Patrick moves straight into a discussion about unconventional practices at Eucharistic adoration, insisting on reverence and tradition. He fields heartfelt listener questions about mystical dreams, the relationship between God’s providence and free will, the role of prayer when God already knows everything, and how to respond to troubling news like the church strike in Gaza, while mixing in advice about personal boundaries, parish relationships, and the current state of the Jesuits.

 

• Trish (email) - Our pastor hosts Praise and Worship services which have praise and worship music. He then has Eucharistic Adoration during this service. Music is being played and he allows the people to touch the monstrance and sit or lay in front of it which has been brought down off the altar to a small table. Is he wrong to do this? (01:51)
• Emily (email) - I had a dream/vision where I saw Jesus. Was this actually Jesus or not? (05:33)
• John - Is there such a thing as predestination or can prayer change the outcome of the path that the world is on? (10:18)
• Gaza's Catholic Church has been hit by Israel missiles (20:45)
• Peggy - How is it that God has a plan and that I have free will? These seem to contradict each other. (23:40)
• Delores - How can I go about being respectful to someone after having a bad interaction with them at Church? (38:05)
• Chris - How do you feel about the Jesuits and their teachings? (46:11)