The Patrick Madrid Show

• Patrick continues the conversation about the high school girls team that ran up the score
• Frank – We had a mercy rule at my school and because of that we ended up losing more games and it prohibited us from winning
• Art – Couldn’t go to mass on Sunday and ended up watching it on tv. Does this fulfill my Sunday obligation?
• John – Comment: reference to Jordan Peterson, study where even dominant animals will be playing with other animals and they will let the other animal win because if not, the other won’t want to play anymore.
• Claire – I have been on the losing side many times as a young player. I never thought they were taunting me, I just thought we were not very good.
• Francis – I’m a Parent of a Sacred Heart alum, and agrees with Patrick. The school they played had lost every game that season.
• Theresa – Understands competition but understands that when you’re up by that much you stop full court pressing because by that point you realize that the other team is not up to your caliber.

Jim’s daughter’s boyfriend has asked to visit with his wife to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage. They are already living together and they want to have a destination wedding. Listen to Patrick Madrid’s advice.

• Patrick opens the show with a lookback at how he responded immediately after last year’s attack on the Capital. He makes a heartfelt appeal for calm and open mindedness, and acknowledges that tensions are high and Americans are polarized, antagonized, and mutually suspicious, and he urges people to turn to God in prayer as a solution to our national crisis.
• Gabriella – I was there on January 6th and the media is very biased about what really happened and who was there.
• Novella – Do you think it’s possible to compare the Summer of 2020 riots to January 6th?
• Jacob – Getting married in November. How can I remain pure with my fiancé and grow in holiness until we are married?

• Average American worries about finances many times each day
• More than 4.5 million people in the U.S. quit their jobs in November
• Brendan – Can I receive Communion today? Corporal Works of Mercy was my confession penance and I am not sure I fulfilled it yet.
• Scientists train goldfish to drive a vehicle around a room — and steer towards fishy treats
• Adrianna – I lost my job unwillingly and so many others have too
• Adriana – My husband wants a divorce. How can I get through this and keep my faith? Patrick recommends
• ‘How Far Will The Big Tech Oligarchy Go?’: Facebook Permanently Disables New Conservative Children Books Publisher’s Ads Account
• Stephanie – How to explain Heaven to small children?
• Maria – Can I go to a mom’s group at school – they invited a tarot card reader for fun and I feel uncomfortable

• Students for Life Releases Report Featuring Catholic Schools With Ties to Planned Parenthood
• Alley – What is the Catholic take on the rapture?
• Valentina – First Friday Devotion – if you are sick do you just bump it to the next Friday
• Rhonda – Why are the four gospels not directly from apostles who walked and talked with Jesus?
• Edith – Sister is interested in learning how to “talk to the dead”. How can I deal with this and talk her out of it?
• Trisha – Question about Latin mass – why are there black hats and why do the priest kiss hands?
• Luis – Book of Maccabees is confusing me – why are they talking about the book of Daniel
• Sonya – How do I explain free will to my protestant friend?
• Tina – I was a Pagan but I think God is leading me to Catholic Church, but I don’t feel loved by God.

• Poland has just adopted new pro-family policies meant to increase birth rates.
• Nirvana lawsuit over ‘Nevermind’ baby cover tossed by judge
• Keanu Reeves donated 70% of his ‘Matrix’ salary
• Mark – During Mass people tend to bow to the table instead of genuflecting at the tabernacle. What do you think about this?
• Diana – I knew a man who hadn’t been to communion in a while so when he was at a funeral instead of consuming the host at communion, he put it in a hymnal and got mad at me for correcting him. What do you think about this?
• Albert – I go to the University parish and the students are very reverent.
• Ben – The USCCB movie reviews said the John Wick movie was morally offensive. Can you elaborate?
• Anne-Marie – Gary Sinise is a convert to the Catholic Faith. He surprised his family at the Easter vigil by converting. He had been going through RCIA without them knowing it.

• Cancer-stricken mom gets Times Square billboard to help daughter find a man
• Comedian Patton Oswalt Apologizes For Posting Picture With Dave Chappelle
• Amy – Comment regarding first hour caller Mark. She points to an article titled, “Kneeling at the gates of paradise” by Anthony Esolen
• Mark – I know nothing about the rosary but it is a powerful memory for my older mother who is battling dementia
• ‘An invisible addiction.’ Amid pandemic, a rise in gambling addiction emerges
• Patrick shares the story of when he bought a lottery ticket and was tempted to keep on buying them
• Irene – How can we get people who only go to Mass on Christmas and Easter to come back to Church?
• Patrick – If a consecrated host falls on the ground at Communion, what should be done?
• Christina – Protestant friend said Baptism is only when child is completely emerged under water. How can I respond?
• Ralph – I see a lack of reverence for the Eucharist and this is what my pastor did to try to counteract this.

• Stress May Be Your Heart’s Worst Enemy: Psychological stress activates the fear center in the brain, setting into motion a cascade of reactions that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
• Woman wakes up from COVID-19 coma on last day on life support
• Tips for spotting melanoma and other skin cancers.
• Claudia – Asks for advice on how she can restore her marriage. Her husband wants to separate.
• Lisa – If my husband was civilly married before and then divorced, were we supposed to get an annulment for that?
• MJ – Is there a certain preferred hand gesture for our hands during the Our Father at mass?
• Patrick responds to a tweeter post from someone who is skeptical about the “historicity of Jesus’ resurrection”
• Paula – I opted my kid out of sex-ed – what resources can I use to teach him about this?
• George – Wants to know why we do not say please or thank you in the Memorare prayer?
• Denise – Annulment question – My husband married before and priest never brought up the need for an annulment. What should I do?

• Our Lady of Hope: Amid 1,000 Colorado Houses Destroyed by Fire, Virgin Mary Statue Stands Unscathed.
• Philip – The doctor told my wife that she shouldn’t get pregnant because of health issues. I get a vasectomy, or do I have to be celibate? what are my options?
• Leslie – What is a loving response to my niece and her parents as she recently has come out as transgender.
• John – Are you judged different at the end of your life if you leave the Church?
• China’s AI attorney prosecutes crimes ‘with 97% accuracy
• Dawn – My son with mental illness has a gambling issue. How can I help him?

• Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?
• Marilyn – In the history of the mass, when did we start offering the sign of peace?
• Lisa – I need advice please – my daughter is pregnant and not married and wants to get married eventually after the aby is born- how can i guide her to marriage before baby?
• Patrick – I read an ABC news article that Christ wasn’t crucified on a cross. What is your take on that?
• Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing unvaccinated Navy SEALs.
• Kathy – I was that daughter who got pregnant before marriage. We have been married a long time and have kids and grandkids. We needed that support from our parents!
• Lauren – Sister becoming evangelical and thinks we should raise people from the dead. What should I make of this?