Cast Right Catholic Podcast Pat Piccolo

Keeping with the theme of wakefulness, Pat reflects on the famous story of “doubting Thomas” after the resurrection. Retelling the events of the Gospel passage and plunging into those eight days that Thomas waited for Christ to show him the wounds of the passion, Pat reflects on how it’s really the story of believing Thomas, of persevering Thomas, and how Thomas should be a model for us too.

Every New Year’s Eve, we try to stay awake until midnight, to be there to herald a new year and time in life. But this tradition hints at an even deeper spiritual reality—the call to spiritual wakefulness. What does it mean to stay awake? How do we do so? Pat reflects on what the Gospel teaches us about these questions!

Our lives and our world need forgiveness. Pat discusses why this is, and breaks open the depths of this important Christian teaching.

Pat’s second son was born just a few weeks ago. Here, he reflects on how this life change has impacted him, and shaped the way he sees his vocation and the Christian call to love!

Do you struggle to believe Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist? Does adoration feel more like you “fake it until you make it”? Pat discusses how we can approach this great mystery and hard teaching in a new way, so that we can allow Christ to help us access the beauty of what the real presence actually means for us!

Have you ever asked or been asked: Is the Eucharist necessary for salvation? Or, why do Catholics have an “obligation” to go to church on Sunday? The Eucharist, the church teaches, is the source and summit of the Christian life—but what does that mean? Pat and John discuss!