Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

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 living in the Good Shepherd Convent in Sundayswell in Cork with her sister Mary. But she demonstrated a most unusual awareness and relationship with God, a devotion beyond her years for the Eucharist and a close intimate friendship with the Child Jesus - or Holy God as she constantly called him. We discuss with Sr Jennifer the story of Little Nellie's life, her tragic death, the current status of unofficial devotion to this little angel of God and what her example says to us in 2026.
Mystics of the Church blog - Nellie Organ
Cork ECHO - Little Nellie of Holy God: A bright light in Good Shepherd’s pained past
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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 in the Good Shepherd Convent in Sundayswell in Cork with her sister Mary. But she demonstrated a most unusual awareness and relationship with God, a devotion beyond her years for the Eucharist and a close intimate friendship with the Child Jesus - or Holy God as she constantly called him. We discuss with Sr Jennifer the story of Little Nellie's life, her tragic death, the current status of unofficial devotion to this little angel of God and what her example says to us in 2026.
Mystics of the Church blog - Nellie Organ
Cork ECHO - Little Nellie of Holy God: A bright light in Good Shepherd’s pained past
In part one we have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends including the Pope's Prayer Intention for April 2026, praying for priests in crisis, the Easter Message of His Beatitude  Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem as well as a run through the saints of the week ahead. 
In part three we have this week's gospel which is Luke's account (Luke 24:13-35) of the Walk to Emmaus and the encounter of the two disciples with Jesus on the road away from Jerusaleum and how "they recognised him in the breaking of bread".
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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. 
In part three, John and Shane reflect on this weeks gospel from John (Jn 20:19-31) which recounts the appearance of Jesus to the disciples in the Upper Room and the account of St Thomas' caution but which ends up with his declaration of faith - "My Lord and My God". 

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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.
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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. 
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 to Jerusalem and ultimately to Calvary. He stayed and we are also called to stay in solidarity and accompany people in their real lived experiences. The Kingdom of Heaven is not just a theory for the next life but a call to hope now. Our Easter Joy is a protest against despair in a world that might seem to have gone mad. 
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