The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick answers listener questions about Jesus being physically present in the Eucharist, if the Devil needs permission from God to do evil works, plenary indulgences, and if consuming the Eucharist is a form of cannibalism

• Patrick responds to an email from an older couple, past the age of having children, regarding the completion of the marital act.
• John - Can I claim that Jesus is not physically present in the Eucharist while still holding that He is bodily there?
• Patrick responds to an email asking why we beat our breast for our grievous sins
• Irma - Does the Devil need permission from God in order to do bad things? How was God created and who is His mother?
• Stella 7-years-old - If Jesus is in the Eucharist are Catholics committing cannibalism by eating Him?
• George - What is a plenary indulgence and how can I get one?

An in-depth dive with Patrick on an issue that affects way more people than you may think.

Patrick answers listener questions about the Crucifixion, the Second Coming of Jesus, having an atheist spouse and how best to talk to Jehovah Witnesses about the Trinity

• Vegetarians depressed twice as often as meat-eaters
• Justin - What are your thoughts on different views of the Crucifixion, with his death being only a symbol?
• Patrick - Why do non-Catholics focus so much on the second Coming of Jesus?
• Tomas - My wife is atheist. How would God judge her when she dies?
• Jose – Jehovah Witnesses came to my door and talked with me about the Trinity. How can I explain the Trinity through a biblical lens?

Patrick answers listener questions about the marital act, Byzantine Catholic children receiving communion, talking with Jehovah Witnesses, and if smoking cigarettes is a sin

• Patrick responds to an email about the marital act and what’s permitted in an intimate setting and if a husband and wife should live as brother and sister.
• Brian - Can Byzantine Catholics receive Communion in the Latin Rite even if they are children?
• Dan - I disagree with you: I think we SHOULD engage Jehovah Witnesses by ourselves.
• Patrick responds to an email asking if there is a God-door in the new Top Gun movie?
• Bernice - Is it okay for me to ask people 'how long has your church been around' when they ask me why I am Catholic? I also ask them where they got their bible?
• Patrick responds to an email about nicotine use and if being addicted to it is a sin

Patrick answers listener questions about praying the Rosary during Mass, if it’s a sin to leave Mass before the final blessing, why can’t saints be angels, and how do we really know there is hell?

• Kevin - Can I say the rosary during Mass? If I leave before the final blessing, am I committing a sin?
• Mary Ann - Can someone get their marriage blessed if they are not practicing Catholics?
• Andi - How do talk with my kids when they start to show curiosity about their body, particular private parts of their body?
• Tina – My husband and I cannot participate in the marital act, so is any other form of intimacy sinful?
• J.M. - Why can angels be saints, but saints can't be angels?
• Betty Ann - How do you know that there is hell?
• Lynn - What do you think of the Book “An introduction to the devout life?”
• Christina - My sister became Jewish but wants to come back to the Catholic Church, so what does she do now?
• Megan - My son was giving some books in school that are morally wrong? Do you have sources that point to as why this wrong?

Patrick gives precise instructions on how to dispose of religious articles that are no longer wanted.

Patrick shares that he was inducted into the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre

• Patrick answers and email about Eucharistic Adoration
• Sarah – Why pray the Rosary and not just meditate on the mysteries?
• Karen - My grandfather, who was a general, was also inducted into the Knights of Columbus, by the Cardinal at the time.
• Diana - A friend went to a conference about trying to connect with alien life via meditation.
• Patrick recommends “Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels?” by Paul Thigpen
• Robert - Is heaven or earth our final destination? Regarding the new heaven and new earth.
• Will – Is it immoral to breed horses?
• Theresa – There was a Pro Life Activist who was arrested in PA at his home. What do you think about this?

Patrick answers listener questions about fascism, Gregorian Mass, if animals have souls, and if listening to the Mass on the radio is the same as going to Mass in person

• Patrick shares an article Antifascism Without Fascism by Stanley G. Payne
• Mike - Can you talk more about the Gregorian Mass for the dead?
• Madeline - Is it a sin to have romantic relations when deciding to abstain with my husband?
• Tina - Where does it say in the bible that animals have souls?
• Peter - If a priest can confect the Eucharist in mortal sin, can a person in mortal sin pray just as effectively as someone in a state of grace?
• Tim – Fascism, communism, and all the ism’s used by the Left are anti-Christianity
• Bill - Is it disrespectful to listen to live Mass on radio while getting ready for work?
• Ray - 1 Cor 3: 16 and John 2: 19. Regarding the temple of God: Why do we consider the body a temple?

Patrick answers listener questions about confession, mortal sin, faith and works, if using profanity is a sin and what the Church teaches about Halloween

• Art – I went back to confession after 3 years but I remembered later that I forgot some. Do I need to confess them and how often should I go to confession?
• Jay – Is a priest required to receive at Mass if he knows he’s in mortal sin?
• Barbara - Where in the Bible does it talk about both faith and works?
• Blessed Sacrament found intact in tabernacle of church burned by armed men in Cameroon
• Veronica - Can I celebrate the day of the dead?
• Jorge - How can I become more knowledgeable in the bible for Bible studies? Patrick recommends “The Great Adventure Bible Study” by Jeff Cavins
• Tom - Is bringing up of Gifts by Lay People in the liturgy optional?
• Patrick answers an email about using profanity and how using explicatives is the same as verbal violence
• David - Should the church teach against Halloween?

Caller John didn’t have a good impression of Patrick at first, but after a couple of years of listening to the show he called in to say thank you to Patrick for sharing the truth with so many people.