Patrick shares a heartfelt email from a listener grappling with the moral implications of in vitro fertilization and seeking hope and forgiveness within the Catholic faith. This hour also features an engaging discussion with Alicia from Chicago, who faces challenges in a mixed-faith relationship and is contemplating the future of her marriage. Patrick offers fatherly advice, providing insights into the potential hurdles and heartaches of such unions while encouraging listeners to consider the long-term impacts on family and faith.

 

• Susie (email) – I had children using In Vitro Fertilization (IFV) before I knew it was a sin. I love my kids, but I feel guilty over what I did. (00:39)
• Alicia - I am 24 and in a relationship with a non-Catholic. I asked him if he would come to church with me. He said that he didn't want to be part of my religion. (07:48)
• Ada (email) - Would the advice you gave to Alicia also apply for a non-practicing Catholic? (21:32)
• Richard - My wife was a practicing Catholic, and she told me that I need to be a strong Catholic if we were to marry. I would say she should give him that ultimatum. (26:36)
• Anonymous email - Why did God design it so that we fall in love based mainly on hormones when in the long run our hormones have nothing to do with marital success? (29:11)
• Michael - My stepdaughter married an atheist man, and they have issues in the marriage and neither go to church anymore. (36:16)
• Marie - I have been married for 30 years to a non-Catholic, and it is the loneliest I have ever been (43:31)