Come & See Inspirations

On this weeks podcast excerpt we are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick who chats to John and Shane about various things including the Synod on Synodality in Rome and finding christian hope during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. The Bishop delves into the experience of the Synod and briefly discusses some of the areas raised in the final document coming from the synod participants. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weeks podcast we share a discussion with Fr Michael Liston who recounts his experience of establishing Muintearas Iosa in Limerick diocese in 1974. Muintearas Iosa is the main vehicle for youth ministry in the diocese. Inspired by the community of Taize, Fr Michael established this group which has been marked by over 50 years with a depth of spirituality, fun and friendship.We have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week in part 1 including the upcoming saints.In part three we have our reflection on the Sunday gospel which this week is Lukes account of the calling of the apostles.Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

On this weeks podcast we share a discussion with Fr Michael Liston who recounts his experience of establishing Muintearas Iosa in Limerick diocese 1974. Muintearas Iosa is the main vehicle for youth ministry in the diocese. Inspired by the community of Taize, Fr Michael established this group which has been marked by over 50 years with a depth of spirituality, fun and friendship.At celebrations in 2014 marking the 40th anniversary Fr. Liston reminded those in attendance at the celebration that Muintearas is Irish for the spirit of extended family and friendship and that’s exactly what they have developed over the years. “The Muintearas achieved a way of doing things that gave evidence on our weekends to this great idea that being a Christian is about being part of a family. Muintearas is an extended family. Our Muintearas is accessible to everyone and our gatherings enables us celebrate the joy and friendship we have had in a glorious mixture of our ordinary humanity and the work of the Holy Spirit.”Text us a

So one of the things we try  to do on the podcast is bring you talks and reflections which we think might be of interest. And this week we bring you a talk by Fr Mike Smitz given at the SEEK conference held recently in Salt Lake City, Utah and Washington in the USA whose reflection was "You get what you ask for".In part 1 we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including a small chat about today's feast day - The Presentation of the Lord a.k.a. Candlemas. Part 3 is our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel which is from Luke's account of the presentation in the Temple and encounter with Simeon and Anna, representatives to the quiet faithful of Israel. Seek 2025 - You are what you ask forThe SEEK conferences are organised annually by by Fellowship of Catholic University Students in the USA and is said to be one of the largest regular gatherings of Catholics in the world. This years event was held between Salt Lake City in Utah and Washington DC from

So one of the things we try  to do on the podcast is bring you talks and reflections which we think might be of interest. And this week we bring you a talk by Fr Mike Smitz given at the SEEK conference held recently in Salt Lake City, Utah and Washington in the USA whose reflection was "You get what you ask for".The SEEK conferences are organised annually by by Fellowship of Catholic University Students in the USA and is said to be one of the largest regular gatherings of Catholics in the world. This years event was held between Salt Lake City in Utah and Washington DC from January 1 - 5 and had over 21,000 people in attendance including 46 bishops. Among the guest speakers was Fr Mike Schmitz, whose talk we feature on our podcast today entitled – ‘You get what you ask for’Fr Smitz is an American Catholic priest, speaker, author, and podcaster. The Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries in the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, and is most notable for his social media presence, which mainly consist

On this weeks podcast we share a reflection from USCCB by Bishop Barron about Dei Verbum to mark the 6th Sunday of the Word of God.We have our regular liturgical odds and ends in part one and in part three we have our reflection on the Sunday gospel as we enter into the liturgical years ordinary time with Luke's gospel (Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21)Sunday of the Word of God 2025In his Apostolic Letter of 30 September 2019, Aperuit illis Pope Francis established that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be the Sunday of the Word of God. It is a day to be devoted to the celebration, study, and spreading of the Word of God. Pope Francis is clear from the very first paragraph of this letter that the relationship between the Risen Lord, a community of believers, and sacred Scripture is essential to who we are as Christians.The reflection we are sharing is from Bishop Barron speaking about Dei Verbum which is the dogmatic constitution on Revelation from the second Vatican Council which sets out the Catholic understand

On this weeks podcast we welcome back Martina Lehane Sheehan to this weeks 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. In part one of the podcast we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends including the upcoming saints of the week during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.In part two of the podcast we have a chat with Martina Lehane Sheehan who 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 Pat and herself combine their training and backgro

On this weeks podcast excerpt we welcome back Martina Lehane Sheehan to this weeks 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.Martina Lehane Sheehan who 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 Pat and herself combine their training and background in psychology and spirituality, and creatively interweave it with a Contemplative, Meditative Monasticism for today. ​More info at email - info@ruahrest.com.Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirt

So on this weeks podcast John and Shane take a look back at the events church-related in 2024. We have been trying to do this annual review for the last few years so hopefully it works (LOL) and we then see what the pundits have predicted for 2025 as areas to watch and things to unfold.Things looked at during 2024:Reopening of Notre Dame in ParisDecember Consistory in RomePreparations for the Jubilee Joint Lectionary project – Ireland/Oz/NZChanges to the papal funeralsAnnouncement of canonisation of Carlo AcutisSynod on Synodality and the Pope's confirmation of the final documentVisit of St Bernadette’s Relics to IrelandNew encyclical on the 350th anniversary of Sacred Heart visionsDeath of + Donal Murray, bishop emeritus of LimerickBishops of Ireland published a new pastoral letter on welcoming immigrants, entitled: A Hundred Thousand Welcomes?Various papal trips in 2024thodox Church in union with MoscowPapal letter on role of literature in formationUS Eucharistic Revival and Congress in IndianapolisNew

So on this weeks podcast excerpt John and Shane take a look back at the events church-related in 2024. We have been trying to do this annual review for the last few years so hopefully it works (LOL) and we then see what the pundits have predicted for 2025 as areas to watch and things to unfold.Things looked at during 2024:Reopening of Notre Dame in ParisDecember Consistory in RomePreparations for the Jubilee Joint Lectionary project – Ireland/Oz/NZChanges to the papal funeralsAnnouncement of canonisation of Carlo AcutisSynod on Synodality and the Pope's confirmation of the final documentVisit of St Bernadette’s Relics to IrelandNew encyclical on the 350th anniversary of Sacred Heart visionsDeath of + Donal Murray, bishop emeritus of LimerickBishops of Ireland published a new pastoral letter on welcoming immigrants, entitled: A Hundred Thousand Welcomes?Various papal trips in 2024thodox Church in union with MoscowPapal letter on role of literature in formationUS Eucharistic Revival and Congress in Indiana

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Season podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Fr Raphael shares with us the reminder that Christmas has Christ at its centre. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Happy New Year and Happy Christmas! We are still in the Christmas Season until the feast of the Baptism of the Lord so it is still appropriate to wish everyone a blessed Christmastide from the team here on C&SI! So this weeks podcast is a little light, both taking into account the Christmas season and also the spate of flus that are doing the rounds and decimating the podcasting team!So on this weeks podcast we have our regular run through the upcoming liturgical odds and ends, noting the fact that in Ireland we still mark the Epiphany on January 6th.In part 2 we have a run through the events marking Christmas and the beginning of the Jubilee 2025 - Year of Hope - in Rome with links below.And we as always we have a reflection on the gospel for the 2nd Sunday of Christmas, the prologue to gospel of St John in part three. Links:24 Dec - Pope Francis opens Holy Door inaugurating 2025 Jubilee (Vatican News)Christmas message from Bishop Brendan Leahy 202425 Dec - Urbi et Orbi - Pope at Christmas Urbi et Orbi:

Happy New Year and Happy Christmas! We are still in the Christmas Season until the feast of the Baptism of the Lord so it is still appropriate to wish everyone a blessed Christmastide from the team here on C&SI! So this weeks podcast is a little light, both taking into account the Christmas season and also the spate of flus that are doing the rounds and decimating the podcasting team!So on this weeks podcast excerpt we have a run through the events marking Christmas and the beginning of the Jubilee 2025 - Year of Hope - in Rome with links below.Links:24 Dec - Pope Francis opens Holy Door inaugurating 2025 Jubilee (Vatican News)Christmas message from Bishop Brendan Leahy 202425 Dec - Urbi et Orbi - Pope at Christmas Urbi et Orbi: May we become pilgrims of hope, peace, and unity (Vatican News)25 Dec - Complete Urbi et Orbi blessing (Rome Reports (video))26 Dec - Pope opens Holy Door at a prison for first time ever (Vatican News) 26 Dec - The Pope's visit to the Roman prison to start the Jubilee (Rome R

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Season podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Mary-Aoife and Seamus from Carlo Acutis Youth Ireland who share with us their family Christmas and the importance of keeping the celebration simple so as to keep Jesus at the centre. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Season podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Fr Eamon Kelly shares the story of his sister Nellie who died on Christmas Day and how we have the hope of meeting again due to the coming of Jesus at Christmas.Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Season podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Sr Mary Sheila Maksim OP shares with us a reflection on the lights of Christmas and the Light of Christmas and also introduces us to the St Andrew Christmas Novena. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Season podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Sr Sean Marie of the Alma Mercy Sisters in Michigan gives us a reflection on the coming of the Light of Christ via the scripture readings of the Christmas season. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Season podcasts over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Fr Frank Duhig dips into the writings of the late Archbishop Cassidy of the diocese of Tuam on the value of being remembered by our friends. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

We are sharing individual excerpts from our Christmas Day podcast over the days of the Christmas Season to provide a pause moment for listeners throughout the days of this special time.On today's reflection, Dillon Dixie Lane reflects on motherhood at Christmas.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 have our regular run through the up coming liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including noting the feast day of one of Limerick diocese patron saints - St Munchin.In part two of this weeks podcast we continue with our reflections from guests who joined us on the podcast during the year.For part three, we have a brief reflection on the gospel for the feast day which is Lukes account of the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com