Old St. Pat's Podcast

As we race to check off the final names on our Christmas shopping lists, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the busyness of the season. But what if the most meaningful gift doesn’t fit under the tree? What if your presence is the actual present — the idea of giving the gift of your time, attention, and love to those who need it most? By showing up for others in small but significant ways, we become am...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: The Christmas Song Silent Night O Come Emmanuel 

Picture Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem: winding roads, changing elevations, unexpected obstacles, and moments of quiet beauty. A physical journey, yes—but also deeply symbolic of the spiritual and emotional journeys we all undertake. Life, much like any trip, is filled with twists and turns, stretches of smooth highway, and patches of rocky terrain. Even if we’re not traveling to a specifi...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Christ Be Our Light,  Jesus, Hope of the World,  Creator of the Stars

The holiday season is full of hustle and bustle—the rush to buy gifts, hang decorations, host parties, and navigate the emotions that often come with this time of year. At times, it’s the joy of happy memories, while at other times, it’s the ache of longing for loved ones or unfulfilled hopes. These forces can make us feel like we’re swimming upstream, caught in a current of chaos that leaves us d...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: The King of Love My Shepard Is A Voice In The Beginning The Truth

Have you ever stopped to think, what algorithm am I on? What’s being pushed to me on my phone and computer —crafted, curated, and targeted—to capture my click? And here’s the bigger question one must ask themselves: Is it for the good of me, my family, and my community? Does it bring me closer to others, or does it cause division? We live in a world where clicks hold power, and in that race for at...

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

As the days grow shorter, it’s easy to feel the weight of the season—gloomy skies, colder air, and summer memories fading into the past. For many of us, this time of year can bring that familiar feeling of seasonal blues, where we feel drained and life’s challenges seem a little bit bigger. But here’s the thing: challenges, whether they’re seasonal or something deeper, don’t have to drag us down....

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 Come All You Thirsty How Can I Keep From Singing

In the wake of the U.S. election, emotions may be running high—some people may feel uplifted and happy, while others feel sadness, anxiety, or uncertainty about what lies ahead. In today’s episode, Father Wall reminds us that in times like these, a core truth unites us all: we are one human family created with dignity, and each of us has a unique gift to share with 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: When You Believe Be Thou My Vision I Will Lift My Eyes

There are many emotions in the air today—uncertainty, hope, perhaps even anxiety—but we can still find peace in the midst of it all. Why? Because we are rooted in something more profound: God’s unchanging love. And when we live with kindness, we become part of a force that makes our world better. Kindness is a powerful force that changes everything for the better. It shapes our families, our frien...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: You'll Be In My Heart Irish Blessing  Smile 

Did you know that each animal experiences the world in its own unique way? Dogs experience it through their noses, owls through their ears, and spiders through the vibrations in their webs. Each way is beautifully suited to that species yet limited in its scope—none of them can fully grasp the world's vast colors, sounds, and sensations. And in many ways, we humans live in our own bubbles, too, sh...

Today's Old St. Pat's Music Series Is a Special Episode Brought To You By The Seventh Grade and Foundations Classes: The featured songs today are: Wherever I May Go The Servant Song The Table of the World

It can be tempting to daydream of power, recognition, and fame thinking that these things would finally give us the fulfillment we crave and the inner peace we seek. In this past Sunday’s Gospel, we see that even James and John, two of Jesus’ closest disciples, struggled with this. They wanted glory and positions of power. But Jesus flips their understanding entirely. Right after their request, Je...

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 Come Receive the Living Bread

October brings a shift in the air, and just as the changing seasons stir the gardens around us—bringing winds, weeds and overgrowth—our lives go through seasons that can leave us restless and tangled in webs of pain, lies, jealousy, depression, and doubt. And it can be easy to feel overwhelmed when we don’t know how to clear out these life-draining thoughts and feelings — the invasive species in t...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: A Place At The Table I Lift My Soul How Can I Keep From Singing

Have you ever bought a shirt, hung it in your closet, and never wore it? Then, after a while, it didn’t feel like your style anymore, so you just threw it in the garabage? It’s something we do without thinking, especially when we know we can easily replace. But what happens when that “throw-away” mentality spills over into other areas of our lives—like how we treat people? Pope Francis recently ch...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Bring Him Home And Holy Is His Name One Bread One Body

Imagine you’re stranded on a deserted island, on the brink of despair. You cry out to God for food, water, or a way to escape; instead, He sends you a baby. It’s not the answer you expected, but it brings a new responsibility and purpose—a reason to live! Stories like this challenge our understanding of divine intervention. They twist and turn like a Rube Goldberg machine, leading us down unexpect...

The Old St. Pat's Music Series Is Brought To You By The Old St. Pat's Choir The featured songs today are: Receive Who You Are The Greater Glory of God  Ever We Praise You

Have you ever stopped and thought to yourself, "How can I make the world a better place - I'm just one person!" It can feel overwhelming to know where to start, but the journey begins in your own heart. You're already on your way when you cultivate love, joy, kindness, and hope within yourself. Even the smallest acts of kindness can lighten the load we all carry, reminding us that every gesture of...