Did you know that at the Easter Vigil mass we will be welcoming new members into the Catholic Church? In today’s episode, Father Foley speaks to these individuals, as well as, everyone else as he reminds us how their conversion is our conversion and their blessing as our blessing.
Old St. Pat’s Podcast – Lent 180 Series For each Monday in Lent, we are featuring a member or friend of Old St. Pat’s who will offer a three-minute reflection on a one-word prompt taken from, or inspired by, the Sunday Gospel. After listening, we invite you to ponder this word in your own moment of prayer and reflection. The prompt for our reflection today is: “forgive.” We hope this series will be a helpful resource as we journey together through the season of Lent. Please join us next Monday f...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: How Can I Keep From Singing? And Jesus Said Lead Me, Guide Me
If 2022 was a garden, and you looked out over your plot of land, what would you see growing? And what would you notice needs a little more sun? Perhaps we notice that faith and hope are blossoming but patience could use some water. Lent is a season to stop and pay attention to what is growing and producing fruits in our lives. Today, Father Ken Simpson presents us with questions we can reflect upon as we choose how to cultivate our garden for the rest of our year.
Old St. Pat’s Podcast – Lent 180 Series For each Monday in Lent, we are featuring a member or friend of Old St. Pat’s who will offer a three-minute reflection on a one-word prompt taken from, or inspired by, the Sunday Gospel. After listening, we invite you to ponder this word in your own moment of prayer and reflection. The prompt for our reflection today is: “cultivation.” We hope this series will be a helpful resource as we journey together through the season of Lent. Please join us next Mond...
Happy St. Patrick's Day! We hope you'll enjoy this special St. Patrick's Day 2022 collection of instrumental music.
Last Sunday’s Gospel was about the transfiguration of Jesus. Today, Father Pat McGrath reminds us that transformative love is still alive in our world today.
Old St. Pat’s Podcast – Lent 180 Series For each Monday in Lent, we will feature a member or friend of Old St. Pat’s who will offer a three-minute reflection on a one-word prompt taken from, or inspired by, the Sunday Gospel. After listening, we invite you to ponder this word in your own moment of prayer and reflection. The prompt for our reflection today is: “awake.” We hope this series will be a helpful resource as we journey together through the season of Lent. Please join us next Monday for ...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Irish Blessing with Bagpipes Mush, Mush by performed by Catherine O’Connell & Jimmy Moore Instrumental performed by Mark Scozzafave and Patricia Treacy
What tests your patience? What temptations are challenging to overcome? How are you being tested? Today, Father John Cusick gives us ways we can have the spiritual strength to look our tests and temptation in the eye so we can ultimately exit the Lenten season as a better person.
Old St. Pat’s Podcast – Lent 180 Series For each Monday in Lent, we will feature a member or friend of Old St. Pat’s who will offer a three-minute reflection on a one-word prompt taken from, or inspired by, the Sunday Gospel. After listening, we invite you to ponder this word in your own moment of prayer and reflection. The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent is taken from Luke, Chapter Four, Verses 1 - 13 and the prompt for our reflection is: “desert.” We hope this series will be a helpful reso...
In martial arts, apathy and despair will cost you a fight. However, a recipe of hope and a strong will gives you the necessary strength to make a difference. Today, we pray for peace in Ukraine as Fr. Foley explains how community and communion cultivate this strength required to speak the truth, fight personal struggles, and stand up to injustices in our own lives and around 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: Extraordinary Magic by Ben Rector The Lord Is Kind & Merciful How Great Thou Art
This past Sunday, we gathered to celebrate the joy of adoption, so in today’s episode, Father Ken Simpson shares his personal story of joining his family through adoption. He goes over when he realized how blessed he was to be extraordinarily loved by his parents for no good reason other than the fact that he was their son. His story helps us see that we, too, are all chosen, adopted children of God, and excessively loved.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are from the recent Old St. Pat's Wedding Music Fair 2022. For the full viewing of the performances, please click HERE .
Right now, there are people and organizations demonstrating mercy and standing up for justice here in Chicago and abroad, acting as the face of Jesus for so many. Today, Father Ken reviews a list of these organizations and explains ways we can use our blessings - whether it's time, talent, or treasure - to support them in their work.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are a preview for our Broadway on Adams show on May 19, 20, and 21, 2022: It's A Grand Night for Singing Louder Than Words You Will Be Found For all the details on how to attend Broadway on Adams, click HERE .
If you have ever been inside Old St. Pat’s, you’ll notice the curved wooden bench design. This design is here to remind us of our ancestors who came to the United States by boat. Much like a journey across an ocean, we are on the journey of life together. Today, Father Novak explains how coming together allows us to ride the rough waves of life with strength and hope.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Gather Us In I Am For You Love Endures
Lending a helping hand? Providing a listening ear? Offering up a shoulder to cry on or saying encouraging words? In what ways do you manifest kindness and love throughout your day? Today, Father Pat McGrath explains the importance of putting love in action and encourages us to demonstrate small acts of generosity and kindness so we can help others catch a glimpse of what God is like!
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Change Our Hearts (Cooney) Gathered As One (Light/Tate) I Am For You (Cooney)
Communication can come in all different forms. In email, text, spoken word, video. We even communicate through art, fashion, and music! In many cases, it can be easy to communicate exactly what you mean. However, have you ever been in a situation where your words did not line up with what is written on your heart? Today, Father Foley encourages us to move past the words and listen to people’s hearts and hints that in doing so, we might have the chance to hear God’s voice around us!
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Someday (Menken) If You Believe and I Believe Diverse In Culture, Nation, Race (Duck/Irish/Scozzafave)
A great example of someone who made the world’s concern’s his own was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He recognized that we are all beloved daughters and sons of God and took peaceful action. As we honor his life and legacy this week, Fr. Ken Simpson asks us to follow Dr. King’s example and enter into discipleship by putting the Christmas spirit into action.
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Down To The River To Pray (Alison Krauss) O Breathe On Me (arr. Fry) An instrumental version of Beautiful City (Schwartz)
Have you ever been ready to go swimming, and when you got to the pool, dipped your toe to test the waters before jumping in? And then, if it’s too cold, you either decide not to swim or very slowly wade in? Many times the pool could be a metaphor for parts of our life. Is there anywhere in our life where you are only dipping your toe in, in hopes to avoid the pain of energetically plunging in with all you’ve got? Today, Father Jack Wall goes over how Christ fully immerses himself in humanity and...
The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Hail Mary / Gentle Woman (Landry) Litany of Mary (Alonso) Blessed One (Thompson / Bolduc)
This past Sunday, we celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family. So in today’s episode, Fr. Novak reminds us how important it is for us to be family for each other - even beyond our nuclear families!
A Special Christmas Old St. Pat's Podcast Music Series Episode 12.25.21 The featured songs today are: Joy To The World Angels We Have Heard on High Silent Night We’re so excited to announce that the Old St. Pat’s Deck the Hall Christmas Concert will air on Lakeshore PBS today, Christmas Day, at 5 pm! Check your local cable listing or visit lakeshorepbs.org to find your Lakeshore PBS channel. We hope you are able to tune in and enjoy the beautiful Christmas program! Have a very Merry Christmas!...
In our last episode of this Advent series, Abby Michels, Old St. Patrick's Catholic Theological Union practicum student shares with us a beautiful reflection on peace, justice, and joy!
