Patrick answers questions that span family history, language, and the challenges of Catholic life, blending stories of his upbringing and unexpected lessons from Carmelite Sisters with practical guidance about the canon of Scripture and priestly obedience. He shifts from laughter over grape bricks in Prohibition-era Masses to serious, nuanced advice on excommunication, confession, and the boundaries of loyalty for clergy, all while weaving in listeners’ stories that echo his own. The episode surges with warmth, candor, and an unpredictable mix of the ordinary and the profound.

 

• Mark (email) – Do you speak Spanish a lot at home? (00:55)
• Diane - Why aren’t more of the books written on Jesus in the bible? (09:09)
• John (email) - Priest loyalty to Bishops, Cardinals and Pope?
• JO (email) – What is the name of the DNA book you recommended?
• Christy (email) – Question about excommunication
• Larry (email) - When Jesus cursed the fig tree in the gospel, wasn't He showing some anger?
• Jamie - When I was non-denominational, I was made to do an immersive baptism, even though I was Catholicly baptized. Do I need to confess that now? (35:11)
• Elijah (email) - How did they celebrate mass during prohibition? (41:58)
• Joe (email) - Mexican Heritage and the Carmelite Sisters (47:33)