Old St. Pat's Podcast

In today's episode, Abby Michels, Old St. Patrick's Catholic Theological Union practicum student shares with us a beautiful Advent reflection as we prepare for Christmas. Please tune in for all 4 episodes of our Advent Series with Abby each Thursday this December!

What are you doing to rejuvenate your spirit this Advent?  How will you wake up your heart to those around you?  And how will you ready your soul so that you can pass on the gifts of generosity, compassion, and joy?  Today, Father Pat McGrath helps us pray that we may get through the anxieties of the day together and see the world with new eyes, minds, and hearts. To shop the Old St. Pat's Solidar...

Let Your Lives Overflow with Thanksgiving by Bernadette Gibson Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and this year I have pondered the nourishment we have received in gratitude for this Community. I look around this church and am grateful for the presence we offer one another. The great thing is that we come to celebrate the Eucharist today not because we are supposed to...but because we wa...

This past Sunday, we celebrated Christ the King, or in other terms, King of the Universe. While the title is beyond our imaginations, Father Ken reflects on this mystery and reminds us of God’s love for each and every one of us.

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Keep Me Safe, O God We Will Rise Again Christ, Be Our Light

Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Radical Kinship: Chicago Fair Trade & OSP Special Events In today's episode, Kevin Kelley and Kayla Jackson sit down with Katherine Bissell Cordova, the Executive Director of Chicago Fair Trade and OSP Special Events coordinators, Sheila Greifhahn and Honor Lorenzini. For more info on Chicago Fair Trade, please visit: www.chicagofairtrade.org For more info on Special...

What are you wishing for right now? Are any of your dreams linked to a person, job, life event, specific amount of money, a situation, or circumstance? What happens when the star we've wished upon fades and disappears? It could cause us to slip into distress and despair. However, in today's episode, Father Ken Simpson illuminates how we can find hope in these moments if we navigate by God's dream...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Gathered As One Be Glad & Rejoice How Can I Keep From Singing?

Has the pandemic altered your attitude? Do you feel that even though things are improving, there is still a gloominess in your outlook? As you go about your day, are feelings of fatigue or frustration running under the surface? You aren't alone. Thankfully, Father Pat McGrath provides us with the spiritual solution for shaking the pandemic funk and flowing into a better, more hopeful future in tod...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: You Are My Rock Beautiful City In Remembrance of You Instrumental Piece   

Everyone wants to be heard, but to be a good listener is another story. To be the listener requires an entirely different skill set. It takes focus, presence, mindfulness, and lots of energy. Today Father Ken Simpson gives us tips on how to be open to a different level of listening so that we can hear God and one another with our hearts and souls.

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Be Thou My Vision (Conney/Irish) For The Healing of the Nations I Will Lift My Eyes To The Mountains

At one point in our lives, most of us have had an eye exam where the doctor tests different lenses to determine which one will help us see better. Once we find the right lens, we get glasses. The glasses are a tool that we use to go about our day with better vision. In today’s sermon, Father Novak explains what tools we can use in our sometimes seemingly ordinary day to see Christ at work and a cl...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: All Is Holy (Cotter) If Today (Bolduc) Go Out To The World (de Silva)

When you’re grateful, how do you express your thanks? Is it through your words in a letter or text? Is it by dedicating time and attention? Or is it through gift-giving? Today, Father Ken Simpson teaches us that the way we choose to express our gratitude can be a spiritual decision.

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Nothing Is Impossible With God Be Thou My Vision Where Your Treasure Is Amazing Grace

If your house was burning down and you only had seconds to escape, what would you take with you? In these dire moments, the superficial items and material goods we idolize evaporate, and we quickly decipher what is truly important. As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire that killed over 300 people, destroyed 3.3 square miles of our city, and left more than 100,000 reside...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Healing Time (John Denver) For The Beauty of the Earth (Ed Bolduc/Pierpong/DIX) Praise Be To You (Alonso)

Inside of you, there are dreams. And yet, no matter how hard we try, sometimes our hopes, wishes, and visions of what could be don’t change the reality of life. These times when we wish it didn’t have to be a certain way or have a particular outcome can be so difficult. Therefore, in today’s episode, Father Cusick encourages us to have the strength to stay connected and keep moving forward.

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: One Bread One Body (Instrumental Intro) Go Light Your World (Rice) Holy Is Your Name (Alonso) One Bread One Body (Foley)

Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Radical Kinship: The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers In today's episode, Kevin Kelley and Kayla Jackson sit down with Luke Sullivan from Arise Chicago. They discuss changes in labor pre and post-pandemic and how respectable labor is an essential tenant of being Catholic. Then, Kevin & Kayla speak with Elizabeth Marek, the OSP Outreach Director, about the su...

How often do we find ourselves in a conversation that we would like to “tune out”? With one small gesture, we can either give a welcoming signal or choose to walk away when we find that it is something we don’t agree with or can’t relate to. In today’s sermon, Fr. Ed Foley gets down to the basics of focusing on generosity rather than cutting people out.

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Belong (de Silva) Receive Who You Are (Mulnick) The Greater Glory of God (Alonso)

How many times do we use our words to express gratitude for service done by others by simply saying, “ thank you” and feeling like we are off the hook to do our part? Expressing gratitude by recognizing those who have served makes us feel better about ourselves, but does it inspire us enough to become a servant for the marginalized? Chances are we might be spending more energy finding our edge ove...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: And Jesus Said (Murray) Gathered As One  (Tate/Ligut) I Will Lift My Eyes (Alonso)