Come & See Inspirations

On this weeks podcast, we have an interview with Bishop Phonsie Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore about the renewal of the Consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart of Jesus which took place at Knock on the 23rd June. We have our regular notices and liturgical odds & ends including saints of the week in part one and as usual in part three John and Shane share a few thoughts on this weeks Sunday gospel from Luke where we have the encounter between Mary, Martha and Jesus at Bethany and explore the idea of hospitality in some of its many elements. Re-consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop Phonsie reflects on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as we mark the end of the 350th anniversary of the apparitions to St Margaret Mary and how ultimately, the devotion is to the Love of God for each one of us. The world needs the promise of hope that the Sacred Heart brings - Archbishop Eamon Martin speaking at Knock Shrine where he led the the Consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart of J

For regular podcast listeners just a small update as there had been an unplanned break in services over the last few weeks,As always, thanks for listening.John and ShaneText us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this week's programme we dip into the archive to share our discussion from June 2019 with Fr. Donal Neary S.J., then Editor of The Sacred Heart Messenger, who speaks to us about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and about The Sacred Heart Messenger. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the  appearance of Jesus to Sr Margaret Mary with the message to share about his Sacred Heart. We revisit our chat withh Fr Donal who reflects on the devotion to the Sacred Heart which goes back to the scene at Calvary when a sword pierced the Heart of Jesus. From the 17th Century the devotion to the Sacred Heart became more widespread after Sr Margaret Mary Alacoque had visions where Jesus showed her is heart that beats for everyone and loves everyone of us. The devotion to the Sacred Heart was very much part of people’s lives when they were unable to attend Mass. Fr Donal speaks of the Sacred Heart as that of a friend. Both the 1st Friday devotion & the ‘Holy Hour’ came about as a result of devotion to

On this week's programme we dip into the archive to share our discussion from June 2019 with Fr. Donal Neary S.J., then Editor of The Sacred Heart Messenger, who speaks to us about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and about The Sacred Heart Messenger. In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming week including the saints of the week.In part three we reflect on the gospel of the Sunday which of course is that for the wonderful feast of Corpus Christi which in Ireland has been transferred from the Thursday to the Sunday. We have Luke's account of miracle of the feeding of the 5,000; one of the few miracle stories in all four gospels. Devotion to the Sacred HeartThis year marks the 350th anniversary of the  appearance of Jesus to Sr Margaret Mary with the message to share about his Sacred Heart. We revisit our chat withh Fr Donal who reflects on the devotion to the Sacred Heart which goes back to the scene at Calvary when a sword pierced the Heart of J

On this weeks podcast we take a spin around the world as we explore some news items that caught our eyes over the last few months which we would like to share with our listeners. In part one we have our regular prayer space and liturgical odds and ends including saints for the coming week.In part three we have a very brief reflection on this weeks Sunday gospel which is for the feast of the Holy Trinity and invites us into deeper reflection on our openness to one of the mysteries of faith. Some links to the news items covered on this weeks podcast:‘Both tumors are gone’ — Did Solanus Casey work a Michigan miraclePope Francis Declares Korean War Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun ‘Venerable"What’s happening at Egypt’s St Catherine’s Monastery?‘The monstrance is a monstrosity!’ - NEC pilgrims face protestorsLisieux celebrates 100 years since the canonization of ‘The Little Flower’Irish students discover centuries-old relic of an early martyr!Failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs on their commemorati

On this weeks podcast excerpt we take a spin around the world as we explore some news items that caught our eyes over the last few months which we would like to share with our listeners.  Some links to the news items covered on this weeks podcast:‘Both tumors are gone’ — Did Solanus Casey work a Michigan miraclePope Francis Declares Korean War Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun ‘Venerable"What’s happening at Egypt’s St Catherine’s Monastery?‘The monstrance is a monstrosity!’ - NEC pilgrims face protestorsLisieux celebrates 100 years since the canonization of ‘The Little Flower’Irish students discover centuries-old relic of an early martyr!Failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs on their commemoration day; two suicide bombers killed Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Summer is supposed to be here although you wouldn't know it from the weather, the national exams have started, local festivals are kicking off and parents are strategizing how to keep children occupied over the summer as they count down the days to the end of the school year. So as it is the start of the month of June in Limerick it must mean it is close to the annual celebration of faith which is Limerick's Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. On part two of this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Laurence Gallagher who is the lead for the Redemptorist's parish missions in Ireland. He joins with John this week to shares the symbolism and meaning behind the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. He tells us  about the history of the familiar icon, the connection of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help to Limerick and also gives us details of this year's novena in Limerick from 13th to 21st June. Part one is our regular liturgical odds and ends, with apologies from Shane as he is trav

Summer is supposed to be here although you wouldn't know it from the weather, the national exams have started, local festivals are kicking off and parents are strategizing how to keep children occupied over the summer as they count down the days to the end of the school year. So as it is the start of the month of June in Limerick it must mean it is close to the annual celebration of faith which is Limerick's Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. In our podcast excerpt this week we are joined by Fr Laurence Gallagher who is the lead for the Redemptorist's parish missions in Ireland. He joins with John this week to shares the symbolism and meaning behind the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. He tells us  about the history of the familiar icon, the connection of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help to Limerick and also gives us details of this year's novena in Limerick from 13th to 21st June. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weeks programme we welcome back Martina Lehane Sheehan to the podcast where Martina leads us through her years of study & training and work with her beloved husband Pat who died in 2022 and how she continues to share inspirational talks and retreats in person and online, both nationally and internationally.We have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends in part one including up coming saints of the week and other notices including the upcoming dates and times for Limerick's Solemn Novena at the Redemptorists Church in Limerick from 13th - 21st June 2025. In part two, Martina Lehane Sheehan shares her journey  including with her late husband Pat including the set up Ruah Rest from their home. At Ruah Rest they are committed to living attentively to Divine Presence through the practice of stillness, a simple lifestyle and ongoing discernment. and sharing the fruits of our contemplative practices through creatively offering a variety of soul-nourishing programmes. Martina shares how

On this weeks C&SI we are entering into our Summer cycle of programming where every now and again over the Summer months we will be sharing reflections and homilies to provide some inspiration and prayer space for you. (Sharing these reflections also helps to the team to manage our availability as some of us have to travel with work as well! :) ).  In our podcast excerpt this week we are heading back to the summer of 2021 during the Covid lockdowns here in Ireland and we are sharing a reflection by Fr Laurence Gallagher from Mt St Alphonsus in Limerick from an online Summer Retreat which was provided by the Redemptorist Fathers. The topic of his reflection is a reminder to us that "Actions speak louder than words!".Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weeks C&SI we are entering into our Summer cycle of programming where every now and again over the Summer months we will be sharing reflections and homilies to provide some inspiration and prayer space for you. (Sharing these reflections also helps to the team to manage our availability as some of us have to travel with work as well! :) ). In part one we have our regular notices, liturgical odds and ends including our saints for the week and of course our weekly prayer space.In part two this week we are heading back to the summer of 2021 during the Covid lockdowns here in Ireland and we are sharing a reflection by Fr Laurence Gallagher from Mt St Alphonsus in Limerick from an online Summer Retreat which was provided by the Redemptorist Fathers. The topic of his reflection is a reminder to us that "Actions speak louder than words!".As always in part three we have our reflection on the Sunday Gospel and this week we have the final part of the priestly discourse from the Gospel of John and

On this weeks podcast, John and Shane meet up with Marcus from the Lough Derg pastoral team to discuss with him the on-going work taking place at one of Ireland's holiest pilgrimage spots - St Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg in Co Donegal. We have our regular run through the up coming liturgical odds and ends including saints of the week. We check in with Rome to see what Papa Leo has been up to and of course today was the Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry in Rome where he was invested with the pallium and the ring of the fisherman. In part three we have  a brief reflection on the Sunday gospel which this weeks is taken from the Great Discourse in the Gospel of St John  with the presentation of the Great Commandment to Love.Invitation to Lough DergFaithful to a tradition inspired by Patrick, who himself found hope and new purpose in his time among the mountains, ​Lough Derg is here to offer opportunities for deep encounter with self ​and with God in these changing timesSt Patrick&a

On this weeks podcast, John and Shane meet up with Marcus from the Lough Derg pastoral team to discuss with him the on-going work taking place at one of Ireland's holiest pilgrimage spots - St Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg in Co Donegal. Faithful to a tradition inspired by Patrick, who himself found hope and new purpose in his time among the mountains, ​Lough Derg is here to offer opportunities for deep encounter with self ​and with God in these changing timesSt Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory. It is historical importance as a place of pilgrimage comes down to us to the present day. Listen in as John and Marcus take us through the traditional three day pilgrimage but also how the Sanctuary has expanded its ministry in one da

C&SI are delighted to announce that we are returning to local radio on West Limerick 102fm every Sunday from 7 - 8pm. We hope that local listeners will join us there and share the word especially for those who may not be as podcast-savy.We will continue of course to post our weekly podcast/programme here!Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Well! Have you caught your breath yet with the speed of events? White smoke on Thursday evening around 5pm Irish time with the presentation of the new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV to the faithful about an hour later. We have a brief chat about what we know so far about the new Holy Father and share some thoughts and a little bit of C&SI speculation as to the days ahead.One thing for listeners is to have good, reliable sources of news information and here on C&SI when it comes to things Papal at the moment we have three solid recommendations:Vatican News (hear it from the horses mouth!The Pillar - the team have done an amazing job of covering the last few weeks, brilliant coverage, loads of digestible information with a solid Catholic understanding of what is going on. CruxNow - John Allen and Co provide excellent coverage and analysis as always.One article which caught our eye is the reportage from a press conference given by the American Cardinals - have a look and see what you think.Text us at +353 8746

So in normal programming excerpt this week which had been planned for quite a number of weeks, John and Shane were delighted to speak to Mother Catherine, the prioress of the Cobh Priory of St Benedict of the Congregation of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmatre a.k.a. the Tyburn Benedictine Nuns. We learn about the sisters daily life, their history and also their role in honouring the 350 martyrs of Tyburn including St Oliver Plunkett.One of the things we like to do on the podcast is to help listeners explore the many facets of religious life in the church. On this weeks podcast we were delighted to chat to Mother Catherine of St Benedict's Priory in Cobh, Co Cork who shares with us the contemplative Benedictine life of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmatre. She shares with us their daily life, the history and foundation of the congregation in France, its exile to the UK and the fortuitous story of how they came to be custodians of the memory of the Reformation martyrs at

We have a BUMPER podcast this week for listeners!So in normal programming which had been planned for quite a number of weeks, John and Shane were delighted to speak to Mother Catherine, the prioress of the Cobh Priory of St Benedict of the Congregation of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmatre a.k.a. the Tyburn Benedictine Nuns. We learn about the sisters daily life, their history and also their role in honouring the 350 martyrs of Tyburn including St Oliver Plunkett.But obviously given the week that is in it we couldn't ignore the news from Rome and the election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday so John and Shane had to very quickly get to grips with the information about the new man and rapidly change our plans for this weeks podcast on Friday morning!We do have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends including up coming saints of the weeks and our congratulations locally to (Fr - to be) Tim Collins who is to be ordained for our home diocese of Limerick on 11 May. Our gospel refle

On this weeks podcast John and Shane delve into the world events coming from Rome after the death of Pope Francis. We reflect back on the funeral of Pope Francis and then look forward to the process of the Novemdiales, the General Congregations and then the Conclave itself.May is the beginning of the Summer in Ireland and May 1st is the historical Celtic festival of Bealtaine. But of course it is also the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary so over the month of May our music choices will have a very strong Marian focus :)We have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends in part one including the saints of the week coming.We have our regular weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel which is from gospel of St John (21: 1-19) and reflects on Jesus dialogue with Peter asking him to "Feed my sheep". Conclave isn't just something where we are passive bystanders. In an interview with The Pillar  Bishop Varden reflects on praying in a papal interregnum: ‘We’re never passive bystanders’.

On this weeks podcast John and Shane delve into the world events coming from Rome after the death of Pope Francis. We reflect back on the funeral of Pope Francis and then look forward to the process of the Novemdiales, the General Congregations and then the Conclave itself.Conclave isn't just something where we are passive bystanders. In an interview with The Pillar  Bishop Varden reflects on praying in a papal interregnum: ‘We’re never passive bystanders’.In terms of some websites for information which we would recommend as being solid and also covering the nuances of things Catholic:Vatican NewsThe Pillar (substack) -highly recommended!Before ‘habemus papam’A ‘sede vacante’ lexicon: Know your congregations from your conclavesCruxEWTN Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this second Sunday of Easter, the Catholic church gathers to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord but with the sadness of Sede Vacante with the death of Pope Francis on Monday of Easter week.Our podcast is generally recorded mid week so ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday and then published on the Sunday. So on this weeks podcast we have an interview with Fr Eamon Conway reflecting on the contribution of Pope Francis to the Church.We will cover the papal funeral and discuss the up coming conclave in next weeks podcast.We have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including the saints for the week. We also reflect on the Easter homilies of Pope Francis from Easter Vigil and the last Urbi et Orbi.In part three we have some brief reflections on the gospel telling us of Doubting Thomas from the gospel of St John. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com