Patrick fields heartfelt questions from listeners grappling with Catholic teaching and daily challenges; everything from Mary’s perpetual virginity and ancient Jewish folklore to wedding customs, prayers for wayward children, and the sometimes awkward details of parish life. Stories of potluck wedding receptions and potently simple analogies mingle with gentle encouragement, reminders of tradition, and a clear-eyed perspective on what truly matters amid shifting expectations and personal doubts. Every call brings a flash of real life: confusion, laughter, honest struggle, and hope.

• Mary Jane – I’m engaged to a Methodist. He says there is biblical proof Mary had other children. Where can I find proof to counter this? (00:39)
• Jouselin – Did Lilith exist in the Bible? After Adam and Eve died, how were more people born? (13:21)
• Jessica and 6-year-old Thomas – Who made God? (18:33)
• Sarah – Sometimes at church I feel like I’m genuflecting to people. My daughter is going to get married soon and I’m looking for any advice you might have for us? (23:37)
• Efrank – I was told that certain vestments can be dry cleaned whereas others cannot. Why do priests listen to bishops saying to dry clean vestments? (40:37)
• David – My wife and I had a nice wedding without spending a lot of money. My daughter is married recently. What does an invalid marriage mean? (45:17)

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