A Church That Heals - Fr. Pat McGrath 6.8.25

Have you ever longed for a place where your soul feels at home — where faith isn’t just practiced, but lived with joy, purpose, and healing? That’s the vision we’re stepping into here at Old St. Pat’s. Rooted in the love of the Holy Spirit — we are embracing a renewed mission. To be a church that welcomes and a church that heals. A field hospital, as Pope Francis reminds us — out in the world, tending to one another with compassion and courage. Old St. Pat’s has always been a place where people from near and far find hope, kinship, and belonging. But now, we feel the Spirit calling us deeper — to live our faith more boldly, to be a beacon of healing in a fractured world, and to open our hearts in ways we never imagined. So today, Father Pat McGrath asks for your prayers — that together, we may live out our renewed mission, all for the healing of the world we so desperately need right now.