The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick answers listener questions about dressing modestly, confirmation gifts, how to get past emotional trauma, and if there are treatment centers for Catholics suffering from drug and alcohol addition

• Gwen – My Catholic High School has Mass in our gym and we sit in our bleachers. There is nowhere to kneel, so am I doing something wrong by not kneeling?
• Chuck – What was the drug and alcohol treatment center that you mentioned? Patrick recommends www.hopereborn.org
• Joey – Why don’t people ask you if you’ve seen The Chosen?
• Nicole - Question about dressing modestly and wearing the Brown Scapular
• Peter - What gift can I give to my nephew who is getting confirmed? What do you think of the Baltimore Catechism?
• Frances - How can get passed the emotional trauma of my daughter's non-Catholic wedding?
• Patrick recommends “Making Sense Out of Suffering” by Peter Kreeft
• Marie - Do you have suggestions for modest workout wear?
• Andy - I am an RCIA sponsor for a mentally challenged adult. What can I give him for a gift?
• Joe – Referring to Frances call from earlier this hour, I also fell out of my faith for many years, here in April I will be officially be getting married to my wife!
• Amy - So many calls are around parents and their children leaving the faith. I think that the singing in Mass makes kids zone out and I think this makes them not be as prayerful and lose their faith.

Patrick comments on how DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is a Trojan Horse inside Catholic schools

• Janet - My daughter was invited to a sunrise service on Easter by a Seventh Day Adventist. How can I tell her not to go?
• Alonso - Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness (DEI) is the name of God in Latin. I think it is interesting how that is used as if to say this is their new God.
• Victoria - I am applying to a Seventh Day Adventist school and I must attend their service. I am just becoming Catholic, what should I do?
• Elaine - How do I react to a neighbor who became a surrogate mom for her cousins?
• Liz - My husband asked me why evil thoughts are entering his mind? Why would this be happening?
• Patrick recommends “The Devil's Role in the Spiritual Life: St. John of the Cross' Teaching on Satan's Involvement in Every Stage of Spiritual Growth” by Fr. Cliff Ermatinger
• Rose - Would surrogacy be alright if they were twins and one twin couldn’t have kids?
• Mary - If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, how would have we been saved?
• Joseph - Why do Catholics celebrate Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday?
• Linda - How is burning sage different from incense in the Mass? I did sage with my family, we are Native Americans and it is not a trending thing but is good for us.

Patrick answers listener questions about venial and mortal sins, what are the obligations for a daughter to financially support her mother, is dyeing Easter Eggs a pagan activity, and can I go to a birthday party on Good Friday?

• Kelly – What is the moral obligation for a daughter to financially support her mother?
• Bill - Abortion: I am Catholic but I think that women should be able to choose. Unborn children are not alive.
• Esmeralda - Was God mad at Abraham for having a child with his slave?
• Patrick - Is dyeing eggs okay to do for Easter? I heard it was a pagan activity.
• Sandy – Concerning the caller Bill and Abortion: is it okay to kill children in a school if it’s okay to kill children in the womb?
• Gloria - My sister turns 60 on Good Friday. Can I go to her party and what can I do to celebrate?
• Blanca - What is the difference between venial sin versus mortal sin?
• Lilly - I have been doing lent video series with Scott Hahn. One of them talked about us becoming Gods. What does it mean that we become Gods?
• Mary Alice - Can people participate in yoga if they are simply stretching in the same way people can paint Easter Eggs?

Patrick answers listener questions about fasting, Holy Thursday, how long was Jesus really buried for, and how to earn an indulgence for a departed soul

• Anonymous – Is fasting required even if my job is physically demanding and I need the food for energy?
• Todd - Could you comment on why the Eucharist is reposed for Holy Thursday?
• Otto - A friend of mine pointed out that Jesus was not buried for three full days. What should I say?
• JoAnn - What is the tradition on Holy Thursday where you go to different Churches?
• Barbara - A friend told me that Mother Teresa was into porn and child trafficking. How should I respond to this?
• Patrick comments on how those with autism have purer souls and parents need not worry about the state of their souls
• Joan - What is a good book for teaching my daughter what a healthy dating relationship should look like?
• Mary - What does it mean when the bible says people have fallen asleep?
• Can I earn an indulgence for a departed soul?

Patrick answers listener questions about confirmation, raising children with autism, why did the Jewish leaders need the Romans to kill Jesus, pre-destination, and how to pray for souls in purgatory.

• Patrick - I was baptized Greek Orthodox, but came into the Catholic Church unofficially. How can I officially become a Catholic?
• Suzanne - My niece picked a sponsor who is not a practicing Catholic for confirmation. What should I do?
• Patrick shares emails from callers responding to his comments about raising children with autism
• Andre - Why did the Jewish leaders need the Romans to kill Jesus?
• Sherri - Do we know what happened to the people whose tombs were opened after Jesus died?
• Bradly - What are the Church's teaching on Pre-destination?
• Steve - I'm reading a book about purgatory that you recommended. How do I pray for souls in purgatory and for myself?
• Dave - Someone from Campus Crusade for Christ asked us to sponsor a trip she will be taking. Is that a good organization?

Trisha, a fallen away Catholic who is now a Presbyterian, started by saying how much she enjoys the show and listens regularly, then says that Patrick’s comments about fallen-away-Catholics hurt her feelings. Patrick gently and kindly explains to her that the Lord wants so much more for her then what she has now and that she is missing the Eucharist and the other sacraments. He gives her a heartfelt invitation to come back home and the call ended on a hopeful and positive note.

• Patrick comments on the dangers of sending your child on a non-Catholic pilgrimage, and he warns that this only prepares your child to leave their Catholic faith
• Trisha – I use to be Catholic, but now I am a Presbyterian and what you said bothered me. What is wrong with being Protestant?
• Patrick answers an email about the marital act and if helping the spouse to the completion of the marital act is a sin
• Sean – Were the dead who rose after Jesus' death also the same people who ascended with Him?
• Eva – Is there a prayer to help with generational sins? Do my dad’s current sins effect the generational sin?
• George - Do Jews still have the same rigor with their genealogy as they have in the Gospels?
• Roberta – What does “In Him and with Him” mean?
• Truett 10-years-old - What is the meaning of life? AND what are we going to do at the end of the world?

Patrick addresses the issue of Centering Prayer and excommunication in the Church; answers common arguments against going to confession, how to deal with anger issues and how to practices forgiveness for people who are hurtful.

• Joe - What's Patrick's position on centering prayer. I read an article from Tim Staples.
• Floyd - Have I been excommunicated? Mother had abortion
• Fran - When I came back to Church, I went to a centering prayer event with the Blessed Sacrament on the altar. I brought my bible, and I was scolded about it.
• Linda - Confession: I have a friend who doesn't want to allow her children to go to confession in an RE program. What should I say to her? I'm a religious education director.
• Patrick reads an email from Mrs. Stuck asking how to deal with issues with anger and forgiveness.

Patrick takes on questions about requirements for fasting in Lent, answers callers’ questions about the thieves and Judas from the crucifixion narrative, tackles questions about abortion in the bible and gives the history behind the modern baptism formula.

• Patrick reads an email from Gary about requirements for the elderly fasting in Lent.
• Eric - how do we look at centering prayer in light of Eastern Christian Prayer?
• Mary - Yesterday's account from Matthew, the two thieves are called revolutionaries, in others, they're called criminals. And, Judas repented of selling Christ out; why did he hang himself?
• Patrick reads an email from Kenny asking Patrick’s opinion on a prayer he wrote asking for help to end abortion legally.
• Peter - Two revolutionaries: One repented. How it that yesterday's Gospel said they kept abusing him?
• Elvia - My non-denomination brother-in-law doesn't believe in abortion b/c it's not in the Bible (he's for abortion).
• Val - Judas: It would have better that he wouldn't have been born. Wouldn't that go against the pro-life ethic? Didn't Judas have to do this?
• Rod - In the Baptismal Formula ('In the name of the...). If someone was only Baptized in the name Jesus would that be valid?
• Judy - Physical suffering for Jesus. Where in the Bible does it say that physical suffering can be redemptive?
• Sarah - Since Jesus is a member of the Trinity - did the Father and the Holy Spirit go through the suffering with Jesus?

Patrick gives his insights on generational spirits, gives advice on how to enter into the Catholic Church as an adult, gives advice on how to talk with Jehovah’s Witnesses about the bible and shares resources on how to deepen our prayer life.

• Patrick reads an email from Lupe about forgiving.
• Antonio - Generational spirits --is that something that we believe in? Are sins handed down?
• Emily - Husband not Catholic but wants to be baptized. can he do that and not do RCIA?
• Bob - Good passages to arm myself with against Jehovah's witness.
• Mark –m Uncomfortable situations: I walked out of a Church when they were praying in tongues. Wasn't it in the Scripture, that we should have an interpretation of the tongues?
• Pepper - Contemplative prayer- what is it and how can I do it more?
• Fred - In readings says the reclined at table. I thought Passover they were supposed to be ready to go not resting.
• Katherine – How do I approach a classmate who wants to change her pronouns? How do prophets they write down all the words that people said without messing up?
• Stephanie - how to explains to my 7-year-old child that their aunt is gay and has a partner. I want to protect his innocence but also love his aunt.

Patrick explains the meaning of the word apologetics and different forms of it, tells the story of how he met his lovely wife, and talks about an emergency baptism which a listener had to do and whether or not it was done correctly.

• Patrick explains the word apologetics, and its different forms.
• Allison - Venial Sin: What if the priest doesn't say the Confiteor at mass?
• Tom - It's a precept of the church to receive communion, but I got to TLM. In the Old Catechism, the Easter season ends on Trinity Sunday. If I received communion on Trinity Sunday, would that be sufficient?
• John - Can Patrick give us comments on pride? What's the difference between pride in your work and pride as a sin/vice?
• Email from Bradly – How did you meet your wife?
• Jim - Question: Emergency Baptism. I performed one, and I heard Patrick talk about them. My experience was responding to an infant in a hospital in cardiac arrest. I responded as the on-duty chaplain. I asked the mom if she'd like me to Baptize the baby - she said yes. I baptized on the abdomen - did that count?