Patrick answers questions about struggling with your faith, do souls in purgatory pray for us, did Jesus really go to hell after he died, and what did Jesus mean when he said “Get behind me, Satan.”

• Claire - Family members are struggling with some of the Church teaching on confession. How do I explain this to them?
• Christie - Baptist Co-worker asked if Catholics take the bible literally and why we think Peter was the Pope since Jesus said “Get behind me Satan?”
• Ann - Are souls in purgatory able to pray for us and each other?
• Danielle - If the confessor prayer at Mass forgives sins, why do we need to go to confession?
• Cecilia - How do I tell a little girl that we don't believe in zodiac signs?
• Paul - Since heaven was closed until Jesus died, was hell also closed?
• Manushka - Did Jesus really go to hell after he died and why?