Patrick opens the hour reflecting on the impact of simply asking for help, sparked by a story about Steve Jobs at twelve, then shifts seamlessly from questions about Catholic college choices to the moral considerations of AI tools like ChatGPT. He answers a listener wrestling with where to find hope in a world full of suffering, explores purgatory and eternal life in a memorable call, and weaves in practical insights for faith, whether at home or behind bars.

• Audio: Steve Jobs on the power of asking for help - https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2056784257431785744?s=46 (00:33)
• Rosendo (email) – Can our kids attend Christian colleges because my daughter wants to get her degree in nursing (06:08)
• Lena (email) - Is using ChatGPT a sin? (10:41)
• Tracy - In Purgatory, could the holy souls actually be floating around among us as people and we just don't understand or are they in a different dimension? (19:51)
• Matthew - My nephew is in prison. Are there any books that I could recommend to him? He doesn't know much about religion. (31:27)
• David (email) - In a country that is increasingly skeptical of helping people where do you see Him? In a country that only rewards brutality in spirit, money, and power where do you find Jesus? (39:20)
• Michael (email) – Where’s your movie list? (45:45)

Patrick questions how double income households shifted from option to requirement, links taxation and property ownership to this loss of family leisure, and weighs both spiritual and practical responses. Listeners raise honest struggles: a puzzling job reference, the wording of the Our Father, and whether God ever truly leads us into temptation.

• Audio: Double-income household started as an option but quickly became an obligation – Rory Sutherland - https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2039406825875841472?s=20 (00:24)
• Jorge (email) – This world will have suffering, but He also promises to give us strength (06:18)
• Nancy (email) - There was a guest on last night's Family Rosary Across America (forgive me for not remembering his name) who said, during the Our Father, "do not lead us into temptation" instead of "and lead us not into temptation."  (10:25)
• James - Two Fish are swimming along in the ocean and encounter another fish going in the opposite direction… (12:23)
• Jo (email) – What place is being prepared for us? (18:19)
• Harvey - How do you translate the part of the Our Father that says 'Lead us not into temptation'? (20:18)
• Maria - In Spanish, it says 'do not allow us to fall into temptation'. (26:57)
• Email – My former employer isn’t responding to calls or emails looking for references about me (32:45)
• Carlo - What does it mean when Jesus told his disciples to pray that they not undergo the test? (35:08)
• Gary (email) – I had my first confession in 58 years because of you. (45:21)

Patrick answers listener questions about whether loved ones in heaven notice our lives, discusses Zoroastrianism, clarifies Catholic terminology, addresses generational sin and curses, and responds thoughtfully to real stories from callers exploring faith, church history, and spiritual struggles.

• Ellie (email) - How soon do our deceased loved ones know that we have died? (00:40)
• Joseph - I can prove that UFO's and flying saucers are demonic.
• Dylan - What is Zoroastrianism and how does it compare to Christianity? (08:36)
• Laurie - Two sides of my family were fighting over what kind of Christian they should be? My family decided to become Lutheran. Am I under any kind of sin because of my ancestors? (21:02)
• Patricia - Are generational curses real? (38:18)
• Agnes - How can you explain the three kings following the star? How did they know? (44:59)
• Lewis - Do you know anything about the Espiritualismo Trinitario Mariano religion? (48:11)

Patrick begins with Father James Brent’s encouragement to absorb and ponder Scripture deeply, then reflects on scientific studies about animal intelligence, particularly why apes never ask questions while even young children do which raises profound questions about the soul. Patrick brings in Chris Pratt’s outspoken faith and Marco Rubio’s deep assessment of the Catholic Church’s impact on American history, weaving together spiritual insight, real-life questions, and public witness in unexpected, sometimes even joyful bursts.

• Audio: As we receive the word of God with our faith, our souls come alive with Fr. James Brent - https://x.com/dominicanfriars/status/2054689776645677258?s=46 (01:14)
• Apes don’t ask questions - https://x.com/anishmoonka/status/2054558279775240554 (07:13)
• Martin (11-years-old) - What does this verse from Matthew mean where nations rise against nations? (09:07)
• Audio: Chris Pratt “you take a risk being vocal” Matthew 5:14 — “A city on a hill cannot be hidden” - https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2056479303370490228?s=46 (16:01)
• Audio: Marco Rubio on the Catholic Church in America - https://x.com/Sachinettiyil/status/2053609739716632987?s=46 (22:44)
• Daniel (13-years-old) - My teacher said there is no sin that God can't forgive. I always thought that it was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit that could not be forgiven. (29:58)
• Patrick reads and responds to an email from a daughter who has been put in a precarious position (37:57)
• Deacon Mike (email) - A young mother wants to baptize her child but her anti-Catholic, Protestant husband is very much against it. I’m unsure how to advise her.  (45:46)

Patrick measures the fast erosion of book reading, especially among men, against an explosion of podcasts and instant digital entertainment, all while considering what’s lost when screens replace ink and paper. Candid conversations weave through everything from the fading art of handwriting to whether men are more likely than women to get lost in online lectures.

• The importance of handwriting notes and love letters (01:01)
• The explosion of podcasts coinciding with the steep decline of people reading books - https://www.wsj.com/business/media/dad-books-are-a-dying-breed-d9a28b49 (05:01
• Mark - Do men listen to lectures more than women? What is your experience? (21:18)
• Lillian - How can someone marry in the Church without being baptized? (25:24)
• Mark - Can a man become a priest if he has same-sex attractions but decides to take a vow of chastity? (34:38)
• Audio: This newly baptized Catholic woman shares the differences between Protestant and Catholic worship after only a few months of becoming Catholic. - https://x.com/Xtopher_Uzo/status/2052036604387082445 (46:49)
• Audio: An evangelical tried to defend Sola Scriptura, then he followed it to its conclusion - https://x.com/BillArnoldTeach/status/2050249984617123982?s=20 (48:47)

Patrick welcomes listeners into a swirl of faith questions, from whether God creates souls bound for hell to what really sets the Ethiopian Bible apart. His conversations jump from parish problems in New York to hard-won lessons in marriage, landing on raw moments of confession and the ache to bring loved ones home to Catholic truth. With honest calls and scriptural insights, Patrick threads thought-provoking theology into the candid struggles and hopes of everyday believers.

• Chris (email) - Would God make a soul to damn them to Hell then, he knows all past, present and future? (00:28)
• Keith - How do Catholics view the Ethiopian Bible? (06:08)
• George - My neighbor is Anglican. What would she have to go through to become Catholic? She is about 80 years old. (16:19)
• Anthony - Can I move to a different parish? (20:39)
• Norman - I feel like I really feel short of the Ephesians scripture about loving your wife. I need prayer. What do I do? (26:23)
• Nancy (email) – Where’s that best of movie list?
• Yolanda - I see many people go through OCIA and see so much joy after the sacrament of Confession. (38:08)
• Jennifer - Can I get your advice on how to get my mother-in-law to come back to the Catholic Church? (41:45)
• Nathan - I know one of the thieves on the cross went to heaven, but what happened to the other thief? (48:06)
• Joe - When they ring the first set of bells, is that the consecration? (49:01)

Patrick opens with a story about art critics mistaking Monet for AI slop, sparking questions about authenticity in a tech-soaked world. He follows twisted threads connecting digital surveillance in China to new digital IDs in the UK, then tosses in stories of hysterical climate predictions, AI anxieties, and the social decay linked to endless scrolling. Children and families become the focus as Patrick unpacks warnings from experts, connecting smartphones, plummeting fertility, and a relentless tide of content that threatens innocence.

• What happens when you post a real Monet and say it’s AI? The comments are amazing. - https://x.com/SHL0MS/status/2054280631807316329 (00:42)
• Audio: 2016. Guy McPherson (a climate change expert, scientist, and professor from the University of Arizona) says that there will not be any humans on the planet by 2026 due to the effects of climate change - https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2055376238345076837?s=46 (06:01)
• Audio: King Charles announces new UK digital ID - My ministers will also proceed with the introduction of digital ID that will modernize how citizens interact with public services. - https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/2054542004219232295?s=20 (09:59)
• Audio: Zach Galifianakis on AI – It’s a biblical biting the apple - https://x.com/Zigmanfreud/status/2051691184477913346?s=20 (23:31)
• Audio: TikTok is the fentanyl of social media. With Jonathan Haidt –https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2054654456701100040?s=20 (27:30)
• Audio: 4 norms to pull kids out of the anxiety spiral we’ve created - Jonathan Haidt on the Daily Show - https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2055349160514081005?s=46 (31:22)
• The rise of smart phones, and the decline infertility - https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2055778470878449892 
• Audio: Giving your kid a smart phone - This is exactly what you are doing when you give your child unsupervised access to the internet (A phone not only gives your child access to the world, it gives the world access to your child) – https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy/status/2045051230838558930?s=46 (39:56)
• Mike - In the book of Revelation, Jesus talks about Nicolaitans. Who is the Synagogue of Satan? (44:21)

Patrick opens with a caller’s honest struggle about sustaining faith and character in environments that never quite align with Catholic convictions, offering advice that blends scriptural grit with lived wisdom. Conversations about the unchecked spread of AI and massive data centers quickly turn uneasy, sparking debate over their promises and the unseen costs shaping towns and families while ordinary life persists.

• Josh - Is it a problem that I don't talk about my faith? (00:46)
• Anne - We have 5 children involved in cybersecurity and AI. Pope Leo wrote about bringing Catholic teaching to industries. I am also concerned about data centers taking up land space. We were offered money for land. (15:01)
• Maria - Data Centers take a lot of energy and I believe they raise electricity and they take up a lot of water. I think they could cause a drought. (24:42)
• Joe - Why would Protestants care about the rapture? Why was the father of John the Baptist punished? (31:06)
• Billy (email) – Is it wrong to take a photo of the Roses at the Basilica while going up for Communion? (39:42)
• Jan (email) - Our parish has a priest who doesn't elevate the host and the cup, he doesn't distribute Communion, he doesn't genuflect when he walks by the tabernacle, he doesn't greet his parishioners after Mass, and worst of all, he doesn't like to hear Confessions so he very often refuses to do so.
• Phil - Data Centers are on a closed-circuit system. It doesn't cause water pollution. (48:52)

Patrick welcomes listeners into candid conversations that jump from parish life and apologetics to raw, personal struggles with faith, sexuality, and Catholic teaching. He fields everything—children’s questions about darkness and light, the meaning behind the show’s theme song, honest doubts about cremation, and the pain of feeling alienated from the Church—offering compassion without dodging tough truths.

• Sheryl (email) - There is nothing worth endangering our water supplies and power to the average working American, which is what these data centers will do! Some people are destroying our beautiful and fertile farmland and lessening the food supply to line their pockets. (01:30)
• Mike - I am part of a weekly Protestant Bible Study and some of my family has been telling me I shouldn’t go because I am Catholic. What do you think? (02:11)
• Charlie - What do you think of people who have fallen away from Church because of negative experiences from other Catholics because of sexuality and other topics? (08:25)
• Larry – Can you describe the meaning behind your theme song, Move by Saint Motel? (25:24)
• Tom (email) – Data centers will bring jobs
• Doug – Lately, I noticed that the big issue people get hung up on is Catholics' treatment of gays. I keep hearing conversion therapy as a treatment. Does the Church do this? (32:10)
• Xavier (9-years-old) - Did God make darkness? (40:35)
• Mary - Our Church put up a Columbarium. When did Church teaching change on this? (46:21)

Voices come through with raw-lived experiences and deeply personal issues, prompting frank reflection on faith, responsibility, and perseverance in today's world. Moments of sharp advice, gentle encouragement, and honest wrestling with Catholic life ripple throughout the hour.

• Joe (email) - On April 11, a fire broke out at the Carmelite Retreat House in Alhambra, CA. (01:03)
• Jennifer (email) - Why are Holy Days of Obligation seem to be regionalized? (03:55)
• Peter - What are spousal responsibilities to each other? If one spouse is refusing the other spouse, what kind of sin is that? (06:18)
• Jerry - What is the Hebrew word for the Seder ceremony? (27:37)
• David - My children are 6yo and 9yo. There is a kid at school talking about sex. How should I handle this? (31:52)
• Molly - I think bad things happen at Catholic Schools too. (43:10)
• Vincent - Is it ok to practice Yoga? One priest did yoga at this retreat. (47:29)