Patrick shares Naomi Epps Best's account of being dismissed from her internship at a Jesuit university for challenging explicit and ideological content, prompting him to stress the minefields faced by Catholic students today and urge cautious discernment in educational choices. He fields calls about proper Eucharistic practices and answers criticism about political discourse, rejecting violence from any quarter and refusing to shy away from tough conversations, all while keeping humor in the mix.

• AUDIO: Naomi Epps Best, a family therapy student, was reportedly fired from her internship at Santa Clara University (08:39)
• Aaron - I am a lay person at the parish that sees other lay people touch and open the tabernacle... what should I do or say the pastor? (11:59)
• Patrick share’s Naomi Epps Best WSJ article “Santa Clara University’s Crazy Idea of Human Sexuality” (25:35)
• Michele (email) – I’m again disappointed in the misleading, clumsy way you talk about politics (37:28)
• Ray - There is a priest at our parish that has a habit of not elevating the host during the consecration. It is never visible to the congregation. Is that appropriate or does it need to be addressed? (42:47)