Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)
Come & See Inspirations (C&SI) is a podcasting team based out of Ardagh in West Limerick. The C&SI team works on various podcasts which aim to spread hope and faith online and on air.Email: comeandseeinspirations@gmail.com SMS Text : +353 874668950Originally we started out from 2010 until 2021 when our work was based around our weekly radio programme SacredSpace102fm (SS102fm) on West Limerick 102fm. For our historic information and programme content you can visit our old blog (2010 to 2019) at https://sacredspace102.blogspot.com/ (Please note that the blog is no longer being updated).Now we share our work via t...
C&SI - Summer Reflection Series 2026 - "Shared Responsibility: Creating a Church were women feel at home" - 9 Aug 2026 (S06E36)
During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast we have a reflection from the 2026 Clonard Novena from Claire Deane (June 19th) who gives a reflection on "Shared Responsibility: Creating a Church Where Women Feel at Home".
In part one we have a regular liturgical odds and ends including the saints of the week, the Pope's...
C&SI - Summer Reflection Series 2026 - "Shared Responsibility: Creating a Church were women feel at home" - 9 Aug 2026 (S06E36b) (podcast excerpt)
During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast excerpt we have a reflection from the 2026 Clonard Novena from Claire Deane (June 19th) who gives a reflection on "Shared Responsibility: Creating a Church Where Women Feel at Home".
Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com
C&SI - Father Mike Schmitz: Take the next step in faith (TheWay.ie) - 2 Aug 2026 (S06E35)
Welcome to this weeks podcast here on C&SI.
First off, an apology to our regular listeners. We weren't in a position to produce a podcast for the last two weeks as we were trying to reorganise and work out the impact of the closure of WestLimerick102fm radio which was announced two weeks ago. We are still processing the implications of the news and how it is going to affect how we do things as we had just recently returned to the slot on the radio. For the moment this means we have to reorganise our...
C&SI - Father Mike Schmitz: Take the next step in faith (TheWay.ie) - 2 Aug 2026 (S06E35b) (podcast excerpt)
Welcome to this weeks podcast excerpt here on C&SI.
First off, an apology to our regular listeners. We weren't in a position to produce a podcast for the last two weeks as we were trying to reorganise and work out the impact of the closure of WestLimerick102fm radio which was announced two weeks ago. We are still processing the implications of the news and how it is going to affect how we do things as we had just recently returned to the slot on the radio. For the moment this means we have to reorganise...
C&SI - Summer Reflection Series 2026 - "ACCORD: Strengthening marriages and supporting couples" and "Unpacking Magnifica Humanitas" - 12 July 2026 (S06E34)
During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast we have two such reflections and talks to share from TheWay.ie which is an online platform set up by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference to help people to discover, live and pass on the Catholic faith.
The first segment is an interview with Tony Shanahan and Suzanne Ca...C&SI - Summer Reflection Series 2026: "Faith, Sport & Addiction" - 5 July 2026 (S06E33b) (podcast excerpt)
During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast excerpt former Limerick intercounty hurler, Ciaran Carey shares a reflection at the Kilmallock Novena on "Faith, Sport and Addiction".Â
Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com
C&SI - Summer Reflection Series 2026: "Open hearts - Open Doors" and "Faith, Sport & Addiction" - 5 July 2026 (S06E33)
During the summer months here on C&SI we try to share with listeners reflections and talks which we have come across over the year from various workshops and novenas which we think deserve a wider audience and to provide some thoughtful listening for our listeners. On this weeks podcast we have two such reflections and talks to share.
- In part one, Belfast-based writer and pastoral worker Jim Deeds shares a poignant reflection titled "Open Hearts, Open Doors" during the annual Solemn Novena at the Redemptorists Limerick (Mount St. Alphonsus). His talks focused on belonging, fostering...
C&SI - Journeying from being a Muslim to the Catholic Church - 28 June 2026 (S06E32)
We have a lighter programme/podcast this week as Shane was galivanting with the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes leaving John to mind the shop back in Ireland.Â
So in part two we have a thoughtful reflection from the All Ireland Rosary Rally and listeners may remember a few weeks back we had Karen Clancy on speaking about the rosary and the All Ireland Rosary Rally which was held in Knock on 6th June. On this weeks podcast we are sharing one of the testimonies from the Rally from Nikki Kingsley. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nikki Kingsley was r...
C&SI - Journeying from being a Muslim to the Catholic Church - 28 June 2026 (S06E32b) (podcast excerpt)
We have a lighter programme/podcast this week as Shane was galivanting with the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes leaving John to mind the shop back in Ireland.Â
So in this weeks podcast excerpt we have a thoughtful reflection from the All Ireland Rosary Rally and listeners may remember a few weeks back we had Karen Clancy on speaking about the rosary and the All Ireland Rosary Rally which was held in Knock on 6th June. On this weeks podcast we are sharing one of the testimonies from the Rally from Nikki Kingsley. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nikki K...
C&SI - The Irish Synodal Pathway: progress and purpose (TheWay.ie) - 21 June 2026 (S06E31b) (podcast excerpt)
On this weeks podcast C&SI partners up with TheWay.ie to bring you an update on the Irish Synodal Pathway. We had hoped to have Juliann Moran (the Synodal Pathway General Secretary) on with us but unfortunately Juliann is a bit under the weather at the minute. So this week we are sharing an interview with Fr Declan Hurley, Chairperson of the National Synodal Pathway, and Patricia Carroll, member of the National Synodal Pathway and Pastoral Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Dublin who discuss the progress made by the various working groups and explain the purpose and significance...
C&SI - The Irish Synodal Pathway: progress and purpose (TheWay.ie) - 21 June 2026 (S06E31)
On this weeks podcast C&SI partners up with TheWay.ie to bring you an update on the Irish Synodal Pathway. We had hoped to have Juliann Moran (the Synodal Pathway General Secretary) on with us but unfortunately Juliann is a bit under the weather at the minute. So this week we are sharing an interview with Fr Declan Hurley, Chairperson of the National Synodal Pathway, and Patricia Carroll, member of the National Synodal Pathway and Pastoral Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Dublin who discuss the progress made by the various working groups and explain the purpose and significance...
C&SI - Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Limerick's Solemn Novena 2026 - 14 June 2026 (S06E30b) (podcast excerpt)
Limerick is preparing to celebrate its Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help from June 19th to 27th at Mount St Alphonsus on Henry Street in Limerick with the Redemptorist Fathers. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Gerry Moloney who takes us through the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and through what is up coming at the novena this year where the theme is "Called and Sent". The theme is based on the Irish Synodal Pathway and over each day of the Novena, there will be sharing and reflection on the principal focus a...
C&SI - Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Limerick's Solemn Novena 2026 - 14 June 2026 (S06E30)
Limerick is preparing to celebrate its Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help from June 19th to 27th at Mount St Alphonsus on Henry Street in Limerick with the Redemptorist Fathers. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Gerry Moloney who takes us through the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and through what is up coming at the novena this year where the theme is "Called and Sent". The theme is based on the Irish Synodal Pathway and over each day of the Novena, there will be sharing and reflection on the principal focus a...
C&SI - Reflecting on Corpus Christi - 7 June 2026 (S06E29b) (podcast excerpt)
As we move into Ordinary Time, this Sunday in Ireland we have the beautiful feast of Corpus Christi. So on this week's programme excerpt, we bring out a reflection from our old colleague Lorraine Buckley who shares with us some thoughts on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi originally in 2019.Â
Lorraine's reflection on Corpus Christi begins by taking us through a history of the feast which owes its existence to Blessed Juliana of Liege, who began devotion to the Blessed Sacrament in around 1230. Largely through her insistence, in 1264 Pope Urban IV commanded its observance by the universal church. W...
C&SI - Reflecting on Corpus Christi - 7 June 2026 (S06E29)
As we move into Ordinary Time, this Sunday in Ireland we have the beautiful feast of Corpus Christi. So on this week's programme, we bring out a reflection from our old colleague Lorraine Buckley who shares with us some thoughts on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi originally in 2019.Â
In part one, we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends including the Pope's Prayer Intention for June 2026 and the saints for the week.
In part two, Lorraine's reflection on Corpus Christi begins by taking us through a history of the feast which owes i...
C&SI - Reflecting on the Rosary and the All Ireland Rosary Rally 2026 - 31 May 2026 (S06E28b) (podcast excerpt)
As the month of May dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary draws to a close, on this weeks programme we are joined by Karen Clancy from Totus Tuus magazine who shares with us about the Rosary and the forth coming All Ireland Rosay Rally in Knock on June 6th. She shares with us some of the history of the rosary and also reflections on the Mysteries of the Rosary - a prayer, a meditation, a sharing with God which has been promoted and encouraged by saints and Popes down through the centuries.Â
Details of the All Ireland R...
C&SI - Reflecting on the Rosary and the All Ireland Rosary Rally 2026 - 31 May 2026 (S06E28)
As the month of May dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary draws to a close, on this weeks programme we are joined by Karen Clancy from Totus Tuus magazine who shares with us about the Rosary and the forth coming All Ireland Rosay Rally in Knock on June 6th. She shares with us some of the history of the rosary and also reflections on the Mysteries of the Rosary - a prayer, a meditation, a sharing with God which has been promoted and encouraged by saints and Popes down through the centuries.Â
Details of the All Ireland R...
C&SI - Pentecost Sunday - The Fruits of the Holy Spirit (WoF) - 24 May 2026 (S06E27)
Pentecost is one of the great feasts of the liturgical year and brings to a close the season Easter where we celebrate the manifestation of the Holy Spirit into the church and the need for the church to go out into the world.Â
In part one of this weeks podcast we go through the up coming liturgical odds and ends as well as flagging some up coming events on the calendar for local listeners in West Limerick.Â
In part two, we share a reflection from Word On Fire Ministries where Bishop Robert Barron focus on th...
C&SI - Pentecost Sunday - The Fruits of the Holy Spirit (WoF) - 24 May 2026 (S06E27b) (podcast excerpt)
Pentecost is one of the great feasts of the liturgical year and brings to a close the season Easter where we celebrate the manifestation of the Holy Spirit into the church and the need for the church to go out into the world.Â
In this weeks podcast excerpt, we share a reflection from Word On Fire Ministries where Bishop Robert Barron focus on the fifth chapter of St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, where you find what Paul calls “the fruits of the Spirit,” which he contrasts with “the works of the flesh.” Maybe you’re struggling an...
C&SI - Why do we suffer? With Fr Patrick Cahill (TheWay.ie) -17 May 2026 (S06E26)
On this week's podcast we are sharing an interview from "A Question of Faith" podcast from TheWay.ie with Fr Patrick Cahill who reflects on the age old question of why suffering exists
In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including saints of the week and some local notices.
In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel which this week is Matthew's account of the Ascension of the Lord (Matthew 28:16-20) with the very consoling promise that Jesus is with...
C&SI - Why do we suffer? With Fr Patrick Cahill (TheWay.ie) -17 May 2026 (S06E26b) (podcast excerpt)
On this week's podcast we are sharing an interview from "A Question of Faith" podcast from TheWay.ie with Fr Patrick Cahill who reflects on the age old question of why suffering exists
The A Question of Faith podcast (available on YouTube and Spotify) features broadcaster Wendy Grace in conversation with a range of guests who grapple with some of the big questions in regard our search for meaning and truth. These questions are echoed in the scriptures and each episode has biblical question that resonates with the title question.
In this episode retreat leader F...
C&SI - News Magazine from around the world - 10 May 2026 (S06E25b) (podcast excerpt)
On this weeks podcast excerpt John and Shane take a spin around the globe looking at various stories from across the Catholic News-sphere which caught our eye.Â
Seoul names patron saints for WYD 2027, highlighting faith amid struggle and witness.A Summary of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Africa With a new Archbishop of Canturbury enthroned on 25 March 2026, during her visit to the Vatican - Pope: Anglicans and Catholics must continue working to overcome differences Exposition of the relics of St Francis in the 800th anniversary of his death Assisted Suicide Bill Fails in the House of LordsVenerable Fulton...C&SI - News Magazine from around the world - 10 May 2026 (S06E25)
On this weeks podcast John and Shane take a spin around the globe looking at various stories from across the Catholic News-sphere which caught our eye.Â
In part one we have our run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week including the saints of the week and the Pope's Prayer Intention for the month of May.
In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel which this week continues from the John's account of the Last Discourse at the Last Supper (John 14:15-21),
News from around t...
C&SI - Lough Derg - Sanctuary of St Patrick - 3 May 2026 (S06E24)
St Patrick's Sanctuary at Lough Derg in Co Donegal has been a place of pilgrimage in Ireland since the Middle Ages and once was as famous as Santiago de Compostela, Walsingham and Rome for European pilgrims. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Lawrence Flynn, the current prior at St Patrick's Sanctuary on Station Island in the lough. Fr La shares with listeners this week a little about the history of pilgrimage to this spot but also what the pilgrimage has to offer us in the 21st century include the traditional three day pilgrimage until Aug 15th...
C&SI - Lough Derg - Sanctuary of St Patrick - 3 May 2026 (S06E24b) (podcast excerpt)
St Patrick's Sanctuary at Lough Derg in Co Donegal has been a place of pilgrimage in Ireland since the Middle Ages and once was as famous as Santiago de Compostela, Walsingham and Rome for European pilgrims. On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Lawrence Flynn, the current prior at St Patrick's Sanctuary on Station Island in the lough. Fr La shares with listeners this week a little about the history of pilgrimage to this spot but also what the pilgrimage has to offer us in the 21st century include the traditional three day pilgrimage until Aug 15th...
C&SI - Exploring Vocations on Good Shepherd Sunday - 26 April 2026 (S06E23b) (podcast excerpt)
This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, taking its name from the gospel reading of the 4th Sunday of Easter from the gospel of John and his account of the parable of the Good Shepherd. In Ireland, it is also known as Vocation Sunday as it is a day set aside for prayer for vocations to priesthood and the religious life.
On part two of the podcast this week we share three different pieces linking into the theme of vocation:
Fr Mike Schmitz reflects on "What's my vocation? What should I do with my life?” It’s a qu...C&SI - Exploring Vocations on Good Shepherd Sunday - 26 April 2026 (S06E23)
This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, taking its name from the gospel reading of the 4th Sunday of Easter from the gospel of John and his account of the parable of the Good Shepherd. In Ireland, it is also known as Vocation Sunday as it is a day set aside for prayer for vocations to priesthood and the religious life.
On part two of the podcast this week we share three different pieces linking into the theme of vocation:
Fr Mike Schmitz reflects on "What's my vocation? What should I do with my life?” It’s a qu...C&SI - Little Nellie of Holy God - An Irish Child Mystic who helped to guide a Pope - 19 April 2026 (S06E22b) (podcast excerpt)
On this weeks programme excerpt, John and Shane are delighted to speak to Sr Jennifer McAleer about the unique story of Ellen Organ, originally from Waterford and who lived and died in Cork aged just four years old and yet whose love of the Eucharist and of the Child Jesus led to a Pope changing the rules around when children could receive Holy Communion for the first time. Ellen, known as Little Nellie of Holy God was a unique little girl coming from very difficult family circumstances including the death of her mother from TB, and who end up...
C&SI - Little Nellie of Holy God - An Irish Child Mystic who helped to guide a Pope - 19 April 2026 (S06E22)
On this weeks programme, John and Shane are delighted to speak to Sr Jennifer McAleer about the unique story of Ellen Organ, originally from Waterford and who lived and died in Cork aged just four years old and yet whose love of the Eucharist and of the Child Jesus led to a Pope changing the rules around when children could receive Holy Communion for the first time. Ellen, known as Little Nellie of Holy God was a unique little girl coming from very difficult family circumstances including the death of her mother from TB, and who end up living...
C&SI - God's Call: My Faith Journey - Ger Hanley (The Way) - 12 April 2026 (S06E21b) (podcast excerpt)
On this weeks podcast we are sharing an interview from The Way with former League of Ireland footballer Gerard Hanley. From the series "God's Call: My Faith Journey", Ger shares his faith journey and how he came to find his identity in Christ and his work with Alpha Youth rather than in his career as a footballer.
Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com
C&SI - God's Call: My Faith Journey - Ger Hanley (The Way) - 12 April 2026 (S06E21)
On this weeks podcast we are sharing an interview from The Way with former League of Ireland footballer Gerard Hanley. From the series "God's Call: My Faith Journey", Ger shares his faith journey and how he came to find his identity in Christ and his work with Alpha Youth rather than in his career as a footballer.
In part one of the podcast we have our regular liturgical odds and ends as we enter into Eastertide and the fifty days of the Easter season including the saints of the coming week.Â
In part three, John a...
C&SI - Easter joy in a world gone mad - 5 April 2026 (S06E20b) (podcast excerpt)
On this week’s programme excerpt we are delighted to welcome back Noirin Lynch, Director of FCJ Spirituality House, Teach Spiorodáltathe in Spanish Point, Co Clare to reflect on Easter Joy in a world gone mad.Â
Noirin reminds us that Easter is not either about stopping in the paid of Good Friday nor at the same time running into the Alleluia’s but more a reminder to us that Easter Joy is the confidence that no matter what, we are in God’s hands. Jesus walked towards the hard stuff – he came down from Tabor and proceeded...
C&SI - Easter joy in a world gone mad - 5 April 2026 (S06E20)
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!!Â
CHRISTUS RESURREXIT,Â
RESURREXIT VERESÂ
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!!
 CHRIST IS RISEN,Â
HE IS RISEN INDEED,Â
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!
"Let everyone share this feast of faith; let everyone enjoy the riches of goodness. Let none lament their poverty; for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let none mourn their sins; for forgiveness has dawned from the grave. Let none fear death; for the Saviour's death has set us free"
- St John Chrysostom
Welcome to this week’s C&SI podcast on this Easter Sunday. Blessed...
C&SI - Reflecting on Holy Week for Fr Frank Duhig - 29 March 2026 (S06E19)
We enter into the solemn time of Holy Week this weekend with the celebration of Palm (or Passion) Sunday and the commemoration of the Lord's entry into the holy city of Jerusalem. The week ahead is liturgically intense as Christians commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Saviour of the World. In part two of this weeks podcast Fr Frank Duhig joins John and Shane to reflect on the days of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday taking us through key moments of the liturgies to help us have moments of focus and aid in our...
C&SI - Reflecting on Holy Week for Fr Frank Duhig - 29 March 2026 (S06E19b) (podcast excerpt)
We enter into the solemn time of Holy Week this weekend with the celebration of Palm (or Passion) Sunday and the commemoration of the Lord's entry into the holy city of Jerusalem. The week ahead is liturgically intense as Christians commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Saviour of the World. In this weeks podcast excerpt Fr Frank Duhig joins John and Shane to reflect on the days of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday taking us through key moments of the liturgies to help us have moments of focus and aid in our understanding of...
C&SI - Journeying with a Stations of the Cross - 22 Mar 2026 (S06E18)
We adore you O Christ and we bless you
Because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
On this weeks podcast as we journey through the joyous holy season of Lent, we provide a pause moment to reflect on the Stations of the Cross. The Stations are a traditional Lenten devotion walking the Via Dolorosa with Christ, meditating on his Passion and Death. In part two of this weeks podcast, we pray the Stations of the Cross using a version from Trocaire.
In part one we have our regular run through...
C&SI - Journeying with a Stations of the Cross - 22 Mar 2026 (S06E18b) (podcast excerpt)
We adore you O Christ and we bless you
Because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
On this weeks podcast excerpt as we journey through the joyous holy season of Lent, we provide a pause moment to reflect on the Stations of the Cross. The Stations are a traditional Lenten devotion walking the Via Dolorosa with Christ, meditating on his Passion and Death. We pray the Stations of the Cross using a version from Trocaire.
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If listeners want to dip back into other reflections we have done in...
C&SI - Who was the real St Patrick? with Michael Keating - 15 March 2026 (S06E17b) (podcast excerpt)
On this weeks podcast excerpt we are sharing a reflection with Michael Keating from the archive where Michael joined us to reflect on the celebration of our national day and ask the question who was St Patrick? Like so many Christian feasts and festivals, St Patrick’s Day has been somewhat hijacked - St Patrick has about as much to do with a pint of Guinness as St Valentine has to do with a box of chocolates. But what does this saint, so strong in missionary zeal and about whom we know very little, have to do with our mo...
C&SI - Who was the real St Patrick? with Michael Keating - 15 March 2026 (S06E17)
On this weeks podcast we mark Laetare Sunday, Mother's Day (in Ireland and the UK) and of course in Ireland we mark the fact that next week we celebrate the solemnity of our national apostle - St Patrick.Â
In part one we have our regular liturgical odds and ends including the Pope's Prayer Intention for the month of March for peace and disarmament and we have a quick run through the up coming saints of the week.
In part two we are sharing a reflection with Michael Keating from the archive where Michael joined us t...
C&SI - Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen - 8 March 2026 (S06E16)
On this weeks podcast the C&SI team head to the diocese of Peoria in Illinois in the US to speak to Msgr. Jason Gray who is the Executive Director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation to learn about one of the newest Beati/Blessed from the America's, Archbishop Fulton Sheen.Â
In part one we have our regular liturgical odds and ends including a brief mention of the up coming saints of the week.
In part three we have our reflection on the Sunday gospel which this weeks is John's account of Jesus' encounter with t...