Patrick explores questions about authority, suffering, and family tensions through personal stories and faith challenges, offering Catholic perspectives on naming guardian angels, choosing life in difficult pregnancies, and the risks of spiritual warfare without proper authority. He listens to intense calls about refusing to attend a same-sex wedding, dealing with estranged parents, and encouraging loved […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick answers a wide range of questions from naming children after saints and the nuances of choosing Old Testament versus New Testament names to the subtle reverence Catholics bring to sacred images and Eucharistic practices, even when these collide with interfaith customs in hospital chapels. The discussion winds through what truly fulfills the Sunday Mass […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick brings forward heartfelt Catholic parenting struggles and the friction that comes when faith meets indifference within families, then moves without pause to the weight of new abortion laws, exposing inconsistencies and pressing for the dignity of life with no hesitation. He weaves in humor as pronoun debates and denominational questions arise, tossing lightness and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick brings the question of Sunday Mass front and center, tackling what happens when someone knowingly skips and clearing up confusion straight from the Catechism. He fields listeners’ tough scenarios (baseball games, illness, caring for aging parents) and draws a sharp line between true obstacles and mere preference, even addressing arguments about “man-made” laws with […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

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 […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick welcomes callers eager for advice on keeping Catholic faith alive in their families, sharing practical wisdom on parenting, prayer, and bringing Catholic identity into daily life, especially for those feeling isolated in a secular culture. During the episode, Patrick addresses hard questions about abortion, capital punishment, and helping loved ones who’ve become disillusioned with […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick answers questions that range from how to keep the Sunday Mass obligation while traveling for a wedding, to the confusion surrounding confessing sins by number and type or with personal detail. He encounters raw marital crises, addressing the pain of separation and the search for healing in couples teetering between annulment and reconciliation, all […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick steers the conversation toward faith and family, weighing how Catholic teaching shapes the heart, while unexpected memories of ’70s rock bands surface alongside stories of conversion and ancient cathedrals humming with tourists. He addresses questions of burial practices, disability access at Mass, and whether evangelizing actually puts more souls at risk, throwing these thoughts […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick opens with hard-hitting questions on salvation and evangelization, confronting listeners with challenging truths from Scripture about who really enters heaven. He weaves a vivid analogy likening salvation to hitting a dartboard’s center, pressing the urgency of embracing the Catholic faith fully and honestly wrestling with its demands. Addressing topics from holy death and prayers […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more