Old St. Pat's Podcast

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...

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 W...

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 saint...

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...

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...

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 Unloc...

It’s a good feeling when our smart watch alerts us that we’ve reached our step goal for the day. It’s satisfying to know we’ve walked enough for the day. Wouldn’t this feature be great if we could get an alert when we’ve said enough prayers? Or how about when we’ve volunteered enough? Gone to church enough? Donated enough? Or even when we’ve sacrificed enough? Instead, we’re usually left feeling v...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By the Old St. Pat's Choir Today's episode features a Bach Medley performed on Violin by Heather Boehm.

Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Currents: Awakening To the Flow of Spirit In Our Lives Why do we need lent right now? Haven't we sacrificed enough already over this past year. Today, Courtney Malawy, Director of Youth Ministry, explains how we can use these next 40 days to become closer to God and reflects on why lent might actually be exactly what we need right now.

How many times in our lives have we been left out or not invited to something that we would really have liked to have gone to? The feelings of isolation, separation and exclusion creep up in those moments. Instead, God wants us to feel united and know that we are all invited to his table! Today, Father Hurley takes a look at how there is holiness and healing in welcoming and helps us find ways tha...

Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Currents:  Awakening To the Flow of Spirit In Our Lives On today's episode we welcome Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III as part of our "Living Into the Vision" series.  Rev. Dr. Moss III built his ministry on community advancement and social justice activism. As Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Moss spent the last two decades practicing...

This past year has been very difficult and there has been so much heart break. Many of us, especially healthcare workers, have carried a burden and much sorrow. In the middle of all of it or during those sleepless nights, we might have asked, “Do you hear our cries, God?” Today, Father Pat McGrath explains how God has answered this question and encourages us to shake off the things that hold us ba...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Healer of Our Every Ill Who Is the Alien? If Today You Hear the Voice of God

Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Currents:  Awakening To the Flow Of Spirit In Our Lives On today's episode we welcome Kate Williams as part of our "Living Into the Vision" series.  Ms. Kate Williams is the Senior Managing Editor of sacred music at GIA Publications, a leading source for sacred and choral music and educational resource materials. Along with her love of shaping sung prayer with GIA’s...

Yes, there is a lot to be anxious about these days and even though we know it’s not good for us, we still get stressed. So it goes to show that sometimes our “fight or flight” reactions can be out of whack. And maybe our fretting could even come from placing value in false gods. Today, Father Ed Foley gives us tools to help ease our anxieties, find wisdom, and feel and spread the peace of God.

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: There Is a Ship by Peter, Paul & Mary To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul from Psalm 25  American Anthem by Norah Jones

Old St. Pat's Podcast Series - Currents: Awakening to the flow of spirit in our lives. On today's episode, we welcome Rabbi Chava Bahle as part of the a three part "Living Into The Vision" series. Rabbi Chava Bahle  was the founding rabbi (now retired) of Congregation Ahavat Shalom in Traverse City, Michigan. She currently travels to serve as Rabbi of Makom Shalom in Chicago and is the rabbinic le...

We might look for love in the number of Instagram followers we have, or search for power in our job title, or seek our security in the size of our house or how much money we have. Underneath each of these things, there is something more that we’re longing for. As the movie with Jimmy Stewart says, “You Can’t Take It with You”. There is more to life than our possessions, our political parties, our...

The Old St. Pat's Podcast Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Be Still & Know That I Am God Open My Eyes If You Believe & I Believe 

Sometimes when we are stressed or afraid, we lose sight of what could be and forget to dream of a better tomorrow. Today, Father John Cusick reminds us we are called to travel on a path of graciousness and kindness, and help bring peace into the world one step at a time.

The Old St. Pat's Podcast Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Beautiful City (Schwartz) Go Light Your World (Rice) I Send You Out (Angotti)

After our nation’s capital was overrun by an unruly mob and the 117th U.S. Congress was criminally interrupted on January 6th, Fr. Bryan Massingale, the Old St. Pat's Crossroads Lecture Series Speaker last August, wrote the following:  St. Pope John Paul II declared, “Truth is the mother, basis, and foundation of justice.” What we saw today is the consequence when truth is ignored, trampled and di...

The Old St. Pat's Podcast Music Series Is Brought To You by The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: "May The Peace of God" with music by Mark Scozzafave and text by William Wallace Sky Among Us by de Silva Bethlehem Sky by Lawton arr. Silva   May The Peace of God be with you blessing song lyrics: May the peace of God be in our minds. The love of God in our hearts. The tender strength...