Patrick explores the impact of Maya Hawke's recent abortion comments and the way celebrity narratives shape young audiences, then pivots to parenting, addressing concerns about balancing family life and faith. Calls bring raw dilemmas: faith in fractured families, facing estrangement, and what it means to see Church teachings lived, not just heard.

• Audio: Maya Hawke, daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, is thankful that her parents aborted her sibling - https://x.com/LilaGraceRose/status/1995270025868161345 (01:14)
• Sebastian (email) - How did you and Nancy manage extracurricular activities with such a large family? (17:53)
• Tommy – I’m married but we were never blessed with children. Should we get an annulment? (20:27)
• Patty - Instead of not listening to Stevie Nicks, I pray for her while I’m listening. (25:57)
• David - Do you have the Inquisition book in Spanish? (33:03)
• Sandra - What is the role of parents of young adult kids? What is the Catholic perspective on this? I feel that there is a culture of estrangement. (34:22)
• Peter - My brother-in-law directed a movie where the heroine has an abortion. (44:59)
• Charlie - Are you obligated to go to Confession for sins committed in dreams? (47:44)

Originally aired on 12/08/25