The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick answers listener questions about why is there suffering in the world, how to best start a youth club, is it a mortal sin to switch from a Catholic Church to Eastern Orthodoxy, and what are the moral dilemmas of IVF? Kirby (email) – Why do you think suffering exists? Joel - I have a Bible verse that I use to talk with Protestants; 1 Peter: 3:15. Is this a good one or should I use another? M...

Patrick discusses in some detail Indulgences in the Catholic Church and some common misunderstandings about them, answers questions about God and alternate universes, what Catholics believe about the end times and the act of contrition. Patrick talks about Indulgences in light of controversial news around the Holy Father. Kelly - Can there be alternate universes if God is the author of time? David...

Patrick explains the authority of the Church in interoperating the bible and how to properly examine the content being presented about matters on the faith, answers calls about the nature of redemptive suffering and animal suffering as well as how to persevere through bad popes. Email from Kevin about weather which Patrick appreciated John - what are some books about the authority understanding of...

Patrick discusses the implications of eating food sacrificed to idols in regard to those who are scandalized by it, gives a compelling commentary on last Sunday’s readings about the wheat and the weeds and helps callers navigate the dangers of Tarot Cards. Patrick discusses the implications of eating Halal food regarding eating food offered to an idol Tom - My third son wants to become a Jew. How...

Patrick answers why there are so many different races if all of humanity came from the same two parents, Adam and Eve, explains grace and mercy, how Catholics can recognize evil and how God knows the future if we have free will. Email form Jerry – why are there so many different races? Craig – Reference of a book called The Journey of Man. It says all men alive are decedents from 60,000 years ago....

Patrick tackles the question of why we pray if God is all knowing, discusses the unchanging nature of God, talks about the final judgement and how it differs from when we die and answers whether you can have a valid marriage with out consummation. Roy - If God has no past or future. Why do we need to pray if God already knows what is going to happen? I just let go and let God. Nick - God's unchang...

Patrick talks about haunted buildings and hears listeners stories about strange and possibly demonic activity, discusses the question of free will and how to deal with addictions, and gives advice on how to battle lust. Phil - The Glory that humans get in heaven. Are there graduations of glory and punishment in the afterlife? Julie - a friend saw blood coming up the wall in a bathroom and bedroom....

Patrick explains the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, talks about the dangers of the Evil Eye and why you should not be associate with it and answers questions about whether or not God can change His mind. Joseph - When we talk about the essence and substance of Eucharist during transubstantiation, are we phrasing that correctly? It sounds contradictory to me John - When did Jesus become a...

Patrick helps listeners answer the claim that protestants make about being saved by faith alone, helps a young caller understand one of the ten commandments in the context of war and shares some interesting stories for the listeners about AI and tattoos. John - Protestants say we are saved by faith alone- what chapter and verse can I go to counter this? Elliot - I don't think prayer makes anything...

Patrick talks about dreams and whether you can sin while dreaming, answers questions about God in the Old Testament and hears a testimony about the regret that comes from getting a tattoo. Email – Why are Evil eyes sold in some Catholic stores in Israel? Email from Jennifer – Do I need to confess dreams. Claudia - if pain and death are punishment of sin, why did Mary go through it? Nick - eastern...

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Fr. Matthew talks marriage and marriage prep. Callers chime in with their experience and advice. Father also answers questions about SSPX, exorcism prayers at Baptism and Halloween. Father talks marriage prep and gives some ideas for what engaged and newly married people should consider and think about for a happy marriage. Joe in San Francisco jumps into the conversation about saving and spending...

Father kicks off the hour talking about how to explain the mystery of the Eucharist with friends, what Lutherans believe when it comes to the Eucharist and filtering through request for donations from charities. Anna Marie in Maine- I am 13. How can I explain the miracle of the Eucharist to my friend? Howard in Wisconsin- Did my unbaptized child go to heaven? Laura in NJ- My Lutheran son in Law in...

Father talks confession and communion to the homebound, how priests should handle being obedient when scandal arises, praying to Mary and prayer at home instead of church. Kathy in Maryland - Can I bring my sister communion? She needs confession. She has Alzheimer’s. Susan in New Jersey- What is the right way for priests to handle a situation when a Cardinal or others are misbehaving or abusing an...

Special Guest Host Ken Hensley Ken shares his conversion story from being raised with no religion to palling around with Scott Hahn on their journey to becoming Catholics Cynthia - I'm talking to my old Protestant pastor, who will be teaching a program about Catholicism. What book about Catholicism should I give him? Dan - Why was Luther the leader of the Reformation? Lutherans say Luther was righ...

Special Guest Host Ken Hensley - I was a Christian before I became a Catholic. Mike - Eucharist: the more I immerse myself in the Eucharist, the less worthy I feel. Maybe I'm scrupulous, I feel like I have to approach the Eucharist on your hands and knees. How do I square the unworthiness in the Eucharist with devotion to the Eucharist? Francisco - My daughter doesn't want to come to Church. Tony...

Special Guest Host Ken Hensley Madeleine - My husband doesn't understand that the Eucharist is real. What should I do or tell my husband to convince him that the Eucharist is real? He did say that he would go along with Catholic stuff for the sake of his children but never convert. Hazel - How to I respond to my son who went to the Cathedral of Seville? He thinks that people were mistreated in ord...

Special Guest Host Ken Hensley Karen (email) – If faith is a gift from God, how can He condemn people that don’t have faith? Denise - I tried to go to confession, but the priest wasn’t there. What's going on? Iran - What's the difference between the soul and the spirit? Does our soul die when we die? Anonymous – My friend is ill and dying. He’s filled with guilt because of an abortion he paid for...

Special Guest Host Ken Hensley Ken continues his conversation about A.I. with Angela from the end of the last hour, bringing up jobs that no longer exist because of changes in technology Patrick - Why do Catholics pray to dead people? Where is the misinterpretation? Ken shares his personal story of why he turned away from the idea of “faith alone” Jessica – Is there a book I could give my Protesta...

Special Guest Host Ken Hensley Ken continues his conversation with Kathleen about praying and he focuses on the Communion of Saints Roger - When it comes to salvation, is it believing in Christ alone or is there something else to it? Dominic - Why be Catholic if you can be Protestant and be saved? Gretchen - Did Christ view me the same when I was a protestant now that I am a Catholic? Javier - Is...

Why don't Catholic priests get married, and is it true that a married man could be ordained a priest? Could the Catholic Church's rule of priestly celibacy ever be changed?  Patrick clarifies that priestly celibacy is a discipline, not a doctrine, which means it is a custom that could potentially change in the future. He explains that in other rites of the Catholic Church, such as the Eastern Rite...

Patrick answers listener questions about IVF and what to do with the “leftover” embryos, what do Protestants mean when they say “give grace”, and he give advice to a grandma who has been told that her grandbaby will be raised “gender neutral” Email – Family member used IVF after many years of not being able to conceive. She has 3 embryos left to implant and doesn’t know what to do with them. Louis...

Patrick answers listener questions about what happens after Judgement Day, how best to debate a Jehovah Witness, is it a good idea to read meditation prayers, and how are we to understand God’s mercy if he sends good people to hell? Jackie – What happens after judgement day? Mike – How do I debate Jehovah Witnesses properly? Matthew - Is it a good idea to read meditation prayers? Matt - Read that...

Patrick answers listener questions about the Trinity, speaking in tongues, Catholic funeral masses, what is the protocol for receiving communion for the homebound, and why did Judas need to point out who Jesus was if everyone knew who he was? Pam (email) – Is it okay to use analogies to explain the Trinity? Matt – My Protestant friend 'prayed over me' and was speaking in tongues. Was this okay? Ch...

Patrick answers listener questions about how to help fallen away friends back to the Catholic Church, what does God do with prayers from Protestants, will Lutherans be welcomed back into the Catholic Church, and is it valid for the Apostolic Pardon to be prayed by a lay person? Kevin (email) – I’m looking for scripture that can help lead my fallen away friends back to the Catholic Church Email – Q...