Come & See Inspirations

Today on the podcast we invite you to take a time out. You can listen to this at any stage throughout the month of November as we invite you to pause and reflect on November as the month of our beloved dead. As we begin this time of music, reflection & poetry we invite you to light a candle and gather with us to push back the darkness of November slightly. In Ireland for many millennia, the month of November – Samhain – has very much been the month of the dead. From pre-Christian to modern days, it has been set aside as a “thin time/space” when the seasons call us to pause and remember….to stop, to reflect….and to grieve.

This weeks podcast C&SI looks at COP26 - the UN Climate Change Conference  being held in Glasgow from November 1st - November 12th 2021. We are joined by Jane Mellet from Trocaire who helps explain what COP26 is, what it is trying to do and how we should look and engage with it from a faith perspective.COP26 - Why does it matter to people of faith?Jane Mellet is the Laudatio Si Project Officer for Trocaire and she joins John and Shane to explore what is COP26 and why it should matter to people of faith. Jane will actually be attending COP26 on behalf of Trocaire in Glasgow. Pope on COP26: Sharing, love, respect should shape efforts for better futurePope: Crises present us with the opportunity to build togetherFive things you need to know about COP26 - TrocaireLaudatio Si Movement UKCOP26

This weeks podcast C&SI looks at COP26 - the UN Climate Change Conference  being held in Glasgow from November 1st - November 12th 2021. We are joined by Jane Mellet from Trocaire who helps explain what COP26 is, what it is trying to do and how we should look and engage with it from a faith perspective.We have our regular notices, saints of the week and our reflection on the Sunday gospel (Mark 12:28-34).Notices:Glenstal - Advent at the Abbey talksKnock upcoming events                  - Triddum to St Joseph (Nov 5 - 7th)                 - National Memorial Mass (November 14th)                - Advent talks about global Synod ********************COP26 - Why does it matter to people of faith?Jane Mellet is the Laudatio Si Project Officer for Trocaire and she joins John and Shane to explore what is COP26 and why it should matter to people of faith. Jane will actually be attending COP26 on behalf of Trocaire in Glasgow.Pope on COP26: Sharing, love, respect should shape efforts for better futurePope: Crises p

On this podcast John and Shane begin to unpack the Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis which formally began on 10th October 2021 in Rome and will continue until Oct 2023. We look at the meaning of "Synod" and with the help of a few people we try to share various talks and thoughts on the whole process and the opportunity it presents for the whole People of God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  We have some thoughts from:Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg who will serve as relator general (chairman) of the Synod of Bishops on synodality.Some thoughts from Limerick Diocese - Bishop Brenda, Rose O'Connor and Fr Chris O'DonnellBrief homily from Fr Dan Lane from Sunday Mass on October 10th with the invitation to the people of God to participate in the whole process.Synod 2021 - 2023 - "For a Synodal Church - Communion, participation, missionThe Church of God is convoked in Synod.With this convocation, Pope Francis invites the whole Church to question itself on syno

On this podcast John and Shane begin to unpack the Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis which formally began on 10th October 2021 in Rome and will continue until Oct 2023. We look at the meaning of "Synod" and with the help of a few people we try to share various talks and thoughts on the whole process and the opportunity it presents for the whole People of God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  We have some thoughts from:Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg who will serve as relator general (chairman) of the Synod of Bishops on synodality.Some thoughts from Limerick Diocese - Bishop Brenda, Rose O'Connor and Fr Chris O'DonnellBrief homily from Fr Dan Lane from Sunday Mass on October 10th with the invitation to the people of God to participate in the whole process.We have our regular run through the up coming saints of the week and of course our reflection on the Sunday Gospel (Mark 10:46-52)We have also have quite a long segment this week with local notices: Advent re

October 24th is World Mission Sunday so on this weeks podcast John and Shane discuss the up coming day and its significance for so many local churches around the globe. In addition we cover some events around the news cycle that would be of interest and as always a key part of our weekly podcast is the reflection on the Sunday gospel (Mark 10:35-45).Mission Sunday 2021 - “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20)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 can continue. It always falls on the second last Sunday in October, and like the Good Friday collection for the Holy Land and Peter’s Pence, it is one of three yearly universal Church collections. All offerings and donations made for World Mission Sunday become part of the Holy Father’s Universal Solidarity Fund. This fund is a lifeline for struggling missionaries and the communities they serve across Africa, Asia and Lat

October 24th is World Mission Sunday so on this weeks podcast John and Shane discuss the up coming day and its significance for so many local churches around the globe. Mission Sunday 2021 - “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20)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 can continue. It always falls on the second last Sunday in October, and like the Good Friday collection for the Holy Land and Peter’s Pence, it is one of three yearly universal Church collections. All offerings and donations made for World Mission Sunday become part of the Holy Father’s Universal Solidarity Fund. This fund is a lifeline for struggling missionaries and the communities they serve across Africa, Asia and Latin America, where over 1,100 mission dioceses are found. As these dioceses form and grow, so do their needs. On top of this, mission dioceses are often in remote areas devastated by w

This weeks podcast is a busy one with the C&SI team being joined by Rose O'Connor and Michael Kelly from the Limerick Diocesan Centre to talk about the great variety of Pastoral Outreach Programmes in Autumn 2021.In addition to chatting to Michael and Rose, we have our regular podcast items including saints of the week and of course our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel (Mark 10:17-30).Limerick Diocese Pastoral Outreach Programmes Autumn 2021.Michael Kelly and Rose O'Connor join us on the podcast this week and talk to John and Shane about the courses which are being run this Autumn across the diocese through both online, in person (post Oct 22nd) and blended participation. The areas focus on two main areas - ministry support and training and personal growth and nourishment. Main information including full dates and how to register your interest is available on the Limerick Diocese website HERE.Ministry Support & TrainingFuneral/Bereavement Ministry- starting October 12thSacramental Prep

Michael Kelly and Rose O'Connor join us on the podcast this week and talk to John and Shane about the courses which are being run this Autumn across the diocese through both online, in person (post Oct 22nd) and blended participation.The areas focus on two main areas - ministry support and training and personal growth and nourishment. Main information including full dates and how to register your interest is available on the Limerick Diocese website HERE.Ministry Support & TrainingFuneral/Bereavement Ministry- starting October 12thSacramental Preparation - aimed at parents of confirmation children - starting 14th Oct.Lay Pastoral Ministry Formation ProgrammeInformation evenings for those interested in participating in the next programme which includes a diocesan discernment process, placement and a 2 year Certificate on Pastoral Ministry with Mary Immaculate College.15 Nov - Rathkeale House Hotel 7.30 - 9.00pm16 Nov - Limerick Diocesan Centre 7.30 - 9.00pm19 Nov - Zoom - 7.30 - 9.00pmPersonal growth

On this weeks podcast, we dig into the archive to a broadcast from June 2012 with Br Martin Browne OSB. We dug it out from the archive following Bishop Brendan Leahy's announcement that the 2016 Synod proposal to institute the permanent diaconate in Limerick diocese will be implemented. ************Br Martin Brown OSB joined us on the programme to discuss the restoration of the permanent diaconate to the Irish diocesan church fifty years after Pope Paul VI restored it to the universal church at the Second Vatican Council.The diaconate is seen as the public manifestation of the servant nature of the church. Deacons are ordained ministers of the church who also serve in a liturgical function."The restoration of the ministry of permanent deacons is somehow looked on in terms of what the deacon can or cannot do compared with the priest and ministry of the deacon is looked on as some sort of second-class ministry. People who speak or write in this framework fail to understand the deaconate and fail to un

On this weeks podcast, we dig into the archive to a broadcast from June 2012 with Br Martin Browne OSB. We dug it out from the archive following Bishop Brendan Leahy's announcement that the 2016 Synod proposal to institute the permanent diaconate in Limerick diocese will be implemented.  As well as this interview, we have our regular notices including Saints of the Week, papal prayer intentions for the month of October and of course our reflection on the weekly gospel (Mark 10:2-16)************ Br Martin Brown OSB joined us on the programme to discuss the restoration of the permanent diaconate to the Irish diocesan church fifty years after Pope Paul VI restored it to the universal church at the Second Vatican Council.The diaconate is seen as the public manifestation of the servant nature of the church. Deacons are ordained ministers of the church who also serve in a liturgical function."The restoration of the ministry of permanent deacons is somehow looked on in terms of what the deacon can or canno

On this weeks podcast we share a recording we made from the Lenten mission held earlier this year at the Redemptorist Church in Limerick. Fr Lawrence Gallagher & Fr Derek Meskil lead us in a beautiful reflection on ' Celebrating God's Creation'.  It is a lovely reflective piece which links in with the Season of Creation which we are in the middle of at the moment from 1 Sept - 4th October 2021. 

On this weeks podcast we share a recording we made from the Lenten mission held earlier this year at the Redemptorist Church in Limerick. Fr Lawrence Gallagher & Fr Derek Meskil lead us in a beautiful reflection on ' Celebrating God's Creation'.  It is a lovely reflective piece which links in with the Season of Creation which we are in the middle of at the moment.In addition to that we have our regular slots on the podcast including the saints of the week and of course a reflection on this weeks Sunday Gospel (Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48)

On  the podcast this week rather than just one particular topic or interview John and Shane have a magazine style programme looking at various topics and events from around the catholic world. We have our regular notices, discussion of the up coming saints of the week plus a reflection on the Sunday Gospel (Mark 9:30-37)Magazine topics covered on this weeks podcast:1. News on progress on the cause of Frank Duff2. We reflect on different aspects of Pope Francis visit to Slovakia including:The plurality of rites and liturgies of the Church  - Pope in Slovakia: Prešov Divine Liturgy shows Church breathes with 'two lungsPope thanks Slovak Jews for opening doors to healing and fraternityPope to young people in Slovakia: dream fearlesslyPope at Divine Liturgy in Slovakia: Let us turn our hearts to the Cross - homily3.  New lectionary translation for Ireland Bishops progress preparation of new edition of the Lectionary following feedback from public consultationNew lectionary translation raises practical concer

On  the podcast this week rather than just one particular topic or interview John and Shane have a magazine style programme looking at various topics and events from around the catholic world. Magazine topics covered on this weeks podcast:1. News on progress on the cause of Frank Duff2. We reflect on different aspects of Pope Francis visit to Slovakia including:The plurality of rites and liturgies of the Church  - Pope in Slovakia: Prešov Divine Liturgy shows Church breathes with 'two lungsPope thanks Slovak Jews for opening doors to healing and fraternityPope to young people in Slovakia: dream fearlesslyPope at Divine Liturgy in Slovakia: Let us turn our hearts to the Cross - homily3.  New lectionary translation for Ireland Bishops progress preparation of new edition of the Lectionary following feedback from public consultationNew lectionary translation raises practical concerns4. Recovery of remains of early Korean martyrs5.  Harvard University appointment of an atheist as head "chaplain" - l

On  the podcast this week rather than just one particular topic or interview John and Shane have a magazine style programme looking at various topics and events from around the catholic world. Magazine topics covered on this weeks podcast:Mass cards V Sympathy cards in Ireland - be aware of the difference with the reminder that Irish Catholics cannot purchase pre-signed Mass cards in shops and supermarkets. Link to the PrayTell blog post which prompted the discussion HERE. International Eucharistic Congress in Hungary (IEC 2020) Pope Francis visit to Hungary and to SlovakiaPope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury joint call for action at COP26 in response to the climate emergencyArchbishop Dermot Farrell pastoral letter on the environment - the Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor (and also Bishop Brendan Leahy's 2020 Lenten pastoral on same topic - Listening To Nature's Words Of Love Caring For Our Common Home )Legion of Mary centenaryPope Francis recent interv

On  the podcast this week rather than just one particular topic or interview John and Shane have a magazine style programme looking at various topics and events from around the catholic world. We have our regular notices, discussion of the up coming saints of the week plus a reflection on the Sunday Gospel (Mark 8:27-35)Magazine topics covered on this weeks podcast:Mass cards V Sympathy cards in Ireland - be aware of the difference with the reminder that Irish Catholics cannot purchase pre-signed Mass cards in shops and supermarkets. Link to the PrayTell blog post which prompted the discussion HERE. International Eucharistic Congress in Hungary (IEC 2020) Pope Francis visit to Hungary and to SlovakiaPope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury joint call for action at COP26 in response to the climate emergencyArchbishop Dermot Farrell pastoral letter on the environment - the Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor (and also Bishop Brendan Leahy's 2020 Lenten pastoral on sam

So on this weeks podcast our old friend Fr Chris O'Donnell returns to talk to John about what is the Alpha course. In addition we have some regular items including saints of the week and of course our reflection on the Sunday gospel.Alpha is a parish tool for evangelisation based on hospitality, sharing and open conversation. The same Alpha content is run all over the world by Christians of all traditions and provides a common expression of faith. Last year alone, more than 5,000 people in Ireland experienced Alpha, and millions more have attended Alpha in over 100 countries and over 100 languages around the globe.It started in London in 1977 in a small parish with the idea of creating a space for encounter, people come to discover a relationship with Jesus and experience the Holy Spirit. Guests explore life, faith, and meaning in an open and welcoming environment. Fr Chris tells us that Alpha serves two purposes - it gently introduces the good news of Jesus who never find themselves inside a church and

Excerpt from this weeks podcast where we are joined by Fr Chris O'Donnell who explains what Alpha is about.Alpha is a parish tool for evangelisation based on hospitality, sharing and open conversation. The same Alpha content is run all over the world by Christians of all traditions and provides a common expression of faith. Last year alone, more than 5,000 people in Ireland experienced Alpha, and millions more have attended Alpha in over 100 countries and over 100 languages around the globe.It started in London in 1977 in a small parish with the idea of creating a space for encounter, people come to discover a relationship with Jesus and experience the Holy Spirit. Guests explore life, faith, and meaning in an open and welcoming environment. Fr Chris tells us that Alpha serves two purposes - it gently introduces the good news of Jesus who never find themselves inside a church and those who are in the church to reflect and deepen their faith. Fr Chris says that courses run by Alpha are gentle, reflective,

On this weeks podcast John and Shane are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy (of Limerick diocese) for a catch up chat. We have our regular notices, saints of the week and of course our reflection on the weekly Sunday Gospel.  Bishop Brendan talks to Shane about various issues and things including:Ireland's current covid-19 situation and Pope Francis reminder to Christians that taking a vaccine is an Act of Love.a brief discussion about the the forth coming Irish National Synodal Pathway and how we have to be open to dialogue while accepting that from a faith perspective there are also some things which aren't going to change but being open to dialogue to explore ways of sharing them. C&SI will have a full programme on the National Synodal Pathway in late September/early October when it is fully launched. The Synod of Bishops to be held on Rome in 2023 on the topic of synodality but which will have a local and national component beginning in Autumn 2021.Brief discussion on the motu proprio "Trad