Patrick continues his discussion with callers about the appropriate way to encourage generosity when it comes to covering expenses for sacraments that doesn’t turn people off. He also helps explain where unbaptized babies go and the existence of God to kid callers.

• Emily (8year old)- When babies die in the tummy do they go to purgatory since they couldn’t be baptized?

• Chris – I have encountered Simony myself. I wanted to offer 5 Masses and they Charted me 50 dollars. I told them that they couldn’t ‘charge’ that it was supposed to be a donation. This is a problem all over the place.

• Lorenzo – Do you think that people should be able to use the Church Hall for free?

• Lori – I found out that my 15-year-old daughter thinks she is gay. What should I do?

• Deacon Tony – People don’t seem to want to donate to the Church but they are willing to spend money on other things. It seems to be a problem brought on by people not wanting to donate.

• Bob – If you’re middle class, why is it okay to stiff God, in terms of payments.  We don’t do that w/waiters and waitresses?  I’ve been in a finance committee at Church.

• Ed – What is the definition of the Doctors of the Church?

• Michael – On the youth formation safe child requirement; I’m a first time youth minister, did it last week; There’s a basic 12 questionnaires you go through and it gets through the point across.   It was done in 10 minutes.

• Martha – For the quinceañera mass, at my parish they charge $500, and there’s four of them at the same time.  And my grandkids did 1st holy communion, they didn’t give certificate until paid $280.

• Sophia (7-year-old) – How did God exist or came to be?

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