Patrick opens the show with gratitude for listener engagement and a nativity set giveaway, then moves directly to heartfelt calls about marriage troubles, parental respect, and the challenges of keeping family secrets. He takes on questions about Catholic practices, such as communion with the host alone and what “baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire” means, weaving in practical, compassionate advice with bursts of wit, including a Taco Tuesday celebration. Conversations shift rapidly from deep spiritual reflections to everyday faith, always keeping the conversation honest and real.

 

• Maggie (email) – My marriage is dissolving, and my son wishes someone else were his father. (02:49)
• Matthew - Would I be breaking the commandment of honoring my mother if she tells me to keep a secret that I shared with someone? (11:00)
• Jasmine - Why are the majority of Catholic Churches only giving out the bread at Mass? (21:02)
• Larry - I think Mass is too boring. (30:14)
• Lee (email) - I heard you mention you believe that most of the people who contact you with criticisms of Jewish people, the state of Israel, or Zionism, have not read the entire Talmud, implying that this gives them little right to do so. I was wondering if, like me, you'd also never read Mein Kampf, and whether you think you have a right to criticize German people, the state of Germany, or National Socialism because of not reading it? (37:56)
• Melanie - Is there a difference between baptism with water or fire? (42:16)
• Scott - I am trying to get a portrait of a former pastor hung up in my parish history hall and am having trouble. How can navigate this situation to get it hung up? (46:50)