Patrick opens with Camille’s heartache over leaving an inheritance to a nephew who has left the faith for Islam and then tackles a Chicago family's turmoil as a mother-in-law rushes into remarriage after re-baptism at a megachurch, stirring up questions of faith, trust, and family unity. He then unpacks a listener’s curiosity about John Henry Newman, using mustard seeds and furniture showrooms to paint how doctrine matures through centuries without changing its core. Questions blend with stories, and Patrick moves from sorrow and worry to moments of hope and challenge, all in the space of a single hour.

 

• Camille (email) - My nephew (and godson), was raised catholic, was baptized, received his first communion, but refused to be confirmed and has since converted to Islam. (00:53)
• Jamie - I need advice on how to address my husband's mom meeting a new man after her husband's death. The family is upset over the speed of it, and her leaving the Church. (13:00)
• Michael - What is John Henry Newman's Development of Doctrine? (28:38)