Best C | Youth Ministry Podcasts (2025)

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C&SI - Catching up with Youth Ministry in Limerick Diocese - 21 Sept 2025 (S05 E41) 59:59

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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 …

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C&SI - Catching up with Youth Ministry in Limerick Diocese - 21 Sept 2025 (S05 E41b) (podcast excerpt) 36:09

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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 …

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C&SI - FCJ Spirituality House at Spanish Point with Noirin Lynch - 14 Sept 2025 (S05E40) 59:58

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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…

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C&SI - FCJ Spirituality House at Spanish Point with Noirin Lynch - 14 Sept 2025 (S05E40b) (podcast excerpt) 32:29

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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 Retr…

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C&SI - Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the First Saints of Pope Leo XIV - 7 Sept 2025 (S05E39) 59:59

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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 other…

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C&SI - Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the First Saints of Pope Leo XIV - 7 Sept 2025 (S05E39b) (podcast excerpt) 23:55

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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 other…

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C&SI - Season of Creation 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 (S05E38b) (podcast excerpt) 25:08

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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 …

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C&SI - Season of Creation 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 (S05E38) 59:58

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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 re…

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C&SI - Knock Novena 2025 Series - "By a lonely prison wall" - 24 Aug 2025 (S05 E37) 59:59

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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…

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C&SI - Knock Novena 2025 Series - "By a lonely prison wall" - 24 Aug 2025 (S05 E37b) (podcast excerpt) 27:07

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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 …

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C&SI -The Glenstal Prayer Book with Br Simon Sleeman OSB - 17 Aug 2025 (S05 E36) 59:56

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On this weeks podcast we are delighted to chat to Br Simon Sleeman OSB from Glenstal about one of the latest additions to the Glenstal repertoire, the Glenstal Prayer Book in part two. In part one, we have our regular run through notices, liturgical odds and ends including saints of the coming week with a prayer space and reflection. In part three …

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C&SI -The Glenstal Prayer Book with Br Simon Sleeman OSB - 17 Aug 2025 (S05 E36b) (podcast excerpt) 33:49

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On this weeks podcast excerpt we are delighted to chat to Br Simon Sleeman OSB from Glenstal about one of the latest additions to the Glenstal repertoire, the Glenstal Prayer Book. Simon Sleeman is a Benedictine monk, beekeeper, naturalist and presenter of the ‘Mindful Monk’ series of videos on nature, psychology and spirituality. He joins John and…

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C&SI - “Find your mission and pursue the Lord “into the depths.” - Bishop Barren at the Jubilee of Youth - 10 Aug 2025 (S05E35b) (Podcast excerpt) 30:13

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On this weeks podcast we dip our toes into the events held in Rome last week for the Jubilee of Youth which culminated with a Vigil at Tor Vergata University outside Rome with Pope Leo and about a million youngsters! We will be catching up with the contingent from Limerick diocese in a few weeks time but on this weeks podcast we sharing an address …

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C&SI - “Find your mission and pursue the Lord “into the depths.” - Bishop Barren at the Jubilee of Youth - 10 Aug 2025 (S05E35) 59:59

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On this weeks podcast we dip our toes into the events held in Rome last week for the Jubilee of Youth which culminated with a Vigil at Tor Vergata University outside Rome with Pope Leo and about a million youngsters! We will be catching up with the contingent from Limerick diocese in a few weeks time but on this weeks podcast we sharing an address …

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C&SI - Sharing the history of youth ministry in Limerick diocese - 3 August 2025 (S05E34b) (podcast excerpt) 31:29

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On this weeks podcast/radio programme we are (re-)sharing a discussion with Fr Michael Liston and Bishop Brendan Leahy where Fr Michael 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…

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C&SI - Sharing the history of youth ministry in Limerick diocese - 3 August 2025 (S05E34) 59:59

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On this weeks podcast/radio programme we are (re-)sharing a discussion with Fr Michael Liston and Bishop Brendan Leahy where Fr Michael 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…

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C&SI - Creating a culture of care for those suffering discrimination, abuse and injustice - 27 July 2025 (S05 E33) 59:59

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On this weeks podcast we are (re-)sharing one of the talks given at the Clonard Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Belfast which took place from 19th June until 27th June 2024. The theme of last year's Novena was Pope Francis' call of cultivating a culture of care, following the example of our compassionate God. We are sharing a talk…

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C&SI - Creating a culture of care for those suffering discrimination, abuse and injustice - 27 July 2025 (S05 E33b) (podcast excerpt) 17:09

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On this weeks podcast we are (re-)sharing one of the talks given at the Clonard Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Belfast which took place from 19th June until 27th June 2024. The theme of last year's Novena was Pope Francis' call of cultivating a culture of care, following the example of our compassionate God. We are sharing a talk…

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C&SI - Irelands Consecration to the Sacred Heart and the need for Vocations - 20 July 2025 (S05E32b) 29:20

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On this weeks podcast, we have an interview with Bishop Phonsie Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore about the renewal of the Consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart of Jesus which took place at Knock on the 23rd June. Bishop Phonsie reflects on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as we mark the end of the 350th anniversary of the apparition…

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C&SI - Irelands Consecration to the Sacred Heart and the need for Vocations - 20 July 2025 (S05E32) 59:59

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On this weeks podcast, we have an interview with Bishop Phonsie Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore about the renewal of the Consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart of Jesus which took place at Knock on the 23rd June. We have our regular notices and liturgical odds & ends including saints of the week in part one and as usual in part three John an…

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C&SI - Small Update from the Team - July 2025 1:01

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For regular podcast listeners just a small update as there had been an unplanned break in services over the last few weeks, As always, thanks for listening. John and Shane Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected] Come & See Inspirations team

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C&SI - The Sign of God's Love - the Sacred Heart of Jesus - 22 June 2025 (S05E30b) (podcast excerpt) 22:45

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On this week's programme we dip into the archive to share our discussion from June 2019 with Fr. Donal Neary S.J., then Editor of The Sacred Heart Messenger, who speaks to us about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and about The Sacred Heart Messenger. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the appearance of Jesus to Sr Margaret Mary with…

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C&SI - The Sign of God's Love - the Sacred Heart of Jesus - 22 June 2025 (S05E30) 59:56

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On this week's programme we dip into the archive to share our discussion from June 2019 with Fr. Donal Neary S.J., then Editor of The Sacred Heart Messenger, who speaks to us about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and about The Sacred Heart Messenger. In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming we…

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C&SI - News Magazine - 15 June 2025 (S05E29) 1:01:36

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On this weeks podcast we take a spin around the world as we explore some news items that caught our eyes over the last few months which we would like to share with our listeners. In part one we have our regular prayer space and liturgical odds and ends including saints for the coming week. In part three we have a very brief reflection on this weeks…

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C&SI - News Magazine - 15 June 2025 (S05E29b) (podcast excerpt) 26:16

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On this weeks podcast excerpt we take a spin around the world as we explore some news items that caught our eyes over the last few months which we would like to share with our listeners. Some links to the news items covered on this weeks podcast: ‘Both tumors are gone’ — Did Solanus Casey work a Michigan miracle Pope Francis Declares Korean War Arm…

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C&SI - Limericks Favourite Icon - Our Lady of Perpetual Help - 8 June 2025 (S05E28b) (podcast excerpt) 38:55

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Summer is supposed to be here although you wouldn't know it from the weather, the national exams have started, local festivals are kicking off and parents are strategizing how to keep children occupied over the summer as they count down the days to the end of the school year. So as it is the start of the month of June in Limerick it must mean it is…

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C&SI - Limericks Favourite Icon - Our Lady of Perpetual Help - 8 June 2025 (S05E28) 59:54

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Summer is supposed to be here although you wouldn't know it from the weather, the national exams have started, local festivals are kicking off and parents are strategizing how to keep children occupied over the summer as they count down the days to the end of the school year. So as it is the start of the month of June in Limerick it must mean it is…

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C&SI - Living Attentively with Martina Lehane Sheehan - 1 June 2025 (S05 E27) 59:57

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On this weeks programme we welcome back Martina Lehane Sheehan to the 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. We have our regular run through t…

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C&SI - Actions speak louder than words - 25 May 2025 (S05 E26) 59:52

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On this weeks C&SI we are entering into our Summer cycle of programming where every now and again over the Summer months we will be sharing reflections and homilies to provide some inspiration and prayer space for you. (Sharing these reflections also helps to the team to manage our availability as some of us have to travel with work as well! :) ). …

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C&SI - Actions speak louder than words - 25 May 2025 (S05 E26b) (podcast excerpt) 21:16

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On this weeks C&SI we are entering into our Summer cycle of programming where every now and again over the Summer months we will be sharing reflections and homilies to provide some inspiration and prayer space for you. (Sharing these reflections also helps to the team to manage our availability as some of us have to travel with work as well! :) ). …

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C&SI - Invitation to Lough Derg - 18 May 2025 (S05E25b) (podcast excerpt) 17:37

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On this weeks podcast, John and Shane meet up with Marcus from the Lough Derg pastoral team to discuss with him the on-going work taking place at one of Ireland's holiest pilgrimage spots - St Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg in Co Donegal. Faithful to a tradition inspired by Patrick, who himself found hope and new purpose in his time among the mo…

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C&SI - Invitation to Lough Derg - 18 May 2025 (S05E25) 59:50

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On this weeks podcast, John and Shane meet up with Marcus from the Lough Derg pastoral team to discuss with him the on-going work taking place at one of Ireland's holiest pilgrimage spots - St Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg in Co Donegal. We have our regular run through the up coming liturgical odds and ends including saints of the week. We chec…

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C&SI - Returning to West Limerick102fm 0:39

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C&SI are delighted to announce that we are returning to local radio on West Limerick 102fm every Sunday from 7 - 8pm. We hope that local listeners will join us there and share the word especially for those who may not be as podcast-savy. We will continue of course to post our weekly podcast/programme here! Text us at +353 874668950 or email at come…

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C&SI - Contemplative love at the heart of the Church - Chatting to the Tyburn Nuns - S05 E24c - podcast excerpt 59:30

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So in normal programming excerpt this week which had been planned for quite a number of weeks, John and Shane were delighted to speak to Mother Catherine, the prioress of the Cobh Priory of St Benedict of the Congregation of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmatre a.k.a. the Tyburn Benedictine Nuns. We learn about the sisters daily li…

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C&SI - Habemus Papum!! - S05 E24b - podcast excerpt 32:09

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Well! Have you caught your breath yet with the speed of events? White smoke on Thursday evening around 5pm Irish time with the presentation of the new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV to the faithful about an hour later. We have a brief chat about what we know so far about the new Holy Father and share some thoughts and a little bit of C&SI speculation as …

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C&SI - Contemplative love at the heart of the Church - Chatting to the Tyburn Nuns (and Habemus Papum!!) - S05 E24 1:57:43

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We have a BUMPER podcast this week for listeners! So in normal programming which had been planned for quite a number of weeks, John and Shane were delighted to speak to Mother Catherine, the prioress of the Cobh Priory of St Benedict of the Congregation of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmatre a.k.a. the Tyburn Benedictine Nuns. We …

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C&SI - From Papal funeral to Conclave - 4 May 2025 (S05E23b) (podcast excerpt) 40:36

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On this weeks podcast John and Shane delve into the world events coming from Rome after the death of Pope Francis. We reflect back on the funeral of Pope Francis and then look forward to the process of the Novemdiales, the General Congregations and then the Conclave itself. Conclave isn't just something where we are passive bystanders. In an interv…

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C&SI - From Papal funeral to Conclave - 4 May 2025 (S05E23) 1:13:04

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On this weeks podcast John and Shane delve into the world events coming from Rome after the death of Pope Francis. We reflect back on the funeral of Pope Francis and then look forward to the process of the Novemdiales, the General Congregations and then the Conclave itself. May is the beginning of the Summer in Ireland and May 1st is the historical…

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C&SI - Remembering Pope Francis - 27 April 2025 (S05E22b) (podcast excerpt) 43:38

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On this second Sunday of Easter, the Catholic church gathers to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord but with the sadness of Sede Vacante with the death of Pope Francis on Monday of Easter week. Our podcast is generally recorded mid week so ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday and then published on the Sunday. So on this weeks podcast excerpt w…

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C&SI - Remembering Pope Francis - 27 April 2025 (S05E22) 1:24:22

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On this second Sunday of Easter, the Catholic church gathers to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord but with the sadness of Sede Vacante with the death of Pope Francis on Monday of Easter week. Our podcast is generally recorded mid week so ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday and then published on the Sunday. So on this weeks podcast we have a…

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C&SI - "Easter is a protest against despair!" - Reflecting on Hope - Easter Sunday 2025 - 20 April 2025 (S05E21) 1:15:05

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ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA !!!! CHRISTUS RESURREXIT, RESURREXIT VERES ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!! ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!! CHRIST IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! On this Easter Day, from the all on the C&SI teams we wish you and yours every blessing of this Blessed Day! On this weeks podcast we are delighted to welcome back our old friend Noirin …

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C&SI - "Easter is a protest against despair!" - Reflecting on Hope - Easter Sunday 2025 - 20 April 2025 (S05E21b) (podcast excerpt) 31:52

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On this Easter Day, from the all on the C&SI teams we wish you and yours every blessing of this Blessed Day! On this weeks podcast excerpt we are delighted to welcome back our old friend Noirin Lynch to share with us some thoughts on Easter, hope and resurrection. Speaking from her experience of living with and getting treatment for cancer for the …

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C&SI - Pausing to reflect on Holy Week - 13 Apr 2025 (S05E20b) (podcast excerpt) 1:28:13

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We have come towards the end of our Lenten journey this year and with the celebration of Palm Sunday we enter into Holy Week and begin to accompany Our Lord towards his Passion, Death and Resurrection. On the podcast this week we take a slightly different turn and in an extended part 2, starting with Luke's account of the entry into Jerusalem on Pa…

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C&SI - Pausing to reflect on Holy Week - 13 Apr 2025 (S05E20) 1:45:41

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We have come towards the end of our Lenten journey this year and with the celebration of Palm Sunday we enter into Holy Week and begin to accompany Our Lord towards his Passion, Death and Resurrection. On the podcast this week we take a slightly different turn and in an extended part 2, starting with Luke's account of the entry into Jerusalem on Pa…

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C&SI - Mary's Stations of the Cross - 6 April 2025 (S05E19b) (podcast excerpt) 31:34

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On this week's podcast excerpt we begin to turn our attention to the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus by prayerfully reflecting on the Stations of the Cross. For our reflection we are using Mary's Way of the Cross by Richard G. Furey C.Ss.R. This Way of the Cross takes us through each station through the eyes and heart and mind of Our Bless…

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C&SI - Mary's Stations of the Cross - 6 April 2025 (S05E19) 1:08:10

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On this week's podcast we begin to turn our attention to the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus by prayerfully reflecting on the Stations of the Cross. For our reflection we are using Mary's Way of the Cross by Richard G. Furey C.Ss.R. This Way of the Cross takes us through each station through the eyes and heart and mind of Our Blessed Mothe…

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C&SI - Rediscovering the Church - Learning from the Church in Kenya with Bishop Paul Dempsey - 30 Mar 2025 (S05E18) 1:24:08

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On this Laetare Sunday we are delighted to have + Paul Dempsey, one of the auxiliary bishops of Dublin join John and Shane on the podcast to share his journey to priesthood and to becoming a bishop but also what he learnt on a visit to Kenya in January 2024 and what the people of the diocese of Marsabit in northern Kenya could teach the Irish churc…

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C&SI - Rediscovering the Church - Learning from the Church in Kenya with Bishop Paul Dempsey - 30 Mar 2025 (S05E18b) (podcast excerpt) 42:23

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On this Laetare Sunday we are delighted to have + Paul Dempsey, one of the auxiliary bishops of Dublin join John and Shane on the podcast to share his journey to priesthood and to becoming a bishop but also what he learnt on a visit to Kenya in January 2024 and what the people of the diocese of Marsabit in northern Kenya could teach the Irish churc…

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C&SI - A chat with Fr Columba McCann OSB, Abbot of Glenstal Abbey - 23 March 2025 (S05E17b) (podcast excerpt) 35:56

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On this weeks podcast excerpt, John and Shane are delighted to catch up with Fr Columba McCann, the recently elected abbot of Glenstal Abbey, one of the oasis of prayer in the Limerick region. Fr Columba McCann joins with us to share how things have been going for him since his election as abbot of Glenstal and what it means both to be a monk but a…

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C&SI - A chat with Fr Columba McCann OSB, Abbot of Glenstal Abbey - 23 March 2025 (S05E17) 1:05:03

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On this weeks podcast, John and Shane are delighted to catch up with Fr Columba McCann, the recently elected abbot of Glenstal Abbey, one of the oasis of prayer in the Limerick region. We have our regular part one looking at the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week and prayer space to start things off. And in part three we have a brief refl…