The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick answers questions about if it’s appropriate to attend a non-Catholic wedding, how to convince a loved one it’s safe to go back to Mass, annulments, and how to talk to someone who has missed Mass and Confession but is till receiving communion Veronica – My daughter left the Church because of her boyfriend. I told her if she’s having a non-Catholic wedding that I will not go to it. Did I do the right thing? Joseph - How do I talk with my wife who left the Church during the lockdown because of Covid? Katie - I just found my friend is a lesbian. What do I do? Manuel - Is Lucifer on the top or bottom of the tiers of the Choirs of Angels? Michael – We have a foreign exchange student who missed Mass and didn’t go to confession, but she still takes communion Laurie - I just became Catholic and am separated from my husband, but he doesn't want to get an annulment. What should I do? Rose - Do you know of the “Catholic Identity Conference?” I was told it was something we shouldn’t go to. Any Advice? Arzice - I reposted a pro-life post on Instagram, and a pro-choice person engaged with me about CA bill AB2223 which was just signed into law Bob - How often should we pray for the living and the dead? Tina - What is the best way to pray for God's will in my life? Mary - What should people do if they have a supernatural vision?

Patrick explains, “Yes, He did die”, and explains what that does and does not entail.

Patrick answers listener questions about mass intentions, tattoos, and the four evangelists and the animals that represent them Patrick shares the best way to take a pill, according to science Julie - What is the difference between signing up someone for a mass intention and offering up intentions in your heart during Mass? Yvonne - Why does the Church teach against the pre-tribulation rapture? Matt - Can I get a Tattoo covered up with another tattoo? Steve - What is the correlation and history with the four evangelists and the animals that represent them? Bridget - How do you categorize yourself in respect to apologetics and the Catholic Church? Mark - Could you talk more about your book “Surprised by Truth.” What is it about? I only want to buy it if you wrote the whole thing. Joe - As a Catholic, can I vote Democratic with the current state of abortion?

Patrick answers listener questions asking if Adam and Eve were real people, if non-Catholics can go to adoration, adopting frozen embryos, and if a couple can be married in the Church if one of them is non-Catholic Patrick responds to an email about the marital act and how spouses need to be accommodating to each other Weldon - Does the Church have dogmatic teaching on the creation story being literal? Patrick responds to an email about homosexual intimacy Linda - Can a non-Catholic go to adoration? Oliva - Can we adopt already frozen embryos? Calvin - Can a couple get married in the Church if one of them is not Catholic? Liz - The Church has written about embryo adoption as being illicit in 'Dignitas Personae'. It retains the same problems as surrogacy, and well as other problems.

Patrick answers listener questions about Jesus being physically present in the Eucharist, if the Devil needs permission from God to do evil works, plenary indulgences, and if consuming the Eucharist is a form of cannibalism Patrick responds to an email from an older couple, past the age of having children, regarding the completion of the marital act. John - Can I claim that Jesus is not physically present in the Eucharist while still holding that He is bodily there? Patrick responds to an email asking why we beat our breast for our grievous sins Irma - Does the Devil need permission from God in order to do bad things? How was God created and who is His mother? Stella 7-years-old - If Jesus is in the Eucharist are Catholics committing cannibalism by eating Him? George - What is a plenary indulgence and how can I get one?

An in-depth dive with Patrick on an issue that affects way more people than you may think.

Patrick answers listener questions about the Crucifixion, the Second Coming of Jesus, having an atheist spouse and how best to talk to Jehovah Witnesses about the Trinity Vegetarians depressed twice as often as meat-eaters Justin - What are your thoughts on different views of the Crucifixion, with his death being only a symbol? Patrick - Why do non-Catholics focus so much on the second Coming of Jesus? Tomas - My wife is atheist. How would God judge her when she dies? Jose – Jehovah Witnesses came to my door and talked with me about the Trinity. How can I explain the Trinity through a biblical lens?

Patrick answers listener questions about the marital act, Byzantine Catholic children receiving communion, talking with Jehovah Witnesses, and if smoking cigarettes is a sin Patrick responds to an email about the marital act and what’s permitted in an intimate setting and if a husband and wife should live as brother and sister. Brian - Can Byzantine Catholics receive Communion in the Latin Rite even if they are children? Dan - I disagree with you: I think we SHOULD engage Jehovah Witnesses by ourselves. Patrick responds to an email asking if there is a God-door in the new Top Gun movie? Bernice - Is it okay for me to ask people 'how long has your church been around' when they ask me why I am Catholic? I also ask them where they got their bible? Patrick responds to an email about nicotine use and if being addicted to it is a sin

Patrick answers listener questions about praying the Rosary during Mass, if it’s a sin to leave Mass before the final blessing, why can’t saints be angels, and how do we really know there is hell? Kevin - Can I say the rosary during Mass? If I leave before the final blessing, am I committing a sin? Mary Ann - Can someone get their marriage blessed if they are not practicing Catholics? Andi - How do talk with my kids when they start to show curiosity about their body, particular private parts of their body? Tina – My husband and I cannot participate in the marital act, so is any other form of intimacy sinful? J.M. - Why can angels be saints, but saints can't be angels? Betty Ann - How do you know that there is hell? Lynn - What do you think of the Book “An introduction to the devout life?” Christina - My sister became Jewish but wants to come back to the Catholic Church, so what does she do now? Megan - My son was giving some books in school that are morally wrong? Do you have sources that point to as why this wrong?

Patrick gives precise instructions on how to dispose of religious articles that are no longer wanted.