Patrick takes intensely personal calls about Catholic marriage and impotence, blending frank teaching with practical steps for those facing canonical obstacles. He offers parents heartfelt strategies for engaging adult children who stray morally or spiritually, nudging toward reflective conversation rather than confrontation, while challenging both superstitions about cursed religious objects and casual justifications for grave sins like abortion. In between, Patrick slips in musical asides and a reminder to weigh internet voices with discernment, holding up prayer and thoughtful evangelization as anchors through faith’s messier questions.

• Email – I’m an old man and I can no longer have marital relations and cannot consummate the marriage. Can I get married outside of the Church? (00:42)
• Sarah – How to bring up the conversation with my adult child who I’m pretty sure has committed adultery, doesn’t go to confession, and is there the possibility of hell? (04:17)
• Terese (email) – What is an appropriate response to a person that says they’re a “recovering Catholic”? (10:52)
• Michael – Do you have any advice on rosaries made in China. I blessed them with Holy Water because I heard they could be demon possessed from China. (19:44)
• Linda – Is there a resource for finding more of the leading questions talking to your child about adultery. (38:16)
• Rose – Is it okay to watch scary movies as a Catholic? Should he avoid them and should I continue to turn him away from them? (43:55)
• Gloria – We just bought a used car. Is it necessary to get it blessed or can we do a prayer on our own? (48:31)

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