Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

Limerick Diocesan archivist David Bracken joins John and Shane this week to share some of the story of Edward O'Dwyer the former bishop of Limerick who died in 1917. Born at Holy Cross, Co. Tipperary, Edward Thomas O'Dwyer was educated at the C.B.S. in Limerick and at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, where he was ordained in June 1867. Having served as CC in Rathkeale, Bruff, St. Patrick...

On this programme SS102fm (with the permission of Knock National Shrine) broadcasts the reflection given by Dr Mary Healy during this years national novena entitled "Life to the full: Jesus the Healer" which was given at Knock on 14th August 2017.  She related her talk to the Gospel read at the Mass - The Healing of the Woman with a Haemorrhage. She reminded us to ask and to expect marve...

On this weeks programme Geraldine Creaton from the Emmanuel Community returns to join John and Shane to reflect on the role of Mary - the simple Jewish woman who became the linchpin to the story of salvation. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weeks programme, John is joined by some of the Limerick people involved with Youth2000 - Mariah Culloty, Niamh O'Donnell, Aine Keane and Grace Leahy - along with Fr Patrick Cahill the national spiritual director. They share their experience of Y2K and tell us about the forthcoming Youth Festival in Roscrea. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Geraldine Creaton and Lorraine have a discussion this week about prayer and also introduce to us the new initiative of Archbishop Eamonn Martin of Armagh called myprayer.ie .  MyPrayer.ie being a new and creative way of providing a space and opportunity for prayer online urging as many as possible to register and join this initiative conceived in prayer. The purpose of Myprayer.ie is: • To give pe...

John interviews Sharon Harty about Lough Derg this morning. They explore the history of pilgrimage to this sacred isle which has with stood the ravages of the centuries and persecution. Sharon shares about the experience of pilgrimage at Lough Derg and what it can mean to link in with the history of the spirituality of the pilgrimage and the opportunity for people to take a moment out of the busy...

Fr Bryan Shortall is a member of the Irish Capuchin province of friars and joins us this week on the programme to reflect on vocation, priesthood and his recently published book " Tired of all the bad news ". Shane and John have an interesting chat with this Dublin born padre about his ministry and his experience of ministering to ordinary people in the midst of their daily lives and str...

On this excerpt from this weeks programme, we are joined by Fr Seamus Enright to speak about the upcoming annual novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help being held at the Redemptorist church in Limerick Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Fr Frank leads us in a reflection on the forgotten person of the Trinity  - the Holy Spirit on this weeks programme. We reflect on how the Holy Spirit is an the Agent of God present in us to fulfill Jesus' promise. The question for us this week is where do allow ourselves to create space for the "gentle one of the Trinity"; where do we allow ourselves to discover the beautiful thing...

In the excerpt from this weeks programme Michael Keating joins to  us the story of the two latest saints to the churches calendar - St Francisco and St Jacinta Marto - the little Shepherds of Fatima. Michael takes us through their short life story and their reactions to the events of Fatima and afterwards up to their young deaths during the Spanish Influenza epidemic. He also tells us about the st...

On the excerpt from this weeks programme we are joined by Fr Eamon Roche and Lisa Blackwell to tell us about Camp Creideamh 2017. The summer camp is a one week , stay-on-site, full-board camp in the picturesque sea-side village of Knockadoon in East Cork for teenagers age 12 – 17. The camp will be a week of fun, friendship and growing in faith: activities include catechesis and prayer, various spo...

On this weeks programme Michael Keating joins with us to reflect on the events at Fatima in Portugal 100 years ago this year with the apparition of Our Lady to the three Seers of Fatima.   The Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared six times to three shepherd children near the town of Fatima, Portugal between May 13 and October 13, 1917. Appearing to the children, the Blessed Virgin told...

In this excerpt from our weekly programme Geraldine Creaton from the Emmanuel Community joins us to talk about the Community and up coming events.  The Community is now present in 67 countries with 10,000 members in every continent. Based on Eucharistic Adoration, Compassion and Evangelisation the community reaches out to support people where they are in life.  A typical outreach in Ireland involv...

On this weeks programme we have a very timely second discussion with Noirin Lynch about the new step being taken in Limerick diocese this week with lay led liturgies in parishes. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

The excerpt from this weeks programme is a recording of the Stations of the Cross made with Sr  Phyllis Moynihan. The Way of the Cross is the journey through the Passion and Death of Jesus through out the first Holy Week in the city of Jerusalem. To this day Christians of all denominations will walk the ancient streets of the Old City retracing that journey from the Mount of Olives to Calvary. Tex...

The SS102fm team are joined this week by Mike Culloty to explore scripture and the books of the bible. For many Catholics in particular often the only exposure we have to scripture is in the readings proclaimed during liturgies that we attend. It is something which in an ecumenical sense our brothers and sisters in the reformed/protestant tradition can share with us to rediscover a more intimate r...

Sr Beatrice joins us from the Nashville Dominicans on this weeks programme to take a review of how our Lent is going and thoughts for continuing with our Lenten disciplines for the next few weeks Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

In the excerpt from this programme Noirin Lynch joins us to discuss how as we as Limerick diocese are beginning to explore and think about the Ministry of Public Prayer - the idea of the lay leadership of public prayer where as praying communities we have a few people in the parish who can help us to lead, to start us off in public prayer where the need may arise.  During Synod 2016, one of the qu...

On this weeks programme we continue our series of reflecting on Lent with Michael Keating who joins us to reflect on Lent and the meaning of the tradition of fast & abstinence, prayer and alms giving. Michael focuses on the need to make some time for prayer and particular to encounter Jesus in the daily scripture of the Lenten season. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaion...

On the excerpt from this weeks programme Conor O'Donoghue joins us to tell us about the Legion of Mary. The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All Graces, serve the Church and their neighbour on a voluntary basis in about 170 countries. The first meeting of the Legio...

"Lectio Divina" , a Latin term, means "sacred reading" and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. Regular listeners to the programme will know that most of the presenters and panelists that participate in the show participate in lectio divina and many are members of the group of...

The Story of Lourdes Fr Michael Liston makes a welcome return to SS102fm this week to reflect with us on the story of Lourdes ahead of the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes which is celebrated on 11th February. Fr Michael takes us through the story of Bernadette; the little French peasant girl through whom the world was to hear the message of Lourdes.  The story of Lourdes is one of gentleness, fri...

On this weeks programme John and Martina have an interview with Dr Mary Healy . Mary is a professor of scripture in Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit Michigan and a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.  Mary spoke to us about her experiences in Charismatic Renewal and Healing. She also spoke to us about family life and marriage.   Mary grew up in a “Sunday Mass catholic home”. Parents took...

St Ita of Kileedy - Shane Ambrose St Ita also known as the Brigid of Munster is associated with the parish of Killeedy and is one of the co-patrons of the diocese of Limerick. January 15th is her feast day, and on this weeks show, John and Shane discuss her feast day. "St Ita, the patron saint of Killeedy, was born before 484AD in County Waterford, in the Tramore area. Her father was Cennfoel...

J ohn and Shane have a short discussion and reflection about the messages of Pope Francis over the Christmas period and how Christmas is a reminder to us that we should have hope; it doesnt end when the tree is taken down and the lights turned off but rather something to carry us through our daily lives no matter how dark the world around us can seem Pope: ‘Let us allow ourselves to be challenged...