Patrick explores topics from male athletes declaring themselves WNBA prospects and the logic of self-identification in sports, to the boundaries of parish involvement in potentially scandalous situations. He engages with questions about Communion practices, liturgical changes since Vatican II, capital punishment through scriptural lenses, and the historic dispute over the Filioque in the Creed. With sharp shifts from cultural hot-buttons to parish dilemmas and theological puzzles, his conversation keeps listeners guessing where the next unexpected connection will spark.

• Audio: Royce White – I sometimes identify as a transgender woman and I should get to play with my fellow queens – https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2086811506499281089 (00:15)
• Audio: Ex-NBA player Enes Kanter declares himself eligible for the WNBA draft – https://x.com/i/chat/g993496505750179840
• Patrick continues his conversation with Jose from the end of the last hour. There’s a woman at his church who is teaching catechism classes to children who is in the middle of a divorce and is dressing immodestly. (04:03)
• Brian – Isn’t the New Testament the new covenant between man and God and not the Old Testament? Also how do we judge people who come into the faith? (12:32)
• Jerry – Why do certain churches where I live offer both the body and blood and others only the body. What about our unity as a Church? (18:57)
• John – Why did the Catholic church change the Father and Son filioque (27:34)
• George – I have been at masses where the blood spilled on the floor. Seemed that people did not understand how serious it was. (36:40)
• James – How were we able to start receiving communion in the hand? What books and resources do you suggest reading about this? (41:58)
• Suzie – Our priest was giving intinction by holding the chalice and patten in one hand. We donated intinction set but he refuses to use it. (46:15)