The Patrick Madrid Show

(2:51) Audio: Masih Aminejad on what's happening in Iran.   (10:10) Greg - I get so many Catholic advertisements and Catholics asking for Money.    Break 1 (15:50) Bill - When our popes make comments that are not just based on morals and teaching that confuse the Faithful it seems to reveal some of their character and might show some flaws. What do you think about this?   (30:19) Michael - I think you can lust after your wife which can lead to pornography and other immoral things and I wanted to get your take on this.   Break 2   (46:36) Charles - I don't think Iran has been the one breaking agreements. It seems to me that Trump has been breaking agreements.

On today's Hour 2 of The Patrick Madrid show, Margie asks about the way a Baptist minister baptized her granddaughter in the NICU, can you be baptized with Root Beer, also, does mint and/or cough drops break the Communion fast, and more questions about Baptism.   (9:37) Margie - Baptism in the NICU: My granddaughter was baptized in the NICU by a Baptist minister. Was it legitimate?   Break 1   (21:33) Where does Baptism of desire fit in with a mis-baptized person? (Can I be baptized with Root Beer?)   (25:10) Theresa - I put a mint or cough drop in my mouth to avoid coughing at Mass. Did that break the fast?   (27:37) Email – Anonymous – We have a daughter in her mid 20’s who moved out of state to be with he boyfriend. We have believed that they are living together. How can we talk to her?   Break 2   (32:48) Hazel - I became Catholic after I got married. I used to be Presbyterian, was my presbyterian baptism valid?   (38:53) Lisa: First communion and receiving under both species. I felt like something was missing just receiving Communion under the form of the bread. Is there any benefit to having both species for first communion?

  On Hour 3 of today's Patrick Madrid show, Patrick addresses what the sin of presumption (and is not), Deacon Bob encourages a recent caller who is discerning the diaconate, what is Mary's role as Mediatrix, and is there a difference between reconciliation and forgiveness?   Email – Paul: Can you explain more about the sin of presumption?   Email – Deacon Bob – Being a Deacon has been a blessing for me over the course of the last 10 years.   Email – What is Mary’s role as Mediatrix?   Break 1   Michelle – What is the difference between reconciliation and forgiveness?   Angel - is the evil eye problematic like the dreamcatcher?   Break 2   Email – Anonymous: I am a Catholic woman who failed to wait for marriage in the past but have repented and have now committed to chastity. I carry deep regret. Can you please offer any guidance?   David - How did Paul go the the 3rd Heaven? What does that mean?

Patrick address what the meaning of the Gospel is and how can we know? In addition, how should you treat the Eucharist at Mass and do you need to receive the Precious Blood? and does saying a Rosary, even though you are distracted, still count?    (00:40) Email – Anthony - On Ash Wednesday the words really struck me. What is the definition of the Gospel and how can Protestants say Catholics are wrong?   Break 1   (20:13) Sally - We don't drink the wine in the Eucharist so is it valid?   (25:03) Corky - Matt 5 20-26. Why do they use the word penny? did they have pennies back then?   (27:17) Jonathan - My oldest kid is 16 and doesn't want to talk with me but he doesn't want to do anything with me. What should I do?   Break 2   (37:30) Christina - What should you do when the host is dropped?   (43:57) John - I am trying to do a daily Rosary and find myself dosing off during it. What can I do to increase my concentration? Does a bad Rosary still count?

On today's Patrick Madrid Show, Hour 1: Patrick addresses Joan's email disagreeing about Baptism. Is Patrick wrong? Discover the answer to this and more listener questions on today's show.   (00:33) Joan writes an email in disagreeing with Patrick’s comments on Baptism. Book mentioned: The Administration of the Sacraments – Fr. Nicholas Halligan (pg. 9)   Break 1   (17:43) Joshua - Woe to him by whom scandals come. What happens to the victim who gets scandalized. What is the remedy for them?   (22:27) Patty - My daughter said that if you are on birth control than you can't receive communion. is that true?   (24:53) Email – Dee: Is it ok to have non-Christian or non-Catholic members of a Church choir?   Break 2   (36:23) Maeve - How did Adam and Eve's children have baby's since you can't marry your siblings?   (40:18) Val - When people go to Purgatory will they see each other or is everyone alone?  

During Hour 3 Patrick, answers questions about the Lenten practice of abstinence from meat from John and Brandon. Can you still eat a burrito on Friday if you take the bacon out of it? Also, what about eating lobster and would this be breaking the spirit of Lent?   (3:44) John - If I take out bacon from a burrito can I eat it on Friday?   (12:05) Cecilia - I have tip for distraction during prayer. It can be an opportunity for grace   Break 1    (19:04) Denise - I am wondering if my marriage could not be valid.   (25:22) Joan - Is there only one devil? Are demons different?   (29:12) Laurel - I just came back the Church through traditional Latin mass. Is that okay?   Break 2   (36:11) Brandon - My father passed away a couple months ago, but they never did a service. Why is this and how can I change it?   (39:51) Brandon – I gave up alcohol but messed up. Should that be a part of confession? Can I eat fancy fish on Friday even though it goes against spirit of lent?   (46:05) Nancy - Is it sinful to waste food on Friday of lent if we throw out the meat part? 

(00:46) Omar - Is it okay to have Magic in movies for kids?   (6:48) Mariana - I am starting a book club, and we are going over 'A Map of Life' by Frank Sheed. Do you have any advice as we go through this book?   (12:53) Jody - I am visiting a neighbor who has Parkinson’s disease. and it has become more difficult for me. What should I do?   Break 1   (24:01) Greg - I don't think there are any souls in purgatory are not prayed for. I think the Fatima prayer prays for all souls in purgatory.   Break 2   (34:14) Email – Omar – Do guardian angels know the future?   (40:23) Megan - What is and is not considered alms giving in the Catholic Church?   (45:16) Jennifer - My sister-in-law is into magic and has stones over her door. Should I talk about it with her? Is it harmful for us to be there?

(1:16) Noel - How do I bring a good friend of mine back to the Church? She believes that praying at home is enough.   (9:34) Anthony - The Lutherans and the Catholics are needing to reconcile differences in the Church. I heard that when four more issues are resolved the Churches will be reunited. Is that correct?   (17:45) Roman - How was God created if He didn't create Himself?   (25:14) Emily - There is a homeless man that stands at a corner all the time. Is it wrong of me not to give him something every time I pull up?   (32:22) Patrick reads an article about the time he met a beggar at a minimarket   (38:53) John - Our daughter is married to a non-Catholic and she and her husband are now looking at non-Catholic Christian schools for their kids. What should we do?

(4:22) Karen - I think that John's grand kids would be greatly benefited from Catholic Schools. Catholic schools drew me to convert.   (11:36) Patrick talks about the R.I.P. List he started.   Break 1   (17:40) Christina - Per your request I have started praying for souls in Purgatory and it has borne great fruit.   (21:48) Iris - I have a dispensation for marriage question.   (31:21) Susan - My husband was not Catholic when we married and I am not sure if I got the dispensation. How do I find out?   Break 2   (39:25) Julia - I don't want to get married by the civil law but the church said that I had to do that even if I marry in Church. Why is this the custom?

On today's Patrick Madrid show, Patrick answers a question from Danny about concupiscence and explains what the word, "concupiscence" means, can we go straight to God for our Confession instead of going to a Catholic priest, and why wasn't Jesus in the tomb for a full 3 days?   (00:46) Danny - At what point do you discern when you are sinning because of your concupiscence and when it is because of the Devil?   Break 1   (19:15) Patrick explains the meaning of the word, “concupiscence”.   (21:53) Bill - My Catholic friend said he didn't need to go to confession but can confess straight to God. How do I respond to this?   (33:03) Jonathan - Why wasn't Jesus in the tomb for a full three days even though He said He would be dead for three days?   (45:53) Patrick - Do you have any resources for the topic of scrupulosity? Books Patrick recommended: "Scruples and Sainthood" and "A Thousand Frightening Fantasies"