On this week programme John and Shane take a visit back into the archive to an interview we did in 2015 with a very special guest, the Irish writer Alice Taylor. Alice spoke to us then about her reflections on memory and grief - important considerations during the month of November for many people. We have some our regular reflection on the weekly Sunday gospel which this week is for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Soul's) and is Luke's account of Jesus raising the s...

On this week programme John and Shane take a visit back into the archive to an interview we did in 2015 with a very special guest, the Irish writer Alice Taylor. Alice spoke to us then about her reflections on memory and grief - important considerations during the month of November for many people. Reflections on memory & grief: An Interview with Alice Taylor November can be a hard month for many people as we recall the memory of our dead. In the Roman Catholic tradition it is the m...

On this weeks podcast John and Shane catch up with Julieann Moran, the General Secretary of the Irish Synodal Pathway to get an update on where things are with the Irish Synodal Process especially after the Pre-Synodal Assembly held in Kilkenny on the 18th October. We have a very quick run through the liturgical odds and ends on this weeks calendar including a reminder about next weekend being the lovely feasts of All Saints and All Souls. In part three we have our weekly pause and reflection...

On this weeks podcast John and Shane catch up with Julieann Moran, the General Secretary of the Irish Synodal Pathway to get an update on where things are with the Irish Synodal Process especially after the Pre-Synodal Assembly held in Kilkenny on the 18th October. Julieann takes us (briefly) through the process to date outlining the interaction of the Irish Synodal Pathway with the global Synod of Bishops work on Synodality and how it has linked together before explaining what happened in Ki...

On the weeks podcast the C&SI team are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick diocese for a catch up on Jubilee year, the recent Diocesan Assembly and the upcoming Parish Consultation Meetings across all the parishes of the diocese. 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, meaning this year it wil...

On the weeks podcast excerpt the C&SI team are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick diocese for a catch up on Jubilee year, the recent Diocesan Assembly and the upcoming Parish Consultation Meetings across all the parishes of the diocese. Bishop Brendan shares with us some thoughts on how the Jubilee Year is going both across the diocese but also various pilgrimages to Rome. He briefs us on the Diocesan Assembly which was held on 4th October. Bishop Brendan also shares with us...

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Frank Duhig to reflect on lectio divina - a ancient monastic way of prayerfully engaging and reflecting on scripture as the Word of God. Lectio divina, or "divine reading," is an ancient Christian prayer practice that involves slowly and contemplatively reading a short passage of scripture to foster a deeper communion with God. It typically follows four movements: reading the text (Lectio), reflecting on a word or phrase that stands out (Meditatio), r...

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Frank Duhig to reflect on lectio divina - a ancient monastic way of prayerfully engaging and reflecting on scripture as the Word of God. Lectio divina, or "divine reading," is an ancient Christian prayer practice that involves slowly and contemplatively reading a short passage of scripture to foster a deeper communion with God. It typically follows four movements: reading the text (Lectio), reflecting on a word or phrase that stands out (Meditatio), r...

On this weeks podcast we reflect on the new document from the Irish Bishops Conference on Why Sunday matters. We share with listeners some of the thoughts and reflections that ss we journey together through this Jubilee Year of Hope, all Catholics are invited to reflect on the profound gift of Sunday Mass. This special year offers a unique opportunity to rediscover the heart of our faith and, for those who have been away, to return with renewed joy to the celebration of the Euchar...

This week we are sharing a visit by John to the Cenacelo Community in Knock, Co. Mayo. Cenacelo Community is an organisation which provides a free, fully residential programme to help people suffering from addiction to change their lives. John chats with Fr Adrian Crowley and three community members, Adrian, Aidan & Edmund, who share their testimony. We ask our listeners to keep them in your prayers The Community was founded by an Italian nun, Mother Elvira Petrozzi, in 1983. For many yea...

On this weeks programme John and Shane catch with James Connery and Jade McMahon to find out what has been happening in a very busy and action packed summer for Youth Ministry in Limerick Diocese. They take us through the summer events including a busy but always impactful Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes with 90 youth helpers; followed by two weeks in the Dingle Gaeltacht at Brú na Gráige as Muintearas Iosa gathers annually to allow 190 young people to experience a community over the two weeks...

On this weeks programme John and Shane catch with James Connery and Jade McMahon to find out what has been happening in a very busy and action packed summer for Youth Ministry in Limerick Diocese. They take us through the summer events including a busy but always impactful Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes with 90 youth helpers; followed by two weeks in the Dingle Gaeltacht at Brú na Gráige as Muintearas Iosa gathers annually to allow 190 young people to experience a community over the two weeks...

On this weeks podcast excerpt the C&SI team makes a trip via Zoom to the wilds of Clare and to Spanish Point to catch up with our good friend Noirin Lynch who is the Director of the FCJ Spirituality House - an Teach Spiorodálta. Noirin shares with us the genesis of an Teach Spiorodálta and some of the recent events including the Burren Outdoor Retreat with Mary Lillas. It is a haven and a space which is open to welcoming people to experience spiritual moments, enjoyment of the natural bea...

On this weeks podcast the C&SI team makes a trip via Zoom to the wilds of Clare and to Spanish Point to catch up with our good friend Noirin Lynch who is the Director of the FCJ Spirituality House - an Teach Spiorodálta. Noirin shares with us the genesis of an Teach Spiorodálta and some of the recent events including the Burren Outdoor Retreat with Mary Lillas. It is a haven and a space which is open to welcoming people to experience spiritual moments, enjoyment of the natural beauty of c...

This weekend sees the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati )by Pope Leo XIV. It will be the first canonisation of his pontificate and of two very popular young saints. Carlo Acutis was born in 1991 and raised in Milan. He used his tech skills to evangelize and was noted for his joyful faith and compassion for others before dying of leukemia in 2006 at age 15. Pier Frassati, born in 1901 into a prominent family in Turin, Italy, was admired for his deep spiritu...

This weekend sees the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati )by Pope Leo XIV. It will be the first canonisation of his pontificate and of two very popular young saints. Carlo Acutis was born in 1991 and raised in Milan. He used his tech skills to evangelize and was noted for his joyful faith and compassion for others before dying of leukemia in 2006 at age 15. Pier Frassati, born in 1901 into a prominent family in Turin, Italy, was admired for his deep spiri...

On this weeks podcast/programme the C&SI team are joined by Roisin Alexander-Pye from Trocaire to share with us about the Season of Creation 2025 which runs from 1st September to 4th October 2025. This year’s Season of Creation has as its theme “Peace with Creation”, inspired by the passage from Isaiah 32:14-18; “My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.” In a world of challenges and division, marked by war and climate cha...

On this weeks podcast/programme the C&SI team are joined by Roisin Alexander-Pye from Trocaire to share with us about the Season of Creation 2025 which runs from 1st September to 4th October 2025. In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming week including the saints of the week with some notices and our regular prayer space. In part three we reflect on the Sunday gospel from Luke 14:1,7-14 which shares Jesus teaching about the virtue of hum...

On this weeks podcast/radio programme we are beginning our 2025 series of sharing the daily talks from the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock 2025. The first talk we are sharing this week is "By a lonely prison wall" which was given by Ita Lohan on 15th August. In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming week including the saints of the week. We also share the call from Archbishop Eamon Martin for a Day of Prayer for Gaza for 24 hours this Su...

On this weeks podcast/radio programme excerpt we are beginning our 2025 series of sharing the daily talks from the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock 2025. The first talk we are sharing this week is "By a lonely prison wall" which was given by Ita Lohan on 15th August. In this special Jubilee Year, the theme of the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock (August 13th to 22nd) was Pilgrims of Hope. Hope is at the very heart of the Knock Apparition, and throughout this year’s Novena, vari...