{"podcast":{"title":"Old St. Pat's Podcast","slug":"old-st-pat-s-podcast-6412313","podcast_index_feed_id":6412313,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/IagKhZmn","website_url":"https://old-st-pats-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/02db0ae5-e42e-44c2-9898-674369f5dd70/0ae8009a-b48f-40e5-a9d5-398998e239fa/3000x3000/old-st-patricks-podcast-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Old St. Pat's","episode_count":600,"summary":"Old St. Patrick's is a Roman Catholic community in Chicago's bustling West Loop neighborhood, founded by Irish Immigrants on Easter morning in 1846. Since then we have grown into a home to a membership of about 4,000 households and innumerable friends. As we grow, we continually redefine what it means to be an urban church. We are committed to remaining open to new visions and possibilities, seeking broader horizons as we journey into our future. We encourage you to encounter the God who loves you, engage in a community that welcomes you, and serve the world that needs you. This podcast aims to welcome all into a Catholic experience like no other. Welcome to the Old St. Pat's Podcast.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-st-pat-s-podcast-6412313"},"episode":{"title":"Bloom & Grow Forever - Maura Keller 5.11.26","slug":"bloom-grow-forever-maura-keller-5-11-26","published_at":"2026-05-12T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-st-pat-s-podcast-6412313/bloom-grow-forever-maura-keller-5-11-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-st-pat-s-podcast-6412313","url":"https://old-st-pats-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bloom-grow-forever-maura-keller-51126-_BtjLPSM","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1e1a4430-591e-4cde-b625-19c36e7e52da/290316d1-781b-459d-9192-c2609ba63e0e/episodes/audio/group/92bab7c5-6062-4c61-a98f-75afe4a6ebff/group-item/9d6fe1bb-88db-40b1-ad15-5f8625348472/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=IagKhZmn","summary":"At first glance, The Sound of Music is a musical filled with singing children, rolling hills, and catchy songs. But underneath it all is something much deeper: a story about choosing strength in difficult times…having the integrity & moral courage to do what’s right…creating beauty in the middle of fear… and building a home filled with love in a world that feels uncertain. And maybe that’s why the story continues to resonate so deeply today. Because many people are carrying a sense of heaviness right now — politically, socially, and spiritually — as so much about the future feels uncertain. But today’s message reminds us that hope is still stronger than fear. And perhaps one of the clearest places we learn that lesson is through the people who raised us, cared for us, protected us, and loved us unconditionally. Long before we fully understood faith or resilience, many of us first experienced them through the quiet witness of a mother’s love — a love that kept showing up, kept believing, kept nurturing, even in uncertain times. That’s why Motherhood becomes more than parenting. It becomes a reflection of God’s nurturing love — the choice to keep creating beauty, tenderness, safety, and hope even when the world feels divided, anxious, or heavy. Not hope as wishful thinking but hope as a daily spiritual practice. Because sometimes the most powerful witness to God isn’t found in grand gestures — it’s found in ordinary acts of care that quietly tell someone: “You are loved. You are safe. You belong here.” So today, Maura Keller shares a beautiful witness about motherhood and reminds us that even in a fractured world, ordinary acts of love can become sacred acts of hope… and that, with God, hope and goodness can still bloom and grow forever.","meta_description":"At first glance, The Sound of Music is a musical filled with singing children, rolling hills, and catchy songs. But underneath it all is something much de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-st-pat-s-podcast-6412313/episodes/bloom-grow-forever-maura-keller-5-11-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-st-pat-s-podcast-6412313/bloom-grow-forever-maura-keller-5-11-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}