Patrick opens with the Supreme Court’s decision on gender-related treatments for minors and steers the discussion toward gender identity, cultural trends, and Christ’s words. He fields listener questions on forgiveness after a painful divorce, the morality of certain medical procedures like hysterectomies and vasectomies, and the pursuit of virtue within marriage

 

• VICTORY: U.S. Supreme Court 6-3 UPHOLDS Tennessee's ban on transgender treatments for children. This INCLUDES puberty blockers and hormones. (00:45)
• Robby (email) - I can’t believe you haven’t had Freddy’s before.
• Email - My husband does acts that are a sin during our relations. He knows I do not like it and I always tell him not again, but then I submit honestly just to get it over with. Is that a sin? (05:42)
• Email - My husband has a prostate problem, and he can't sometimes get an erection. In confession, a priest told me that I could help him achieve an erection, in order to consummate the marital act. Is this correct?
• Margie - I have an adult brother in law with down syndrome. He is going to stay with his girlfriend in a vacation home. Should I intervene? (13:41)
• Doug - How do you live a virtuous life in marriage? (20:39)
• Donna - When working for a doctor who is performing surgeries that prevent conception, am I doing anything sinful working under him? (30:21)
• Jonathan - If I am a cashier at a store and someone comes up to buy something that helps prevent conception, should I not help them? (43:06)
• Email – Should I get a vasectomy reversal even though I’m older? (48:41)