The Best of the Week

Timmerie talks about a viral rant from influencer Paige Connell: a mom, wife, and full-time working woman who aired out her frustrations  online. And yep, she admits that she thought about divorce. Over what, you ask?   🧼🍽️ The dishwasher. 🗑️  The trash. 🎒  And kids' backpacks. But hang tight, because this conversation is about  way more than chores.  Check out the...

If you’ve ever found yourself spiraling after watching a TikTok news video, this episode of The Patrick Madrid Show is your spiritual guidance.     👀  Be Watchful, Not Paranoid   Patrick and Producer Cyrus explore what it means to  discern the signs of the times 🌍 without falling off the deep end into anxiety or conspiracy theories. Yes, we live in crazy times. Yes...

Brian from Lakewood, CA calls in, sounding very torn . His 80-year-old mom has been going through it: on dialysis, suffering, cirrhosis of the liver... just totally worn out. She’s telling him she’s done , but Brian’s heart is aching and he’s scared. Would letting her stop dialysis be a sin?   Patrick Madrid assures him: " No... it’s not a sin." Here’s why:...

John Morales and guest Theresa Civantos Barber explored a bold and beautiful message from  Pope Leo XIV  for married couples. Yes, it's a challenge , but one that might just save the world (no pressure 😉).   Pope Leo told couples that  marriage is about becoming a living, breathing witness that LOVE is real, forever, and totally worth it. ❤️   "Marriage is not an ideal, b...

Patrick Madrid tackled a great question that could make you scratch your head a bit!    How is it logical for God to create everything out of nothing? 🤔💭   Our buddy Anonymous Andy from Rhode Island wrote in with a serious theological puzzle. He gets that God is logical and cannot create contradictions (like a four-sided triangle or a married bachelor). Then Andy hits us with the...

On  The Patrick Madrid Show , we heard from Pearl, a recent convert to Catholicism from Islam. Wow: her story is a rollercoaster of faith, history, and, honestly, some divine nudges.    📖 Background: Pearl grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution as a Shia Muslim. Her family moved to the U.S. as war refugees in 1988. Despite her parents not being interested in Islam, Pearl ret...

This episode of The Inner Life with Patrick Conley is a spiritual ride that blends papal reverence, personal conversion stories, and the kind of surprise twists only the Holy Spirit could orchestrate. 🕊️   You can check out the whole hour here !     👤  Special Guest: Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv.   Bishop Martin from Charlotte, NC joins Patrick to talk about  Pope...

Doug from Marriage Unhindered shared some serious wisdom on Catholic parenting in the dating arena. Whether you’ve got a teen tiptoeing into dating land or a twenty-something stuck in a love labyrinth , this podcast episode is a goldmine. Be sure to check out the full episode !     🙋‍♂️ Real Email, Real Parents, Real Concerns   A Catholic mom wrote in about her 16-year-ol...

Image via Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock   Patrick Madrid plays a short but powerful message from Pope Leo XIV , who spoke to a packed stadium in Chicago... Guaranteed Rate Field , to be exact, via video from the Vatican.   It’s only about 8 or so minutes long, but wow… it hits home . It's the kind of thing that makes you go,  “Yeah… we really needed to...

Image via Joseph Hendrickson / Shutterstock   Drew Mariani chats with Fr. Rocky, CEO of Relevant Radio, host of the Family Rosary Across America , and a life-long Cubs fan... who braved the enemy grounds of the White Sox stadium for a holy purpose. He witnessed  Pope Leo XIV deliver a powerful video message to a crowd of 30,000+ at a mega Catholic event that was pulled together in u...

If your marriage feels like it's slowly gliding from 30,000 feet down to “meh,” Doug Hinderer is your inflight marriage attendant with the  oxygen mask of wisdom 😂. In this Marriage Unhindered podcast episode, Doug drops  12 simple but powerful habits to keep your spouse crazy in love with you... without needing a second honeymoon in Maui (though he’s not against it 😉...

If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I really should go to confession…” and then promptly decided to clean your fridge instead, this episode of The Drew Mariani Show is 100% for you.   This time, Drew sits down with Bishop Donald Hying (yep, the Bishop of Madison, WI 🧀✝️) to talk about why Confession isn’t scary and why it’s actually one of the most  healin...

Here’s the scoop from The Patrick Madrid Show when Maria from Oshkosh, Wisconsin called in with a very real Catholic dilemma 😬. She asked:   "If a job makes someone work on Sundays, is it a sin to miss Mass?" "Can I just go during the week instead?"   Here’s what Patrick had to say:     😇  NOT a Sin If…   - Your job  genuinely requires Sunday...

Okay, put on your theological thinking caps, because in this podcast episode of  The Patrick Madrid Show , you'll get a great answer to a BIG question: How do we know Jesus founded the Catholic Church and not some other Christian group?   Patrick brings the receipts 📜, the analogies 🌍, and yes… the flat earth references.     📨 The Question That Sparked It All   A...

Image via Bart Sherkow  / Shutterstock   Patrick Madrid and Producer Cyrus give a nostalgic tribute to Brian Wilson , the musical mastermind behind The Beach Boys, who passed away at the age of 82.    Right out the gate, Patrick sets the tone: "I don’t even really need to explain who Brian Wilson was." Because really, if you’ve ever heard surf rock, heavenly harmoni...

If you missed Patrick Madrid's full conversations about the immigration topic, you can get caught up here!   Hour 1   Hour 2     Hour 3     📜 What Does the Law Actually Say?   Patrick wanted to get clear on the actual legal status of immigration... no hearsay, just U.S. Code citations. Here's what he found:   📍  First illegal entry into the U.S. = Cla...

The Gift of Life Isn’t Optional... It’s Sacred In this episode of  Marriage Unhindered , host Doug Hinderer talks with Sylvia, a woman who’s been married for 25 years...with no children by choice . Sylvia explains her decision stemmed from the brokenness of the world: the evil, suffering, divorces, poverty… and, sadly, advice from her own late mother to avoid both mar...

When you feel that anger flair up, Fr. Richard Simon has powerful advice that cuts straight through to the heart.   Your personal grudge isn’t doing anyone any favors (least of all you). 👀     Word of the Day: "Vengeance"   Fr. Simon looks at the Old Testament where the prophet Jeremiah is praying for God to smite his enemies . Like, full-on “Let me watch You take...

If you caught The Patrick Madrid Show recently, you heard some big news from Rome:     What’s a Consistory , Anyway?   A consistory is a meeting of cardinals called by the Pope; it’s where big decisions happen, like officially approving new saints to be canonized.   And guess what? One’s just been scheduled!      Some of the New Saints to Move F...

🤦‍♂️ "It's Not My Fault!" The OG Human Excuse   Fr. Simon starts with some biblical gold:   -Adam blamed Eve.   -Eve blamed the serpent.   -Aaron? Straight-up said the golden calf "just came out" of the fire.    He calls this “one of those testimonies to human stupidity” that he secretly loves.    The point is that we’ve always struggl...

✨ Let’s Set the Stage...   Drew starts off the conversation by bringing up what so many in our culture might say: 👉  "God isn't real, everything just kinda… happened." From Hollywood to textbooks, atheism gets a lot of airtime. So, Drew asks: Can we prove God exists: not with emotion or Scripture, but with clear logic and reason?   Enter  Robert Trussell , founde...

Timmere and Catholic parenting coach Catherine Johnson just hit it out of the park with this episode of Trending . If you’re a Catholic mom (or know one!) feeling like you’re barely holding it together, this convo will feel like a giant, grace-filled exhale 😮‍💨.   You can listen to the entire episode here !     😅 What Even  Is Catholic Mom Guilt? It’s t...

📬 Keaton's Question:    "Will the reality of a U.S. Pope, who’s served abroad but was shaped in America, help inspire young men to consider the priesthood?"     🎙️ Patrick's Response: "I really hope so and believe that could happen!" 🙏     👨‍👦  Family Ties to the Seminary   All four of Patrick's sons discerned the priesthood; they spent time in...

If you’ve ever thought “we need more sacred art in the world” while staring at another soulless office park or beige wall… this episode of Morning Air with John Morales and guest James Perry is exactly what your heart’s been longing for. 💖 Let’s explain in three parts: the history, the heart, and the hope. ✝️ Part I: A Basilica with Bones... and a Backstory Ji...

Hazel from Milwaukee called in to The Patrick Madrid Show with a burning question:   " Is Pope Leo XIV really the last Pope before the end of the world?! 😳"   Let’s break look at Patrick’s wise and calm response, complete with a good dose of holy common sense and a dash of “don’t freak out.”     The Prophecy of St. Malachy: Real or Rumor?   A...