This past weekend, we celebrated Memorial Day and the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Both demonstrate a sacrificial love that exemplifies the capacity of the human heart. In today’s episode, Father Wall ponders the mystery of life-giving love and gives us ways to overcome division or separation to move our world forward with the most powerful force on earth.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Could It Be (Instrumental) If Today (Bolduc) Spirit of Life (McDade)
This past Sunday was Pentecost, and it also marked the first anniversary of Old St. Pat’s rolling out the vision; striving to lead a movement of change within the Catholic Church marked by radical inclusivity, exquisite worship, and transformative kinship. So in today’s episode, the congregation starts with a prayer and asks the Holy Spirit for help as we continue to go forward with our vision. Then, Father Ken Simpson reflects on this mission and asks us to examine how we can live out this visi...
As you go about your day, do you ever stop and ask yourself life’s deep questions? How can I find true happiness? How do I obtain inner peace? What am I meant to do with my life? Today, Monsignor KenVelo helps simplify the answer to these questions
This past Sunday we celebrated Mother’s Day so today, enjoy a special reflection from Keara Ette about abundant love. Keara Ette's Mother's Day Reflection: Good morning and Happy Mother's day to all! Mother's Day is a kind of a mixed bag sometimes. It seems to be great for florists. Heard there was a shortage of a lot of different kinds of flowers recently. Great for greeting card makers. Um, the jury is still out on whether school teachers like it. They're sort of charged with creating lots of ...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Ave Maria Duet (Franz Schubert, arr. Stephen DeCesare) Featuring Aimee Scozzafave & Megan Buckley Instrumental Medley Love Endures (Moore)
Nature is a great teacher. And in this past Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus points to the example of the vine and branches. He reminds us that a branch must remain on the vine in order to grow fruit and that branches must be trimmed to grow even more fruit. Today, Father Ed Foley does a great job explaining how important pruning is in our own lives and in our communities so that our world can bear the fruits of love, hope, and justice.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Make Them Hear You (Instrumental) Let Justice Roll Like A River (Haugen) Go, Be Justice (Beachspring/Willett)
This past Sunday we read the Good Shepherd Gospel where Jesus says he will lay down my His life for His sheep. So today, Father John Cusick reminds us this story of the Good Shepard is a story about unconditional love. And this love is still alive today, even if it’s displayed in the smallest of ways.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Lift Every Voice and Sing featuring Emorja Roberson accompanied by Tom Jefferson on piano and members of the OSP Music Ministry. Song was written by James Weldon Johnson. Lord, Make Me An Instrument by Roger Holland, II Hallelujah Chorus conducted by Dominic Trumfio *To learn more about soloist, Emorja Roberson , visit: www.emorjaroberson.com...
After the resurrection, the Disciples were fearful and confused. Yet, the breaking of the bread provided the clarity they needed to recognize and see the Risen Lord! It is the same today. In this episode, Father Pat McGrath reminds us that Jesus gives us the Eucharist to help us see His presence in the world.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Spring (Vivaldi) Touch The Earth Lightly (Murray/Alonso) Praise Be To You (Alonso)
After learning a lesson the hard way, there might still be consequences to face. After someone moves on from a broken heart, there are still memories. After a patient heals from surgery, this is still a scar. In all of these instances, there is healing and new life, but that doesn’t take away the reality of the pain and scars. In this episode, Father Ed Foley recognizes conquering death does not remove death by analyzing the story of doubting Thomas in a way that helps us have the courage to tou...
Old St. Patrick's Podcast Series Currents: Awakening to the Flow of Spirit in our Lives Jesus has risen, so how can we bring this experience into our lives during this time of pandemic where we are losing loved ones? Can, and will, our hearts find a way to bring hope into our grief and remembering? In this week's Currents episode, we feature the reflection from Jack Shea that was recorded during Holy Week (yet the stories shared still apply) where he helps us remember we are an Easter people and...
Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Radical Kinship: Compassion & Restorative Justice for Incarcerated and Reentering Citizens In this episode, we are joined in dialogue with OSP’s own Kevin Gallagher and Jobi Cates, the Executive Director at Restore Justice Illinois, along with Matthew Simon of the Helen Brach Foundation and The Catholic Lawyer’s Guild. We discuss the landmark Illinois Criminal Just Bill passed recently in Springfield, what changes needed to be made, and the work that still lies...
In every good mystery, the detective uncovers a trail of clues that guide them to the truth. And even though the mystery of the resurrection is a story that is still unfolding, Jesus provides hints and clues to help us see Him alive today! This past Easter Sunday, Father Ken Simpson, inspired us to look for the signs of Jesus in our world and truly see the way, the truth, and the life!
Old St. Patrick's Podcast Series Currents: Awakening to the Flow of Spirit in our Lives Today's episode includes Father Jack Wall's reflection from the Holy Thursday mass last night. In it, he explains that while there is suffering in us, in others, and in our world, there is more than meets the eye. Father Wall helps us see what is really going on and encourages us to be hope for the world! As you go through your Good Friday today, know you are not alone, you are loved, and there is hope!
This past Palm Sunday, Father Ken Simpson said his first mass with Old St. Pat’s and asked who needs to be comforted right now? What needs to be healed? What needs to be prepared for new life? As we reflect this Holy Week, we ask ourselves, how we can help each other heal and prepare for Easter.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Lord You Have the Words (Bolduc) I Heard The Voice (Horatius Bonar / Ed Bolduc) Servants of God's Truth (M. Scozzafave / Celtic Trad.)
In today's episode, Father Tom Hurley reminds us that our years living as Christians will be years of suffering for and with other people. He asks us to walk with each other and help each other surrender like the grain of wheat so that new life and new possibility might come to us all. On Sunday, Fr. Hurley announced that he will be stepping away from his duties at Old St. Pat’s. We hope you will join us in holding him in our thoughts and prayers. Old St. Pat’s has been blessed by Fr. Hurley’s c...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Wind In The Willows (Bread and Fishes) by Alan Bell performed by Catherine O’Connell & Jimmy Moore Mush, Mush by performed by Catherine O’Connell & Jimmy Moore Instrumental performed by Mark Scozzafave and Patricia Treacy
Old St. Patrick's Podcast Series Currents: Awakening to the Flow of Spirit in our Lives Today, we welcome Father Bill O’Shea. In this episode, he reflects on our world’s historical milestones, asks if God is speaking to us through them, and gives us ways to hear God's voice through the noise.
Visible light is electromagnetic radiation within the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can perceive. Its brightness is measured in lumens and foot-candles, categorized by color temperature and comes from all different sources like the sun, fluorescent bulbs, LED’s, and even from a firefly. So it can be confusing when God asks us to be a “light to the world” because He didn’t give us a spec sheet on the design specifications or give us a photometric lighting plan for our internal light...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By the Old St. Pat's Choir To celebrate the 10th Anniversary Broadway on Adams, we are featuring songs from the recent Broadway on Adama virtual celebration event. The songs in today's episode include: "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray "Bring Me To Light" from Jeanine Tesori's 1997 show, Violet "Sunday" from Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George "You've Got A Friend" by Carole King from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical To view the ful...
Old St. Patrick's Podcast Series Currents: Awakening to the Flow of Spirit in our Lives John Blake is a 64-year-old father of four and a proud grandfather of four. He currently works in the maintenance department here at Old St. Pats. As a recovering alcoholic with 27 years of sobriety, John is grateful for the gift of each day and attributes his success to the Blessed Mother and all of the saints. In this episode, John reflects on his life-changing trip to Medjugorje and how the power of prayer...
Pope Francis just completed a historic trip to Iraq. While there, he said, “fraternity is more durable than fratricide, hope is more powerful than hatred, peace more powerful than war.” His words were meant to encourage hope, healing, coexistence, forgiveness, and peace. Ultimately, it acts as a reminder that we're in this together no matter our religious traditions. Today, Father Novak calls us to live out these qualities to the best of our abilities and provides ways in which we can bring the ...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By the Old St. Pat's Choir Today's episode features: Lead, Kindly Light (Warner) Clouds Veil (Lawton) Create Me Again (Cooney)
During lent we pray and sacrifice in the hope that by Easter, we will be transformed in some way that brings us closer to God. It’s a time of growth. How is God asking you to be changed for the better this Lent? How can you help someone else on their path of growing into the best version of themselves? Today, Father Foley suggests that we can learn from Jesus how we can best be transfigured so we can bring more reconciliation and love into our world, our city, and our souls.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By the Old St. Pat's Choir Today's episode features: Do Not Be Afraid (Cotter) Pilgrim (Lawton) Hold Us Jesus (de Silva)
Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Radical Kinship: Empowerment for Entrepreneurs in Haiti and Reflections on OSP’s Gay+ Ministry By engaging in dialogue with community members, the Radical Kinship series spotlights the social justice and kinship initiatives of Old St. Pat's so we can take meaningful action together. In this episode, Kevin Kelley sits down with Josh Goralski, CEO, and founder of Unlocking Communities, a growing nonprofit with a unique approach to empowering entrepreneurs with the ed...
