The Patrick Madrid Show

• Cyrus shares a hand-written letter from a grateful listener
• Dan - The song they played at the Grammies is supposedly about how bad infidelity is. How do we reconcile that with it being song by the devil?
• Why did Jesus go to hell?
• Cindy - Does the Church intently not offer the sacraments if they think the parents are not good? My friend was unable to come into the church as an adult.

• Eric - I heard there were documents of the Church Father's that say if the Church teaches anything outside the Church than he is excommunicated immediately. Is that true?
• Email – Is it okay to ask for blessing from a priest even if we are not in church?
• Ed – What is “generational sin?”
• John – In regards to the Grammy awards, how do I not judge the artist while still hating the sin?

Maria – Do animals have souls?

Bruce - Agnostic Son-in-law, how do I help him come back to the faith?

Patrick answers questions such as, can lay people do the Blessing of the Throat, why don’t Jewish people believe Jesus was the messiah, can a non-Catholic receive the anointing of the sick, and what’s the difference between God’s Mercy and God’s Judgment?

• Nicholas - Can lay people do the Blessing of the Throat?
• George - Why don’t Jewish people believe Jesus was the messiah?
• Joe - Relevant Radio has been crucial to me becoming Catholic! We donate 50 bucks a month because of how awesome you are!
• Sam - Can someone who is not Catholic receive anointing of the sick?
• Aaron - What does the bible teach about speaking in tongues?
• Paul - Could you explain the difference between God's mercy and His justice?

Patrick tackles dinosaurs living with Adam and Eve, is the Mormon or Catholic Church the “One True Church,” and how to talk with someone who keeps putting down Catholics

• Rod - I disagree with you about when dinosaurs were around. I think they were around during Adam and Eve's time.
• Michael - How can the Catholic Church say that they are the true Church but the Mormons also claim that? Who is right?
• Philip – I’m talking with someone who keeps putting down the Catholic Church. What should I do?
• Mary – The Trinity is like water that has three phases, but it’s still one substance. Does that metaphor work?
• Modesto - What is a good Catholic bible to read for someone who has English as a second language?
• Anna - I took my kids out of public school in the last two years because of all the bad things going on in the school.

Patrick answers questions such as, how do I overcome my fear of death, what are the three days of darkness, and is it okay if I continue to wear a veil at Mass even though no one else does?

• Thomas - Did God, in his Trinitarian form, suffer when he created the angels and humans?
• Bethany - How do I overcome my fear of death? My husband is an atheist, and I need advice about raising our kids?
• Julie - I know someone who doesn't want to learn about the Catholic Church, but will answer any question about the bible. What can I ask her about the bible to help her see the Faith?
• Jennifer - My brother told me about three days of darkness. What are your thoughts on it?
• Lynn - During the Mass, we used to kneel at the Lamb of God. But now they kneel at the end of the Lamb of God. Why is that? Should I continue to wear a veil to Church?

Patrick answers listener questions about if Adam and Eve were ever babies, can lay people give house blessings, why do people leave the faith, and do the people who go to hell have the ability to affect those still on Earth?

• Patrick responds to an email about how our feet can sin by how they take us to a sinful destination
• Diane - Do people who go to hell have any ability to affect people on earth?
• Ruben - What are the three days of dark in the Catholic Church?
• The Day the Music Died
• Woman returns bag of $15,000 in cash she found while walking to work
• Maryann 9-years-old - Were Adam and Eve ever babies?
• Richard - Should a non-Catholic practicing couple baptize their child just to appease the grandparents?
• Jared - Can lay people give house blessings?
• Damon - People have called in about teens leaving the Catholic faith. But why would you leave the Faith that has so much hope?

Patrick answers questions about sainthood, gambling, anointing of the sick, and why can’t priests marry?

• Patrick continues his conversation with Damon from the 1st hour. Do Catholics have the view that we can only be a saint in heaven, while protestants believe we can be saints here and now?
• Donna - If the technology existed, would transplanting an embryo be a moral alternative to abortion?
• Patrick - When I gamble, I use the current time on the clock to decide what number or team to put money on. Is that a sin?
• Vicki – Please explain anointing of the sick
• If I have a religious item that I’m not sure is blessed already, is it okay to have it blessed again?
• Margie – There is an epidemic of adult children abandoning their parents. I know a lot of people who have disconnected from their parents.
• Suzanne – Why can’t priests marry?

Patrick starts this hour speaking directly to the serious sin of children who are hurting their parents by withholding love and time from them for petty reasons

• Kevin - How can we believe that Jesus is our friend and Lord at the same time during adoration?
• Warren 11-years-old - There is a Church in my state that only does Vatican I Mass. Can the priest consecrate the Eucharist?
• Noah - Why do Catholics believe that the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary are necessary for salvation?
• Patrick shares emails from listeners about adult children cutting their parents out of their lives
• Elise 13-years-old - Does Deuteronomy and Leviticus contradict when talking about taking a widow as your wife?
• Angela - Well done Patrick in answering the man about kneeling before God. One thing I would add is that in private prayer we can talk to him as a friend.
• Giovanni - If angels are outside of time and space, how was there a before and after with their decision to serve God?
• Paul – Is it okay to depict the face of Jesus?
• Peter - Is there a difference between being worthy of God's love and God seeing us as being worth sacrificing for?
• Ann - Because of your suggestion, I watched Shtisel and it was Great! Thanks for recommending it!

Patrick answers questions about the Pope’s comments about homosexuality, why did Jesus allow the devil to torment Job, why can some priests get married but others can’t, and where was the Garden of Eden?

• Steve - What are your thoughts on the Pope’s message about homosexuality not being a crime?
• Valerie - When you say homosexuality is a sin, are you talking about the act only but not the feeling being a sin?
• Ruby - Why did Jesus allow the devil to do torment Job in the Bible?
• Sophia 8-years-old - Were dinosaurs alive when Adam and Eve were around?
• John 8-years-old - Why Can some priests get married and others can't?
• Thomas - Where was the Garden of Eden Historically?