Michael talks to Father Hans Zollner about his work as President for the Centre for Child Protection. RTE Lyric FM's Eveyln Grant previews some of the musical performances you can hear in the days before Christmas and Sr. Colette, Abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery in Galway about the success of their music video Calm the Soul.

Join Michael Comyn for The Leap of Faith. A programme for people of many faiths and none.

A sculpture of Jesus, depicted as a homeless person on a bench is the focus for World Day of the Poor in Dublin and for more than forty years he has been covering religious and social affairs in this country - Joe Little is in studio to capture some of the key moments.

We talk with journalists, Anne Thompson & Inés San Martín who are in Dublin this week to talk at an event on Media and Faith in a Secular Age. Noel Sweeney was in Dublin's Christchurch as The Sikh Community in Dublin held prayers and a service to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of their Guru Nanak.

Bishop Francis Duffy talks about a new listening initiative in his dioceses. Noel Sweeney reports on how Mexicans living in Cork celebrate the Day of the Dead. We talk with Father Tom Ryan, from Boston, author of several books on the use of Yoga and we remember Gay Byrne and his television series - The Meaning of Life.

Theologian Angela Hanley shares the story of her close friend Seán Fagan with her book 'What happened to Father Seán Fagan? From prayer to sports, animals to fasting, appreciating ways of living in the moment and adopting certain spiritual practices can bring bountiful health benefits, according to biologist and author, Dr Rupert Sheldrake.

Colm Flynn reports from Rome as the Synod of the Amazon comes to an end. Dr Fáinche Ryan, Director of the Loyola Institute talks about Umberto Eco’s historical drama, "The Name of the Rose", and our reporter Noel Sweeney visits Diwali celebrations in Dublin and captures the atmosphere of this festival of lights.

Fr. Joseph Loftus a Vincentian Priest served in China for 25 years. Irene Devitt is a niece of amateur filmmaker the late Fr Jack Delaney who made films of life in 1930s inner-city Dublin. We also hear from Kasandra O'Connell Head of the IFI and Dr Lorna Gold shares her concerns for the environment from the perspective of a person of faith.

Fr. Joseph Loftus a Vincentian Priest served in China for 25 years. Irene Devitt is a niece of amateur filmmaker the late Fr Jack Delaney who made films of life in 1930s inner-city Dublin. We also hear from Kasandra O'Connell Head of the IFI and Dr Lorna Gold shares her concerns for the environment from the perspective of a person of faith.