Patrick brings updates on a groundbreaking medical advancement, a dissolvable pacemaker powered by light, highlighting amazing progress in science and technology. He addresses important spiritual questions about misunderstandings regarding receiving Communion if you’re late to Mass, and whether using a list for confession indicates scrupulosity. Plus, Patrick discusses traditional practices during Mass and introduces some emerging ones.

• Scientists have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker, geared towards babies. The pacemaker is even smaller than a grain of rice! (00:25)
• Deacon Lewis – If you don’t make it in time for the penitential rite, can you still receive Communion? (03:35)
• Pieter (email) – Am I being scrupulous by writing down my sins before going into Confession? (08:12)
• Joel (email) – After 43 years away from my faith, I came home to the Catholic Church. (18:33)
• Donna – is it appropriate to bow before you receive Communion and do the Sign of Cross after? (20:10)
• John – I just started going to Catholic Church and they don’t do the penitential rite during Mass. Is this mandatory? (32:04)
• John – Should I stay away from ‘The Young Pope’ with Jude Law? (35:46)
• Debbie – I like holding hands during the Our Father. I like this idea of reaching out to people in Church. I think it is a little way of recognizing the people beside you. (40:32)
• Albert – Bowing to the priest: people are not bowing to the priest but to the Gospel when the priest shows the Word of the Lord. (47:04)

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