of Mary. These are not simply pious exclamations, but...

On this weeks podcast as a final sharing for Advent, we share two reflections from Bishop Robert Barron from the Word On Fire Ministry where he reflects on Why Mary matters ( WOF 22/12/2024 ) and how the Three Comings of Jesus prepare us for Advent ( WOF 2/12/2021 ). In part one we have a reflection from Fr Frank Duhig on Advent and the approach of Christmas should encourage us to focus on the the...

On this weeks podcast excerpt we have a reflection from Fr Frank Duhig on Advent and the approach of Christmas should encourage us to focus on the the poor and those who are in need at this time of the year. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weeks podcast John and Shane take a slower approach and we have a reflection on Advent - the liturgical season which sometimes is skipped over in our rush to Advent. To allow us to meaningfully enter into the Christmas Season we ask ourselves how and why we should just let Advent be Advent.  In part one we have our regular look at the up coming liturgical week including the saints of the w...

On this weeks podcast John and Shane take a slower approach and we have a reflection on Advent - the liturgical season which sometimes is skipped over in our rush to Advent. To allow us to meaningfully enter into the Christmas Season we ask ourselves how and why we should just let Advent be Advent.  In part one we have our regular look at the up coming liturgical week including the saints of the w...

On this weeks podcast we have a chat with John Quinn (Director of Strategy, Alpha Ireland) and Fr Chris O'Donnell about the Alpha programme and what it offers to searchers for the meaning of life and those seeking someway to engage with the big questions of life in a friendly, open and fulfilling encounter. We have our regular run through the upcoming liturgical odds and ends of the week whic...

On this weeks podcast we have a chat with John Quinn (Director of Strategy, Alpha Ireland) and Fr Chris O'Donnell about the Alpha programme and what it offers to searchers for the meaning of life and those seeking someway to engage with the big questions of life in a friendly, open and fulfilling encounter. John, John Quinn and Fr Chris have a chat about what Alpha means and what it is. It ge...

Happy New Liturgical Year! to all our listeners on C&SI as we enter into the new liturgical year with this weekend being the first Sunday of Advent.  On this weeks podcast/radio programme the C&SI team is joined by Fr Neil Xavier O’Donoghue, Executive Secretary for Liturgy of the Irish Catholic's Bishop Conference to discuss the up coming changes in the lectionary for the Irish Church...

On this weeks podcast/radio programme excerpt the C&SI team is joined by Fr Neil Xavier O’Donoghue, Executive Secretary for Liturgy of the Irish Catholic's Bishop Conference to discuss the up coming changes in the lectionary for the Irish Church and how Catholics in Ireland will hear the proclamation of the Word of God.  In 2011 the global English speaking community got a new translation...

2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. On this weeks podcast excerpt we are sharing an Introduction to the Nicaean creed which has been prepared by the team at Knock Shrine in which Fr Martin Browne OSB gives an introduction to the history and context of the Council and its significance to all Christians right down to the present day.  On May 20, the Christian world commemora...

2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. On this weeks podcast we are sharing an Introduction to the Nicaean creed which has been prepared by the team at Knock Shrine in which Fr Martin Browne OSB gives an introduction to the history and context of the Council and its significance to all Christians right down to the present day.  In part one we have a run through the up coming...