Faithcast
Faithcast is the weekly podcast from catholicnews.ie, the news source for the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference.
Presented by Brenda Drumm, Faithcast is a mixture of interviews and news from the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Come and See Inspirations
Come & See Inspirations (C&SI) is a podcasting team based out of Ardagh in west Limerick. The C&SI team work on sharing interesting, faith filled conversations about local, diocesan and global issues of interest as they make a small contribution to the New Evangelisation on the digital frontiers.
After all, in 2009 Pope Benedict XVI's urged the users of the internet to
"......bear witness to your faith through the digital world!......Employ these new technologies to make the Gospel known, so that the Good News of God’s infinite love for all people, will resound in new ways across our increasingly technological world!"
View on our page here: comeandseeinspirations.buzzsprout.com
Come & See Inspirations
- February 15, 2025
- C&SI - Interview with Bishop Brendan Leahy - 16 Feb 2025 (S05 E12b) (podcast excerpt)
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

- February 15, 2025
- C&SI - Interview with Bishop Brendan Leahy - 16 Feb 2025 (S05 E12)
On this weeks podcast 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.
We have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends in part one of the podcast as well as some notices. In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel which this week is Luke's Sermon on the Plain with his account of the Beatitudes and the challenges the pose to the established order.
Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

- February 8, 2025
- C&SI - Sharing the history of youth ministry in Limerick diocese - 9 Feb 2025 (S05E11b) (podcast excerpt)
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 at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

- February 8, 2025
- C&SI - Sharing the history of youth ministry in Limerick diocese - 9 Feb 2025 (S05E11)
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

- February 1, 2025
- C&SI - Seek 2025 - You get what you ask for - 2 February 2025 (S05 E10b) (podcast excerpt)
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 of his YouTube videos and The Bible in a Year podcast, both of which are produced by the Catholic publisher Ascension Press.
- CNA articles covering the conference here
Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

- February 1, 2025
- C&SI - Seek 2025 - You get what you ask for - 2 February 2025 (S05 E10)
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 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 of his YouTube videos and The Bible in a Year podcast, both of which are produced by the Catholic publisher Ascension Press.
- CNA articles covering the conference here
Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com
