Patrick explores what it means to truly follow Jesus, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how a pope is elected, and answers real questions about the relationship between faith and works in salvation. He also provides clear, thoughtful responses to listener emails on prayers at the hour of death, the value of Masses for those who have passed away, and even organ donation. For anyone seeking practical answers and clarity about Catholic beliefs, Patrick delivers insight and encouragement to help you grow in faith.

 

• Audio: “We're in Christianity to be faithful, to follow Christ, to seek eternal life” - Bishop Robert Prevost (01:23)
• Audio: South African cardinal Wilfrid Napier who has taken part in two conclaves processes, shares what it’s like to elect a new pope. (04:43)
• Shelly - Protestants say you don’t need works to prove faith. (07:19)
• Josie (email) - What exactly is the "hour of our death?" (27:24)
• Teresa (email) - Is more efficacious to have a Mass said for a deceased person than to enroll them in perpetual Mass associations? (29:38)
• Karina (email) - Would it align with our Catholic faith to donate reproductive organs, such as a uterus? (31:27)
• Ted - Planning funeral arrangements for my sister. Should I do this over two separate days or just do it in one day without the mass? (32:59)
• Karen (email) - I never understood that Jesus’s last words were “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me.” Isn’t that not trusting in God at the time of your death? (44:00)
• Nelson (email) - Most senior chaplains in the military are not catholic. They do not understand the difference between a Catholic priest and a protestant chaplain. (47:26)