Patrick brings listeners into the heart of unpredictable conversations, shifting from practical advice on handling road rage to memories of Catholic family life and thoughtful, faith-driven discussions about choosing grad schools and understanding Church traditions. He fields calls from listeners wrestling with questions about spiritual joy, church etiquette, and even heated issues like politically motivated church nativity displays, always punctuated with humor, personal anecdotes, and honesty.

 

• Email - I am a junior at a public university, majoring in psychology. I have a friend who is a school social worker and she had to take LGBTQ ally training as a condition of her employment. Also, from my research, many graduated social work programs are rife with LGBTQ inclusion training. Help me discern what to do. (01:51)
• Homer (email) - Why doesn't the Pope encourage more Latin Rite Catholics to have their children baptized in the Eastern Rites, so the rites can increase their populations? (05:05)
• Javier - How do you handle people when they cut you off in traffic. How can I be a Christian driver? (09:37)
• Alfredo - My life is 6 degrees of Patrick Madrid. Everyone just keeps mentioning you. (19:38)
• Ted - You were talking about Road Rage and sitting at the end of the pew. I am the guy sitting at the end of the pew. When am I being rude? Also, is our Holy Mother also the Holy Spirit? (25:16)
• Rod - Do you have any thoughts on the Church that replaced its Nativity set with an 'ICE Was Here' sign? (35:26)
• Joe - If you could rewrite scripture, would you include joy in Ephesians 6? (41:07)
• Maria - My husband doesn't want to be married anymore. Priest told me it was time to give up and move on. (46:06)
• Originally aired on 12/08/25