Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

Come & See Inspirations team

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 874668950 Originally 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content you can visit our old blog (2010 to 2019) at https://sacredspace102.blogspot.com/ (Please note that the blog is no longer being updated).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 this page including our weekly podcast as well as other recordings and inspirational talks which we would like to share with you our listeners.

  1. 2d ago

    C&SI - "Faith in a time of loss"- Reflection by Sr Helen Culhane - 1 Nov 2026 (S06E47)

    In the Roman Catholic tradition, November is the month of the Holy Soul's where we pray for those who have left this mortal world but may not enjoy full the vision of God. November can be a hard month for many people as we recall the memory of our beloved dead - for the dead can drive you hard. But with the darkening of days and the drawing in of nights it seems to be an appropriate time to reflect and pray for our dead as the year and seasons move towards the death of winter. It is the time of year when we can reflect on our encounters with Sister Death and ultimately an encounter which we will all have. Sister Death is the shadow at our elbow, the constant friend at our door, our faithful companion throughout the journey of life who may at any time say come, your time is complete. Irish folklore has many comments and reminders about it with sayings like "there are no pockets in a shroud" to "there is no trailer after a hearse", or "it doesn't matter how much land you have, you will still end up in a plot 6 X 3". St Francis of Assisi reminds us that “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received--only what you have given. On this weeks podcast we are sharing a reflection which Sr Helen Culhane from the Children's Grief Centre gave at the Kilmallock Novena in June 2026 reflecting on faith in a time of loss. In part one of the podcast we have our regular liturgical odds and ends including the saints of the coming week. As part of the prayer space in part one, we play a recording of "Slow Down" sung by Sissel with the Tabernacle Choir of Temple Square. The lyrics of the piece: In the midst of my confusion In the time of desperate need When I am thinking not too clearly A gentle voice does intercede Slow down, slow down, be still Be still and wait, on the Spirit of the Lord Slow down and hear His voice And know that He is God In the time of tribulation When I'm feeling so unsure When things are pressing in about me Comes a gentle voice so still, so pure Slow down, slow down, be still, my child Be still and wait, on the Spirit of the Lord Slow down and hear His voice And know that He is God And know that He is God In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel which this week is the gospel reading for the Solemnity of All Saints and is Matthews account of the Sermon on the Mount with his account of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1–12a). As we journey through the coming week perhaps we could reflect on one  Beatitude each day to ask ourselves where have we seen it lived out by the quiet saints we encounter each day and how can we strive to live out that calling.  Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

    C&SI - "Faith in a time of loss"- Reflection by Sr Helen Culhane - 1 Nov 2026 (S06E47)
  2. 2d ago ·  Bonus

    C&SI - "Faith in a time of loss"- Reflection by Sr Helen Culhane - 1 Nov 2026 (S06E47b) (podcast excerpt)

    In the Roman Catholic tradition, November is the month of the Holy Soul's where we pray for those who have left this mortal world but may not enjoy full the vision of God. November can be a hard month for many people as we recall the memory of our beloved dead - for the dead can drive you hard. But with the darkening of days and the drawing in of nights it seems to be an appropriate time to reflect and pray for our dead as the year and seasons move towards the death of winter. It is the time of year when we can reflect on our encounters with Sister Death and ultimately an encounter which we will all have. Sister Death is the shadow at our elbow, the constant friend at our door, our faithful companion throughout the journey of life who may at any time say come, your time is complete. Irish folklore has many comments and reminders about it with sayings like "there are no pockets in a shroud" to "there is no trailer after a hearse", or "it doesn't matter how much land you have, you will still end up in a plot 6 X 3". St Francis of Assisi reminds us that “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received--only what you have given. On this weeks podcast excerpt we are sharing a reflection which Sr Helen Culhane from the Children's Grief Centre gave at the Kilmallock Novena in June 2026 reflecting on faith in a time of loss. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

    C&SI - "Faith in a time of loss"- Reflection by Sr Helen Culhane - 1 Nov 2026 (S06E47b) (podcast excerpt)
  3. Oct 18

    C&SI - Julieann Moran and Father Declan Hurley discuss the upcoming National Synodal Assembly - 18 Oct 2026 (S06E45)

    In Ireland this weekend, the National Synodal Pathway was coming to a climax with the Synodal Assembly being held on 17th October. So to put things in context ahead of the outcome of the Assembly on C&SI this week we are sharing an interview from TheWay.ie where Julieann Moran, General Secretary of the Irish Synodal Pathway, and Fr Declan Hurley, Chairperson of the National Synodal Team, invite people to engage with the Working Document and reflect on the future of the Church in Ireland. In the video conversation, Ms Moran and Fr Declan discuss the Working Document, ‘Is not this what God asks of you?’, which was published ahead of the Assembly. The document brings together the fruits of five years of prayer, listening and discernment along the Irish Synodal Pathway.  It draws on proposals developed through seven national Working Groups and provided the basis for prayer, conversation and discernment as nominated delegates gathered to consider what God may be asking of the Church at this time. Obviously, once the Assembly is over, we will be following the outcomes and sharing with our listeners over the next few weeks.  In part one we have our regular run through the up coming litirgical odds and ends including the saints of the week and we discuss the patron saint whose intercession could be sought for Pope Leo in his recovery after surgery. In part three we have our regular weekly reflection on this weekly Sunday gospel Matthew 22:15–21 - where the Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus by asking whether it is lawful to pay taxes to Caesar. Jesus asks for the coin used for the tax, notes that it bears Caesar's image and inscription, and says: "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's". Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

    C&SI -  Julieann Moran and Father Declan Hurley discuss the upcoming National Synodal Assembly - 18 Oct 2026 (S06E45)

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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 874668950 Originally 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 this page including our weekly podcast as well as other recordings and inspirational talks which we would like to share with you our listeners.