The Patrick Madrid Show

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The Patrick Madrid Show is your source for the latest in current events and contemporary issues. Join host Patrick Madrid for compelling insights, lively conversations, and encouragement for your day!

  1. 1D AGO

    The Patrick Madrid Show: May 14, 2026 - Hour 3

    Patrick answers questions with raw honesty, moving between callers wrestling with forgiveness, the Eucharist, and predestination, while keeping faith close to lived experience. Listeners open up about shaky relationships and spiritual setbacks, and Patrick responds with clarity that’s sometimes gentle, sometimes blunt, always anchored in Catholic teaching.   Chad (email) - I was raised protestant but had no faith whatsoever in my adulthood until a year or so ago. I'm trying to get clarification on Catholic teaching on predestination. I've heard the word "the elect" meaning those chosen by God to go to heaven. I have also heard that God doesn't want anyone "not anyone" to go to hell. So, isn't the whole world "the elect?" (01:37) Andrew (email) - How would you help someone who has lost faith in Jesus due to tragic circumstances in their lives? (05:06) Barb - Do any Protestants have the authority to consecrate the Eucharist? (15:03) Nick - Can you explain more about predestination? Can you expound on working out salvation? (17:10) Vince - Protestants accuse us of worshipping Mary. How can I explain Mary and devotion to her? How can a mere human be a mother of all on the earth? (22:09) Chris (email) - Would God make a soul just to damn them to hell? (27:59) Danny - I have been interested in the priesthood. Can you give me some guidance? (32:58) Troy - What is the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation? (43:54)

    54 min
  2. 2D AGO

    The Patrick Madrid Show: May 13, 2026 - Hour 1

    Patrick opens the hour with prayer, launching day three of the pledge drive and inviting everyone to come together for a common $3 million goal. He fields raw, honest listener questions about Mass language, Eucharistic practices, temptation, and raising teens in the faith, blending stories, Catholic teaching, and even a listener’s homegrown song. Unscripted moments, laughter, and global gratitude tumble through the conversation as Patrick balances spiritual answers with urgent real-time fundraising.   Christine (email) - Does the church clean the cloth that is used to wipe the rim of the chalice in a special way if there is wine on it? (01:37) Paul (email) - Can the ordinary Mass be in English and Latin? Why can't the Mass be celebrated this way? ((04:11) Saul (email) – Why does God allow people to controlled by their lust? (05:19) Yollie - Is praying in tongues from the Holy Spirit? I thought people were doing this but aren’t you supposed to understand what they are saying? (14:32) Email - My fiancée (19F) and I (22M) were married in a civil ceremony performed by a ‘minister’ ordained under Universal Life Church that obviously lacked canonical form in a complicated affair that was the result of a lot of very difficult circumstances. This not-very-legitimate marriage was legally annulled after 65 days, as we both were not prepared for the reality of legal marriage. She is and was Catholic, I am in OCIA. It is my understanding that when a marriage is performed without proper form, the Catholic Church says no marriage occurred, and so we both should be free to move forward with matrimony in the Church. Do we need to mention our previously annulled marriage to move forward, or is it considered non-existent and therefore irrelevant to the discussion? (28:16) Kelly (email) - I have a freshman daughter at a Catholic high school, and I recently learned that her sports team had a sleepover where alcohol and edibles (marijuana) were present and consumed. Should I let the coach know? Jim (email) - Letter from management – Keep Going! (41:33) Madeline (email) - Today's reading from Acts 17 says, "The God who made the world and all that is in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands." This sounds to me like Jesus isn't present in the Tabernacle! What am I missing here? (42:45) Barbara - My elderly mother brought the Eucharist home from Church. What should I do? (47:14)

    54 min
  3. 2D AGO

    The Patrick Madrid Show: May 13, 2026 - Hour 2

    Patrick opens the hour with prayer and jumps into real questions from callers—faith, the reality of suffering, how Catholic teaching responds to life’s messiness. Listeners raise everything from why Jesus chose the cross to whether animals can be in heaven; Patrick patiently explains, connects, and sometimes surprises with his clarity.   Henry - Is suffering a perfect gift to God? How should I understand this? (01:11) Elly - What does it mean to carry the cross in our own lives? (07:31) Debbie - If Lutherans don’t agree with us, why are their churches named after saints? (14:01) David (email) - Do animals/pets go to heaven? (21:04) Mac (email) - I am a teacher at an all-boys Catholic Highschool. I am aware of an instance whereby there was a desecration of the Holy Eucharist. It was in a Catholic high school that has secularized leanings. Is there a formal process to notify the "Church"? If so, what is likely to happen? Might there be an inquiry?  (27:33) Monica (email) - What is the on-line Catholic Faith course for beginners? (30:54) Mary (email) – I need help showing my friend see how Scripture and Tradition work together. (37:51) Angela (email) - Is it a requirement to bow before receiving Communion? (43:27) Elisabeth (email) - I have decided to offer my fasting today and tomorrow for the success of your pledge drive. Laura (email) – Was it okay to write a letter to Mother Mary and to leave it at a shrine? (48:16)

    54 min
  4. 3D AGO

    The Patrick Madrid Show: May 12, 2026 - Hour 2

    Patrick answers questions about brown scapular beliefs, Fatima, homebound ministry, and how to respond when a Mass feels more like a game show, blending sharp insights with his signature wit. Pilgrimage sweepstakes and doubled donations bring excitement and urgency, pushing Patrick's mission forward as callers open up, skeptics reflect, and laughter mixes with prayer.   Jillian (email) – Is it common for offerings to be left for the Blessed Mother at Mexican restaurants? (02:17) Stewart - Are the confraternity of the brown scapular benefits legitimate? (05:14) Patrick from Highland, NY – Can you explain the five promises Our Lady made at Fatima? (16:00) Monica (email) – What was the free on-line course you recommended for Catholics at the " basic / beginners' level. (27:27) Bill (email) - Is there a protocol to when the home bound minister receives the host from the priest? (30:31) Lisa (email) - I work as a speech therapist and when I was in graduate school, I was assigned a client who was transitioning from a man to a woman. The goal of the sessions was to assist in altering his voice so that he sounded feminine. At the time I did not know the teachings of the church on this subject. I now feel I participated, if only for a short while, in a sinful situation. Is this something I should bring to confession now? (33:22) Amber (email) - Are there different types of miracles taught in the Catholic faith or are these classifications made up? (39:14) Tina - At mass they gave out a bracelet to make a wish for mothers. Is that ok? (41:54) Email – Question about modesty (46:01)

    54 min
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The Patrick Madrid Show is your source for the latest in current events and contemporary issues. Join host Patrick Madrid for compelling insights, lively conversations, and encouragement for your day!

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