Many Catholics have wondered why, at most Masses, the congregation receives only the consecrated Host, and not from the chalice. In this episode of The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick unpacks the theology behind this practice and clears up one of the most common misconceptions about Holy Communion.

He explains that during the Last Supper, Jesus shared both His Body and Blood with the Apostles because He was ordaining them as the first priests of the New Covenant – not setting a universal rule for laypeople. At Mass today, when the faithful receive the Eucharist under either form – the Host or the Precious Blood – they receive the whole Christ: Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Nothing is missing.

Patrick also shares that receiving under both kinds is a more recent development in Church history, only becoming common after the 1960s. Before that, laypeople traditionally received only the Host to prevent confusion and to safeguard belief in the Real Presence. Whether a parish offers both forms or just the Host, the grace received is the same.

Patrick opens the episode with urgent news from the Middle East, sharing Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa’s hopeful words about the new Israel-Hamas ceasefire, then shifts to dissect X’s political transformation and the surprising surge in conservative voices online. Paul McCartney nostalgia, awkward concert moments, and fresh social media stats ripple through the episode, while callers spark discussions on generational disagreements and thorny issues like abortion, Freemasonry, and ideologies shaping the cultural landscape. Patrick keeps the talk human, rooted in faith and reason, even as conversations twist through complex uncertainties.

• Audio: Cardinal Pizzaballa has released a message about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire (00:37)
• Audio: CNN admits how far X has become conservative and how minuscule the liberal social media outlets are (04:30)
• Joshua - I went to a Beatles Concert on Tuesday. It was good, he is still good. Thanks for encouraging me to go to it. (12:29)
• Joe - My daughter is a senior at a liberal college and responded to some things on your show about gender dysphoria. She has a liberal mindset. How can I respond to her arguments? (18:33)
• Audio: Melanie Philips explains Western Liberalism (28:32)
• Lane - Where did the people go that died before Jesus’ Resurrection? (37:51)
• Gabriel - Why doesn't the Church preach against the Masons? (42:48)
• Straight white men under attack - Why would a straight white male align himself with those who see him as evil (48:43)

Patrick welcomes candid calls from listeners wrestling with faith, political division, grief, and family life, responding with honest advice, empathy, and humor. The conversation flows from the impact of Charlie Kirk’s assassination to the struggles of missing church, passing through childhood questions and heartfelt exchanges about single adulthood. Balancing hope, concern, and everyday challenges, Patrick moves the dialogue where truth and love meet uncertainty.

• Sarah - A few weeks ago you commented on the need for more discussion about things we disagree on. I think it was a rerun from before Charlie Kirk died. Do you think Charlie Kirk's death has affected how you see how we should engage in debates and disagreements? (00:51)
• Pete - Regarding Charlie Kirk: Some interviewers should have invited his wife to come on their show and give her feedback, but they didn't because there are not real men in the world today (14:24)
• Luca - If you can't make it to Church consistently, what should you do? (16:47)
• Margie - I am not good at relationships. I am not sure if I am supposed to be married, but I am not happy. (22:53)
• Email – What resources could I use to dissuade my child’s Catholic school to stop teaching Yoga? (34:29)
• David (email) - Do you think there is any rhetoric from the right? Do think GOP talking heads and trump speak only truth and love? (39:38)
• Patricia (email) - It isn't only the youth who believe one way, and you can't convince them otherwise, I've friends who are much older and just shut down any conversation about a variety of topics. (41:14)
• Josie (email) - Am I sinning by not participating in the world (not watching the news)? Is my unplugging a sin? (45:43)
• Vince - My first wife was Catholic, and we got divorced because we thought she was pregnant when she wasn't. My second marriage ended in the death of my second wife. My first wife who I divorced is still alive. Am I still married to my first wife? (49:10)

Patrick explores faith in action as listeners confront confession, remarriage, and spiritual honesty, challenging them to face hard truths about missing Mass and healing relationships. He contrasts Catholic perspectives on yoga and Tai Chi, raising warnings rooted in Church teaching while callers recount personal encounters with spiritual danger and deliverance. Personal stories of anxiety, forgiveness, and grappling with pride ripple throughout, sometimes shifting from the personal to the global, as Middle East tensions and struggles for peace frame the conversation.

• Audio: the west doesn’t understand who the real occupiers are - every ancient civilization occupied, silenced, and enslaved for 1,400 years by the same Arab Islamist forces. (00:20)
• Patrick continues his conversation with Vince from the end of the last hour about whether he is still married to his first wife after his second wife passed away. (01:30)
• Dwayne – What’s a good way to not be negative? (08:52)
• Sandy - If yoga doesn't pull us closer to God, then wouldn't football also be bad because it pulls us further from God? (12:44)
• Audio: Walmart is closing in Portland (18:01)
• Richard (email) - As always, Patrick dodges the elephant in the room (19:23)
• Paul (email) - Don’t we need to have a contrite heart in confession instead of simply going through the motions? (22:01)
• Gwen (email) - Can you give any reason why we don't hear (anymore) that missing Mass on Sunday for sports, shopping, or any reason other than being ill or caring for someone who is ill, is a mortal sin? (23:16)
• Jodi - How do our will and emotions relate to one another? (25:06)
• Linda - Yoga is not against our faith. How dare you say it bad. (33:53)
• Joan - Yoga opened me to demonic power and I needed an exorcism (40:32)
• Carol – There are great risks to doing yoga (49:11)

Preston emails Patrick a question about the sinfulness of not spreading the Gospel, and Nicole is going on a pilgrimage to Rome to visit the Holy Doors during the Jubilee Year of Hope. How can she become detached from venial sin and thus become able to receive a plenary indulgence? In addition do Catholics like Christine need to change their position on homosexuality to be compliant with the culture?, should we "preach the Gospel and if necessary use words" and how can Catholics date after divorce? Hear Patrick share his wisdom and knowledge formed by the Church's teaching.

• Preston – Is it a sin NOT to spread the Gospel?

• Nicole - What does it mean to be detached from sin?

• Sheila - St. Francis has been credited with the quote 'Preach the Gospel always. If necessary, use words'.

• Sylvia - My daughter is teaching confirmation classes. There is a couple there that are married and can't have children. How do I explain this to my daughter?

• Laurel - How could the other children of Adam and Eve come before Cain?

• Mary - How do I date, as a divorced Catholic, without an annulment?

• Christine - My husband brought our son to his alma mater. The Board of his school says that we as Catholics need to change our perception of the culture on homosexuality. Do you have any advice?

• Colleen - I am in a mixed marriage with someone who was married twice and is hostile to Catholicism. How do I respond to his hostility and anger?

Patrick continues his conversation with Colleen and also Monica about their spouses giving them difficulty after they converted to Catholicism. Find out how Monica relied on the power of prayer to reach her husband. In addition, do all Catholics believe in practicing NFP, should Catholics go to non-Catholic Bible studies, and Paola got married but she did not receive Confirmation beforehand, is that a problem? See how Patrick provides listeners with insight into what the Catholic Church teaches on these various subjects

• Patrick continues his conversation with Colleen from the end of the last hour. She has returned to the faith, but her husband is hostile to Catholicism.

• Paola - How can you be legally married if you never were Confirmed?

• Margaret - I am so happy that I can listen to Relevant Radio 20 hours a day. I have Patrick on all day!

• Patricia - My friend was offended when I said that her dad shouldn’t be going to a non-Catholic Bible Study?

• J.P. - Our pastor said that I could get a vasectomy and said that the Church would follow the science.

• Nancy - My husband has cancer that has removed his ability to complete the act. 

• Monica - My husband also gave me trouble over the convalidation. It took a full year. 

• Richard - Do all Catholics believe in practicing NFP?

Patrick takes heartfelt calls - one young listener asks about relics, a homeschooling child describes his daily life, and a woman worries if meeting her Catholic Match date at Mass might be disrespectful. He listens to stories of divorce, reconciliation, addiction, and lost faith, offering direct advice, gentle encouragement, and a touch of humor at unexpected moments. Compassion, honesty, and practical Catholic wisdom fill every exchange, whether Patrick is sharing memories from his own marriage or praying with those who are struggling.

• Audio: Pope Leo - “I prefer not to comment at this time about choices made, political choices within the United States." (00:55)
• Connor (9-years-old) - We went to see relics. They were in a box. Is the glass a 4th class relic? Is there such a thing? (01:57)
• Delores - I am meeting with a guy on Catholic Match. Is it disrespectful for us to me at Mass? (07:38)
• Charlotte (email) – Thanks to you, I’m beginning to feel uncomfortable with many things in my life now. (11:38)
• Email – I’ve fallen into a very deep and dark pit of despair. (18:52)
• Anna - I came back into the marriage after divorce. When is it acceptable to get a divorce? (18:52)
• Barbara - My adult son dated and is heartbroken over a breakup. How can I support him? (25:52)
• Lisa - Are the Pslams songs? (36:58)
• Dan - My wife and I are currently separated. I am 6 months sober and am trying to reconcile. How can I honor my wife without pressuring her? (40:34)

Patrick answers bold listener questions on the Garden of Eden, the destiny of Adam and Eve, and extraordinary biblical lifespans, blending these with heartfelt stories of marriage struggles and spiritual recovery. Surprises pop up as he discusses Catholic teachings on guardian angels, responds to debates about the Latin Mass and Martin Scorsese's saint documentaries, and even shares thoughts on mustache care. Brisk exchanges and raw honesty keep the conversation lively and unscripted.

• Lupe - Was the Garden of Eve real and did Adam and Eve go to Hell?
• Vinnie - I have a problem believing that people could live to 900 years old. How was that possible in the Bible? (06:47)
• Tom - My wife and I were separated 15 years ago, and we totally recovered from this. Surrendering and giving up really helped me. Your show really helped. (13:06)
• Sal (email) – Fr. Simon said it was okay to name your guardian angel. (20:14)
• Brother John - That earlier caller is turning the Church into a psychological issue. This is why we need the Confessional and need to acknowledge mortal and venial sin. (25:47)
• Joyce – Padre Pio named his guardian angel. (26:52)
• Shawn - Do you have any thoughts on the Martin Scorsese film, The Saints? (29:51)
• Brian - My dad took 4 years of Latin and ancient Greece. The New Mass doesn't give me any feeling. Ritual gives us tradition. Without the Latin Mass, we lose out on tradition and ritual. (39:30)
• Josiah - How are you able to keep a perfect mustache? (44:57)
• Tony - I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Is praying to more than one saint, ok? (48:39)

Patrick explores the boundaries of selling blessed objects and explains Church teaching on simony while engaging callers about the Trinity and Christ’s divinity. He responds to questions on family faith struggles and examines how Jesus is both God and man, pulling from early Church tradition for insight. The conversation shifts constantly, blending quick humor, direct advice, and moments that prompt deeper reflection.

• Peter - Is it wrong to sell a blessed item like a Rosary? (01:10)
• Lucy (email) - If Jesus never said in the New Testament that He was God, why are we so certain? (11:09)
• Dan - In John 7, who is Jesus talking about when He says, “he that believeth in me”? (23:03)
• Martine (email) - If he's always existed, "where" was Jesus before he was born? (37:17)
• Marie - Infant baptism. I understand that this is not licit but could be done. If I baptized my kid on my own (without a priest or deacon) would I have to confess that? (47:51)

Originally Aired 08/27/2025

Patrick opens the show with gratitude for listener engagement and a nativity set giveaway, then moves directly to heartfelt calls about marriage troubles, parental respect, and the challenges of keeping family secrets. He takes on questions about Catholic practices, such as communion with the host alone and what “baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire” means, weaving in practical, compassionate advice with bursts of wit, including a Taco Tuesday celebration. Conversations shift rapidly from deep spiritual reflections to everyday faith, always keeping the conversation honest and real.

• Maggie (email) – My marriage is dissolving, and my son wishes someone else were his father. (02:49)
• Matthew - Would I be breaking the commandment of honoring my mother if she tells me to keep a secret that I shared with someone? (11:00)
• Jasmine - Why are the majority of Catholic Churches only giving out the bread at Mass? (21:02)
• Larry - I think Mass is too boring. (30:14)
• Lee (email) - I heard you mention you believe that most of the people who contact you with criticisms of Jewish people, the state of Israel, or Zionism, have not read the entire Talmud, implying that this gives them little right to do so. I was wondering if, like me, you'd also never read Mein Kampf, and whether you think you have a right to criticize German people, the state of Germany, or National Socialism because of not reading it? (37:56)
• Melanie - Is there a difference between baptism with water or fire? (42:16)
• Scott - I am trying to get a portrait of a former pastor hung up in my parish history hall and am having trouble. How can navigate this situation to get it hung up? (46:50)