Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

On this weeks podcast excerpt we are joined by Sr Phyllis Moynihan who gives us a reflection on grief taking the account from the gospel of Luke of the death of Lazarus.  Grief is a difficult journey to comes to us all and it is a time in which God can seem very far away. On this weeks podcast Sr Phyllis Moynihan reflects on that sense of aloneness and deep darkness and how even when we don't...

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Sr Phyllis Moynihan who gives us a reflection on grief taking the account from the gospel of Luke of the death of Lazarus.  We have our regular run through the up coming liturgical odds and ends on the liturgical calendar including Saints of the Week and we also went through some up coming resources for Advent (listed in the notes at the end). As we come towa...

On this weeks podcast we introduce our listeners to the The Way - which is a new digital multimedia platform set up by the Irish Bishops’ Conference dedicated to sharing the Good News and the witness of the Catholic Church in Ireland.  In part two, we share an interview from the The Way between John Quinn of Alpha Ireland and Wendy Grace asking the question "How can I find God" in Irelan...

On this weeks podcast excerpt we introduce our listeners to the The Way - which is a new digital multimedia platform set up by the Irish Bishops’ Conference dedicated to sharing the Good News and the witness of the Catholic Church in Ireland.  In part two, we share an interview from the The Way between John Quinn of Alpha Ireland and Wendy Grace asking the question "How can I find God" i...

On this week programme John and Shane take a visit back into the archive to an interview we did in 2015 with a very special guest, the Irish writer Alice Taylor. Alice spoke to us then about her reflections on memory and grief - important considerations during the month of November for many people.  Reflections on memory & grief: An Interview with Alice Taylor November can be a hard month for...

On this week programme John and Shane take a visit back into the archive to an interview we did in 2015 with a very special guest, the Irish writer Alice Taylor. Alice spoke to us then about her reflections on memory and grief - important considerations during the month of November for many people.  We have some our regular reflection on the weekly Sunday gospel which this week is for the Commemor...

On this weeks podcast John and Shane catch up with Julieann Moran, the General Secretary of the Irish Synodal Pathway to get an update on where things are with the Irish Synodal Process especially after the Pre-Synodal Assembly held in Kilkenny on the 18th October. Julieann takes us (briefly) through the process to date outlining the interaction of the Irish Synodal Pathway with the global Synod o...

On this weeks podcast John and Shane catch up with Julieann Moran, the General Secretary of the Irish Synodal Pathway to get an update on where things are with the Irish Synodal Process especially after the Pre-Synodal Assembly held in Kilkenny on the 18th October. We have a very quick run through the liturgical odds and ends on this weeks calendar including a reminder about next weekend being the...

On the weeks podcast the C&SI team are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick diocese for a catch up on Jubilee year, the recent Diocesan Assembly and the upcoming Parish Consultation Meetings across all the parishes of the diocese.  World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries...

On the weeks podcast excerpt the C&SI team are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick diocese for a catch up on Jubilee year, the recent Diocesan Assembly and the upcoming Parish Consultation Meetings across all the parishes of the diocese.  Bishop Brendan shares with us some thoughts on how the Jubilee Year is going both across the diocese but also various pilgrimages to Rome. He briefs u...

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Frank Duhig to reflect on lectio divina - a ancient monastic way of prayerfully engaging and reflecting on scripture as the Word of God. Lectio divina, or "divine reading," is an ancient Christian prayer practice that involves slowly and contemplatively reading a short passage of scripture to foster a deeper communion with God. It typically follo...

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Frank Duhig to reflect on lectio divina - a ancient monastic way of prayerfully engaging and reflecting on scripture as the Word of God. Lectio divina, or "divine reading," is an ancient Christian prayer practice that involves slowly and contemplatively reading a short passage of scripture to foster a deeper communion with God. It typically follo...

On this weeks podcast we reflect on the new document from the Irish Bishops Conference on Why Sunday matters. We share with listeners some of the thoughts and reflections  that ss we journey together through this Jubilee Year of Hope, all Catholics are invited to reflect on the profound gift of Sunday Mass.  This special year offers a unique opportunity to rediscover the heart of our faith and, fo...

This week we are sharing a visit by John to the Cenacelo Community in Knock, Co. Mayo. Cenacelo Community is an organisation which provides a free, fully residential programme to help people suffering from addiction to change their lives. John chats with Fr Adrian Crowley and three community members, Adrian, Aidan & Edmund, who share their testimony. We ask our listeners to keep them in your p...

On this weeks programme John and Shane catch with James Connery and Jade McMahon to find out what has been happening in a very busy and action packed summer for Youth Ministry in Limerick Diocese. They take us through the summer events including a busy but always impactful Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes with 90 youth helpers; followed by two weeks in the Dingle Gaeltacht at Brú na Gráige as Muinte...

On this weeks programme John and Shane catch with James Connery and Jade McMahon to find out what has been happening in a very busy and action packed summer for Youth Ministry in Limerick Diocese. They take us through the summer events including a busy but always impactful Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes with 90 youth helpers; followed by two weeks in the Dingle Gaeltacht at Brú na Gráige as Muinte...

On this weeks podcast the C&SI team makes a trip via Zoom to the wilds of Clare and to Spanish Point to catch up with our good friend Noirin Lynch who is the Director of the FCJ Spirituality House - an Teach Spiorodálta. Noirin shares with us the genesis of an Teach Spiorodálta and some of the recent events including the Burren Outdoor Retreat with Mary Lillas. It is a haven and a space which...

On this weeks podcast excerpt the C&SI team makes a trip via Zoom to the wilds of Clare and to Spanish Point to catch up with our good friend Noirin Lynch who is the Director of the FCJ Spirituality House - an Teach Spiorodálta. Noirin shares with us the genesis of an Teach Spiorodálta and some of the recent events including the Burren Outdoor Retreat with Mary Lillas. It is a haven and a spac...

This weekend sees the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati )by Pope Leo XIV. It will be the first canonisation of his pontificate and of two very popular young saints. Carlo Acutis was born in 1991 and raised in Milan. He used his tech skills to evangelize and was noted for his joyful faith and compassion for others before dying of leukemia in 2006 at age 15. Pier...

This weekend sees the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati )by Pope Leo XIV. It will be the first canonisation of his pontificate and of two very popular young saints. Carlo Acutis was born in 1991 and raised in Milan. He used his tech skills to evangelize and was noted for his joyful faith and compassion for others before dying of leukemia in 2006 at age 15. Pier...

On this weeks podcast/programme the C&SI team are joined by Roisin Alexander-Pye from Trocaire to share with us about the Season of Creation 2025 which runs from 1st September to 4th October 2025.  This year’s Season of Creation has as its theme “Peace with Creation”, inspired by the passage from Isaiah 32:14-18; “My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet...

On this weeks podcast/programme the C&SI team are joined by Roisin Alexander-Pye from Trocaire to share with us about the Season of Creation 2025 which runs from 1st September to 4th October 2025.  In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming week including the saints of the week with some notices and our regular prayer space. In part three we reflect...

On this weeks podcast/radio programme we are beginning our 2025 series of sharing the daily talks from the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock 2025. The first talk we are sharing this week is "By a lonely prison wall" which was given by Ita Lohan on 15th August.  In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming week including the saints of the week....

On this weeks podcast/radio programme excerpt we are beginning our 2025 series of sharing the daily talks from the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock 2025. The first talk we are sharing this week is "By a lonely prison wall" which was given by Ita Lohan on 15th August.   In this special Jubilee Year, the theme of the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock (August 13th to 22nd) was Pilgri...

On this weeks podcast excerpt we are delighted to chat to Br Simon Sleeman OSB from Glenstal about one of the latest additions to the Glenstal repertoire, the Glenstal Prayer Book.  Simon Sleeman is a Benedictine monk, beekeeper, naturalist and presenter of the ‘Mindful Monk’ series of videos on nature, psychology and spirituality. He joins John  and Shane this week to introduce the new Glenstal P...