Patrick takes raw, heartfelt questions as callers lay out struggles with marriage, faith, and confusion about Catholic traditions, with one wife seeking hope and direction, another wanting clarity on the Pope’s true role, and another yearning for a way to reach her unbelieving friend. Questions spark honest, sometimes surprising answers as Patrick guides each conversation with candor and compassion.

 

• Patrick continues his conversation with Maria from the end of the last hour. Her husband wants a divorce, and my priest said it was time to move on. (00:48)
• Mary - Is the 'hour of grace’ approved by the Catholic Church? (17:59)
• Wyatt (6-years-old) - Why did God sacrifice himself for us? (22:09)
• Jillian - How do I explain the role of the Pope to non-Catholics? (25:47)
• Frank - How should my friend approach her friend to come back to belief? (36:57)
• Jamie (email) - Don't say that the orthodox church did not exist back then when the Greed was written. (43:45)
• Margo (email) - I understand the church's position on birth control, up to a point. Aren't some people just plain not cut out to be parents? Not everyone is cut out to be a priest, not everyone is suited to being doctors or lawyers or anything else. Why should parenthood be any different? (46:58)

Originally aired on 12/08/25