Patrick opens the phones to heartfelt questions and raw stories, offering straight talk on everything from Church teachings about faith healing seminars to the heartbreak of family breakups and addiction. He fields calls about civil weddings, the power of persistent prayer, and navigating tough family dynamics with empathy, urgency, and the wisdom of lived experience.

 

• Allan - What does the Church teach about faith healing? (00:32)
• Mary - My friend's daughter is 24 and is deciding not to get married in the Catholic Church. Does my friend have authority to tell her not to marry this guy? (08:51)
• Vince - When you are praying for someone who is going down a bad path, can prayer overcome a stubborn free will? (14:43)
• Sawyer - I had veered from the faith, but because my dad and grandmother prayed for me, I found my way back to the Catholic Church after 16 years of addiction. (23:43)
• Nancy - My ex-husband was addicted to porn and now my son is separating from his wife because of this. How can I talk to my son about this at Thanksgiving? (35:28)
• Jordon – Regarding healing retreats: Are we not all endowed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit? How are we supposed to figure out what our gifts are? (46:18)