The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick answers your emails:

• Preston – Do people choose to go to Hell? Why would anyone choose to burn forever?
• Patrick recommends “The Dogma of Hell”
• Juan – Can I get a vasectomy? My marriage might depend on it.
• Ron – Question about marriage and annulments. Patrick recommends https://marysadvocates.org/ and https://www.helpourmarriage.org/
• Email – Should I cancel my Netflix?
• Email – I want to return to the church but I’m not sure I’m in a valid marriage.
• Patrick recommends “Why by Catholic” and “Surprised by Truth”

Patrick answers your emails:

• Is it okay to hug and kiss if you are in a relationship but not married?
• Victor – What odes the Nazi salute have in common with Yoga?
• Janice – Question about the Miracle of Naphtha
• Email – What are the differences in baptism between Catholic churches and orthodox churches?
• Karen – Thank you for talking about difficult topics
• Kathy – It has been 40 years since I went to confession. Thanks to Patrick Madrid, I’m coming back to my faith.
• Tom – Does a lack of a valid baptism mean you can’t receive the other sacraments?
• Krishna – Should we bless our home?

• Speedskating champ chooses sportsmanship over Olympic medal
• John - Attended Mass and they changed the Nicene Creed. Is this okay?
• Kip - In today’s Gospel reading, it's different then what it says in the bible at the very end when Jesus says we should not be driven out by anything but prayer
• NYC man who randomly punched 4-year-old in Times Square taken down by mom
• Sam - Son was baptized by a deacon, and we are concerned it wasn’t valid. The first pour of water barely touched his hair. Should he seek a conditional baptism?
• Ted - Didn't have an answer for a Baptist friend about how we know that Mary was always a virgin? Didn’t Joseph live a life of celibacy like Priests do?

• Teacher is upset that parents want to be responsible for teaching their own kids about sexuality and gender identification and she goes on TikTok to share her opinions.
• High-level Facebook staffer allegedly caught in amateur child sex sting operation
• Biological males sleeping in same cabins as 5th grade girls
• Philip - Heard you could go to restaurants on Sunday to help with relaxation.
• How Worried Should You Be About Dying in Your Sleep?
• Teresa – LGBTQ+ room in the social halls at catholic colleges

• At the height of his popularity I purchased Fr. John Corapi's Conference on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. After his scandal I am left wondering, are these teachings still good or something to be avoided?
• Martha – Before my mom passed away, was baptized by a pastor. is that valid?
• Mike - If God gives his grace freely, how as Catholics can we contribute to God's grace?
• Beijing adds fertility services to insurance coverage to aid slowing birth rate
• Teresa - NFP and Pre-menopause question: My husband is not catholic, and doesn't want to practice NFP anymore or have any kids, and thinks the best way to avoid kids is to not have marital relations.
• Dalia - Why do we not ask the intercession of the prophets as opposed to the angels and saints?
• Parka - Where does it say I over we? Jesus told disciples to go out and baptize in the name of the Trinity. He never tells them to say a specific line, using I or we.
• Dennis – Should I subscribe to a Catholic magazine?
• Michael – What is the Catholic teaching on the Charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit? Specifically speaking in tongues?

• “I messed around with a Ouija board years ago and I believe spirits attached to me from it.”
• Patrick warns of the spiritual dangers of tarot cards and Ouija boards
• Matthew - Why is it okay to spread the relics of the saints when we can't spread the ashes of our relatives?
• John - Family member is having a non-Catholic wedding. Help!
• Bea - Where can I find Holy Water?
• Mark – Is there two different types of last rights? What is a Plenary Indulgence?
• Joshua - is an interfaith marriage still valid in the eyes of the church?
• Dominic - Why does the catholic church not push back on the Dems and socialists?

• Paul McCartney is going back on tour
• Patrick examines the seriousness of the invalid baptisms performed by an Arizona priest due to error in the language that he used.
• Maria – My husband received last rights from a deacon but from a distance. Was that valid?
• Esteban - If the words of baptism are not said correctly to a willing participant, is it still considered baptism of desire?
• Lily - For the people baptized incorrectly, what happens with their sins or the sacraments the received?

• Patrick compares the Catholic Church to Noah’s Ark
• Gina – If the Church recognizes other forms of baptism, how do we know those are valid?
• Frank – My wife died in June, and she asked me to call a priest. She passed away before I could. What happened to her soul? Did she get the graces because she desired them?
• Norman – If the passion and death of our lord took care of all the sins of the world, then why do we need baptism?
• Joe – How does someone become a saint?
• Ann - Regarding plenary indulgence at the time of death
• Marylyn – I was taught by nuns that there are three different types of baptisms. What happens to unbaptized babies who die?
• Kathy - Question about Prophets in the church vs 'modern day prophets'
• Peter - Question on genetic makeup of Jesus. Did he have half of Mary’s DNA?
• Teresa - Are the 7 deadly sins considered mortal sins?

• Tom Hanks' son Chet: I didn't have a 'strong male role model'
• Bunny - friend said she was going with her adult son to find a new non-Catholic church he likes. What’s your opinion about this?
• John – 72-years-old and is wondering how he knows if he's been properly baptized
• Carolina - What can the Church do to make this right?
• Bonnie - What if someone who wasn't validly Baptized and then got divorced. Would they need an annulment?
• Sheila - This has gotten her wondering if the sacraments she received are valid because her priest was found out to be guilty of serious sin.

• Experts Question Bob Saget’s Autopsy Report. Judge agrees to block release of report.
• Frank - Can Patrick explain the Holy Trinity? I believe in it, but I don't know why.
• San Francisco Voters Recall 3 Board of Education Members
• Teachers told NOT to communicate with parents about student who wants to change gender
• While great books are being banned in the local schools, you might be surprised as the kind of books that are being pushed on our children
• Ida – Sometimes before I go to mass I feel nauseated; I don’t know if I should receive communion. What should I do?
• John - What's the difference between I and we in the words of baptism?
• Robert - The Trinity is like water. If it’s a solid, liquid or a gas, it is still water.