Come & See Inspirations (C&SI)

On this weeks podcast John and Shane take a slower approach and we have a reflection on Advent - the liturgical season which sometimes is skipped over in our rush to Advent. To allow us to meaningfully enter into the Christmas Season we ask ourselves how and why we should just let Advent be Advent. In part one we have our regular look at the up coming liturgical week including the saints of the week and some local notices.In part three we reflect on the Sunday gospel where have John the Baptist asking Jesus if he is the one who was promised? We ask ourselves the question as to who is Jesus and how would we be if we stood in John's shoes. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]

On this weeks podcast John and Shane take a slower approach and we have a reflection on Advent - the liturgical season which sometimes is skipped over in our rush to Advent. To allow us to meaningfully enter into the Christmas Season we ask ourselves how and why we should just let Advent be Advent. In part one we have our regular look at the up coming liturgical week including the saints of the week and some local notices.In part three we reflect on the Sunday gospel where have John the Baptist asking Jesus if he is the one who was promised? We ask ourselves the question as to who is Jesus and how would we be if we stood in John's shoes. Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]

On this weeks podcast we have a chat with John Quinn (Director of Strategy, Alpha Ireland) and Fr Chris O'Donnell about the Alpha programme and what it offers to searchers for the meaning of life and those seeking someway to engage with the big questions of life in a friendly, open and fulfilling encounter.We have our regular run through the upcoming liturgical odds and ends of the week which has a very large Marian theme with the feast of the Immaculate Conception of BVM (Dec 8), Our Lady of Loreto (Dec 10) and Our Lady of Guadeloupe (Dec 12). We also remind people of some of the upcoming events at Knock Shrine.In part three we have our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel and this week we encounter the figure of John the Baptist - the Forerunner of the Lord, the great bridge between the Old and New Testaments and his uncompromising call to conversion to prepare the way of the Lord which echos down to us to this moment in time. Introducing AlphaJohn, John Quinn and Fr Chris have a chat about what Alpha means and what it is. It generally consists of a 10-week series of sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith. Alpha provides a safe space to discuss life, meaning and faith in a friendly and informal environment. Alpha sessions are all about a time to connect, relax and build friendships over a cup of tea or something to eat. There is a talk/video designed to engage and inspire conversation; exploring the big issues and unpack the basics of Christianity, addressing questions in a fresh, contemporary, and dynamic way. Followed by conversations where people share their thoughts and discuss it in a small group. Link to Alpha IrelandContact Fr Chris - 0876323309Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]

On this weeks podcast we have a chat with John Quinn (Director of Strategy, Alpha Ireland) and Fr Chris O'Donnell about the Alpha programme and what it offers to searchers for the meaning of life and those seeking someway to engage with the big questions of life in a friendly, open and fulfilling encounter.John, John Quinn and Fr Chris have a chat about what Alpha means and what it is. It generally consists of a 10-week series of sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith. Alpha provides a safe space to discuss life, meaning and faith in a friendly and informal environment. Alpha sessions are all about a time to connect, relax and build friendships over a cup of tea or something to eat. There is a talk/video designed to engage and inspire conversation; exploring the big issues and unpack the basics of Christianity, addressing questions in a fresh, contemporary, and dynamic way. Followed by conversations where people share their thoughts and discuss it in a small group. Link to Alpha IrelandContact Fr Chris - 0876323309Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]

On this weeks podcast/radio programme excerpt the C&SI team is joined by Fr Neil Xavier O’Donoghue, Executive Secretary for Liturgy of the Irish Catholic's Bishop Conference to discuss the up coming changes in the lectionary for the Irish Church and how Catholics in Ireland will hear the proclamation of the Word of God. In 2011 the global English speaking community got a new translation of the Roman Missal including all the parts and prayers of the Mass. On this weeks podcast Fr Neil O'Donoghue joins us to explain the next change that Irish Catholics will experience in how we celebrate our liturgies with the work in progress on preparing a new lectionary - aka the book of the readings of Scripture used in our public liturgies.For over fifty years, parishes and communities across the island of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have listened to the scripture readings proclaimed in church from the same translations which are given in the Lectionary for Mass which are taken from the Jerusalem Bible.  Many of these books are now in a poor state and in need of replacing.  In 2021 the bishops recognised that this was an opportunity for a new edition of the Lectionary, taking advantage of a revised translation of the readings, which is both accessible and faithful to the evolving nuances of the English language and contemporary biblical scholarship. For Ireland, the Revised New Jerusalem Bible was chosen as the text for the Lectionary.  This translation recognises the need for the text to be proclaimed in the liturgy, to be faithful to the original biblical texts and it is sensitive to inclusivity.  For the psalms in the Lectionary, the Abbey Psalms and Canticles will be used.  This is a sympathetic revision of the familiar Grail Psalter and the revised text has already been adopted in several English-speaking countries. It is a joint project with the church in Australia and New Zealand but it will mean that our readings in Ireland are going to sound slightly different to our nearest neighbours in the UK. Bishops’ Conferences of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand collaborate on ‘Joint Lectionary Project’Lectionary group from Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand meet in MaynoothText us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]