The Patrick Madrid Show

• Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend. It blamed air traffic control issues and “disruptive weather,” but no other carrier reported problems
• Seattle could fire 40% of police force over vaccine mandate
• Lego yanks ‘gender bias and harmful stereotypes’ from its toys
• Rolando – Is it moral for Catholics to get the COVID vaccine?
• Mark – Comment about taking care of parents with Alzheimer’s
• Sheila – Son gravitated towards male toys as a kid
• Rose – Why does the Jewish and Orthodox faiths never make statements about secular matters. It seems only the Pope does.
• Scott – What does it take to become a Canon Lawyer?
• What did Pharaohs look like? Lab recreates mummies’ faces using DNA

• Patrick shares the World’s 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2021
• The World’s Most Used Apps, by Downstream Traffic
• Patrick Madrid, Fr. Mike Schmitz – Debating Same Sex Marriage – 2016 Defending the Faith
• Paul McCartney says John Lennon was responsible for Beatles breakup. Patrick reflects on when he heard the news that John Lennon was murdered and profound effect it had on his spiritual life
• Ron – There’s a ‘Sanctuary City in Ohio’ for the unborn
• Kip – Why don’t we say anything about real presence in the creed?
• Gene – Why don’t we baptize with water immersion?

• The Most Monstrous Comet Ever Known Is Headed Straight for Us
• Teri – Will the Gospels be edited to have inclusive language?
• Patrick – My teen started going back to Church. How do I keep him from getting bored
• Rhonda – Can the devil read our minds and our thoughts?
• William Shatner is going to space (and Patrick recites the lyrics to Rocket Man)
• RELEVANT REWIND: Maddie asks if Contraception is good or bad?
• Tommy – Question about the survey that preceded the Motu Proprio on the Latin Mass.
• Michael – Why is it that we stumble with the meaning of Lucifer but not any of the archangels?
• Donna – Can we be commanded to commit a sin?
• Martin – I am also a big Beatles fan. How do you square away some of the problematic things they have said and done when it comes to the faith?

• TikTok challenge: Dry Scooping
• Nurse Adopts Baby Girl Who Had No Visitors During Her Hospital Stay
• Richard – My son died 20 years ago and we have been praying for him since then. If he is already in heaven, what happens to the extra prayers?
• Richard – In reference to the heartbeat bill in Texas, a local newspaper claims that there is no heart. What do you think?
• Stephanie – What do you recommend for an intellectual teenager who no longer believes in God because God didn’t answer her prayers?
• Andres – I need your advice. My brother is addicted to porn and is going through psychiatric evaluation. The ‘doctors’ are siding with him that he needs a sexual outlet. My parents and I disagree with them because porn and masturbation are gravely sinful. What do we do?
• Anthony – Regarding the heartbeat call: There is a philosophical thought that if the heart is not perfect, it is not valid. This is a Eugenics error.
• Patrick comments on Nancy Pelosi’s private meeting with Pope Francis
• Men rescued after 29 days lost at sea: ‘It was a nice break’
• David – Thank you for representing the Catholic Faith so well. It is shameful that people meet the Pope and fail to realize who he represents.

• California law requires gender-neutral area in some stores
• California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf blowers
• California becomes first state requiring ethnic studies for high school students to graduate
• Michael – My son is in his mid-20s and he thinks he would be happier as a woman. He still prays and goes to Church but he says that there is no rule against being trans. How do I answer him?
• NYC man evading arrest finally leaves tree after 48 hours
• Randy – I was at Mass and the priest sung the consecration. Is this ok?
• Eric – I was listening to the podcast and want to follow up on your topic of the Pandora Papers.
• Beth – Is it ok to eat meat on Friday?
• Phillip – Where can I find the authoritative (Catholic) definition of truth?
• Dora – Where can I find something in the Bible that it is a baby and not a clump of cells.

• Rose – In reference to a previous call about the consecration at Mass, I am a Maronite Catholic and the consecration is sung in Syriac during every liturgy
• Edward – Why can only the priest repose the Eucharist? A friend told me that since the veil was torn
• Sandy – Abortion is defined ‘miscarriage’ as these girls are intentionally killing babies. Maybe if we change the language, it will finally sink in.
• Charles – We did not have the penitential rite at Mass on Sunday. Is this permitted?
• Patrick shares “10 Lessons I Learned From The Taliban”
• John – What is your thought on what was meant in yesterday’s gospel about a camel passing through an eye of a needle?

• American, other airlines will require employee vaccinations
• New Jersey man survives 9-story plunge by landing on a BMW
• Colorado woman who won’t get vaccinated denied transplant
• Scott – If someone is trying to save someone and participating in an organ transplant and are not vaccinated, what’s the point of the transplant if they could catch the virus and die from it?
• Andrew – Are you supporting Medicare for all?
• Adon – Need help understanding ‘world without end.’
• Peter – I am getting married and my fiancé are and I are not virgins. Is it still appropriate for my bride to wear a veil? What is something to symbolize purity for a man?
• Portland to use traffic barrels as a solution to high-speed shootings rather than refunding police
• Jeanine – About the kidney transplant: That lady has a living donor of her own.
• Steve – What’s the name of the book you like to recommend for Evangelicals? The book is called “Surprised by Truth”

• Joe – In the book of Revelations, there is a rebuilding of a new temple around the time of the anti-Christ. Is this figurative or will it be a real temple?
• Peter – I farm in Wisconsin and if they would model healthcare on crop insurance, it would work out great.
• Lisa – I take care of my mother who has Alzheimer’s. Can I use CBD oil for her? Is it moral?
• Much of what people think they know about the Spanish Inquisition is not true
• Michael – Why are souls in purgatory called holy?
• Nora – I there another place to go to have masses said for deceased family members?
• Todd – Follow-up question about plenary indulgences.
• Kelly – Question about a vision of someone who had committed suicide but was in heaven. Did I hear this story right?
• Scott – People are up in arms about an anesthesiologist who is refusing the vaccine because he is saying my body my choice. This is hypocrisy.

• Elaine – Having some problems with my son and his belief on the book of Henoch. Can you help?
• Mary – In the Purgatory book it says that flowers should not be used at funerals. What do you think?
• Fabiola – I have a son who is 25 and he recently was questioning Catholicism. Watching a lot of Protestant videos. What do we do?
• Helena – My father has late stage Alzheimer’s. I feel like I am trapped at home and can’t get to Mass. I feel like I am losing my religion. What can I do?
• Annette – Book recommendation on proper burial of ashes?
• Annette – A priest I knew mentioned a story about a man who had Alzheimer’s but would always recognize and remember the consecration.
• Patrick discusses the latest Dave Chappelle controversy
• Dawn – I was raised Christian Science and am trying to overcome difficulties. Also can a baby who was conceived through IVF be baptized?

Patrick reports about people spending real-world money on virtual clothing in a virtual-world, and comments on the fast approaching reality that many people will be addicted to spending all of their time in VR.