Patrick offers thoughtful Catholic advice, fields passionate questions about sacraments, spiritual authority, and healing, and responds directly to callers with both encouragement and occasional gentle pushback.

 

• Grandma (email) – What Bible would you recommend to my 21-year-old grandson who is interested in becoming a Catholic? (00:50)
• Mary - I work in a big retail place and a group of women acting weird came in wanting to pray over people. Is this something I need to be concerned about? (05:44)
• Kimberly - The Eucharist: What about the fact that this is not just a physical state but a spiritual state? (10:20)
• Kim - You are causing division. I heard the comment about people praying over other people. I feel offended by Catholic radio rejecting charismatic gifts and the Holy Spirit. (13:49)
• Saul (email) - Can theosis occur with a Spiritual Communion besides the regular way of receiving Communion/Eucharist and is there a difference of degree? (18:29)
• Andrew (email) - I came across your Wikipedia page and it mentions that you used to be in the Coast Guard and an electrical engineer. Are either of these true?
• Sheila (email) - St. Monica did not get Augustine baptized as an infant at that time, but why?  Was it because of the “fad” at the time to delay it because of sin? How long did this practice last and when did it end?
• Michael - According to Jesus, laying on of hands can be effective. Are we dismissing this a little too lightly? (26:29)
• Jeff - I have heard that as a lay person, if you lay hands on a person, you could become possessed. Is this true? (37:22)
• Jen - What do the words of the Centurion that we repeat at Mass mean? (41:45)